5 Things You Need To Know Today—Wednesday, Jan. 25

Check the traffic out there and today's gas prices before heading out the door!

Today is Wednesday, Jan. 25—107 years ago today, the world's largest diamond was found—and here are Melrose's five fast facts for the day:

1) Will the winter sunlight keep you warm, untorn, untorn and alive? Mostly sunny today with a high near 41. West wind between 8 and 14 mph. Tonight, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 26. West wind between 7 and 10 mph. (Forecast by the National Weather Service.)

2) Clearly I remember picking on the boy: Today is No Name Calling Day in Massachusetts. In honor of that, tonight join the Center for Education in Violence Prevention for "," a free discussion (register online) for parents, teachers, school staff and community members about the realities of bullying in and out of schools. The event takes places at 6:30 p.m. at Lakeshore Learning on Route 1 in Saugus.

3) Alright everyone, go back to your knitting: Today at 3:30 p.m. at the Melrose Public Library, it's Dorothy Iudice will teach children how to knit and provide all materials.

4) This is delicious! Here are today's specials around Melrose:

• : Soup—Vegetable; Lunch—Eggplant Parm [Note: menu subject to change.]

• Do you own a Melrose eatery? E-mail your daily specials to danield@patch.com by 6 p.m. and we'll include them in next morning's .

5) Wednesday was a good day: Here's today's lineup of weekly columns that run each Wednesday on Melrose Patch:

• Get Out: Looking for something to do this weekend? Our roundup of stuff to do this weekend in Melrose now runs on Wednesdays at 3 p.m. (Giving you more time in advance of Thursday night events.)

• Poll Results: Every Thursday we run a poll about a timely issue on Melrose Patch, and the following Wednesday, we'll bring you the results and invite you to continue the conversation.

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