Saturday, August 4, 2012
It's the chain's second store in the Pittsburgh area.
Attention, yoga (or just fashion) fans. Lululemon athletica, a technical yoga and athletic women's and men's apparel store that got its start in 1998 in Vancouver, B.C., is now open at Ross Park Mall. Patrons were greeted with scones and Naked Green Machine juice smoothies at the store's colorful grand opening Friday. Lululemon also has a store located in Shadyside. Dennis "Chip" Wilson founded the retail shop in response to the increasing number of women participating in sports as well as his own belief in yoga as the optimal way to stay in shape as people grow older. Lululemon athletica carries tops, bottoms, cover-ups, accessories and more, fit for those with an active lifestyle, according to the company's website. Men's athletic …
Friday, July 20, 2012
A witness said she saw the victim, a man in his 20's, dragged a quarter of a mile.
An unidentified man dragged through afternoon rush hour traffic on McKnight Road Wednesday remains in the hospital, as Ross Township police continue to interview witnesses and seek surveillance video. Police have good information that the incident between the victim and two white men in possibly a dark green SUV began around 5:30 p.m. in the Ross Park Mall parking lot and somehow the victim became entangled with the vehicle just down the road, KDKA-TV reported. The man fell from the vehicle in front of the Mattress World store, 7203 McKnight Road. A woman, who did not want to be identified was on a cell phone to her husband while she was stopped at the light on Patrick Place at the entrance to Ross Park Mall. “And I noticed there was a …
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Ross Township police are investigating whether incident started in Ross Park Mall parking lot.
An unidentified man who was dragged by an SUV along McKnight Road Wednesday afternoon is listed in serious condition at a local hospital, KDKA-TV reported. The man fell from the vehicle in front of the Mattress World store, 7203 McKnight Road. A clerk at the store, who did not want to be identified, saw the man fall and called 9-1-1. “He was very banged up. Surprised to see something like that on McKnight Road," the clerk said. "He was bleeding from his mouth, and he had a head injury and he was banged up, he was scuffed up, you know his arms and his legs.” Police have good information that the incident between the victim and two white men in possibly a dark green SUV began in the Ross Park Mall parking lot and somehow the victim became …
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Madewell is a casual woman's clothing store launched by J. Crew. Vera Bradley sells a variety of accessories for women, including handbags and stationary.
The Ross Park Mall has announced Vera Bradley will open Friday and the eagerly anticipated Madewell is continuing on track to open on Tuesday. Vera Bradley, located on the upper level across from the mall's food court, sells fashionable, colorful handbags, luggage, stationery and accessories for women of every age. For nearly 30 years, Vera Bradley has had a loyal following of customers who looked for the products among other retailers. This is its first store front in the Ross Park Mall. Madewell, located on the lower level near Victoria’s Secret, is a casual woman’s clothing store launched by J. Crew. Madewell's offerings will focus on key fashion items like jeans, chinos, T-shirts and fleece tops. Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc. also will …
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Three stores catering to specialty clothing and accessories for women are expected to open at the mall this year.
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
Three new stores will open this summer at Ross Park Mall, mall officials said Thursday. They include: Along with store openings, Ann Taylor and Spencer Gifts will see renovations in 2012. “It’s only the beginning of the year and look at the additions that have been announced,” Lisa Earl, Ross Park Mall manager said in a prepared statement. “Just imagine what the rest of 2012 has in store for Ross Park Mall shoppers.” Which store are you most excited about? Tell us in the comments!
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Mall officials announced through their Facebook page at about 10:45 a.m. that mall employees could return to work.
No threat was discovered this morning at the Ross Park Mall after Ross Township Police and Allegheny County Police spent several hours investigating a bomb threat. The mall was evacuated and access to it was blocked off by police and security personnel for several hours this morning after the threat was discovered at about 5:50 a.m. The mall is scheduled to reopen at 11 a.m. Employees were told to return to work at about 10:45 am. "We want to assure customers and employees that every precaution was taken, the situation was addressed and Ross Township Police have determined there was never any danger or device at the mall," Ross Park Mall spokesman Saul Markowitz said in an emailed statement. The evacuation began after a mall employee …
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Buying extensions from a kiosk in the mall is a hair-raising experience.
It was on my bucket list, and I was in bit of a holiday stupor. Plus, my resistance was down. All of these things conspired to make me buy hair extensions from a kiosk at Ross Park Mall. It’s a totally new take on mall hair. The booth had hair in a rainbow of colors and lots of clips, pins and accessories to help make it sparkle, shine and stay in place. All I had to do was pause ever so briefly to see what was offered, and the helpful salesperson was glued to my side, ready to transform my short tresses into Rapunzel-like splendor. With hands flying around my head, she created a long, bouncy ponytail that hung down my back. With a few flicks of her wrist and a couple of decorative clips, she pulled back the front of my hair, added 12 …
Monday, December 26, 2011
Some malls have special hours to accommodate returns and sales.
To accommodate seasonal sales and the returns of items purchased, many Pittsburgh area shopping malls with have special hours of operation for the week following Christmas, while some malls will simply revert back to their normal schedules. See below for a list of area malls and their hours from Dec. 26 through Jan. 1. Also, see if those malls will keep their children's ride-along trains up after Christmas. All restaurant hours may vary.
Friday, November 4, 2011
The American Red Cross, sponsor of the Holiday Mail for Heroes Program, will provide supplies for the annual event Saturday.
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Friday, November 4, 2011
The American Red Cross will host a children’s holiday card-making event Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. at Ross Park Mall. Children and their families will be able to create their own holiday cards, which will be distributed to members of the U.S. military, veterans and their families later this season, according to the Red Cross. The Red Cross is teaming up with Pitney Bowes for the fifth year to collect, screen, sort and deliver holiday cards to American soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, their families and veterans across the nation and overseas as part of the Holiday Mail for Heroes Program. This program encourages all Americans to create personalized cards and holiday mail to send and be distributed to members of the military and …
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
An annual outing for the past 10 years, Project Bundle Up pairs the football players with children to help them shop for coats, hats, scarves and gloves.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
About 45 children from the west side of Pittsburgh paired up with players of the Pittsburgh Steelers football team Tuesday afternoon to shop for warm coats, scarves, socks and hats at the Ross Park Mall. Known as Project Bundle Up, the annual outing is sponsored by the Salvation Army of Southwestern Pennsylvania and WTAE-TV Channel 4. The children, ages 5 to 12, gathered for snacks at about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday on the first floor of Macy's Department store, where they waited for their escorts. As members of the Steelers team arrived, the children posed for pictures and then were led to the third floor, where the players helped them pick out the warm clothes and check out at the registers. About $75 was spent on each child.
Sarah Kovash
2:39 pm on Thursday, February 16, 2012
I LOVE Madewell. This makes me very happy. more ›