Five Things You Need to Know: August 17

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Posted Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 9:41 pm ET|Updated Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 9:42 pm ET

Here are five things to know for Wednesday, Aug. 17.

1. Capital City Cheesecake will continue its tomorrow. August 18, 7:30-9:00 p.m. ($30.00): Wine and Cheesecake Tasting Singles Event.

2. Today will be sunny and in the mid 80s according to the National Weather Service.

3. In case you missed it yesterday, on how there could be more parking at Takoma Junction.

4. On this day in 2008, Towson Native Michael Phelps was the first person to win eight gold medals in the same Olympics.

5. Today in 1982 Compact Disks were first released to the public in Germany. Oh how far we've come.

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