5 Things You Need To Know Today—Friday, March 9

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1) Like heaven's coming down: Back to more usual March weather today. (sigh) A slight chance of showers before 8 a.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. West wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Northwest wind between 7 and 14 mph. (Forecast by the National Weather Service.)

2) You're my sweet pea: The Wakefield Repertory Theatre's production of "Once Upon a Mattress," a musical adaptation of “The Princess and The Pea,"

3) Question—why is it ... Funk dat. Have a question for Mayor Rob Dolan? Fire away next Wednesday at noon in .

4) And you say: Yesterday's Comment of the Day: On our latest Visions for Vacancies column asking , Katherine Kennedy said:

Community Art Center Offices to support a Melrose Community Arts Center which could fill the empty space across the street (under Corinthian Hall) with drama, music, dance and visual arts. Performance, classes and events could be showcased and studio space could be provided. Melrose needs a non-profit Community Arts Center. Franklin Street could be reborn with a unique focus of the arts. We have enough sandwich and coffee shops.... Peacuddy's and its predecessor both closed due to the economy and competition.

5) It's a cunning plan, actually: 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!