? Tom Brady Is Back + Transportation Tax Compromise On Verge

Good day, people of Tampa! Carlos Hernandez here with the Tuesday edition of the Tampa Daily.

First, today's weather:

Showers and a heavier t-storm. High: 77 Low: 69.

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Here are the top five stories today in Tampa:

1. Tom Brady, 44, announced on Sunday via Twitter that he is returning to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the 2022 season, walking back an earlier retirement decision just over a month ago. It will be Brady's 23rd NFL season. (Tampa Patch)

2. Hillsborough County Commissioner Stacy White has proposed a compromise on disputed sales tax money that is nearly $521 million of locked transportation tax funds. He previously sued the county and derailed a 2018 voter-approved transportation sales tax that was meant to help upgrade roads and buses locally. White wants some of the money spent on new road lanes in his own eastern Hillsborough district with the leftovers earmarked for the county's ongoing road repaving program. (Tampa Bay Times)

3. A pair of Head Start teachers in Pinellas County were arrested over the weekend after being accused of roughly treating the children in their care, deputies said. 52-year-old Kimberly Ann Nicotra of Seminole and 53-year-old Jacqueline Alers of St. Petersburg are charged with child abuse for the treatment of the students. (WFLA)

4. A Spring Hill man is accused of calling 911 to have the methamphetamine he recently purchased from a man he met at an area bar tested because he believed it was really bath salts. Thomas Eugene Colucci made the emergency call around 7 p.m. on Thursday. Deputies say Colucci told them that he is an experienced drug user who's used methamphetamine in the past and knew what it should feel like. He has been charged with possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. (Fox 13 Tampa)

5. A terminally ill Hillsborough County circuit court judge remained on the job, drawing a paycheck for years, even though he was no longer able to conduct hearings or issue rulings. Judge Carl Hinson died on December 3 from brain cancer. Some people who had cases assigned to his courtroom said they were never officially notified he was ill. (ABC Action News)

Today in Tampa:

• Spring Break Workshop at The Pottery Patch. (10:30 AM)
• Downtown Tampa Food Tour. (5:30 PM)
• Discovering Your Creative Photographic Path Remote Learning at The Florida Museum Of Photographic Arts. (6:00 PM)
• Makerspace Orientation at John F. Germany Public Library. (7:00 PM)
• Second Annual Voices Of Truth Theatre Festival at PowerStories Theatre. (9:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• CAMPGround22 is running from Thursday, March 24 to Saturday, March 26 on both sides of Tampa Bay. It features 24 composers and more than 20 musicians. (Creative Loafing Tampa)
• USF's Search committee chair Michael Griffin says a decision for a university president could be made by the end of the month. Both candidates for the role are moving through the interview process with high marks. (WUSF)
• Chicken tender concept Huey Magoo's recently opened its first Tampa Bay storefront in Pinellas Park. It joins a number of chicken concepts fighting for control of Tampa Bay. (Creative Loafing Tampa)
• Artists of Historic Kenwood are opening home studios for tours. (St. Pete Catalyst)

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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.