Food For the Needy, Southwest Museum Tour, Hermon Clean-Up

1. Free food for the needy

Hermon Church will give out free food to all who stop and are in need today, Friday, Nov. 1, from from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in front of the church, located at 5718 Monterey Rd. 

2. ‘Behind the Scenes’ Southwest Museum Tour

Mark your calendars: The El Plan Del Southwest Museum Task Force, a local voluntary organization dedicated to connecting individuals in an effort to find ways for the long-term sustainability of the Southwest Museum, is organizing two tours of the museum on Saturday, Nov. 2. The first tour, at 1 p.m., will be bilingual and is limited to 50 people. The second tour, at 2 p.m., will be in English and is also limited to 50 people. Click here to visit the task force’s website and view details on how to register.

3. Monthly clean-up in Hermon

On Saturday, Nov. 2, the Hermon Clean Team will begin its 11th year of monthly clean-ups from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Rendezvous outside Monterey Donuts, 5930 Monterey Rd., around the tailgate of a light brown truck. Four of the team's regular members will be out of town this weekend, so volunteers to take their place are very welcome. 

4. What's the weather like today around Highland Park? Click here to find out.

5. How's the local traffic in and around Highland Park-Mount Washington?  Click here for up-to-the-minute traffic information from Mapquest.com.