5 Things to Know in Gulfport: Rays 'Street Team' at Gulfport Elementary

Rays 'Street Team' at Gulfport Elementary: In celebration of National School Lunch Week, Tampa Bay Rays "Street Team" will eat lunch with students at Gulfport Elementary on Tuesday, Oct. 16. Members of the "Street Team" will eat with the students and do activities related to learning about nutrition.

Upload Your Events: Did you know that our events calendar is free for anyone to upload events in and near Gulfport? Just hop on the homepage, click on the "Events" tab, add your event (date, time, contact info, flyer, photos or video) and then share it on Facebook, Twitter - anywhere! Any questions? Email the Editor at Cherlene.Willis@patch.com.

Playground Ribbon Cutting: There will be a dedication ceremony and ribbon cutting ceremony for the new beach playground at 12:30 p.m. and beach volleyball courts at 12:45 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 11. Everyone is invited! Have you seen the new playground yet? Check out our photos during construction in our story, "New Beach Playground Taking Shape."

Congrats Justin Shea! Did you hear? Justin Shea was recently promoted to Technical Events Specialist after Gail Biron became the new Senior Center Supervisor, after Sue Frank retired on Friday, Oct. 5. Congrats to everyone! In case missed it, here's our story from Sue Frank's retirement party, "Congratulations, Sue Frank, on Your Retirement!"

Tuesday Forecast: It'll be sunny with a high near 85 and tonight, it'll be mostly cloudy with a low around 72.