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Coffee in hand, Tampa? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Tampa crews are fighting dengue in your neighborhood Friday morning
  • How to spot Tampa's latest fake-utility-bill phone scam
  • Tampa police investigate deadly crash involving man in wheelchair

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 12 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 89 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, temps: high: 89, low: 77.
  • Sunday: Cloudy, a thunderstorm; humid, with a high of 87 and low of 75 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Tampa Staff Go Door-to-Door as Dengue Outbreak Continues (tampa.gov) — City of Tampa staff will go door-to-door starting 8 a.m. Friday in neighborhoods like West Tampa, Forest Hills, and Sulphur Springs to share dengue prevention tips and symptom guidance. With over 200 cases in Hillsborough County, crews are also aggressively removing illegally dumped tires that can collect rainwater and fuel mosquito breeding.
   

2. Tampa officials warn of scammers impersonating city employees, demanding money for unpaid utility bills (wtsp.com) — Tampa officials are warning utilities customers about scammers spoofing the city's phone number and demanding immediate payment for supposed overdue bills. Residents are urged to hang up on suspicious callers, verify balances at utilities.tampa.gov, and contact the Utilities Call Center or Tampa Police Department if they believe they've been targeted.
   

3. Pedestrian in wheelchair, trying to cross street, killed in traffic crash; Tampa police investigate (wtsp.com) — A man in his early 70s using a wheelchair was fatally struck while crossing N. Nebraska Avenue near E. Lambright Street in Tampa during heavy rain, and police are investigating. Tampa officers say both involved drivers stopped and cooperated, and early findings indicate neither speed nor impairment contributed to the crash.
   

4. Tampa Bay Lightning: 3-year-old fan attends first game after 16 months in hospital (fox13news.com) — A Tampa-native family is finally taking their three-year-old son John to his first Tampa Bay Lightning game after he spent 16 months at St. Joseph's Hospital and survived multiple medical crises. Supported throughout by mascot Thunderbug and a Lightning-themed hospital room, the family will watch Thursday's home game from a private suite arranged by the team.
   

5. Tampa Bay storm drains tested by heavy rain ahead of Hurricane Isaias (fox13news.com) — Tampa-area public works crews are racing to clear ditches and drains after intense overnight rain flooded roads, while they brace for additional downpours from Hurricane Isaias. Hillsborough and Pinellas counties, along with the City of Tampa, are monitoring vulnerable neighborhoods like Town 'n Country and Egypt Lake-Leto and planning long-term drainage upgrades to better protect residents from future flooding.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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