Rental Boom Unease, Pet Photo Contest, Outback Giveaway

Five things to know today, July 29, as you go about your business in Bloomingdale, Riverview and beyond.

'Traveling Pets' Photo Contest

• From Petco  — Check out a few of our favorite photos from our Best Summer Ever Instagram Photo Contest. And congrats to our Week 4 winner, Liz Spiegel, who will receive a $500 Petco gift card for this adorable photo! We're giving away another $500 gift card this week for the best photo matching this week's theme, "Traveling Pets." Follow us on Instagram (@Petco) and post your photos with the hashtag #summerpets to enter. Full details athttp://bit.ly/SummerpetsInstagramPhotoContest — Splish, Splash, Your Pets Are Having a Blast!

Homeowners Associations Uneasy Over Rental Boom

• From TBO.com —  "Investors eager to snap up homes while they're still cheap and rent them out may have a new obstacle to achieving real estate riches: homeowners associations growing anxious about the rental boom." Full article, http://bit.ly/16q31uP

'Stride For Strays' Seeks Participants  

• From Animal Coalition of Tampa —   It's Time to Stride! Please Join Petco Foundation and Bright House Networks as they present The Animal Coalition's 13th Annual Stride for Strays 3K Dog Walk & Tailgate Party for Pets at Raymond James Stadium October 20th from 9am-4pm! It's going to be an awesome day of pet fun for the whole family! Get all the details and register to walk/exhibit/or even be a sponsor atwww.strideforstrays.org right now! We have a great day planned, including Dock Diving, the famous Doggie Fun Zone, Live Music, Pet contests and so much more (there's not enough room here...). And this year we have a celebrity mascot you'll be seeing a lot of (and you've already heard from!). Grab your Stride team and meet us at RayJay!!! -kd

Newman's Finish Nets 1-Day Outback Giveaway

• From Outback Steakhouse — Thanks to [racer]  Ryan Newman's 1st place finish [at the famed Brickyard 400], we’re serving up a FREE Bloomin’ Onion with any purchase tomorrow 7/29. Just mention Ryan Newman's win!

'Super Sign-Up' For Military Spouses 

• From MacDill Officers' Spouses Club (MOSC) — We are gearing up for the 2013-2014 program year. If you have not already, check out our new website, www.macdillosc.com! This year you can join online, register and pay ahead for our monthly activities. We hope to see you at the Super Sign Up on August 27.