Readers' Choice: Where's Your Favorite Place to Get Ice Cream?

Vote for the best place to get a frozen treat in the Cranberry area.

Whether you prefer an ice cream cone, a milkshake, a sundae, or maybe frozen yogurt, there’s nothing like a cool treat on a hot summer night.  So where do you go for ice cream? In the Cranberry area there are plenty of options, including the Cranberry Creamery along Route 19, The Dairy Queen (which has locations on Route 19 in Cranberry, along Route 228 in Adams Township and on Perry Highway in Harmony), Scherer's Ice Cream on Rochester Road, Bruster's Ice Cream on Route 228, Young's Custard Stand in Zelienople or Zimmerman's Ice Cream in Evans City. For frozen treats, there's also Rita's Italian Ice, YuM Frozen Yogurt, TCBY and Sincerely Yogurt, all located in Cranberry. We’ve put a list of nominations into a poll for your vote. If there’…

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Jessica Sinichak

5:15 pm on Friday, June 1, 2012

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Dispatches: The Changing American Dream

Braving the Economy: Local Female Entrepreneurs Open New Businesses

Women open shops in Cranberry and Pine.

Even when times are tough, people need birthday presents. That was Mary Elwell’s thought when she started formulating the idea for her shop, Plumberry Gifts in Cranberry Township. Elwell is one of a growing number of entrepreneurial women who have opened local businesses, despite the troubled economy. Pine businesswoman Sharon Scheidemantle, a real estate broker with ACHIEVE Realty who specializes in finding business locations for entrepreneurs as well as residential properties, said that she has helped several women find “the perfect” spot for their new ventures. “Many people don’t even know we help businesses, but I have over 20 years experience and an MBA, plus I live here so I know the area and know what works well for businesses,” …

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