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Sunday, April 29, 2012

Photos: Patch's Draft Party Winners

We want to thank everyone who showed up at our NFL draft party Thursday night at the Bottleshop.

The 2012 NFL Draft is in the history books and the Pittsburgh Steelers had quite a weekend that hopefully brought them a couple future Hall of Famers. But we at Patch also want to thank everyone who showed up at our football draft party Thursday night at the Bottleshop Café in Collier. We met many readers and others who are now just learning about Patch.com. We also greeted former Penn State football coach Tom Bradley and former Congressional candidate Evan Feinberg at our Patch table in the front of the Bottleshop. We also gave away gift certificate prizes in a drawing to some of the people who signed up for our Patch.com morning e-mail newsletter. Matthew Zeleznik of Rennerdale won the grand prize in the final drawing and will receive a…

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Live Chat: First Round Football Draft

Join Patch for a live chat about tonight's pro football draft.

Who will the Steelers pick first? Will the Cleveland Browns go for Justin Blackmon or Ryan Tannehill? Got an opinion about the season's overall prospects?  Join Patch Local Editors Mike Jones and Robert Edward Healy III in Pittsburgh and Chris Mazzolini and Mitch Cooper in Cleveland tonight for a live first-round chat. Tell us what YOU think! And if you're near Heidelberg, stop and say hello in person to some of our western Pennsylvania team at the Pittsburgh Bottleshop Cafe in Collier Town Square.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Patch is Holding a Football Draft Party Thursday Night

Patch.com will be at the Bottleshop Cafe in Collier Township at 7 p.m. Thursday to meet with readers and talk football during the draft.

The 2012 NFL Draft is Thursday night and Patch.com will be at the Bottleshop Cafe in Collier Township to meet with readers and talk football. The event begins at 7 p.m. inside the restaurant and pub at Collier Town Square along Route 50. Several local editors from western Pennsylvania Patch websites will be hanging out for the night to chat with bar patrons at a table near the doorway. If you are able to visit the Pittsburgh Bottleshop Cafe during the night, submit your name and e-mail to be entered to win lots of great prizes. We’ll be giving away $10 gift certificates to the Bottleshop every 30 minutes, and a grand prize $50 certificate near the end of the night. But if you can’t make it to the Bottleshop during the football draft, you …

Monday, April 23, 2012

You're Invited: Patch's NFL Draft Party

We'll be at the Bottleshop near Bridgeville on Thursday night to meet with readers and discuss NFL Draft. Join us at the pub to win great prizes! Can't make it? You can also join the draft discussion online!

The NFL Draft this Thursday night couldn’t be happening at a better time for Pittsburghers after the elimination of the Penguins from the Stanley Cup Playoffs. So to welcome the unofficial start of the 2012 NFL season, Patch.com is throwing a first-round draft party at The Pittsburgh Bottleshop Cafe near Bridgeville … and you’re invited! We’ll be hanging out at the restaurant and pub in Collier Town Square along Route 50 all night Thursday as top picks Andrew Luck, RG3 and others go off the board. We’ll be chatting football and watching as the players are drafted before the Steelers select their new superstar with the 24th overall pick. And if you sign up to receive our free email newsletter, you’ll be entered to win Patch swag or multiple…

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