Monday, November 12, 2012
A leadership talk will take place next Saturday at the Barnes & Noble at South Hills Village.
A group of post-Sept. 11 military authors will address the gap in leadership opportunities for returning military veterans by sharing their leadership experiences from the past 10 years of war. A leadership talk hosted from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17, at Barnes & Noble at South Hills Village is the headline event in Pittsburgh for the In the Shadow of Greatness national book tour. The veteran authors hope to inspire future leaders in the Pittsburgh area and national leaders for service in government, politics and business. “By sharing the stories of veteran service, we honor all Americans who have given back to their country, those who have served before us and those who have stepped up in this post-9/11 generation,” said …
Monday, January 9, 2012
Pittsburgh’s first-ever Women Read/Women Write book fest featured a fascinating panel of 11 local and national authors.
“To bring readers and writers together to celebrate the books women love to read.” That is the mission Mt. Lebanon residents and published authors Gwyn Cready and Meredith Mileti set for Women Read/Women Write, Pittsburgh’s first-ever book fest of its kind. “There is no festival that taps into this,” said Mileti, while welcoming the standing-room-only crowd at the South Hills Village Barnes & Noble in Upper St. Clair on Saturday. “I’d like to thank all the participating authors; I look forward to welcoming more next year,” she said. Not an open seat in the house, aspiring writers sat intrigued by four panel discussions—all extremely informative and collectively comical—led by the accomplished panel. The participating authors included: All …
Friday, January 6, 2012
Meredith Mileti will join 10 local and national authors in Pittsburgh's first-ever celebration of the books women love to read on Saturday.
Forego that stack of books you meant to read in 2011 and start fresh with "Aftertaste: A Novel in Five Courses." We featured Mt. Lebanon resident Meredith Mileti's first book in our fall Patch picks. She will join 10 local and national authors in Pittsburgh's first-ever celebration of the books women love to read Saturday at the South Hills Village Barnes & Noble in Upper St. Clair. Women Read/Women Write is a chance for you to meet participating authors, listen to panel discussions and spend the afternoon sharing your passion with fellow book lovers. Over coffee, I sat down with Mileti to learn the backdrop for "Aftertaste," about her favorite places and what's next on her to-do list. Patch: How long was “Aftertaste” in the making? Mileti…
Friday, November 18, 2011
The coffee giant is offering two holiday drinks for the price of one through Sunday.
Did you know that Americans consume 400 million cups of coffee each day? According to CoffeeStatistics.com, that’s the equivalent of 146 billion cups a year. Starbucks is making the holiday season a little perkier for all those coffee lovers with a special BOGO deal starting Thursday and lasting through Sunday, Nov. 20. From 2 to 5 p.m. on those days, Starbucks patrons will get a second free holiday beverage when they buy the first one. The BOGO deal is good on several holiday drinks, including the peppermint mocha in regular and “skinny” versions, caramel brulée latte, gingerbread latte and the company’s standing holiday tradition, the eggnog latte. Please note that the deal is not available at the Starbucks inside Barnes & Noble at South…
Becky Brindle
12:49 pm on Friday, November 18, 2011
I'm a fan of the gingerbread latte, anyone else?! more ›