Neighborhood Know-It-All: 5 Things Happening in White Plains

Let’s face it—everyone likes being a know-it-all. Arm yourself with knowledge and find out what’s happening this week in White Plains

Stop and Shop Thanks You

If you shopped at the on Westchester Avenue between Oct. 29 and Dec. 10 then give yourself a pat on the back. You helped raise $1,505 to fight hunger, during the store’s Food For Friends program.

Shoppers donated between $1 to $5 by buying a paper turkey at the grocery store. Stop & Shop donated a total of $2 million from their stores nationwide. Sixty percent of the funds to local food pantries that stores adopt in each community; and forty percent were allocated to regional state food banks.

Celebrate “Fat Tuesday” with the ’s event planning class at the 7, 307 Central Ave., on Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The event includes prizes, Mardi Gras music from New Orleans and arts and crafts for kids. Anyone who spends $10 or more can spin the wheel to win free coffee, Slurpees, Mardi Gras beads or a gift card.

The City’s Board of Ethics will meet at city hall on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. and may dismiss their investigation of former White Plains Mayor Adam Bradley, who . Lawyers have argued whether the Board of Ethics will be required to make documents regarding the investigation public. City charter states that the documents should remain confidential when a matter is dismissed. .

Get a deal on an outfit or something for the house at the’s thrift store, open on Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. You can save up to 90 percent on clothing, household goods and other items. The church is at 39 North Broadway, look for the bright red door.

Let your little ones learn to become a star in this free 3-session drama workshop, for children in third through sixth grade. The first class is Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the , at 100 Martine Ave. The second class is on March 8, and a performance will be held during the last class on March 15. The class if free. Call 914-422-1476 for more information.

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