? Winter Village Returns + Tampa Fresh Foods Exhibit Coming Soon

Good day, neighbors! Carlos Hernandez here with your Wednesday edition of the Tampa Daily.

First, today's weather:

Pleasant with clouds and sun. High: 79 Low: 68.

Here are the top stories in Tampa today:

1. There will be a silent auction fundraiser called "Autumn and Art" to benefit Queena Vuong, the survivor of a brutal attack at the Bloomingdale Regional Library in 2008, on Saturday, November 13th. The fundraiser will happen at Gather and Seek Vintique from noon to 2 p.m. (Patch Tampa)

2. Capitol Hill Riot: A Tampa Oath Keeper and alleged January 6th Capitol Hill rioter tried to sell his home on Zillow and accidentally revealed a cache of explosives to authorities. 47-year-old Jeremy Michael Brown is a former U.S. Army special forces soldier and a one-time congressional candidate in Tampa. Brown is in prison for his alleged role in the insurrection and the FBI is seeking a search warrant for a trailer on Brown's property. (Creative Loafing Tampa)

3. Celebrated artist Lucy Sparrow is creating a "Tampa Fresh Foods" installation coming January 2022 at Water Street Tampa. This store will be stocked with more than 50,000 felt artworks that will be for sale, the installation itself will be free to view, though. (That's So Tampa)

4. Florida filed a lawsuit against President Joe Biden?s administration on Tuesday claiming his immigration policy is illegal. Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and Governor Ron DeSantis held a joint conference attacking the White House. DeSantis also signed several policies including one ordering law enforcement agencies to gather information on the identities of any immigrants said to be arriving illegally in Florida from the Mexico border. (WTSP)

5. 'Tis The Season: The Winter Village at Curtis Hixon Park will be back on Friday, November 19th with an outdoor ice skating rink and Tampa Bay Lightning-themed festivities. This year will feature an expansion at Lykes Gaslight Square Park nearby lighting, activations, and local shops every Sunday. (ABC Action News)

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Today in Tampa:

• T?ai Chi Chih for Everyone. (10:00 AM)
• Ribbon Cutting for Lavish Blossoms - South Tampa Chamber of Commerce. (4:00 PM)
• Tampa Heights Night Market. (5:30 PM)
• Fall Comfort Foods at Publix Aprons Cooking School of Citrus Park. (6:00 PM)
• Remix: Winter Landscape Paintings at Winthrop Arts Inc. (7:00 PM)

Tampa Patch Notebook

• Tampa Bay Rays: "Most wins in franchise history. The reigning AL Manager of the Year is a finalist once again" (Facebook)
• Tampa Bay Lightning: "Always good to see a familiar face! Anton Stralman joined Seth Kushner this week on the Block Party.: tbl.co/blockparty11-8" (Facebook)
• Tampa International Airport: Monday authorities we cut the ribbon on a brand new airline and a brand new route. Welcome Avelo Airlines! Now flying nonstop to New Haven..." (Facebook)
• Kiera | Tampa Bay Foodie: "Guava & Cheese Cuban Toast + Iced Vanilla Oat Milk Latte from @thelabcoffeetampa #ThisBabeEats #TBeatsout #CubanToast #TampaFoodies #OatMilkLatte #TampaBrews #CoffeeTime #BuzzFeedTasty #WhenInTampa" (Instagram)
• Stuff to Do in Tampa Bay: "Grab your friends, sip on drinks and create the most beautiful flower arrangements for your home or to gift this holiday season! We stopped by The Roaming Petal for one of their flower arranging workshops and learned step by step ho..." (Facebook)

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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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