Morning Briefing, September 1

Today is Thursday, Sept. 1, the 243rd day of 2011.

HEADLINES

TIDBITS

• Find out what's events are scheduled at all of the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Libraries for September.
• The Hillsborough County Consumer Protection Agency received the Service to Seniors by an Organization Award from the Florida Council on Aging (FCOA) at the Council’s annual conference Aug. 23 in St. Petersburg. The award is part of the FCOA’s outstanding Quality of Senior Living Award Program. 

EVENTS

• If you know of an event today that we missed or are hosting one, why not add it to our calendar?

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

MEETINGS

City of Tampa

• No meetings scheduled.

Hillsborough County

• 9 a.m. Code Enforcement Special Magistrate, 601 E. Kennedy Blvd.

FORECAST

• Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89. East northeast wind at 6 mph becoming south southeast. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. 
• Thursday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. 
  

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.