5 Things You Should Know Today: April 5

1. Northville weather

Patchy frost is expected before 8 a.m. Otherwise, the National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies and a high near 49 degrees. In the evening, expect areas of frost after 2 a.m. with mostly clear skies and a low around 29.

2. Gas prices

The lowest reported gasoline price in the Northville area – according to DetroitGasPrices.com via GasBuddy.com – is $3.93 per gallon. That price is reported to be available at the Mobil at Six Mile and Haggerty and at the station at Eight Mile and Haggerty. Before your commute, be sure to check out our live traffic map.

3. Event

The Marquis Theatre is showing the classic children's play Alice in Wonderland. The show begins at 2:30 p.m. and tickets are $8.50.

4. This day in history

On this day in 1614, according to History.com, 27-year-old English colonist John Rolfe married 13-year-old Pocahontas, the daughter of a Powhatan Indian chief.

5. Post your events to our site

Having a garage sale? Is your organization putting on an event somewhere in Northville? Is your church organizing a food drive? If it's not on our Patch calendar, it should be. Feel free to add events to our site at northville.patch.com/events/new.