5 Things You Need To Know Today—Friday, July 20

1) As I shout it to the blue summer sky: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Tonight, partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph. (Forecast by the National Weather Service.)

2) And I mean no anchovies. You put anchovies on this thing and you're in big trouble, OK? Sorry Mikey, I actually like anchovies. It's Pizza Party Friday at Starting at noon, the Recreation Department will be serving up dollar slices of pizza and cold drinks (also a buck). There will also be fun free events and activities at the park, along with a supervised bounce house.

3) We can work it out: Bring your kids 5 and up down to Fred Green Field tonight at 7 p.m. for (Fill out the youth waiver form found under the programs tab, print it out and bring it with you and make sure, if you're not a current or past morning MBCer, your own adult waiver/medical history form has been submitted online.)

4) On your search for some common ground: The from 7-10 p.m. at the Melrose YMCA. Kids in grades 6-9 are welcome, no admittance after 9 p.m, $3 fee for entry.

5) What's Happening!! Here's today's lineup of weekly columns that run each Friday on Melrose Patch:

• : Our roundup of open houses for the upcoming weekend runs at 8 a.m. Realtors, you can add a photo or video of an open house you're hosting to the gallery!
  

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