Morning Briefing, July 20

Today is Wednesday, July 20, the 200th day of 2011.

HEADLINES

TIDBITS

• Tampa Fire Rescue will visit at 1 p.m. to meet students, show a fire engine and teach about fire prevention and safety.
• If you live in Southeast Seminole Heights, then this is your SWEEP week! Put unwanted furniture, appliances and large fixtures on the curb for pick up by the city. Check the City of Tampa's SWEEP calendar for other upcoming neighborhoods. Here's a map of this week's SWEEP boundaries.

EVENTS

• 6 p.m.
• 7 p.m.
• 8 p.m. , 120 W. Gasparilla Plaza

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

MEETINGS

City of Tampa

• 1 p.m. Ybor City Development Corporation, 2015 E. 7th Ave.

Hillsborough County

• 8 a.m. ERP Evaluation Committee, 311 Pauls Dr., Brandon
• 9 a.m. Public Transportation Commission, 601 E. Kennedy Blvd.
• 12 p.m. Greenways Future Projects Subcommittee, 3402 W. Columbus Dr.

FORECAST

• Wednesday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming west between 6 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Wednesday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. West northwest wind between 4 and 7 mph becoming calm. 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.