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Christmas 2012

Monday, December 24, 2012

Christmas 2012 in Cranberry: What's Open? What's Closed?

Need to run some last-minute errands? Forgot to grab someone a gift? Hungry? Patch gives you a rundown of local openings and closings for the holiday.

Starbucks: If you’re battling droopy eyes from all last-minute holiday shopping, the Starbucks store in the Cranberry Commons shopping center on Route 228 is open until 6 p.m. Christmas Eve. The location on Freedom Road is open until 7 p.m. Dec. 24. While both stores are closed Christmas Day, the Franklin Park location is open Dec. 25 if you’re in need of a caffeine fix. Marty's Suburban Bar and Grill: The Cranberry hangout is open 365 days a year, and Christmas is no exception. The restaurant typically plans a feast with all the fixings for Christmas Day. As usual, the restaurant opens at 7 a.m. The bar stays open until 2 a.m. Denny's – the chain restaurant is open 24 hours, seven days a week. Christmas Day does not change that. Cranberry…

Lady Blake

12:37 pm on Monday, December 24, 2012

Applebee's on 228 is open til 8 pm Xmas Eve   more ›

Friday, November 9, 2012

German Christmas Market Ready to Get Underway in Harmony

This is the 22nd year for the WeihnachtsMarkt, an outdoor holiday market in the heart of the historic district.

Visitors from around the region will get a taste of traditional Germany without having to leave the country this weekend as the annual WeihnachtsMarkt get underway in Harmony. Based on the open-air Christmas market held in Germany, the WeihnachtsMarkt is sponsored by the Harmony Museum and features a variety of German foods, crafts, activities for kids, antiques, horse-drawn wagon rides, German dancers and much more. Santa and Mrs. Claus also will be making an appearance at the event. Also back is one of the market's most popular attractions, the Gluwien, a traditional German mulled spiced wine that’s served in a collector’s item mug. This year’s WeihnachtsMarkt takes place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10 and from 12 to 4 p.m. …

Matt Dragovits

12:37 pm on Friday, November 9, 2012

This looks pretty cool. May have to check it out! We went to Old Economy Village last year. This looks pretty similar.   more ›

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

UPDATE: Family of Mauling Victim Asks for Toy Construction Trucks for Charity

Trucks can be donated RIGHT NOW at Slater Funeral Service in Scott Township OR at Maddox Derkosh's funeral Mass at St. Bernard Church in Mt. Lebanon on Friday.

The Derkosh family of Whitehall Borough is asking that, in lieu of flowers, mourners give toy construction trucks to be donated to a children's Christmas charity in the memory of 2-year old Maddox Derkosh, who died tragically at the Pittsburgh Zoo on Sunday. The trucks are being accepted right now at William Slater II Funeral Service in Scott Township. They will also be accepted at Derkosh's funeral Mass at St. Bernard Church in Mt. Lebanon at 10 a.m. on Friday. Trucks may also be dropped off at the Whitehall Police Department lobby throughout Wednesday. Friends will be welcomed for a viewing of Maddox at the Slater Funeral Service in Scott Township from 2 to 8 p.m. on Thursday. Maddox was visiting the Pittsburgh Zoo with his mother when …

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Early Black Friday Deals in Cranberry

In Cranberry, Best Buy and Target begin matching prices of online retailers beginning Nov. 1.

So, you just can't wait to get your Christmas 2012 gift-shopping groove on? And you see great deals online, but you just don't trust the postal service—or your own ability to guess sizes? You don't have to wait until Black Friday to get some deals. Best Buy's announcement that it will allow in-store customers to price-match online retailers by showing the price on their smartphones has been matched by Target and Super Target, according to BFAds.net, a website devoted to Black Friday and gift-shopping alerts. Among other online retailers, the stores will match prices of Amazon.com, Walmart.com,Toysrus.com and Babiesrus.com Best Buy's price-matching begins Nov. 4, while Target's begins today, Nov. 1. Best Buy is located in the Cranberry …

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