Tuesday, December 25, 2012
From "Home Alone" to "Christmas Vacation" to "A Christmas Story," which of these comedies is your all time favorite holiday movie?
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- Richard Cook
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Tuesday, December 25, 2012
You probably know the lines by heart to some of these Christmas comedies and classics. So which is your favorite? We've posted the trailers to Home Alone, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Scrooged, Elf, A Christmas Story and It's A Wonderful Life. Check them out, then tell us what Christmas move is your all-time favorite by adding it in the comments box below!
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Children can visit with Santa, eat breakfast and make an ornament Sunday at the fire hall.
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- Mike Jones
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Saturday, December 15, 2012
Bower Hill firefighters are planning a “Breakfast with Santa” on Sunday. The annual breakfast will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at the department’s fire hall on Vanadium Road in Scott Township. Children can visit with Santa and enjoy pancakes and sausage or cereal for breakfast. There will also be a “Santa's Workshop” for the children to make an ornament. Each child will get a stocking with candy and a picture with Santa. Admission for the breakfast is free. Go to the Bower hill Volunteer Fire Department’s website for more information about the event. Like the Chartiers Valley Patch Facebook page or sign up for our Daily E-mail Newsletter
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Bower Hill Volunteer Fire Department
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Monday, December 10, 2012
You have to watch this uniquely Pittsburgh version of the Christmas classic, 'The 12 Days of Christmas.'
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- Richard Cook
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Monday, December 10, 2012
If you're from Pittsburgh, you'll appreciate this "Burgh-style" take on a Christmas classic that's getting a lot of attention on YouTube. Enjoy! N'at.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Have you trimmed your spending because of the economy or has good fortune enabled you to spend more?
Many of you might already be done with your holiday shopping. Still others might be waiting for even better deals that sometimes pop up prior to Christmas. But how does your spending compare to prior holiday seasons? Those who have lost jobs due to the economy, who feel their jobs might be threatened or who have suffered other setbacks might be a little tighter with the purse strings than someone who just got that promotion. With Black Friday and Small Business Saturday over, and Cyber Monday waiting for a business surge tomorrow, you should have a pretty good handle on your 2012 holiday budget. So how much do you plan to spend this holiday season? Let us know by voting in our poll. And tell us in the comments section why you are spending …
Friday, October 19, 2012
'Tis the season to apply for temporary retail jobs. Here's a look at what's available at South Hills Village.
Job hunting? Are you willing to consider seasonal work in retail? Start looking. Retailers that depend on Christmas and year-end sales are in hiring mode. Work is never easy to find but this year the odds are better. The National Retail Federation predicts a solid increase in holiday sales, and expects retailers "to hire between 585,000 and 625,000 seasonal workers this holiday season, which is comparable to the 607,500 seasonal employees they hired last year." Here's a look at some of the seasonal openings at South Hills Village: The Walking Company Job Title: Seasonal Sales Associate Description: Seasonal sales associate for full and part-time employment Requirements: Must have a good attitude and willingness to learn How to Apply: …
Sunday, December 11, 2011
State Police and the Pennsylvania DUI Association discuss preventing drunken driving.
It's an unfortunate part of the holiday season each year, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Robin Mungo said. "We usually start to see it rise around Thanksgiving," Mungo said of drunken-driving arrests and crashes. "So this is a reminder to people around the holidays. If you have a friend who you've seen drinking, stop them before they get into a car." Standing alongside the state's DUI Victims Moving Memorial at the Mall at Robinson, Mungo said state police typically handle an increased number of drunken-driving arrests, crashes and fatalities during the December holiday season. PennDOT and Pennsylvania DUI Association officials joined her today at the memorial to urge Western Pennsylvania's drivers not to drink and drive during the …
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Neville House Candlelight Tours Offer a Peek at the Past
Take a step back in time to an era where the holidays were more traditional and simple. Woodville Plantation, the home of John and Presley Neville that is a national historical landmark, offered candlelight tours on Sunday with living history on what the holidays were like for the gentry class of the late 18th century. It was a peaceful break from the bustle and bling of modern-day traditions. The holiday season at that time was more of a religious tradition than a celebration like it is today. Christmas Day was reserved mainly for church services. The Nevilles were originally from Winchester, Va., and observed the holiday in the Southern-style tradition of entertaining and dancing. They would observe tradition from Christmas Day for 12 …
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Woodville Plantation
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Thursday, December 16, 2010
Area residents, businesses decorate for the holidays
There's always that one special thing that puts you in the holiday mood, the one thing that when it happens, you just know it's that time of year. Whether it's a favorite Christmas carol, the Black Friday shopping rush or a lighted display, it signals another year of celebration with family and friends. For me, it's Anderson Equipment Company's festive display along Washington Pike in Collier. Each year, workers there have dutifully set up a holiday scene that puts a smile on my face while coming home each day from work. The company's lighted displays have included Santa's team of reindeer (a set of Caterpillars) leading a sleigh, nativity scenes and this year's exhibit that hosts a family of caroling snowmen accompanied by Santa. It's …
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Robyn
9:58 am on Friday, December 28, 2012
my favorite is A Christmas Carol - the version with George C Scott as Scrooge is fantastic! more ›