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Event Spotlight
Are you ready to cheer your heart out?
Photo via Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding
It’s um kind of a big weekend for every kind of Tampan. There’s everything from tantalizing tacos, towering trucks, raucous racecars, accomplished artists, and booming bluesy tunes to be had across Tampa Bay this weekend.
Hey, even the Statue of Liberty got a facelift. The Tampa Theatre will soon undergo a $13.5 million restoration as it approaches its centennial celebration. Beginning in March, Creative Contractors will beef up the theatre’s lighting and audio while a plaster team repairs the thousands of stars coating the ceiling. (St. Pete Catalyst)
Watch out, Winter Park, TBAY’s got its own Bosphorous now. The Turkish restaurant just opened in a brand-new 5,000-sqft space in the EDGE District. Dine on plates of fried veal liver, stuffed cabbage, and lamb shanks surrounded by pillars inspired by the ancient Basilica Cistern in Turkey. (I Love the Burg)
Outdoors
Haul the young folks in your life over to Hope in Action this weekend for a healthy dose of environmental activism. Adults can take part too, with an Environmental Expo on Saturday, Feb. 28, featuring a tribute honoring Dr. Jane Goodall + a screening of Disney and Pixar’s “Hoppers.”
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Then make Jane proud and do your part to clean up the Cigar City this weekend. The new-ish Gasparilla Clean Team is meeting up in North Hyde Park this Sunday, March 1, to clear the area around Willa’s Provisions. After the cleanup, helpers get free cold plunge + sauna access and Supernatural Food & Wine grub. (Creative Loafing Tampa Bay)
Festival
The German American Society of Pinellas County is hosting its annual Sausage Party — surely not the only one this weekend — this Saturday, Feb. 28. Sample German bratwurst, Oaxacan pork chorizo verde links, and all kinds of other dawgs, hoist steins, and compete in a costume contest if you dare. Get tickets. (I Love the Burg)
Real Estate
Developers have proposed 6,600 new residential units across the Sunshine City, but fewer than 1,000 units are currently under construction. What’s going on with the Burg’s development scene?(Tampa Bay Business Journal)
Drink
If you’re reaching for fewer sodas or cocktails, Bruusta gives you a fizzy option on tap in your fridge: fresh, low-sugar kombucha, brewed at home with almost no effort. Join the flexible Brew Plan and get 50% off to start your wellness-minded beverage journey.*
The Buy
Merit’s Signature Lip Blush, aka the lipstick we want to live every day in. This lightweight, sheer-matte formula applies with the comfort of a nourishing balm, leaving a soft, blurred wash of color that feels like nothing on the lips. Choose your favorite shade, from warm sheer nude Vendôme to brick red September.
For those who haven’t ventured over to the bougie paradise that is the Tampa EDITION — or at least caught a glimpse at its glowy conical stairs on Insta — now’s your chance.
Market at EDITION its hosting its second-ever Breakfast Club with The Calore Club this Sunday, Feb.28 from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. No resy needed to slosh down fresh-pressed juice and tuck into light bites over DJ beats.
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