5 Things to Know Today, Dec. 24

Good morning everyone. It's a quiet week thanks to Christmas, but our regular Monday feature soldiers on.

1. If you're like me, you need to travel for Christmas. If that's the case, be careful out there. The weather could get messy.

2. Did you buy a Christmas tree from Compost? They're holding a photo contest. Send them a photo, and you can win a "pretty cool prize."

3. Blogger Jon Geeting thinks Easton should give Sitgreaves Street the "Bank Street treatment" from Ferry to Bushkill.

4. Speaking of bloggers, we're recruiting some more. If you're interested, here's how to sign up.

5. Today is -- of course -- Dec. 24. Forty years ago today, Bob Hope gave his final show for U.S. troops in Vietnam. Celebrating birthdays today are Twilight creator Stephanie Meyers and comic book writer Mark Millar.