TS Elsa + Tomorrow War Film + Body Found In Valrico Pond

Happy Tuesday, Tampa! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started off right. Here's what's happening today in town.

In this issue, you'll learn the latest about Tropical Storm Elsa, a film that features a local graduate in the U.S. Air Force, a police officer-involved shooting, a new residential building coming to Pinellas, and more.

First, today's weather: Rain throughout the day. High: 85 Low: 77.

Here are the top stories in Tampa today:

1. Tampa Bay is under a storm watch as Tropical Storm Elsa moves closer to the area. A storm surge watch has been issued for the west coast of Florida from Bonita Beach north to the Suwannee River with estimates of a storm surge ranging from 2 to 4 feet above normal tide levels. (Patch)

2. U.S. Air Force Maj. Joshua “Cabo” Gunderson, who graduated from Bloomingdale High School in Valrico, appears briefly in an upcoming film “The Tomorrow War” on Amazon Prime. (Creative Loafing Tampa)

3. A Tampa police officer shot and killed a suspect who pointed a gun at him during a foot chase Sunday night, police said. Police will release body-worn camera video from the scene. (Tampa Bay Times)

4. A 400-unit residential building called Marina Beach is planned in the Marina Skyway District, in a shopping center at the southwest corner of 34th Street South and 42nd Avenue South. (St. Pete Rising)

5. A dead body was found Sunday evening in a Valrico retention pond behind The Landing Bar & Grill. An investigation is now underway. (WTSP)

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Today in Tampa

• Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival. (9:00 AM)
• Human Rights Board Meeting for the City of Tampa. (9:00 AM)
• East Tampa Community Advisory Committee Meeting at Ragan Park Community Center. (9:30 AM)
• Free Tuesdays At The Glazer Children's Museum (10:00 AM)
• Regal Summer Movie Express. (10:00 AM)
• Paws for Literacy at Humane Society of Tampa Bay. (2:45 PM)
• Drew Park Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) Community Advisory Committee Meeting. (5:30 PM)
• NAMI Family-to-Family Course. (6:00 PM)
• Tampa Help People With Health & Wealth Webinar & Free Samples. (6:00 PM)

Tampa Patch Notebook

• A temporary 90-day road closure between Dean Street and Abylar Avenue on Riverview Drive is necessary to perform work for the new Riverview/Alafia Park and Roadway Improvements Project.
• There is a public engagement opportunity for the public to review whether a requested 160-day road closure of 70th Street is necessary to perform work for the 70th Street South Bridge Replacement Over Delaney Creek Project.
• A video of City of Tampa Mayor Jane Castor saying she hopes the Tampa Bay Lightning lose Game 4 so they can win at home has gone viral.
• From July 19-30, the Tampa Museum of Art is offering art camps for kids ages 6-17.
• The first lawsuit challenging the Florida tribal sports betting compact has been filed in federal court.
• Tampa Bay Times: "Win or lose Monday night, the Lightning plan to fly back to Tampa Tuesday morning." (Facebook)
• Tampa Bay Times: "A 17-year-old Zephyrhills boy riding his bicycle died after he was hit by a woman driving under the influence, troope..." (Facebook)
• The University of Tampa: "Happy July 4th to our #UTampa family!" (Facebook)
• Tampa Bay Times: "It is still too early to gauge how Elsa may affect Tampa Bay, forecasters say. It will become clearer once the storm ..." (Facebook)
• Tampa Bay Times: "“It truly is like Gettsyburg, our barn fills with smoke,” said Shelly Mizrahi, who owns Cavallino Farms, an equine bo..." (Facebook)

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Events:

• Free Tuesdays At The Glazer Children's Museum (July 6)
• NAMI Family-to-Family Course (July 6)
• USF Art Museum To Host Breaking Barriers Photography Workshops (July 9)
• Free Career Discovery Bootcamp (N. Hillsborough) (July 10)
• Second Sunday Art Walk And Vendor Fair (July 11)
• Storytime Explorers for ages 3-6 (July 12)

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— Carlos Hernandez

About me: Hello my name is Carlos Hernandez and I am a food writer with over 10 years of experience in the industry. I write the food blog Carlos Eats (http://www.carloseats.com) and also contribute to several newspapers and magazines with food-related blogs and articles.

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