? Bucs Playing In Germany + Hampton Chocolate Factory Opens

Rise and shine, Tampa! It's Tuesday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on around Tampa today.

First, today's weather:

Pleasant with clouds and sun. High: 76 Low: 57.

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Here are the top five stories today in Tampa:

1. One man has died and another has been taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds following a shooting in downtown Tampa Sunday night. Police were called to the 900 block of North Franklin Street at 9:20 p.m. over a fight. An investigation is underway. (Tampa Patch)

2. Semifinalists for the James Beard Award were announced last week and for the first time since 2020, Tampa Bay was snubbed from the nominations. The James Beard Award is widely considered to be one of the top award program for chefs. Other growing metros in Florida such as Orlando and Miami received a number of nominations this year. (Creative Loafing Tampa)

3. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced Monday that they will be heading to Germany in the 2022 football season to play the first regular-season NFL game ever in Germany. The game will be at FC Bayern Munich Stadium. The NFL said it has planned to have four games in Germany in Munich and Frankfurt over the next four seasons. (WFLA)

4. Hampton Chocolate Factory, an artisan chocolate and dessert shop founded in The Hamptons, has officially opened its doors at Sparkman Wharf in Water Street Tampa. The shop collaborates with big names in the scene including former pastry chef Daniel Boulud and other French chocolatiers. (That's So Tampa)

5. Hundreds of people gathered in Sarasota on Sunday to rally against a bill which they say targets LGBTQ children, known as the "Don't Say Gay" bill. A crowd of supporters carried a 700-foot pride flag across the John Ringling Causeway. Sarasota City Commissioner and former Mayor Hagen Brody called the bill "state sponsored homophobia." (WUSF)

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Today in Tampa:

• National Pancake Day at IHOP. (7:00 AM)
• 2022 Hillsborough Regional STEM Fair at Tampa Convention Center. (8:00 AM)
• Clean Out the Computer Junk at Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative. (2:00 PM)
• Dr. Seuss Birthday Party! at Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative. (6:00 PM)
• ? Baseball: Robinson Vs. Alonso at Robinson High School. (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Home Depot is hiring over 2,000 full-time and part-time employees throughout the Tampa Bay and Sarasota metro area as it prepares for a busy season. (Subscription: Tampa Bay Business Journal)
• The Emergency Rental Assistance Program for Hillsborough County will begin accepting applications today, March 1st at 8 a.m. (Twitter)
• TPA's 5K on the Runway is now sold out. (Twitter)
• Dr. John E. Clark, USF Health Taneja College of Pharmacy Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, has been recognized by GoodRx as one of four notable pharmacy leaders in the U.S. for his efforts to increase access to quality care in underserved populations. (Twitter)
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers co-owner, Darcie Glazer Kassewitz, has sold her Florida mansion in Palm Beach with her husband for $53 million. (Creative Loafing Tampa)

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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.