Valumart at 1500 Bayview Ave. will abandon overnight business starting November 3. The store will now be open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. This will leave only Metro Inc at Bayview and Eglinton still open all night. The 24-hour model was tried and dropped at both area Loblaws. Upper right, Gerry the Frenchie says hello outside Starbucks. Such a friendly guy. Below Gerry is the annual reminder from friends at 384 Belsize of how scary it is at Halloween. This year’s morality tale tells of a poor mermaid who ventured into the lair of a sea monster and (gulp) vanished. Below that, a reminder for kids to get their Glowlight Stick at Bonnie Byford Real Estate, 1536 Bayview Ave. Stay safe on darkened streets. At bottom left, royalist Patricia Treble (@PatriciaTreble) offers this evocative photo of the Queen in her open Chrysler turning north onto Yonge off Davisville in 1959. Then we finish with church events. Manor Road United has its rummage sale Saturday and there are two Christmas fairs coming up November 3.
