South Tampa’s roads are no strangers to standing water. | Photo via City of Tampa
If we can’t take Halloween week off the news, neither can you. Just kidding, we love sharing the news.
We’re back with the latest major updates you need to know across Tampa + St. Pete:
South Tampa flooding project may be delayed
Earlier this week, Tampa City Council pushed off a vote to issue a small chunk of the funding for the South Howard Flood Relief and Streetscape Project. A reminder: The initiative aims to reduce flooding over the next few years via a new high-capacity stormwater box culvert system.
St. Pete unveils the The Sunshine City Mosaic
Don’t let anyone tell you TBAY isn’t the arts capital of Florida. Leaders are showing off the new Sunshine City Mosaic at Sunset Park today at 5 p.m.
Artists Laura Spencer, Alex Kaufman, and George Retkes designed + crafted the piece featuring nine Florida wildlife vignettes.
PSTA kicks off new Spark route
Get ready to ride from Eckerd College all the way to the Grand Central District. PSTA just rolled out the new Spark route, with 18 stops along 34th Street South, according to I Love the Burg.
Hurricane Melissa touched down in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane yesterday. It’s the strongest storm in history to hit the Caribbean country. At landfall, Melissa had maximum sustained winds of 185 mph. Keep an eye on the hurricane. (WTSP)
Announced
Another win for Champa Bay, eh? The College Football Playoff national title game is coming to Raymond James Stadium in 2029. Tampa raked in around $300 million when we hosted the game back in 2017. (Tampa Bay Times)
Number
4,800. That’s how many bundles of seagrass workers are planting on Tampa Electric’s Big Bend Station property. Leaders hope the new plants will provide both habitat and nutrition for manatees and other marine wildlife long into the future. (Tampa Bay Times)
Coming Soon
An old Dunedin gas station is getting a major glow up. A local developer plans to turn the now-vacant St. George Shop into a 3,700-sqft steak, seafood, and a sushi restaurant. Plus, it will be operated by a Tampa sushi spot. Guess who?(Tampa Bay Business Journal)
Watch
You can watch one of TBAY’s own chefs on the new season of “Hell’s Kitchen” — we’re talkin’ the show, not Florida summers. Kinjo’s Jada Vidal is representing Florida at large in the show’s “battle of the states.” Where can you stream it?(Creative Loafing Tampa Bay)
Sports
The Bucs’ offense struggled over the weekend. What’s the core issue plaguing them right now? The Tampa Bay Buccaneers experts dig into the issues on Locked On’s daily podcasts.
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Is anyone else obsessed with taking photo booth pics on their travels? No? Okay.
I’m putting together a guide to old school booths across the Tampa Bay area — that I’ll obviously share with the class. Please send me your suggestions.
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