St. Anastasia Home & School hosted Lunch with Santa in December
NEWTOWN SQUARE–A special appearance was made by St. Nick in December at St. Anastasia School in Newtown Square. St. Annies hosted a lunch with Santa in December for the children in the community to meet and greet the jolly old guy.
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A group of volunteers brightened the halls of Delaware County's skilled care facility recently.
MIDDLETOWN–A group of four creative volunteers took time out of their hectic holiday schedules recently to decorate Christmas trees, brightening the buildings of Fair Acres, Delaware County’s skilled care facility in Middletown. For the past eight years, Pat Goodall and Clair Hagan of Springfield, have enlisted their art group, the Brandywine Decorative Painters, to craft ornaments to be displayed on Christmas trees in the lobbies of numerous Fair Acres buildings. Goodall and Hagan are both retired teachers who have been involved at Fair Acres. The Brandywine Decorative Painters is a Tri-State organization that meets once a month to discuss, craft and prepare for various outreach projects they volunteer for each year. Members vote on a …
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Results from Patch's New Year's poll.
Throughout Northwest Philadelphia and suburbs, Patch polled readers to find the best New Year's spots in our towns and neighborhoods. After four days of voting, the winners have come in. Newtown Grill, 191 South Newtown Street Road, Newtown Square, was Marple Newtown Patch's winner. Check out who won below and let us know what you think by commenting. Also, come back Tuesday for next week's poll—best new business of 2011. Radnor: Georges', 503 West Lancaster Ave., Wayne Tredyffrin-Easttown: Great American Pub, 516 King St., Paoli Media: Downtown Media Ball Drop Haverford-Havertown: Oakmont National Pub, 31 East Eagle Road, Havertown Ardmore-Merion-Wynnewood: A La Maison, 53 West Lancaster Ave., Ardmore Narberth-Bala Cynwyd: Greeks, 239 …
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Patch caught up with folks at Burlap and Bean and Newtown Public Library this week to ask what their goals were for 2012.
New Year's Resolutions are a popular Jan. 1 tradition (and for many of us, so is breaking them). This week, Marple Newtown Patch caught up with some locals at Burlap and Bean and Newtown Public Library to find out what their goals were for the year. Check out the photo gallery above for some of the responses.
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Where to celebrate New Years Eve in town and around the region.
New Year's Eve is a happening night all around the Delaware Valley. Many towns and neighborhoods boast numerous Dec. 31 offerings. Below is a large, but hardly comprehensive, list of festivities in parts of Northwest Philadelphia, the Main Line, and suburban Montgomery and Delaware counties. Please add other options in the comments. New Year's Eve at the Bella Rosa Ballroom Location: Bella Rosa Ballroom, 715 Paxon Hollow Road, Broomall Time: 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Cost: $40 Summary: Boasting elegance without extravagance, this event offers dancing, appetizers, dinner and Champagne at midnight for a low price. Black-tie optional. Link Dinner & Dancing at The Newtown Grill Location: The Newtown Grill. 191 South Newtown Street Road, Newtown …
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Motor club predicts new holiday gas-price high.
The holidays may be slow for many businesses, but for AAA and travelers, this is peak season. In its Christmas forecast, AAA Mid-Atlantic reports new highs in gases prices for Philadelphia holiday travel, while the agency anticipates it will come to the aid of approximately 63,000 stranded motorists throughout its territory (NJ, DE, PA, MD, DC, VA) during the year-end holiday period. Though pump prices have declined recently, motorists will be met with the highest gas prices ever during the year-end holiday season. AAA reports it to hang around $3.25 per gallon, a new holiday high. With an estimate that 91 percent of all holiday travelers will go by car in the next few weeks, about 912,000 Philadelphia area residents will fuel up in the …
Find good fortune while noshing on some homemade deals.
Each week Frugal Family will feature great deals on local products, services, tickets, meals or anything else that reaps savings for families. With the new year upon us, it's time to forget the past and make a clean start. Instead of leaving everything up to fate, why not enjoy a meal to increase your good fortune? There are a variety of foods such as pork, greens, and fish that are believed to be lucky and to improve the odds that next year will be a great one. This week, we searched the area for savings on our favorite foods to kick off a great new year. Note: Check with the merchant for additional conditions that may apply. ACME • Deal #1: Hatfield Simply Tender Center Cut Pork Chops or Roasts $2.69 lb. • Deal #2: Fresh Cod or Flounder …
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Paulette Petrie's third-grade class at Episcopal Academy's Lower School created snippets of their Christmas and holiday stories.
NEWTOWN SQUARE–Third graders from Paulette Petrie's class at Episcopal Academy's Lower School created a video of snippets, sharing Christmas and holiday stories, memories and experiences. The students narrated their own snippets as well as illustrated their own story to go along with their snippet.
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Here’s a rundown of the closings around town.
This year Christmas Eve and Christmas Day fall on a weekend, which affects the regular hours of government offices, as well as local businesses. Government buildings are normally closed on the weekends anyway, however, the county will observe the holiday on Friday, Dec. 23, and Monday, Dec. 26, and will be closed then as well. In the meantime, while most businesses are closed on Christmas Day, some have limited hours on Christmas Eve. There are several stores open for your last-minute gift shopping, or meal-preparation needs. If you are looking for a quick getaway from the holiday chaos, the movie theatres are open, and are rolling out several new releases the last week of the year. The following is a list of what is closed and what is …
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Many retailers, such as Walmart, now offer a convenient way to share wish lists with online gift registries, but an expert says to beware the pitfalls of electronic gift-seeking.
If you’re still stumped about gifts for those last few people on your Christmas list, you might want to check their online gift registries. Yes, the traditional letter to Santa might still be the preferred method of dropping hints about what kids — or kids at heart — want for Christmas. But some are opting for store registries and wish lists as a way to convey holiday hints to friends and family. There are lots of options for those who find the convenience of wish lists appealing. Brick-and-mortar retail stores like Walmart in the Marple Crossroads Shopping Center offer registries that go beyond just wedding and baby gifts. And online retailers like Amazon give consumers the option of creating wish lists year round to give friends and …
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