Register to Vote; Bid on Toll Lanes

1. The humidity, the chance of rain and possibly the 90s return today, the National Weather Service says. The high will be about 90, and there’s a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. That rain possibility continues through the night, when the low will be around 68.

2. Looking for something to do with your free time now that the kids are at school? Northeast Cobb Patch Local Voices writer has a great suggestion: . Every school we’ve ever visited would happily take any time you could give it.

3. In case you missed it Wednesday, the final list of candidates for the for the House seat Sept. 20 . The next key deadline is for voter registration: If you live in Northeast Cobb’s 43rd District, you have until Monday to register. Here are the details about where and how from the .

4. The proposed reversible toll lanes on Interstate 75 and 575 running through Northeast Cobb into Cherokee County are going out to bid with a request for proposals Aug. 29, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. But the Georgia Department of Transportation’s project manager said not to expect signed contracts before the end of next year, the AJC says.

5. The benefit concert canceled for Saturday night at a private home in East Cobb is back on, now on the roof of the French American Brasserie in downtown Atlanta, media outlets including the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Marietta Daily Journal report. Scott Smith, owner of , is behind the Gin Blossoms concert, called the Kia Soul Summer Series; it benefits the American Heart Association. According to a flier posted on the dealership’s Facebook page, tickets are $100 in advance and $125 at the door, including food and booze.