Vivian writes:

Gift of Grace (2102 N. 40th St) will be hosting a Church Bazaar this coming weekend. Come share a cup of cocoa and consider purchasing fair trade knitwear, coffee, chocolates, and olive oils for your gift giving this season. There will also be fresh baked goods, preserves, and handcrafted novelties. The proceeds from this fundraiser benefit the Fair Trade organizations and Gift of Grace Church through the matching grant “Matthew 25: Neighbors in Need Grant Program” with 50¢ $1 up to $5,000 from Thrivent Financial.

Bazaar Dates & Times

Carol writes:

Carol Magallanes here, BF Day Parent and operator of Quiz Night for Day, a pub-trivia style fundraiser for BF Day Elementary PTSA.  Our third installment of this totally-fun event is happening at Pecado Bueno (4307 Fremont Ave) on Tuesday, November 4th.

Many of BF Day’s families live in Wallingford, and as neighbors I would like to invite your readers to join me at this community engaging evening.
A little backstory: I am just a mom who wanted to become involved in my neighborhood school when my older child started kindergarten.  I attended the PTSA meetings and learned about …

Liza from The Octopus Bar wrote to let us know they’re kicking off Movember with a party tonight:

We are collaborating with Jameson, Kettle One, Hale’s Ales, Red Bull and Movember to raise money for men’s health (Prostate cancer awareness, testicular cancer awareness and men’s mental health) and as a bar we are donating the sales tax from sales from the entire month of November to the campaign.

Additionally, we are hosting several events through the month to raise money and awareness as well as Jameson (Jameson Black Barrel) is matching our donation. Our goal as a bar, and part …

For those that prefer trick-or-treating at stores to trick-or-treating at houses (or who prefer both), the Wallingford Chamber of Commerce wants to let you know that businesses along 45th St between Stone Way and I-5 with a pumpkin poster in the window will be handing out candy 4 pm – 7 pm.

We’ll be out hitting homes in the neighborhood, hope to see you there. I can’t speak for the whole neighborhood, but from years experience, I can tell you there are tons of fun and interesting houses along 42nd Street and blocks north and south, from Latona west.

If …

Jean-Stephane Vachon writes:

You probably saw her or she talked to you. Fathia was a friendly woman who talked to everybody. She sang at Farmers Market or for Food bank.

Fathia unexpectedly passed away on October 9th, 2014 in Seattle.

We are a group of friends who are preparing a memorial on November 1st. All the Wallingford community is invited. Visit www.fathiainseattle.com for details.

Fathia Atallah was a gifted composer, guitarist and Jazz Vocalist from Toulouse, France. She performed in Europe for more than a decade with her groups Fathal Jazz and Les Couleurs de la Voix.

Fathia moved …