5 Things to Know in Gulfport: Special Magistrate, Acoustic Thursday, Salsa Lessons

Special Magistrate Hearing: Special Master and Attorney James D. Thaler, Jr. will hold the city's second Special Magistrate Hearing regarding code enforcement and nuisance abatement cases today at 9:30 a.m. at Gulfport City Hall. The case to be addressed, as per the agenda online, is with a property owner regarding City Code 22-40.2 - Residentially zoned property being used as a kennel for an animal rescue purpose. According to the agenda, at least 27 animals were in the house. The hearing is open to the public. During the first Special Magistrate hearing in July, the business owner of Urgent Tree Service told Thaler he was going to move out of Gulfport and stated that it was too much hassel for him to stay in the city. Read more in the article, "Code Violations Drive Business Away."

Are You Registered to Vote?: Are you registered to vote in the Nov. 6 General Election? Check your status on the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections office website. If you need to register, you can pick up a form at the Gulfport Public Library, but it has to be returned to the Elections Service Center at 13001 Starkey Road Largo, FL 33773. For more information check out our article, "How to Register to Vote in Gulfport."

Salsa Lessons: Grab a partner or just show up with your dancing shoes on tonight at the Gulfport Casino Ballroom. Salsa lessons begin at 6:30 p.m. with a salsa social dance starting at 8 p.m. Tickets are $7 per person.

Acoustic Thursday: This recurring event has been picking up steam! Come join the great musicians of Karmic Tattoo (Duo-Lisa Noe and Pam Green) for acoustic Thursday at Gulfport On The Rocks starting at 6 p.m. (Thanks Lisa Noe for adding the event in our free calendar!)

Thursday Forecast: We have a 40 percent chance of scattered thunderstorms with a high near 86 and tonight, it'll be mostly cloudy with a low around 76.