Easter in the Cranberry Area: Hop on Over to These Events

Easter egg hunts and festivities are taking place around the region.

The Easter Bunny makes his way to the Cranberry area Sunday—and here’s to ‘hoppin’ he brings some warmer weather with him. In the meantime, several Easter festivities are taking place around the region. The annual Eggstravaganza Easter egg hunts will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, March 29 and again from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 30 at Victory Family Church on Route 19 in Cranberry. The event features 90,000 candy-filled Easter eggs across the church’s grass fields in eight separate hunts. There also will be inflatable rides, balloon artists, a puppet show and more. The Zelienople Lion's Club egg hunt begins at 11 a.m. sharp Saturday, March 30 at Zelienople Community Park. The Friends of the Park’s Spring Easter Festival …

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What’s Under Construction in Cranberry in August?

Get a gander at what’s opening soon in the area.

It seems like everywhere you look in Cranberry these days there’s a crane or a bulldozer at work on a new development. According to township figures, about $120 million worth of construction has been completed, is underway or is planned for Cranberry in 2012. About 1.25 million square feet of non-residential space will be added to the area this year, including construction of retail, restaurant, office and religious buildings. For those curious about what’s under construction in Cranberry this month, we’ve put together a handy list—and some photos. The Hilton Garden Inn isn’t the only new hotel in town. A Courtyard by Marriott is well on the way to opening after being built from the ground up on Cranberry Woods Drive, just a stone’s throw …

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Hoppy Trails: Thousands Attend Victory Eggstravaganza Event

The annual event features 100,000 candy-filled eggs in eight separate hunts.

Thousands of Easter revelers from across the region descended on Victory Family Church Friday and Saturday for its annual Eggstravaganza. Pastor John Nuzzo, founding pastor at Victory, estimated about 6,000 people attended the event, which featured 100,000 candy-filled plastic eggs in eight separate hunts, photos with the Easter Bunny, inflatable rides, temporary tattoos, balloon artists, a puppet show and much more. “It has been a wonderful two days,” Nuzzo said. Since Eggstravaganza, originally held at Cranberry Community Park, began more than a decade ago, Nuzzo said the event has grown each year. Because the event is now so large, attendees park at the nearby Manheim Pittsburgh car lot on Route 19 and board one of the continous …

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Easter Weekend Roundup: Egg Hunts, the Bunny Festival and More

Get ready for an egg-cellent weekend!

If you’re on the hunt for more than eggs this Easter weekend, Cranberry Patch has got you covered. There’s a plethora of holiday events happening across the community this weekend. Without further ado, here’s what’s hoppen-ing! 1.  Victory Church Eggstravaganza When/Where: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Victory Family Church in Cranberry. Why Go: Welcome to the mother of all Easter egg hunts. The event will feature 80,000 candy-filled Easter eggs across the church’s grass fields in eight hunts. There also will be photos with the Easter Bunny, inflatable rides, balloon artists, a puppet show and more. Parking will be available at Manheim Pittsburgh on Route 19, and there will be continuous shuttles to the church. …

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Five Things You Need to Know this Week

Patch gives you a rundown of what's going on around the community.

What’s going on in your child’s school? Find out in person when Seneca Valley school officials meet at 8 p.m. Monday at the Intermediate High School in Jackson Township with their workshop meeting. The board is expected to review its student wellness policy as well as a new allergy policy. Get the scoop on what developments are in the works for Cranberry. The commission meets at 6 p.m. tonight at the Cranberry Township Municipal Building on Rochester Road. Developers for the new North Catholic High School on Route 228 near the border of Seven Fields are expected to detail plans for the property at the meeting. Find out in person what’s going on in township government. Cranberry’s board of supervisors will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday inside …

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Seneca Valley Superintendent Continues Conversation with Community

Tracy Vitale will meet with residents on Saturday in Cranberry and next week in Evans City.

Seneca Valley Superintendent Tracy Vitale is continuing to have her “Conversations with the Community” talks. Vitale, who was hired as superintendent in September, will meet with residents at noon Saturday at the Victory Family Church on Route 19 in Cranberry. Residents will have another chance to catch up with Vitale when she meets with the community again at 10 a.m. March 24 at the Main Street Grill in Evans City. Vitale began meeting with the public for open discussions in November. She also had “Conversations with the Community” events in January and February, including a combined conversation event with Cranberry Township manager Jerry Andree Jan. 28 at the Graham Central Coffee House and Café. Vitale has public meetings scheduled for…

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Cranberry CarSense Targets Mid-February Opening Date

The Route 19 location will be the first in the Pittsburgh area for the Philadelphia-based car chain.

After about six months of construction, the CarSense on Route 19 in Cranberry is set to open in mid-February. Adjacent to Victory Family Church, the 23,760-square-foot sale facility and car lot is part of a Philadelphia-based used-car business that has three locations in eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The Route 19 store will be the first in the Pittsburgh area. General manager Tim Wright, a University of Pittsburgh graduate, said he’ll move to the area from the Philadelphia region to work at the store. The Cranberry lot will have hundreds of pre-owned cars that are about 1 to 2 years old and with low mileage, he said. Wright said the cars—which will include a variety of makes and models—are packaged with warranties and return polices…

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Holiday Worship: Victory Family Church Tells Christmas Story

The last weekend before Christmas is filled with carols and a telling of the Nativity story.

Funny, but we can hear the Christmas story hundreds of times and still long to hear it again around this time every year. Which is why we headed to Victory Family Church in Cranberry. The church is offering a musical, dramatic and family-friendly telling of the story of Jesus's birth during a number of special services this weekend. The first takes place at 7 p.m. Friday with the singing of carols, contemporary music and a moving narration of the Christmas story. Other family Christmas services will be held at 4 and 8 p.m. on Saturday and at 9 and 11 a.m. on Sunday. On Christmas Eve, candlelight services will be celebrated at 3, 4:30 and 6 p.m. Just now you're probably wondering, why is there a photo of a glove included in this photo …

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Video: Eggstravaganza at Victory Church

Hundreds of people turn out for the Cranberry church's annual Easter event.

Although there were overcast skies, the rain held off for Saturday's Eggstravaganza event at Victory Family Church in Cranberry -- and what an event it was! The event features thousands of candy-filled Easter eggs strewn across the church’s grass fields in several separate hunts. There also were inflatable rides, balloon artists, a puppet show and more.

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Get Out: An Egg-Cellent Easter Weekend

Here's what hoppin' around the area.

Hoppy soon-to-be Easter everyone! This week’s Get Out has some fun Easter plans. Feel free to add you own activities in the comment section of the article. 1.  Victory Church Eggstravaganza When/Where: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Victory Family Church. Why Go: Welcome to the mother of all Easter egg hunts. The event features 80,000 candy-filled Easter eggs across the church’s grass fields in eight separate hunts. There also will be inflatable rides, balloon artists, a puppet show and more. For teens, there’s a rock-climbing wall, a bungee run, pedestal jousting and a Velcro wall. Parking is available at Manheim Pittsburgh on Route 19, and there will be continuous shuttles to the church. This is one Easter event you don’t want to miss! …

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