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5 Things You Need To Know Today: July 21

More dreadful heat, a do-it-all local artist, and an update on that Costco gas station.

  1. You probably could have guessed what I'm about to tell you: It's going to be hot today. The high will be near 99 with a heat index as high as 107. Assuming you survive, the evening low will be about 74.
  2. Speaking of sweltering heat, it's important to keep cool as temperatures rise. Here are some tips from Montgomery County on how to beat the heat.
  3. Between writing her own comic book, storyboarding movies and teaching art, has made a career out of pens and ink.
  4. Remember the plans for that controversial gas station at the incoming Costco in Wheaton? Well, the county has a hearing on whether to allow the station to be built.
  5. Coming up on Kensington Patch, we'll have a rundown of what's coming up at Strathmore, a guide to the weekend's yard sales and a slide show of photos from Antiques Row.


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