5 Things You Need To Know Today—Wednesday, March 14

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1) Some other spring I'll try to love: Sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind between 7 and 9 mph. Tonight, a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent. (Forecast by the National Weather Service.)

2) Ask me your questions: Live chat with Mayor Rob Dolan today at noon. He'll be .

3) Sign on the street says: Yesterday's Comment of the Day comes from Steve Meuse on our article about the : "I was happy to see that Don Conn brought up my biggest concern with the machines. It made no sense that instead of buying the new machines for 25k, we forfeited 30k (in lost revenue) by leaving them broken. If the new machines were purchased right away, the same $2 fee would still have been enough to cover their cost and we might even have had an extra 5k right now. Since nothing happened for months, now prices need to go up to buy them and the 25k is being taken from our reduced revenue of 60k. Had they been purchased right away, revenue could have been 65k (90k expected minus 25k), but since we waited it will only be 35k (60k new expected minus 25k) AND rates are going up."

4) Lilac wine is sweet and heady, like my love: Here are today's specials around Melrose:

• : Soup—Vegetable; Lunch—Beef and Bean Burrito. [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 morning at five o'clock as the day begins: Here's today's lineup of weekly columns that run each Wednesday on Melrose Patch:

• Poll of the Week: We'll run a poll every Wednesday asking you to weigh in with a quick click on the topic du jour. We'll compile the answers into an article next Tuesday.

• 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.)

Check our calendar for the full slate of events—and add your own!