5 Things to Know Today: Friday, Aug 24

1) The National Weather Service forecast: Expect mostly sunny skies, but with a 20 percent chance for showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Today's high is 93, but heat index values are at 98. Tonight's low is 78.

2) The lowest reported gas price in Dunedin is $3.56 (cash, regular) at the , 1001 Broadway, on TampaGasPrices.com.

3) Runners, have you signed up for the Hooters to Hooters 5K or 10K. The early morning race is at — you guessed it! — the Original Hooters Restaurant in Clearwater on Sept. 16. Cost is $20-35, and it benefits Jacob's Touch, a charity for local families with Autistic children. Register online or at the .

4) Families that have children with special needs may be interested in the Family Network on Disabilities' all-day at on Saturday (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.). The sixth annual conference is free and open to all families in Florida who want to learn options and rights that are available to them with the school system and more. Register in advance at 800-825-5736, 727-523-1130, or email. 

5) The conceptual plan for the (on Main Street and Milwaukee Avenue) received mostly positive reviews at last night's city commission meeting. Builders want to add 138 apartments to downtown, along with at least two restaurants and some retail shops. The builders must still negotiate the final sale of the second part of the vacant plot before construction can start.