TAMPA BAY, Fla. - Here are five things you need to know happening in Florida on Friday, August 12.
(1) Florida Sales Tax Holiday
Back-to-school shoppers can save money throughout the State of Florida with the start of the sales tax holiday on Friday.
No sales tax or local option taxes will be collected on sales of clothing, footwear, certain accessories and school supplies now through Sunday at midnight.
The tax exemption applies to each eligible item of clothing selling for $75 or less and eligible school supply items selling for $15 or less.
Clothing means any article intended to be worn on or about the body. The exemption does not include watches, watchbands, jewelry, handkerchiefs or sporting equipment like skis, swim fins, inline skates or skateboards.
School supplies means notebook paper, pens, pencils, markers, erasers, crayons, notebooks, legal pads, binders, lunch boxes, construction paper, folders, poster board, poster paper, composition books, scissors, cellophane tape, glue, paste, rulers, computer disks, protractors, compasses, and calculators.
The exemption does not apply to sales of clothing or school supplies sold at a theme park, airport, entertainment complex, hotel, timeshare complex, or motel.
For more information on the sales tax holiday, visit the Florida Department of Revenue website at dor.myflorida.com .
(2) Alline Avenue Area Drainage Improvement Project
Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn will be joined by community leaders and neighborhood residents for a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday to mark the start of construction of the Alline Avenue Area Drainage Improvement Project.
The project will help alleviate flooding within the neighborhood bounded by Bayshore Boulevard, MacDill Avenue, Chapin Avenue and Coachman Avenue. The area is subject to frequent flooding during heavy rains.
The project includes the construction of a storm water pump station, replacement of undersized storm water pipes, and the construction of additional water inlets on MacDill Avenue.
The $4.8 million construction project is scheduled to be completed by December 2012.
For more information, click here .
(3) Curiosity rover displayed
NASA scientists are displaying the next Mars rover at Kennedy Space Center for members of the media on Friday.
Curiosity will use ten science instruments to investigate whether microbes ever lived an area inside the Gale crater on Mars or if conditions inside the crater were favorable for life.
The rover's drill will pull samples from the interiors of rocks. Then instrument on Curiosity will analyze them to determine what the environment was on Mars millions of years ago and look for the presence of life-related chemicals.
The rover will also include color cameras, sensors to monitor the weather and radiation, and a laser to analyze rocks from a distance.
The Mars Science Laboratory, as the project is officially named, is scheduled to launch aboard an Atlas V rocket from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on November 25.
For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/msl/ .
(4) Caroline Rhea comedy show
Comedian Carolina Rhea brings her comedy show to Treasure Island at Friday night.
Rhea is best known for playing Aunt Hilda on Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Drew Carey's girlfriend on The Drew Carey Show, and voicing the character of Linda Flynn in Disney's Phineas and Ferb.
She also hosted her own talk show, The Caroline Rhea Show, and was the first host on The Biggest Loser.
Rhea got her start on television with appearances on MTV's Half-Hour Comedy Hour, Comic Strip Live and Caroline's Comedy Hour.
Rhea takes to the stage at the Club at Treasure Island at 9:00 p.m. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (727) 376-4511 or visit www.theclubti.com .
To learn more about Caroline Rhea, visit her official website at www.carolinerhea.com .
(5) Buccaneers vs. Chiefs
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers open their 2011 preseason season in Kansas City on Friday night.
The Bucs are looking to build upon their impressive 2010 season when they went 10-6 despite low expectations and a roster full of young players.
Tampa Bay head coach Raheem Morris does not plan on playing his starters for too long. Bucs Quarterback Josh Freeman, who is a native of the Kansas City area, is expected to play about 20 plays tonight.
Last year the Bucs beat the Chiefs 20-15 in a pre-season game at Raymond James Stadium. The last time the two clubs met during the regular season was at Arrowhead Stadium in 2008 when the Buccaneers triumphed by a score of 30-27 in overtime.
Bucs players should feel right at home as the weather is forecast to be in the 80s with a fifty percent chance of rain.
Kickoff is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. The game will be televised nationally by FOX.
For more information about the Buccaneers, visit www.buccaneers.com .
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