Five Things on the Beach: Wonderful Pets!

1) Patch and the Green Machine will be out at the Pinellas County Animal Services at 12450 Ulmerton Road in Largo today. Come out and check the wonderful animals and take one home!

2) They've announced the hotels that will be hosting the RNC and . What are you're thoughts about it? Let us know in the comments!

3) You can blog here on Patch! When you blog, you can get your ideas heard by anyone who happens to drop by Pinellas Beaches Patch. If you’re interested, shoot me an e-mail at leigh.armstrong@patch.com

4) We have an app on the Apple app store and the Android Marketplace. If you have an iPhone or Android phone, it’s a great way to get your Patch news on the go! Just search Patch in the app store.

5) Here's your Wednesday forecast. It'll be partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs will be in the upper 80s with a 20 percent chance of rain.