Traffic alert! President Barack Obama will be in town Friday at the Dale Mabry campus of Hillsborough Community College on Friday afternoon for a free event that’s open to the public. But…you have to have a ticket to get in and those tickets will be made available starting at 5 pm today. The even itself is scheduled for 5 pm Friday, with doors opening at 1 pm. If you do work or plan to be in the area, be ready for detours and delays. More information on ticketing can be found by visiting www.BarackObama.com/FLGrassroots. Here’s where you can get those tickets:

Obama Ybor City Office, 1702 N. 14th St., Tampa

Obama St. Petersburg Office, 951 Central Ave., Suite A

Obama Riverview Office, 11215 Bloomingdale Ave., Riverview

Obama Wesley Chapel Office, 29141 Chapel Park Dr., Wesley Chapel

If you do go please tell me what it was like and send along some pictures to ann.kelly@coxinc.com.