5 Things to Know in Gulfport: Domestic Partnership Registry, Teen Council, Patch Food Drive

Domestic Partnership Registry: The Gulfport City Council voted 4-1 to pass the domestic partnership registry during first reading during last night's regular meeting. Gulfport Patch will have the complete story for you today. For more information about the ordinance check out the city's website. Also, if you missed the meeting, you'll be able to watch it online once the video is uploaded to the website.

Gulfport Teen Council: The Gulfport Teen Council recently placed second place in the Florida League of Cities' Municipal Youth Council Video Competition. The council won $500 and will be recognized at the League's annual conference in August. Check out the winning video on the Florida League of Cities website.

School Board Workshop: The Pinellas County School Board is holding a special workshop to hear public input on the board’s search for the next school superintendent. The workshop is from 6 - 8 p.m. at the Conference Hall, Administration Building at 301 4th St. SW, Largo.

Patch Food Drive: Did you miss us at the Fresh Market and Smokin' J's on Tuesday? Don't worry, we'll be at the First Friday Art Walk from 6 - 10 p.m. on the corner of Shore & Beach Boulevard! You can drop off canned good items for our food drive benefitting Feeding America Tampa Bay!

Wednesday Forecast: We have a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Otherwise, it'll be mostly sunny with a high near 86. Tonight, we have a 10% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8 p.m. Otherwise, partly cloudy with a low around 71.