5 Things You Need to Know Today: July 11

Good Morning! What five things do you need to know to stay up-to-date about what’s going on in the community? Patch has you covered this Monday:

1. Get ready for a scorching hot day. The National Weather Service is forecasting a mostly sunny day, with temperatures reaching into the 90s. Later on in the evening, it will dip to the low 70s with a breeze averaging 9 to 11 mph. 

2. Missed the news from the last week? Catch up with the News in Review.

3. The cheapest gas stations nearest you: W Express, located at 8550 Piney Branch Rd. and Arliss Street, for $3.55; Sunoco, located at 12040 Cherry Hill Rd. and Plum Orchard Drive, for $3.59; 7-Eleven, located at 650 University Blvd. E near Piney Branch Road, and Sunoco, located at 8875 Piney Branch Rd. and Carroll Avenue, are both for $3.65. (These prices are courtesy of gasbuddy.com so prices may vary.)

4. Coming up in Patch, painter Violeta Fiorino-Schwartz exhibits her work at The Daily Dish. Patch sat down to talk to the Barcelona native.

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