Five Things to Know Today: Monday, August 1

1) The water disinfectant changes today. . 

2) Interested in graphic art? Check out the for a  this morning as a part of their summer series.

3) Patch wants to hear your stories! You can blog about your interesting stories on Patch.com. E-mail me for information.

4) We also like to hear your feedback. Let us know how we’re doing and how you think we can improve by e-mailing us or shouting in our shoutbox.

5) Here's your Monday forecast. It'll be partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. The highs will be in the lower 90s with a 50 percent chance of rain.