Meet the Schools with the Charlestown Mothers Association

Today is Friday, Sept. 23. Here are five things you need to know today.

1. Got questions about which public, private or charter school is right for you and your kids? The Charlestown Mothers Association will have answers for you -- Monday night at the third annual event. Representatives from more than 30 public, private and charter schools will be on hand in the community center from 6 to 8 p.m. Want more details? .

2. Charlestown was identified as one of the few communities in Mass. where the median sale price on homes has consistently gone up, even through the recesssion. The median sales price in 2005: $547,500. During the same period in 2011: $630,500. That's a 15 percent increase, according to the Globe.

3. Plans for a public market by the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway are moving along. The Public Market Commission is holding a community meeting Monday at 6 p.m. at the State House to discuss how the market could complement the Haymarket, food labeling and certification, transportation to and from the market, and educational programming. The market is expected to create significant construction jobs in the near future and up to 200 permanent jobs when it opens.

4. The and the are playing again this weekend at the . Get more details and tickets at charlestownworkingtheater.org.

5. Today's weather: More showers likely, mostly after 1 p.m. Otherwise cloudy, with a high around 71. Chance of rain, 70 percent.

For more info on what's happening around the neighborhood, check out our events calendar. And please, feel free to post your own there!