Florida Tonight: Fat Gator Week Finals, Fall Festivals, and NFL Cheerleader History

Fat Gator Week Finals

• 🏆 The inaugural Fat Gator Week competition is heating up as the blue team's representative is revealed.
• 🐊 The contenders for the blue team were Elvis, Girth Brooks, and Food Kala.
• 👑 Girth Brooks was announced as the winner by a margin of 33 votes, securing his spot in the finals against the red team's Big Al.
• 🗳️ Viewers are encouraged to email their final vote for either Big Al or Girth Brooks to crown the first-ever champion.

Fall Festivals and Seasonal Blooms

• 🌽 In Mt. Dora, Florida, the fall festival at Great Scott Farms features a 7-acre corn maze with an 'Under the Sea' theme.
• 🎃 The farm also offers night mazes, a super slide, zipline, and tree maze, with tickets available in advance online.
• 🌻 At Lake Jessup, the southeastern sunflowers (Helianthus angustifolius) are in full bloom, covering 2 to 3,000 acres and offering a fragrant, sea-of-yellow spectacle.
• 📅 These native wildflowers are best viewed from late September through early October, blooming annually from seed.

Sports and Entertainment News

• 🏈 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers cheerleaders are making NFL history with a new stunt team and an all-girls stunt group, opening doors for female athletes.
• 🌟 The cheerleaders dedicate over a thousand hours of community service annually, emphasizing connection with the community.
• 🏀 A statue of Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade outside the Casayiah Center has been ranked among the nation's ugliest public art pieces.
• 🎶 Lucky Fish in Deerfield Beach offers a beachfront tiki bar experience with live music, cocktails, and a diverse menu, embodying a 'no shirt, no shoes, no problem' mentality.
• 🎭 The parody musical 'Stranger Sings' is closing its run this weekend at the Theater South Playhouse in Orlando.

Culinary Delights

• 🌮 Nua Cantina, with locations in St. Pete and Tampa, offers authentic and fresh Mexican street food, including tacos, burritos, and their signature pizza birria.
• 🌶️ The restaurant emphasizes a scratch kitchen, flavorful dishes, and a focus on creating the best tacos and margaritas in Florida.