5 Things to Know Today: Wednesday, August 3

Lori is "Locked Up": Help raise money for Muscular Dystrophy, "bail" out Lori Rosso. Donations are being collected until August 17, 2011. Rosso is MDA's Most Wanted Citizen! Rosso is helping raise money by asking people to donate or send "bail money". For more information check out this website.

Swing Time: Come one, come all to the Gulfport Casino tonight for swing dancing and lessons. Lessons begins at 6 p.m. with music at 8 p.m. Tickets are $7 per person.

Hurricane Preparedness: Tune in tonight to the Pinellas County eSeries at 7 p.m. The eSeries is a video series of hurricane preparedness topics and issues. You can submit a questions before the presentation by going to this website. Prepare to Survive can also be seen on PCC-TV (Bright House Channel 622, Knology Channel 18 or Verizon Channel 44). The dates for upcoming Prepare to Survive eSeries presentations are Oct. 5, Nov. 2 and Dec. 7. Look for: TownHall: Surviving the Storm 2011 on Wednesday, Sept. 7. Video of the previous eSeries: Prepare to Survive is available on the Pinellas County website and on YouTube at www.youtube.com/pcctv1.

Hurricane Series on Patch: Stay informed before the storm hits by checking out "Hurricane Season 2011: Resources, Checklists and Breaking News Articles" on Gulfport Patch. 

Wednesday Forecast: We have a 30% chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Otherwise, it'll be mostly sunny with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 103. West northwest wind between 3 and 9 mph. Tonight, it'll be partly cloudy with a low around 82. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south southwest.