Five Things to Know Today: May 4

1. Weather: We could have some serious rain today. The National Weather Service forecast for our area says there's a 90 percent chance of showers and thundershowers spread out over the day. Rainfall amount could be as much as three-quarters of an inch.

2. In Case You Missed It: it's a good idea to become a blogger on Patch. She's a distant relative of Rosie the Riveter.

3. Biz Bites: Wondering what to do with that leather coat yo uwore so much over the winter? cleans leather and will get that all ready for you to slip right on next season.

4. Coming Up: Margie Peterson devotes her weekly column, "Life in the Slow Lane," to the reflections on the demise of Osama bin Laden.

5. Today in History: On this day in 1929, Edda van Heemstra Hepburn-Ruston--who became better known to legions of film fans as Audrey Hepburn--was born near Brussels, Belgium.