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This dish is such an explosion of delicious flavors and textures, it’s difficult to know where to begin describing it! The base is a cluster of hollow, wafer thin, crispy puri spheres stuffed with mashed potatoes and chickpeas. Hiding inside are also tomatoes, red onions, cilantro, tamarind, and mint chutney for a pop of freshness with all that savory. The top is sprinkled with a beautiful array of crispy sev, yogurt drizzle, micro-greens, and pomegranate seeds. I don’t even like chickpeas, but I LOVE this Sev Puri at Curry Leaves!

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Want a great excuse to take your boat, kayak, or paddleboard out on the bay?

Tampa Bay Watch and Audubon Florida need volunteers with their own watercraft to help remove fishing lines and marine debris from islands, shorelines, and coastal bird habitats during their 33rd Annual Fishing Line Island Cleanup. This is a self-led event, where participants will travel to their designated location by personal watercraft any day on Oct. 17–25. Email Rachel Arndt, Community Engagement Manager, to volunteer at one of their established sites.

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Pumpkin Patch Benefit: Hyde Park Village's annual pumpkin patch returns on Oct. 10–25, and every pumpkin purchased supports the Humane Society of Tampa Bay in helping animals find their furever homes. Many businesses are also offering specials.

A reader asked us to bring back The Old Meeting House restaurant, and in a way, it’s already back!

Jim Strickland's Old Meeting House at 901 S. Howard Ave. started churning 100% natural, handmade ice cream in 1947, selling it for five cents a scoop and thirty-five cents a pint. Regulars also came for comfort food, like homemade spaghetti and meatballs, country fried steak, and meatloaf. By 1997, some of them had their own permanent spots at the orange, L-shaped Formica counter. After nearly six decades and a change of ownership, the beloved diner closed in 2003, and the space later became Daily Eats restaurant.

Daily Eats recently closed on June 15 to rebrand and renovate. It reopened on Aug. 20 with elevated diner food and a few Daily Eats favorites under a new name that honors the original, simply “Meeting House.”

While the name is back on Howard Avenue, we suspect the nickel ice cream won't be!

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With frequent rain in our forecast, now's a good time to make sure your umbrella is up to the task. I can’t recommend this Windproof Compact Umbrella* highly enough. It’s the only umbrella I’ve ever used that has never flipped inside-out or leaked, and I’ve been using it for eleven years! It's lightweight and folds small enough to fit in a purse or backpack. Its waterproof sleeve allows you to put even a wet umbrella back in your bag. It comes in many colors, and some have sky designs on the inside:

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The Great Florida Birding & Wildlife Trail says fall songbird migration brings Yellow Warblers, Eastern Wood-Pewees, and other migrants to the mangroves and hardwood patches at Picnic Island Park. eBird users have spotted both species at MacDill AFB in the past few days, so they are likely next door at Picnic Island, too.

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When you need to reserve a 6–10 person dinner for something like an adult birthday, milestone anniversary, or retirement party, which South Tampa restaurants best handle groups?

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Sunset Park: Tear down a historic bungalow and cover 99% of the lot with a grey box. Act shocked when the street becomes a canal.

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Your Local Writer & Founder: Danielle is a lover of food, craft cocktails, wine, travel, nature, and history. After living in Ohio, Dallas, New Zealand, and 37 countries as a digital nomad, Danielle decided South Tampa was the best place to settle in 2022. She blends a world’s worth of experiences with local expertise as a Meetup event organizer and marketing director to ensure The Scroll is always worth your read!