5 Things to Know Today: Thursday, September 22

Gulfport City Council Workshop Today: The Gulfport City Council Workshop is at 3:30 p.m. today at Gulfport City Hall. Among the issues up for discussion is the proposed beach smoking ban. Check out the workshop agenda on the city's website. 

Watch City Meetings: If you can't make it to the city meetings, watch them live online on the GTV615 live webstream on the city's website. As always, the city meetings are broadcast live on Brighthouse Cable Channel 615 as well. You can always check out the City of Gulfport's website and watch previous meetings online. They are taped and appear sometime the day after a city meeting.

New Chamber Executive Director: Have you heard, Bob Newcomb has been appointed Congrats!

Circus Arts: Have you heard about the "Circus Arts with Tiele"? Check out a City of Imagination/Gulfport Arts Center monthlong workshop on juggling, acrobatics and clown arts. For more information, check out the event listing on Gulfport Patch.

Thursday Forecast: We have a 30% chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Partly sunny with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 98. Expect an east wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west. Tonight, also a 30% chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly before 8 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 79. East southeast wind between 7 and 9 mph.