Daily Five: Lighthouse Inn Auction, Shelf Aware, Blogging

1. We avoid another winter storm but still get some ugly weather today; showers become a steady rain, with a high temperature of 43 degrees. Sunrise is 6:53 a.m., sunset is 7 p.m. The overnight low falls to 29 degrees.

2. Have $55,000 and feel like rehabilitating a historic New London resort? That’s the required amount to have available to deposit in an auction of the Lighthouse Inn today at 3 p.m. The opening bid for the property will be $500,000.

3. The Public Library of New London’s “Shelf Awareness” book club continues today with Karen Russell’s Swamplandia. The discussion starts at 3 p.m. and copies of the book are available at the circulation desk.

4. Something on your mind? Whether it’s advice on a hobby or an opinion on recent news, you’re welcome to submit blog entries for the Local Voices section of the site.

5. Glenn Close, an actress whose roles include Stonington’s own Hope Springs, turns 66 today.

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