Thursday, December 27, 2012
The annual event downtown includes lots of fun activities for visitors.
Ring in 2013 with fellow Pittsburghers at Highmark's First Night Pittsburgh event. The family-friendly event is produced by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and sponsored by Highmark. First Night provides visitors the opportunity to ring in the new year while celebrating the arts—dance, music, theater, comedy, hands-on activities and more. Several of the city's theaters will host a variety of performances. The event begins at 6 p.m. with the Dollar Bank children's fireworks display and a performance by American Idol finalist—and Washington County resident—Adam Brock & The Soul Band (at the stage on Seventh Street and Penn Avenue). A parade begins at 8 p.m. and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band perform at 10:45 p.m. on the Highmark stage on Penn …
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Share your Christmas wishes with Cranberry Patch readers. Plus, learn how to put Patch to work for you in 2013.
We wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas—and a Happy New Year from Patch! We’d like to give our readers the opportunity to wish their loved ones a Merry Christmas today. Leave a greeting or a holiday memory of a special someone in the comment section below and have it appear (prominently) in our shout out box. As we move into 2013, we want to remind you that this is your site—and you can use it to your advantage. Help make this site a better representation of what's going on in the community by adding the events you know about to the Cranberry Patch events calendar and announcements page. Our event calendar and announcements page are great for things such as fundraisers, classes, garage …
From "Home Alone" to "Christmas Vacation," which of these comedies is your all time favorite holiday flick?
You probably know the lines by heart to some of these Christmas comedy classics. So which is your favorite? We've posted the trailers to Home Alone, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Scrooged, Elf, and The Santa Claus. Check them out, then take our poll and vote for your favorite -- or -- if you have a movie in mind that we missed, add it in the comments box below. Like Us on Facebook | Follow Us on Twitter
Monday, December 24, 2012
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…
The North American Aerospace Defense Command has a website that now offers a Santa tracker mobile app to follow the jolly man's magical flight.
They sent him their wish lists, sat on his lap, and left cookies and milk for his arrival. Now the only thing left for children to do is track Santa's progress as he delivers gifts around the world on Christmas Eve. Thanks to the folks behind the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) website, families worldwide can now follow Santa's Christmas journey in real time. The tradition started in 1955 after an advertisement for Sears Roebuck & Co. misprinted a telephone number for a special "Santa hotline." Instead of reaching Kris Kringle, the number put kids through to the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) Commander-in-Chief’s operations, according to a description on the NORAD Tracks Santa Facebook page, which has more than …
Editor Jessica Bruni Sinichak grew up participating in the traditional Italian feast, but what are you doing?
I'll admit it, as a child, I really didn't appreciate taking part in The Feast of The Seven Fishes, the traditional Italian-American meal served on Christmas Eve that involves no meat. I was a picky eater, and the mere thought of dining on eels, smelts and a variety of other exotic creatures from the sea was enough to make me cringe. Instead, I stuck to salads and plain bowls of buttered noodles as I wondered why we couldn't have a ham or turkey like everyone else I knew. As I got older – and became more open to other foods -- I began to appreciate the tradition behind the meal, which, in my family, dates to the early 1920s. At that time, the Cangi and the Bruni families settled on Larimer Avenue in East Liberty, a predominantly Italian-…
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Most college students are in recovery mode from finals week and have left few hints about what they'd like for Christmas. This list might help.
I asked my son Sam, a sophomore at the University of Pittsburgh, to come up with some last minute gift ideas for college students. Below are his suggestions. Being a second-year college student, I found that more practical gifts had many benefits to them, especially as I got older. The easiest way to find good gift ideas for your college student is to think of items that you are certain they will use. Anything from new accessories for their phone to cooking utensils can go a long way. Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook Check out some of today's other top stories here .
Saturday, December 22, 2012
On each of the remaining days leading up to Christmas, we’ll feature a different local business.
Looking for unique and creative holiday gifts? Throughout the 12 days leading up to Christmas, we're highlighting small businesses in the Cranberry area where you can find great presents for loved ones. Today, the 11th day of Christmas, it’s Bottlebrush: A Gallery for the Arts in Harmony. Located the heart of the town’s historic district, Bottlebrush features original creations from regional artists and monthly concerts by traveling and local musicians. Among the artwork inside the gallery is jewelry, glass, pottery, fibers, sculpture, photography and paintings. The gallery also hosts monthly singer/songwriter workshops, reading groups and art classes for children. Bottlebrush is owned by Dennis and MJ McCurdy. Dennis McCurdy also recently…
40.802692
-80.127948
Bottlebrush: A Gallery for the Arts
539 Main St, Harmony, PA
/articles/12-days-of-small-businesses-bottlebrush-a-gallery-for-the-arts
1250073
/locations/8434682
Friday, December 21, 2012
Local stars Brett Keisel, Troy Polamalu and of course Charlie Batch search for the “true meaning of the season” in this Charlie Brown parody.
As the playoffs draw closer, Pittsburgh’s favorite backup quarterback is searching for the true “meaning of the season” this Christmas—at least on YouTube. A new parody of the classic A Charlie Brown Christmas features "Peanuts"-inspired versions of some of your favorite Pittsburgh Steelers from Patch communities, including Brett Keisel (Cranberry area) and Troy Polamalu (Pine). The video stars Homestead's Charlie Batch, who asks a beard-petting Keisel as well as new father Ben Roethlisberger to help him find the true meaning of the Steelers season. “The playoffs season is coming up and this whole team has stopped believing,” the Batch character complains. The parody also features a thumb-sucking Mike Wallace and Polamalu as piano-playing …
On each of the remaining days leading up to Christmas, we’ll feature a different local business.
Looking for unique and creative holiday gifts? Throughout the 12 days leading up to Christmas, we're highlighting small businesses in the Cranberry area where you can find great presents for loved ones. Today, the 10th day of Christmas, it’s a gift for the foodie in your life, The Enchanted Olive in Harmony. Located across the street from Northgate Plaza on Route 19, The Enchanted Olive offers regional and imported oils and vinegars. Customers can find natural, flavored and infused blends. Each variety is available for tasting and samples are dispensed from the many fustis lining the space. Owner Sherry Cepek opened The Enchanted Olive in 2011 after falling in love with a similar spot while at a wedding in North Carolina. She arrived home …
40.803956
-80.13678
The Enchanted Olive
120 Perry Hwy, Harmony, PA
/articles/12-days-of-small-businesses-the-enchanted-olive
1987775
/locations/8429693
Emergency Denture Repair
2:07 pm on Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Merry Christmas!! EmergencyDenture Repair Srvc. (724)625-5454 more ›