Morning Briefing, July 18

Today is Monday, July 18, the 198th day of 2011.

HEADLINES

• For advice on fostering and adopting rescued pets, check out today's "" column at 9 a.m.
  
  

TIDBITS

• at 1506 E. Eskimo Ave. in Sulphur Springs. Patch is sending a reporter to the event and we'll post coverage telling you all about the early childhood and parenting learning center.
  
  

EVENTS

• 10 a.m.-3 p.m. , St. Pete Times Forum, 490 S. First Ave.
• 6 p.m. , Seminole Heights Branch Library, 4711 N. Central Ave.

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

MEETINGS

City of Tampa

• 6 p.m. Tampa Heights Riverfront CRA Advisory Committee, 1801 N. Highland Ave.

Hillsborough County

• 8 a.m. ERP Evaluation Committee, 311 Pauls Dr., Brandon
• 9 a.m. Code Enforcement Special Magistrate - Water, 601 E. Kennedy Blvd.
• 9:30 a.m. MBE Goal Setting Committee, 601 E. Kennedy Blvd.
• 4 p.m. ELAPP General Committee, 10119 Windhorst Road.
  
  

FORECAST

• Monday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 99. Northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Monday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East northeast wind between 6 and 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
  
  

POLLEN LEVEL

• Tree: No Activity
• Grass: Low
• 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.