Morning Briefing, September 15

Today is Thursday, Sept. 15, the 257th day of 2011.

HEADLINES

TIDBITS

• The City of Tampa Wastewater Department will be today in areas south of Kirby Street, north of Hillsborough Avenue, east of Ola Avenue, and west of Interstate 275.
• Need a flu shot? An open clinic will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday (Sept. 20) at . 6001 N. Nebraska Ave. The cost is $30, according to store manager Chuck Kaelin.

EVENTS

• 1 p.m. at the North Tampa Branch Library, 8916 N. Boulevard.
• 6 p.m. at St. Joseph's Hospital, 3030 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

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

MEETINGS

City of Tampa

• 12 p.m. Ybor City Development Corporation Marketing Committee, 2015 E. 7th Ave.
• 3 p.m. Ybor City Development Corporation Public Safety and Parking Meeting, 2015 E. 7th Ave.

Hillsborough County

• 3 p.m. Health Care Advisory Board, 3402 N. 22nd St.

FORECAST

• Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming west northwest between 4 and 7 mph.
• Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm.

POLLEN LEVEL

• Tree: Low
• Grass: High
• Weed: High

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