• YMCA of Greater St. Petersburg | Volunteers can coach a team, tutor kids, or assist with events.
• Pinellas Guardian ad Litem | It takes about 10-15 hours a month to become a Guardian ad Litem volunteer.
• We Care Family Connections | Volunteer in a foster home, and more.
• Guardian ad Litem Hillsborough County | Become a Volunteer Guardians ad Litem to a child in Tampa Bay.

• NAMI | Join the NAMI team and help families, friends, and individuals whose lives have been affected by mental illness.
• Crisis Center of Tampa Bay | Listen, support, and connect to people who could use a friend or community.
• The Life Center of the Suncoast | Help with counseling, events, and grief support groups.

• SPCA Tampa Bay | SPCA volunteers must be able to commit to three hours per week and complete online registration requirements.
• The Humane Society of Tampa Bay | Humane Society volunteers can help with in-taking and handling animals, the adoption process, education, special events, and more.

• Senior Connection Center | The Senior Connection Center provides a range of services to older adults.
• Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay Inc. | This organization helps place older adults in both in-person and remote volunteer opportunities.

• Habitat for Humanity Pinellas & West Pasco Counties | Help build a family’s forever home. First-time volunteers can also attend the a Nuts & Bolts orientation class every first Thursday of the month.
• Habitat for Humanity Hillsborough County | Volunteer on one of the organization’s construction sites or in its ReStore.

• Movement Class with Cocoon Yoga | Mon., Nov. 14 | 6-7 p.m. | Armature Works, 1910 N. Ola Ave., Tampa | Free | Cocoon Yoga’s Movement Class combines mindfulness, HIIT moves, and dance cardio all into one unique workout to help you feel your best.

• Balcony to Backstage Tour | Tue., Nov. 15 | 11:30 a.m. | Tampa Theatre, 711 N. Franklin St., Tampa | $8.00 - $10.00 | Learn the Theatre’s secrets, stories, art, and architecture and witness its historic restoration efforts with a “balcony to backstage” tour of Tampa’s majestic movie palace.
• Foreigner: The Greatest Hits | Tue., Nov. 15 | 8 p.m. | Seminole Hard Rock, 5223 Orient Rd., Tampa | $75.00 - $150.00 | Responsible for some of rock and roll’s most enduring anthems, including “Juke Box Hero,” “Cold As Ice,” “Hot Blooded,” and the worldwide No. 1 hit, “I Want To Know What Love Is,” Foreigner still rocks the charts.
• Hamilton | Tue., Nov. 15 - Thu., Nov. 17 | 7:30 p.m. | The Straz Center for the Performing Arts, 1010 N MacInnes Place, Tampa | Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B, and Broadway, Hamilton has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theater.
• Heights Night Market *RESCHEDULED | Tue., Nov. 15 | 5:30-9:30 p.m. | Armature Works, 1910 N. Ola Ave., Tampa | Free | Heights Night Market will feature a rotating cast of artisanal artists and makers selling handmade goods, jewelry, art, wood-work, gifts and so much more.
• Performance: Tyreek Mcdole Collective | Tue., Nov. 15 | 5-6 p.m. | The Dali Museum, 1 Dali Blvd., St. Petersburg | $10.00 - $15.00 | Grab refreshments at Café Gala, then relax with us during an unforgettable performance by the 2018 Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Essentially Ellington National Competition winner, Tyreek McDole.

• Feed-A-Palooza Tampa | Wed., Nov. 16 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Raymond James Stadium, 4201 N. Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa | Free | Feed-A-Palooza is an entirely FREE drive-thru mobile food pantry distribution giving food, gas gift cards, and more for anyone and everyone to attend needing food assistance.
• Ring Workshop with SolMarVida | Wed., Nov. 16 | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Armature Works, 1910 N. Ola Ave., Tampa | $50.00 | Choose your favorite gemstone and learn special techniques how to create your very own unique rings.
• Under Jerusalem: A Conversation with Andrew Lawler | Wed., Nov. 16 | 7-8 p.m. | Tombolo Books, 2153 1st Ave S., St. Petersburg | Free | In Under Jerusalem, acclaimed journalist Andrew Lawler takes readers into the tombs, tunnels, and trenches of the Holy City and he will be at Tombolo Books to expound on the characters who have investigated this subterranean landscape.
• Ybor City Tree Lighting Ceremony | Wed., Nov. 16 | 6-8 p.m. | Centro Ybor, 1600 E. Eighth Ave., Tampa | Free | Kids can munch on cookies and sip complimentary cocoa as they enjoy entertainment before Mayor Jane Castor lights the Ybor City Christmas tree at 7 p.m.

