Five Things You Need to Know Today, Aug. 25

Good morning, Arlington! Here are five things you need to know today:

1. Weather: Expect cloudy skies in the morning, followed by thunderstorms in the afternoon . High temperatures could reach 84 degrees with an overnight low of 69 degrees.

2. : Musician Vance Gilbert is blasting United Airlines for what he says was racial profiling after being removed from a flight at Logan Airport and questioned by State Police about a carry-on bag and a book he was reading.

3. Patch Picks: Each week, Arlington Patch highlights editor and reader picks of great local businesses, destinations, services, organizations, ways to spend a day off and more in our Thursday feature called . This week, we want to know: ? 

4. For the troops: Barrett & Company Real Estate is  for Operation American Soldier. Small plastic jars can be dropped off at the Barrett & Company offices in Concord, Lincoln and Carlisle Centers.

5. This Day in History: From History.com, On this day in 1835, the first in a series of six articles announcing the supposed discovery of life on the moon appears in the New York Sun newspaper."