Good morning from the ABC Action News team.
Today is our biweekly community show, where we visit your neighborhood to highlight local haunts and hidden gems. This morning, we packed up our crew and headed out to Zephyrhills, a city that's in the midst of some major development. Everywhere you look, it can seem like there's something new: an ice cream shop, a park boasting a playground and splash pad and manufacturing facilities set to bring hundreds of jobs. But don't worry, some businesses like Chalet Flowers still keep it old school. The florist is the longest-owned business downtown, hosted inside a chalet built from a Sears catalog more than 45 years ago.
News to Know
- Coffee and tea prices are set to skyrocket: Blind Tiger Coffee Roasters and TeBella Tea Company rely on imports from countries around the world, and both said they could not absorb the cost of President Trump's tariffs without raising prices.
- The Hudson River helicopter crash victims are identified: Multiple outlets have identified Agustin Escobar, an executive of Siemens, a German tech company, along with his wife and their three children.
- Citizens help save a piece of 'wild Florida': Pinellas County has finalized the purchase of the 14-acre West Klosterman Preserve near Tarpon Springs that many residents worried would be sold to developers.
- A Valrico teenager searches for a kidney donor: Roderick Johnson was born with underdeveloped kidneys, and now, at 18, he's searching for a live donor.
Today's Weather Outlook
Meteorologist Greg Dee says we'll start the day cool with temperatures in the 50s and 60s under mostly clear skies. Highs will range from the mid-70s at the beaches to the mid-80s east of I-75, but in the evening, a cold front will move through.
Watch the One Minute Weather Forecast with Meteorologist Greg Dee:
Here are the current traffic conditions across Tampa Bay
Things to Do this Friday, April 11
- Find local and handmade goods at the Dunedin Downtown Market.
- When: 9 a.m.
- Where: 420 Main Street, Dunedin
- Cost: Free
- Enjoy blues music, drinks, and scenery at the Tampa Bay Blues Festival.
- When: 11 a.m.
- Where: 701 Bayshore Drive NE, St. Petersburg
- Cost: $75
- Watch Grammy award-winning band Chicago perform at the Baycare Sound.
- When: 8 p.m.
- Where: 255 Drew Street, Clearwater
- Cost: $40
Looking for more Things to Do? Check out our Things To Do section.