Five Things on the Beach: Vote for the Best!

1) Voting for the first round of the Best Customer Service contest ends at noon today! Make sure you get in your last minute votes!

2) . If you have interesting stories, you should think about blogging for Patch. Contact me for more information.

3) St. Patrick's Day weekend is coming up! What do you plan to do? If you don't have any ideas, check out the Patch Minute later today!

4) Looking to try something a little different than the same old drink? Check out the  at  to taste vodkas from around the world. 

5) Here's your Friday Forecast. It'll be partly cloudy with highs in the mid 70s and no chance of rain.