Martin Luther King Jr. Day is next Monday, Jan. 19. And there’s plenty of way to commemorate the birthday, life, and contributions of Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. over the long weekend.
Join the mayor and other community leaders at Tampa’s parade, and check out more TBAY offerings:
$108 million. That’s how much the pricetag went up on the Howard Frankland project after the hurricanes. The total cost is now ~$973.4 million and factors in rising costs of materials + extra work on the project. (Tampa Bay Business Journal)
Coming Soon
Skip Taco Tuesday and opt for for a little Italian at Tutto Tavola. The chef behind Trattoria Pasquale’s just opened a new spot in Riverview. Bailey needs to dig into the Lasagna Nonna Tina expeditiously. The grand opening party is this Friday, Jan. 16. (That’s So Tampa)
Closing
Concrete Jungle is officially closing its doors. Hunger Thirst Group opened the Tulum-inspired eatery downtown St. Pete in late 2023. The building’s owner filed a lawsuit to evict the business due to unpaid rent. (Tampa Bay Business Journal)
State
Could Tampa Bay Downs + Gulfstream Park stop hosting horse races? A state representative proposed a bill that would remove the requirement for the state’s remaining thoroughbred tracks — which are both in TBAY — to hold races in order to host other gambling. (Creative Loafing Tampa Bay)
Outdoors
Florida’s waters are changing, and so is the plight of its stone crabbers. Get a peek at the seasonal search for the delicacy + the state of the industry. (Tampa Bay Times)
Sports
Can Tampa Bay push it to a tenth consecutive victory as they rematch a hungry Flyers squad looking for payback on home ice? Get key insight from local experts of the Tampa Bay Lightning with Locked On’s daily podcasts.
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Yes, there are actually still cigars produced in this here the Cigar City. And what’s arguably the most famous surviving factory, J.C. Newman Cigar Co., just rereleased its José Gaspar Cigar.
Sold in limited-edition packs of five, the 6x54 toro is “wrapped in a Ecuador Havana Sungrown wrapper.” Don’t ask Bailey what that means, she only enjoys candy cigars.
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Barring those pesky foggy or rainy January days, the Tampa area usually gets 5.26 hours of peak sun per day in January. A strong 58% of folks guessed correctly.
What exactly does “peak sun” mean? It’s the “time during which sunlight intensity is strong enough to generate maximum solar energy,” according to SolarEnergyWorld.
The best winter activity in Florida isn’t skiing or ice skating. It’s visiting the manatees at their winter home i.e. pooled around the TECO power plant in Apollo Beach.
Before you make the pilgrimage, read this look at the Florida Aquarium’s coral conservation efforts, which happen to take place just down the street.
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