Ep 143 | Weekly Round-Up | February 28

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📰 Zion Cemetery marker unveiled, honoring those buried there
📰 Tampa jury hears closing arguments in case against father accused of shooting children
📰 Middle school class chickens provide hot commodity in Fish Hawk community amid egg shortage
📰 Florida's first standalone behavioral health hospital set to open in Tampa
📰 Hillsborough fire captain takes his own life after child pornography arrest

Florida Craft Brewers Festival

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM 3/1

River Tower Park, 401 E Bird St, Tampa, FL 33604

Cost: General admission $60; Designated driver $20

Kick off 2025's Tampa Bay Beer Week celebration with the Florida Brewers Guild at the Florida Craft Brewers Fest! Every year the Florida Brewers Guild kicks off Tampa Bay Beer Week by organizing the biggest beer festival in Tampa Bay--bringing over 70 of your favorite Florida craft breweries together, over 200 different beer samples and welcomes over 500 attendees. Come and enjoy beers from all over the state, meet Florida brewers, local vendors, food trucks, and a local DJ with music all day!

Florida Strawberry Festival

2/28 - 3/9

Florida Strawberry Festival, 303 BerryFest Place, Plant City, FL 33563

Cost: $10

Join the fun at the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City! This annual spring celebration is packed with sweet strawberries, live music, thrilling rides, and mouthwatering fair food. Enjoy everything from pie-eating contests to pageants, and explore the lively midway with games and attractions for all ages. Don't miss the chance to savor fresh a strawberry shortcake and discover unique crafts and exhibits. It's the perfect blend of family fun and local flavor!

13th Annual Music On The Bay

2:00 PM - 10:00 PM 2/28-3/2

Whiskey Joe's Bar & Grill, 7720 W Courtney Campbell Causeway, Tampa, FL 33607

Cost: Friday & Saturday - $75; Sunday - $20

Music On The Bay is a 4 day Trop-Rock music event. This is a charity event for Shriner's Children's - Florida. The event has raised and donated $527,000 in the last 11 years. Must be 21 to attend.

When The Righteous Triumph – A Powerful Theatrical Event

3/6 - 3/9

Straz Center for the Performing Arts, 1010 N. WC MacInnes Place, Tampa, FL 33602

Cost: $50

When The Righteous Triumph is returning to the stage after its sold-out 2023 premiere at Stageworks. It tells the story of the 1960 sit-ins that desegregated downtown Tampa lunch counters—almost exactly 65 years ago. Featuring historical figures like Reverend A. Leon Lowry of the NAACP—who was one of MLK’s teachers in Atlanta—along with Clarence Fort, who started the protests, and Tampa Mayor Julian Lane, this play shines a light on a critical chapter in Tampa’s fight for racial justice.