News Around Town: Is your neighborhood canceling Halloween? Moving it to another night? Everyone and their costumes weighed in on Halloween on social media yesterday and there’s no consensus. Brad Panovich weighed in. Check out NextDoor to find out what your neighborhood has planned.
Breakfast with Greater Matthews Habitat
News Also Around Town: It’s finally the holiday to kick off all other food-heavy holidays: Halloween. If you’d rather skip the candy-season, Smilebar has you covered. Smilebar (1819 Matthews Township Pkwy
Matthews), a locally-owned husband/wife dental office in Matthews Festival, has partnered with Operation Gratitude, and are collecting leftover Halloween candy. Intending to collect 50 pounds of candy (that’s a lot of dum dums), Smilebar will add handwritten notes and cards then ship the sweets to Operation Gratitude. Operation Gratitude will, in turn, distribute everything to troops overseas, local veterans, and first responders. You have a few days to eat your fill, Smilebar is collecting candy until 7 pm on November 5.
One Great Thing: Yesterday morning, Greater Matthews Habitat gathered in the main hall at Threshold Church to celebrate building safe, affordable housing in and around Matthews. Familiar faces of community members spoke during the event, including Pastor Chuck Wilson of Matthews United Methodist, and Natisha Rivera-Patrick, President of Greater Matthews Habitat. Gabriela, the pre-teen daughter of Habitat homeowners, spoke to the beauty of her family’s new home, her appreciation of having a yard to play in, and the joy of picking out her own bedroom.
