Five Things to Know Today: Thursday, September 8

1) Starbucks is looking to perk up teachers! every Monday until September 26 at Starbucks in Tampa Bay.

2) Are you looking to have a new furry friend in your house? Read up on  and see if she might be the right dog for you.

3) Do you have little ones with vivid imaginations? Check out at the to inspire their minds and get them started on good reading habits.

4) just shared an interesting story of one of the wedding she worked on. If you have interesting stories, we'd love to hear about them in a blog. If you're interested e-mail me at leigh.armstrong@patch.com for more information.

5) Here's your Thursday Forecast. It will be mostly cloudy with numerous showers and thunderstorms with highs in the upper 80s and a 60 percent chance of rain.