🌱 Carroll’s Corner Market Closes + Crypto Scam Hits Local Baker

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Here are the top five stories in Tampa today:

1. Carroll’s Corner Market on West Cherokee Avenue has permanently closed due to soaring rent costs. The South Tampa sandwich shop has been around for decades under different names and different owners. Nina Carroll says there is a chance she may return one day as a food truck or another business. (Fox 13)

2. The city of Tampa Wastewater Department has invested in 64 portable generators to keep the city’s infrastructure running in the event of a hurricane. All seven regional pumping stations now have on-site generators. (Tampa Patch)

3. The body of a man was found floating in Old Tampa Bay on Monday morning. Police responded at around 6:35 a.m. to the south side of the Courtney Campbell Causeway. An investigation is now underway. (WTSP)

4. An impending downgrade of 17 Florida property insurance companies has been delayed. Industry experts say the decision will impact hundreds of thousands of families across Florida, including many in the Tampa Bay area with many being forced to find a new insurance company at a higher rate. (WFLA)

5. A Tampa bakery owner has lost her life savings in a cryptocurrency investment as the FBI warns the public of crypto criminals. Lorena Brunson of Beanie and Bellies Cupcakery in South Tampa says a cryptocurrency website took nearly $100,000 before she realized it was a scam. Due to many fraudsters acting in foreign countries, they can be difficult to locate. (ABC Action News)

Today in Tampa:

• Tito’s Tuesdays at Acropolis Greek Taverna – South Tampa. (3 p.m.)
• Gotta Catch ‘Em All! at TRIBE Seminole Heights. (3:30 p.m.)
• School Board Meeting (First Public Budget Hearing) at Hillsborough County Public Schools. (4 p.m.)
• Graphic Novel Book Club: Ms. Marvel Vol. 1: No Normal at Riverview Library. (6:30 p.m.)
• Tampa Bay Top Chefs Face Off: Epic Battle at Epicurean Hotel, Autograph Collection. (6:45 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The conservative group, Turning Point USA, has condemned a group of neo-Nazis who gathered Saturday night outside its convention at the Tampa Convention Center this past weekend. (The Hill)
• The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed defenseman Trevor Carrick. Carrick has appeared in 7 NHL games over his career, 4 with the Carolina Hurricanes and 3 with the San Jose Sharks. (Raw Charge)
• “I hate Edmonton, but I hate Tampa more now,” said Matthew Tkachuk, traded on Friday night by the Calgary Flames to the Florida Panthers on an eight-year, $76 million contract extension. (ESPN)
• Tampa Bay area gas prices have fallen for 41 days straight, according to AAA. Average prices in Tampa reached $4.02 on Monday, down from their peak of around $4.85 in June. (WFLA)

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— Carlos Hernandez

About me: Hello my name is Carlos Hernandez and I am a food writer with over 10 years of experience in the industry. I write the food blog Carlos Eats (http://www.carloseats.com) and also contribute to several newspapers and magazines with food-related blogs and articles.

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