Morning Briefing, August 31

Today is Wednesday, Aug. 31, the 242nd day of 2011.

HEADLINES

TIDBITS

• Every civic and social organization in Greater Seminole Heights is joining to host a 100th birthday party for our amazing neighborhood! Co-chairs Sherry Genovar-Simon (Southeast Seminole Heights Civic Association) and Evan St Ives (Old Seminole Heights Neighborhood Association) are chairing the effort. The day-long party will be held Sept. 17 from noon until 6 p.m. at the Seminole Heights Garden Center. Mayor Bob Buckhorn will present a proclamation commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Seminole Heights. If you would like to volunteer, contact s.genovar.simons@gmail.com or astives1@gmail.com.

EVENTS

• 10 a.m. at the Glazer Children's Museum, 110 W. Gasparilla Plaza.
• 6 p.m. at 111 W. Fortune St.
• 6:45 p.m. at The Independent, 5020 N. Florida Ave.

See Patch's Events Calendar for the rest of today's happenings.

MEETINGS

City of Tampa

• No meetings scheduled.

Hillsborough County

• No meetings scheduled.

FORECAST

• Wednesday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 100. East wind at 7 mph becoming south. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. 
• Wednesday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. East northeast wind between 3 and 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

POLLEN LEVEL

• Tree: No Activity
• Grass: Medium
• Weed: Medium

*Headlines compiled from Patch.com and other regional media outlets; Forecast and Pollen Level obtained from the National Weather Service and Weather.com.