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Everett: Tickets for Gusto! still on sale

Advance tickets are still available for Gusto!, a celebration of Northwest wine, cuisine and microbrews.

The event benefits the Everett Community College Foundation and features more than 60 regional wineries and food from 20 local restaurants.

It features live music, cooking demonstrations from local chefs and a silent auction.

This year, samples from microbreweries are being introduced.

Gusto! is scheduled for 6 to 10 p.m. Nov. 2 at Everett Events Center’s Edward D. Hansen Conference Center, 2000 Hewitt Ave.

Advance tickets are $50 per person and $60 at the door. Admission includes wine, beer and food tastings and a commemorative wine glass and plate.

For tickets, call 866-332-8499 or go online: www.comcastarenaeverett.com.

Longer tax break for low-income housing

The Everett City Council voted 6-1 Wednesday to extend the horizon of the tax break for new downtown apartments and condos that include low-income housing units.

Qualifying projects will be able to receive a property tax break for 12 years. Previously, the tax break was for 10 years. Projects without low-income units will see tax breaks reduced from 10 years to eight. The amendments reflect changes to state law, Everett’s planning director Allan Giffen told the council.

The council also voted to eliminate council approval for each application for the program, and agreed to report detailed information about the program annually to the state Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development.

Four downtown condos that have been approved for the tax break are currently planned or under construction.

Lake Stevens: It’s a family Halloween

The Lake Stevens Family Center is planning its annual Family Safe Downtown Halloween for 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in downtown Lake Stevens.

The evening features a costume parade down Main Street, a carnival for children at the senior center with free candy and prizes, and a “not-so-haunted house” for older youth.

Businesses are expecting trick-or-treaters and Jay’s Market plans to offer free photos of children in costume.

For more information, call the family center at 425-397-7433.

Mukilteo: Writers invited to meeting

Writers are invited to today’s meeting of the Mukilteo Arts Guild Writers Group in Old Town Mukilteo.

The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. on the upper level of The Art Building, 724 First St. The group is open to writers of all abilities and genres.

The group offers the chance for feedback on writing, ideas and projects.

For more information, call 425-423-0450 or go online at www.mukilteoartsguild.org.

Snohomish: Center seeks bazaar vendors

The Snohomish Senior Center is set to move its annual fall bazaar to the Snohomish Masonic Hall at 602 Ave. B this year, providing more room for vendors and more parking for bazaar shoppers. The bazaar is set to take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 10 and 11.

For more information on how to have a table at the bazaar, call the senior center at 360-568-0934. Registration is a flat fee of $20.

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