Five Things to Know Today: Friday, July 8

1) The old Sunshine Skyway Piers are going to be torn down and turned into reefs.

2) Are you looking for a home on the beach? Watch each week for five different places on the market.

3) Looking for wet and wild fun? Check out the for film and swim. Read more about in our .

4) Do you have an event you want to promote? Post it here on Patch! It’s free and easy. Plus, it may get coverage from one of our ace Patch newshounds.

5) Here's your Friday Forecast. It's going to be cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the morning and numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs will be in the mid 80s with southern winds blowing 10 to 15 mph and  becoming southwest in the afternoon. The chance of rain is at 70 percent.