🌱Lightning Fan Knocked Out + East Tampa Hotel Drug Traffickers Nabbed

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A shower and thunderstorm. High: 87 Low: 78.

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Here are the top stories today in Tampa:

1. A series of complaints about criminal activity occurring at motels and hotels in East Tampa has led to multiple arrests for armed drug trafficking. Tampa police raided rooms at the Alamo Motel, located at 6110 N. Nebraska Ave., on June 2. (Tampa Patch)

2. A Tampa Bay Lightning fan was knocked out Thursday night when an angry New York Rangers fan in New York suddenly turned and punched him in the face. The video of the attack has now gone viral. The attacker has been banned for life from Madison Square Garden and arrested on two counts of assault, two counts of disorderly conduct and two counts of harassment. (Subscription: Tampa Bay Times, Free: USA Today)

3. Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office deputies were called to respond to an argument at the Brandon mall on Friday evening but dispelled social media rumors about an active shooting situation. One person fired shots then left the scene in a car, according to authorities. No one was taken into custody. (WFLA)

4. Michelin Guide announced its winners for Florida on Thursday. The only three cities included in the guide are Tampa, Orlando and Miami. No Tampa restaurants won Michelin stars. However, three Tampa restaurants received the Bib Gourmand designation: Ichicoro, Rooster and The Till and Rocca. (Tampa Patch, That's So Tampa)

5. The University of South Florida College of Nursing is addressing a nurse shortage with a push to expand its undergraduate nursing education. The college said Florida Governor DeSantis approved $33 million in the FY 2022-23 budget for the USF Health College of Nursing to expand its infrastructure and current footprint on USF's Tampa campus. (ABC Action News)

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Today in Tampa:

• Free Dental Care For Military Veterans On Saturday, June 11 - Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota. (8 a.m.)
• Friends Of The John F. Germany Public Library Book Sale at John F. Germany At Grover's Corners Bookstore. (10 a.m.)
• Ybor City Walking Tour. (10 a.m.)
• Tampa Heights Cultural Festival: A Juneteenth Celebration. (10 a.m.)
• Rough Riders Cigar Bash And Flea Market. (11 a.m.)

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From my notebook:

• The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in partnership with Mid-America Arts Alliance, has awarded the Straz Center a $50,000 Creative Forces® Community Engagement grant to help support the Straz Salutes initiative. (Tampa Bay Newswire)
• The nominating period for Creative Loafing Tampa Bay's 2022 Best of the Bay Readers Choice Awards is now open. Vote for your favorite local businesses and personalities. (Creative Loafing Tampa)
• Police in Tampa are searching for a car linked to a drive-by shooting that they say left a teen injured Friday afternoon. Police responded to a report of a shooting near North 32nd Street and East Diana Street. (WTSP)
• Thousands of low-income households remain on waitlists to receive housing vouchers in Tampa, Hillsborough County and Pinellas County, to help pay for rent, as the housing crisis continues. Prices in Tampa have risen higher than any other place in the nation. (WMNF)

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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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