Five Things You Should Know Today

1)     Only six days until Valentine’s Day. Here’s a gift idea: Say it with his and hers jewelry. Check out The Celtic Shop of Dunedin, where Claddaugh rings stand for love, loyalty and friendship and the Celtic Knot symbolizes eternity.

2)     Here’s a love-themed event for the day: Best-selling romance author Kathy Carmichael talks about her books and her writing career at 7 p.m. A signing follows at the .

3)     Do something to appreciate Black History Month today. Check “Lesson Before Dying,” a 1999 film set during the 1940s and starring Don Cheadle and Cicely Tyson, at 2 p.m. in Community Room A at the . The movie is about a man who is wrongly accused for killing a white shopkeeper, but also delves into the divisions within the black community.

4)     Did you know that Pinellas County recycled 1.8 million pounds of electronics last year? Yep, this is according to Joe Fernandez with the Pinellas County Solid Waste Division at the chemical and electronic waste drop-off event at Dunedin High School on Feb. 5.

5)     Sunny and 60s for the next two days!