Good morning, Tampa Bay. Here’s what you need to know today.
Your Weather Planner
It’s another warm day.
High temperatures will be in the mid 70s at the beaches and low 80s inland.
It’s a nice day for a walk with mostly sunny skies this afternoon.
Winds will be out of the south to southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Lows will fall to the low 60s tonight.
Patchy fog will develop tonight.
High: 79
Low: 63
Rain Coverage: 0%
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Around Tampa Bay
1. St. Pete Mayor Welch set to deliver State of the City Address
A topic expected to take center stage is the defunct Tampa Bay Rays deal and his hopes for the historic Gas Plant District.
2. St. Pete-Clearwater Airport adds 3 new routes, ranked 2nd-most affordable
Allegiant Airlines operating out of the St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport (PIE) will add three new non-stop routes over the next couple of weeks, which will contribute to its record-breaking growth.
3. Tampa leaders remember the Rev. Jesse Jackson
The death of Rev. Jesse Jackson is a loss for people he affected all over the world, including here in the Tampa Bay area, where he made many stops over the years.
4. St. Petersburg first in Florida to use church land for affordable housing
Advocates say the policy could create a new pipeline of housing — one that prevents homelessness before it starts.
5. Paint it pink: New St. Pete condo tower project catches public’s eye
An entire downtown St. Petersburg block, consisting of six buildings, was recently painted pink.
Around the Nation & World
1. The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84
2. Strikes on 3 more alleged drug boats kill 11 people, U.S. military says
3. Police credit good Samaritan for ending a deadly shooting at Rhode Island ice rink
4. Gloves found near Nancy Guthrie’s home don’t have match in FBI DNA crime database
Quote of the Day
For years, it was a daily McDonald’s trip for a cup of coffee with 10 sugars and five creams. Later, it was Starbucks caramel macchiatos with almond milk and two pumps of syrup.
Coffee has been a morning ritual for Chandra Donelson since she was old enough to drink it. But, dismayed by rising prices, the 35-year-old from Washington, D.C., did the unthinkable: She gave it up.
“I did that daily for years. I loved it. That was just my routine,” she says. “And now it’s not.”
Years of steadily climbing coffee prices have some in this country of coffee lovers upending their habits by nixing café visits, switching to cheaper brews or foregoing it altogether.
Coffee prices in the U.S. were up 18.3% in January from a year ago, according to the latest Consumer Price Index released on Friday. Over five years, the government reported, coffee prices rose 47%.