Sunny Afternoons, 405 Opens and Rod's Day

Today is July 18. It is the 199th day of the year. We are under a waning gibbous moon. Sunset will occur about 8:05 p.m. Here are five things to know:

1. The National Weather Service forecast for today calls for sunny skies with a high near 72 degrees with patchy fog after 11 p.m. and an overnight low around 64. Forecasters expect patchy fog Tuesday morning that will gradually clear to sunny with a high near 74 degrees.

2. We survived "carmageddon." You can relive all the excitement by checking out our running blog and our wrap-up story is right here.

3. Rod's Day, an annual fundraiser to raise funds for colon cancer research, was held in Playa del Rey over the weekend. Learn more about how a father is keeping his son's memory alive right here.

4. Want to get all toned up? The Art of Pilates in Playa del Rey is offering up two private pilates session (a $150 value) for just $55. Check out the deal right here.

5. Patch is looking for bloggers. We recently rolled out a new blogging platform and are looking for local bloggers to write about whatever they want, whenever they want. If you're interested or want to learn more, send me an email: Paul.Chavez@patch.com. Also, did you know that you can follow Marina del Rey Patch, which also covers Del Rey and Playa del Rey, on Facebook and Twitter?