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5 Things

Check out this week's Parent Talk column, yesterday's Street Talk Video, and coverage of Saturday's Douglaston Community Day.

Welcome to the weekend, Douglaston.

If you haven't already seen Friday's to the past week's market volatility, you won't want to miss what your neighbors are saying.

Then later today, drop back by for Parent Talk because this week's topic is the economy, and more specifically ways you can save money, while still finding fun things to do with the family.

Find out what's happening in Bayside-Douglastonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

And on Sunday, keep an eye out for Patch's coverage of the celebration.

Now, here are 5 Things You Need to Know at the start of this weekend.

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1. Strawberry's Sports Grill is hosting a very special, one year anniversary block party from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday. 

2. The Queens Botanical Garden is showcasing a starting at 6 p.m., Saturday.

3. Those with free time on Sunday should give some thought to checking out the in Flushing Meadow Park.

4. Also, on Sunday, the Deepdale Garden Community Council is hosting its at the Samuel Field Y.

5. Finally, for those looking at local real estate, you may want to see which house was recently and which ones are .

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