Wednesday, May 16

1. Forecast: Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s.

2. At today's , Councilor Tito Jackson will introduce the idea of allowing smart phones to be used to pay for parking meters. For more on that and any other items from the noon meeting, check back with us this afternoon.

3. The Home for Little Wanderers on South Huntington has been much in the news lately because of plans to raze it and build 196 apartments there. But the Home is still serving Boston area children. For a good reminder of what the Home is really about, drop by their "" exhibit Thursday 4-7 p.m. or Friday 9 a.m.-2 p.m. to see a year's worth of art by children at the Home.

4. As a reminder, today at 12:15 local business people are welcome to the . This month it will be held at . Lunch is provided and you'll get to network with other business folk.

5. is out to a big lead in this week's "Readers' Choice" contest on . The poll counts half and ratings of the businesses involved count for the other half.