Five things to know today - April 30

1. The National Weather Service predicts a forecast of sunny with a high near 82.

2. Bring your lounge chairs and dancing shoes for the Concert Near the Field. This family event sponsored by St. Martins in Fields allows families to bring a picnic or buy grilled treats hosted by the local Boy Scouts troop. It will be an afternoon of blues, jazz and rock and roll with local favorite the Chicago Joe Jones Band.

3.Pitch in to help keep looking beautiful. The Ashford Park PTA is sponsoring a grounds clean up today from 8 a.m. to Noon at the school.

4. Go cheer on the runners for the   today that started at the Brookhaven/Oglethorpe MARTA Station.  Fund raiser is for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society/Team In Training-GA Chapter.

5. Join us again at 6 p.m. for this week's top stories in our PatchCast.

Inland Waters Pollution Control will start a sanitary sewer inspection project in the Johnson Ferry Road area during the week of Monday, May 2 –  Friday, May 6. There will be a single lane closure in effect from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. for the streets listed on this schedule and the flow of traffic will be maintained by the contractor during the hours of operations. 

• Check if there's a weather situation.
• Bring your lounge chairs and dancing shoes for this family event. You can bring a picnic or buy grilled treats hosted by our local Boy Scouts troop.  It will be an afternoon of blues, jazz and rock and roll with local favorite the Chicago Joe Jones Band.