5 Things You Need to Know Today: June 20

Good Morning! What five things do you need to know to stay up-to-date about what’s going on in the community? Patch has you covered this Monday morning:

1. Expect showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11:00 a.m. and a high near 81 degrees. Into the evening, there is a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight with mostly cloudy skies and a low around 68 degrees. 

2. Silver Docs launches today with the movie Swell Season. The movie is directed by Chris Dapkins and Carlo Mirabella-Davis. The movie will be  followed by musical artists Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová. They wowed audience members and won an  Academy Award for their work with the Once.  

3. The top three cheapest gas stations near you: Exxon 701 University Blvd E & Piney Branch Rd. for $3.69, Sunoco 12040 Cherry Hill Rd & Plum Orchard Dr. for $3.69, and   Oceanic 101 University Blvd W & US-29 for $3.78. (These prices are courtesy of gasbuddy.com)

4. Coming up in Patch, the development series "Changes in Your Community" features Jerry McCoy from the Silver Spring Historical Society.

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