5 Things to Know Today: City Council, Fresh Market, Bird Count

Gulfport City Council: There is a Gulfport City Council meeting tonight at 7 p.m. at Gulfport City Hall. View the agenda online on the city's website. If you can't make it to the meeting, watch it live online on GTV615.

Gulfport Fresh Market: Come out to the weekly fresh market on Beach Boulevard from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Don't forget to "like" Gulfport Tuesday Fresh Market on Facebook.

Ready? Start Counting Birds: Anyone can participate in The Great Backyard Bird Count. The Gulfport Senior Center is hosting a free presentation today at 1 p.m. about the event next month. Watch and count birds for at least 15 minutes on any day of the count, Feb. 17-20. Enter your results at www.birdcount.org, where you can watch as the tallies grow across the continent. The four-day count typically records more than 10 million observations.

Bark for Life: Mark your calendars for Gulfport’s first annual Bark for Life event on Saturday, Jan. 21. Register for just $10 and bring your furry friend to the Gulfport Recreation Center from 2-6 p.m. For more information please contact Sandy Valentine at (727) 320-2069 or "like" them on Facebook at Bark For Life-Gulfport. If you have a canine caregiver or survivor story that you would like to share, please email it to Cherlene.Willis@patch.com for a chance to be highlighted on Gulfport Patch.

Tuesday Forecast: It'll be mostly sunny with a high near 75. Expect an east, southeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming south, southwest. Tonight, we'll have patchy fog after 1 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy with a low around 59. Expect a southwest wind between 3 and 6 mph.