Tampa Today News: Ybor Named Top Place To Live + Samurai Cat Japanese Bakery Now Open
Tampa Today News: Ybor Named Top Place To Live + Samurai Cat Japanese Bakery Now Open
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Today’s weather: High 84 and low 67. Cloudy.
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Top local stories:
Ybor City named one of the top places to live in USA by magazine: Money magazine has named Ybor City as one of the best places to live in 2024. The company has named Tampa to lists multiple times and mentions the TECO Streetcar, cigar history, and upcoming developments planned for Ybor as part of its judgement. It’s a major win for the neighborhood after months of press in the national media about shootings in the area after a Halloween shooting. (money.com)
New restaurant and cocktail lounge coming to Downtown St. Pete this summer: Juno & the Peacock and Plume are new concepts coming this summer to Downtown St. Petersburg, according to a report from Creative Loafing Tampa. The concepts will be at 400 Beach Dr. N. Ownership comes from the by the same group from Allelo. (cltampa.com)
HCSO Sheriff Chad Chronister pulls in almost $2 million: Incumbent Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister claims he has raised nearly $2 million for his re-election campaign, according to Florida Politics. Chronister launched his campaign in January of this year. (floridapolitics.com)
Former Tampa Bay Bucs champion Logan Ryan announces retirement from NFL: Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety and two-time Super Bowl champion Logan Ryan has announced his retirement from the NFL. Ryan joined the Bucs in 2022 and played 11 seasons in the football league. (si.com)
Samurai Cat Japanese bakery and cafe now open: Samurai Cat is a new Japanese bakery and cafe in downtown St. Pete now open. The menu includes onigiri, Japanese fruit sandwiches, Japanese milk bread, and more. The concept is from the same group behind Zukku Sushi, Zukku-San, and Ato. Samurai Cat is located at 407 Central Ave. (stpeterising.com)
Top local events:
OE Book Club April | 1984 by George Orwell at Oxford Exchange. (6:30 p.m.)
Candle Making with Moon & Mantras at Armature Works. (6:30 p.m.)
Wind Rose w/Xandria at Orpheum. (7 p.m.)
Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Columbus Blue Jackets at Amalie Arena. (7 p.m.)
Wicked Little Letters (2024) at Tampa Theatre. (7:30 p.m.)
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-Carlos Hernandez