Feb. 17: Basketball Playoffs, Sold! and HS Bowling League

Oh Thursday, if you could only be Friday! Only one more day before it's smooth sailing to the weekend, so as you prepare to finish up your work week, let us tell you what you need to know today.

1. Find out what your neighbor's house sold for when our column on recent home sales — Sold! — posts at noon.

2. Ever feel like you want to do more to help the community, but don't know how to help? We got you covered. Patch Picks, which posts today at 3 p.m., will outline some local non-profits that could use an extra hand.

3. It's that day of the week again. The  hosts its adult game night tonight from 6:30-8:30 p.m. , so come down, take a load off and relax while playing Nintendo Wii and some board games.

4. The boy's basketball playoffs start tonight for South Side. Come down to the high school and root for the Cyclones! Tip off is at 7 p.m. 

5. For high school kids who want to have some fun with their friends after school, head down to  at 4 p.m. for its High School Challenge Bowling League. For $10, teams of three can compete in three games, and rental shoes are included. A trophy will also be given to the winning team.