Looking for something to do on New Year's Eve? First Night Pittsburgh is a family-friendly New Year's Eve celebration focused on the arts. Held in more than 200 cities worldwide, the festival is a wonderful way to bring in the New Year. First Night Pittsburgh has something for everyone, from ch
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12/30/2008
Merry Christmas! As 2008 draws to a close, I wanted to take a moment to wish you a great holiday and health and happiness in the coming year. Despite all of the negative news associated with the housing industry and the economy as a whole, I hope that the past year has been a good one for you an
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12/24/2008
The Pittsburgh Business Times published a review of the Capstone Grill, which is located across from Donaldson's Crossroads on Route 19 in Peters Township: "The focus here is fresh seafood, with worthwhile beef and chicken options for land lovers. Nine fresh varieties of fish are offered daily, a
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12/23/2008
Before you begin searching for a new home, know what you're looking for. Create a wish list to help you identify all the things that you absolutely must have, as well as those items that would be nice but that you could live without. Things to consider are: Home Characteristics (square footage, b
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12/22/2008
As reported by CBS News, in 2005 there was a two-to-three month supply of houses on the market. Now it's nine to 10 months, so it can take much longer to sell your house. How do you increase your chances? Beside price, the best way to sell your home in a down market is to: - Hire an aggressive
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12/22/2008
The Library restaurant is located at 2302 East Carson Street (near the Birmingham Bridge) in Pittsburgh's historic South Side. Scott Beveridge, award winning writer and photographer at the Observer-Reporter, had this to say about it on his blog: "The menu is even sandwiched between the pages of
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12/17/2008
You would probably agree that Christmas is the most wasteful holiday (wrapping paper, food, decorations, etc.). So here are ten tips from 5 Minutes for Going Green to "green up" your holiday: 1. Buy a quality fake Christmas tree and use it forever, or buy a live tree to plant every year. 2. Se
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12/16/2008
There were 13 homes sold in Upper St. Clair during the month of November, down from 16 in October: AddressList PriceSold Price 1616 Trolist Drive 389,000 380,000 1694 Swanson Lane 379,900 355,000 104 Lamar Road 549,900 350,000 2446 Southvue Drive 272,500 268,750 2660 Thorntree Drive 259,000 240,
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12/16/2008
Just a couple of days ago, I shared some tips for saving energy during the holidays. Well, this post goes completely against that theme - but I couldn't pass up the chance to mention a national story with a local connection. A CNN article featured home holiday decorations in several states, incl
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12/12/2008
As you can see on the list of Peters Township real estate closings below, a million dollar home sold in November. There were a total of 13 houses that sold in Peters, down from 16 in October. AddressList PriceSold Price 121 Yorktown Road 1,495,000 1,335,000 Lot 16 Buckingham Drive (New Construct
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12/11/2008