Good morning, Tampa Bay. Here’s what you need to know today.
Your Weather Planner
It will be another sunny day for Friday with winds out of the southeast, then a sea breeze at the coast in the afternoon.
Highs will range from the low 80s at the beaches to near 90 inland.
Humidity will remain comfortable and temperatures will drop to the mid- to upper 60s for Tampa overnight and into Saturday morning.
Morning lows will fall to the upper 50s for some places north of Tampa.
Highs: 88
Lows: 68
Rain Coverage: 0%
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Around Tampa Bay
1. New development impacts St. Pete businesses on Central Avenue
On Wednesday, the first retail shop broke ground at 400 Central, the part-residential, part-office high rise downtown. But other businesses in that area have mixed reactions.
2. Hillsborough County hosts workshop meeting on proposed Tampa Bay Rays stadium district
Hillsborough County commissioners held a public workshop Thursday to discuss funding options for a potential Tampa Bay Rays stadium at Hillsborough College.
3. Pasco County opens new 911 communications center
Pasco County has a new 911 communications center in Dade City that will operate alongside the one call-takers and dispatchers have traditionally worked out of in New Port Richey.
4. Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks now part of ‘Road Trip Florida’
The Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks are now part of Road Trip Florida, the Florida Department of Transportation’s Celebration for America 250.
Around the Nation
1. A 10-day ceasefire agreed on by Israel and Lebanon goes into effect
2. U.S. military will target Iran-linked ships worldwide, broadening scope beyond blockade
3. Trump nominates Erica Schwartz, former deputy surgeon general, to serve as CDC director
4. Commission of Fine Arts approves plans for Trump’s Triumphal Arch to move forward
Quote of the Day
Paramount Skydance CEO and chairman David Ellison made big promises to movie theater owners at CinemaCon on Thursday in Las Vegas. Ellison said he will guarantee 30 movie releases a year between Paramount and Warner Bros., and that he is committing to a 45-day exclusive theatrical window “starting today.”
“Long live the movies,” Ellison said.