5 Things You Need To Know Today—Friday, April 13

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1) You have one of the simplest, most basic types of skies: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. North wind between 5 and 8 mph becoming calm. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 43. West wind around 7 mph. (Forecast by the National Weather Service.)

2) Roads? Where we're going we don't need—roads: Hey Doc, some of us haven't gotten our hover-conversion kits installed yet (but we're only three years away!). So in the meantime, be sure to cast your vote in this week's poll:

3) I'm not the paper, I'm more like the fold: The Milano Senior Center is hosting the ongoing Learn basic origami techniques then graduate to Advanced Origami class on Mondays. Cost is $3 per class.

4) Testing one, two: Melrose High School will be administering ACT exams tomorrow. Good luck, eager young minds of tomorrow.

5) Leaning heavy on the end of the week: Here's today's lineup of weekly columns that run each Friday on Melrose Patch:

• : Our roundup of open houses for the upcoming weekend runs at 8 a.m. Realtors, you can add a photo or video of an open house you're hosting to the gallery!
  

• Best Of Patch Readers' Choice Results: Fridays at noon, we'll announce the winner of the weekly Best Of Patch Readers' Choice contest.

As always, check our calendar for the full slate of events—and add your own!