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In today's newsletter:

  • What Tampa Bay residents should do after 30 local dengue cases emerge
  • Why every UTampa student now needs a generative AI class
  • How one Tampa family's tragedy is reshaping the fentanyl fight locally

Also on today's calendar: In Concert - A Scottish Hoolie With The Rollin Drones and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 92 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, temps: high: 91, low: 76.
  • Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 92 and low of 75 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 40+ dengue cases confirmed in Florida: How to protect yourself from mosquito-borne illness (news4jax.com) — More than 40 locally acquired dengue cases have been confirmed in Florida, with most in the Tampa Bay area and 30 in Hillsborough County alone. Health officials have issued mosquito-borne illness alerts and are ramping up mosquito control, while urging Tampa residents to take simple steps at home to cut down bites and lower disease risk.
   

2. University of Tampa requiring students to take new generative AI class, starting this fall (fox13news.com) — Starting this fall, every University of Tampa student must take a new one-credit online course focused on generative AI, replacing the old basic coding requirement. The class teaches sophomores how to judge AI accuracy, handle privacy concerns, and work with professors on assignment expectations, aiming to boost digital fluency and workforce readiness.
   

3. Tampa woman warns of fentanyl dangers after losing husband and stepson in less than a year (fox13news.com) — A Tampa woman is sharing her family's heartbreaking losses to fentanyl to warn neighbors even as Hillsborough County reports a 49% drop in overdose deaths. Local prosecutors say fentanyl remains a top public-safety threat and are now using tougher state laws to charge some dealers with murder, underscoring the ongoing danger for Tampa Bay families.
   

4. Building a workforce pipeline (marinefabricatormag.com) — A Tampa AP teacher and Port Tampa Bay leaders are helping local students discover hands-on careers in marine fabrication and maritime trades instead of only pursuing four-year degrees. From custom shoe-making to internships and a new Maritime Expo that drew nearly 600 Tampa Bay students, the story showcases growing pathways into well-paying, AI-resistant skilled jobs.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Patel Conservatory holds Free Seventh Annual Performing Arts College and Career Fair —Leslie Farrell Read on Patch
  • Our little kitty went missing recently near the Stonehenge Rd/Bear Creek Dr area in the Northdale Subdivision.
    She's an American Shorthair and her name is Bella. Please contact me if you see her. 813-786-0528 (Nextdoor Northdale Bay-Levitt)
  • Looking for her forever home.
    This beautiful girl lives up to the sweet-natured Calico reputation. She loves human interaction. She loves it when you talk to her and will purr and… (Nextdoor Rosedale)
  • PrimeFlight Aviation Services posted a job opening for Ramp Agent - TPA Airport in Tampa. Apply here.
  • JEM Restaurant Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Late Night Team Member in Tampa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tampa here.

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By starting with a large fortune. (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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