Delicious Cheesecake and Fun Cheesy Movies

Even though storms loom and threaten to hit Tampa Bay, there are plenty of things out and around Lutz that are well worth your time!

Here are a few things we thought you might like to know about, read about or better yet talk about:

TAKE CARE OF YOUR PRECIOUS PETS

If you’ve got furry friends at home, you only want the best for them when you’re out of town. A new pet sitter has posted her credentials on our business updates board. If you’ve used her services, let us know how she is!

LAST CHANCE FOR OUR PHOTO CONTEST

If you have a photo that you think would look stunning as a Facebook cover photo, we want to use it our Facebook page. Our contest is going on right now and there’s still time to enter. The contest will close on July 31st, so get your last minute photos on to our Snapshots board to enter in!

‘SHARKNADO’ ON BIG SCREEN

Heard the buzz about “Sharknado” but haven’t experienced it yet in all its ridiculous glory yet? Or just can’t wait for “Sharknado 2” to hit the SyFy channel next year? You’re in luck: The made-for-TV, so-bad-it’s-good, sci-fi extravaganza is coming to theaters for a one-night-only screening at midnight Friday, Aug. 2.  Catch a nearby screening at Citrus Park Stadium 20 (7999 Citrus Park Town Center Mall, Tampa), Park Place Stadium 16 (7200 U.S. 19 N, Pinellas Park) and Hollywood Stadium 20 (1993 Main St., Sarasota).

NATIONAL CHEESECAKE DAY

Happy National Cheesecake Day! To celebrate this sacred American holiday, the Cheesecake Factory — with area locations at International Plaza in Tampa and the Westfield Brandon mall — is offering any cheesecake slice for half price today. 

BRING THE UMBRELLA

You might get wet today: the National Weather Service forecast is calling for a 50 percent chance of scattered thunderstorms during the day throughout much of the Tampa Bay area and a 20 percent chance of isolated thunderstorms in the evening. Highs are, of course, in the low 90s.