• Chelsea Handler | Thu., Nov. 17, Thu., Nov. 17 | 6:30 p.m. | Seminole Hard Rock, 5223 Orient Rd., Tampa | $90.00 | After a seven-year run as the host of E!’s top-rated Chelsea Lately, she then launched her documentary series Chelsea Does followed by her talk show Chelsea on Netflix in 2016.

Layouts

Amenities

• Study areas
• Coworking stations
• Pet spa
• Fitness center
• Bike storage
• Game lounge
• Dog park
• Outdoor patio
• Grill + fire pits
• Resort-style pool*

• 78º | Mostly sunny | 5% chance of rain

• Rise: 6:50 a.m.
• Set: 5:37 p.m.

• High: 4:35 a.m.
• Low: 1:23 p.m.

• High: 1:15 a.m. + 4:54 p.m.
• Low: 9:33 a.m. + 7:31 p.m.

• Whole Foods is finally on the way to the Burg. Demolition + construction have begun on the 203 38th Avenue N. site that will become St. Pete’s first Whole Foods. Developers say they expect the exterior construction to be completed in the spring, after which the grocery company will complete the interior. 🥕 (I Love the Burg)
• The Encore District is nearly built out. The 40-acre Tampa planned community’s last five lots are under contract to be sold and turned into a boutique grocer, affordable housing, medical office space, and more. (Tampa Bay Business Journal)

• Tropical Storm Nicole may be gone, but she might have caused more than flooding + downed limbs across the Gulf Coast. Red Tide has been found at all 16 of Sarasota’s beaches. 🌊 (WUSF News)

• $135,000. That’s at least how much SPCA Tampa Bay raised during its Annual Day of Giving (during a Tropical Storm, no less). The nonprofit will use those funds to support the thousands of animals it takes in every year. 🐕

• Calling all wrestling aficionados. A new Lifetime movie that was filmed in the Tampa Bay area stars All Elite Wrestling’s The Bunny (aka Laura Dennis). The movie, Bad Tenant, chronicles a homeowner renting a room to a music manager who turns out to be a con man. 🎥 (That’s So Tampa)

• Treat yourself to a chance to win $2,300 in fitness and wellness gift cards during Naternal Wellness’s Fit Fall Giveaway. Now through Sunday, Dec. 4, enter to win a grand prize of wellness gift cards ranging from $300-400 from each participating brand. Enter now.*

• Trying to increase your veggie intake? Celebrate meatless Monday at Publix GreenWise Market with $1/lb off at the hot and cold bar. 🥗 *

• The Medicare Annual Enrollment Period is here, which means it’s time to ask yourself a big question: keep your coverage, or change it? Fidelity Medicare Services can help. Fidelity’s licensed Medicare advisors provide customized advice based on your situation — and if you choose a new plan, they’ll help you enroll.*

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• You can finally get your paws on some decadent dough from The Salty Donut next weekend after months of tantalizing us with mouth-watering Insta pics while we wait for the Tampa locations to open. The donut shop is hosting a pop-up at Hyde Park Village Sat., Nov. 19, during the Holiday Happening and Tree Lighting, That’s So Tampa first reported.
• A donut cake? Oh my. Sarasota donut mecca Five-O-Donuts is bringing 24 delicious donut options to 4th Street later this year. The shop will take over the space vacated by Uptown Snoballs.
• Elevenses is bringing its macaroons and other treats to its first brick-and-mortar location at 1001 E Columbus Dr. in V.M. Ybor. Owners told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay they hope to open in early 2023.