Friday, March 1, 2013
A look back at the 10 most read articles on USC Patch.
1. Plans Revealed for Former Consol Headquarters Site 2. Five Most Expensive Homes for Sale in Upper St. Clair 3. Passion for Food Motivates Man to Open Upper St. Clair Pizzeria 4. Super Bug, or Norovirus, May Be in the South Hills 5. What is Your Neighborhood's Median Income? 6. Upper St. Clair Fifth Grader Sinks Buzzer-Beating, Half-Court Shot 7. Flash Mob Breaks Out at South Hills Village 8. Beware: Flash Mob at South Hills Village This Weekend 9. UPDATED: Giant Eagle Ending Foodperks 10. Plans For Whole Foods, Coffee Shop to Be Presented Thursday Like Patch on Facebook. | Follow Patch on Twitter. | Sign up for the daily email newsletter.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
The Siena at St. Clair development will be introduced to the Upper St. Clair Planning Commission Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013.
Plans for a Whole Foods Market, townhomes, shopping and officer center on the corner of Fort Couch and Washington roads will be presented to the Upper St. Clair Planning Commission Thursday night. Several tenants are working with the developers, including a drive-through Starbucks and a Burgatory, according to the Tribune Review. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the municipal building. Click here for more artist renderings of the development.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Buy any of their featured beverages and get one free through Feb. 14.
Once again Starbucks is running a promotion that takes the sting out shelling out $4 or $5 for a drink. Get BOGO drinks at Starbucks now through February 14 after 2 p.m. Buy one of the featured drinks (Vanilla Spice Latte, Caffè Mocha or Hot Chocolate) and get one free between 2 and 5 p.m. The free beverage, of course, must be of equal or lesser value. Print this coupon or show it to the cashier from your mobile device. Your local Starbucks locations: Starbucks in The Galleria of Mt. Lebanon 1500 Washington Rd. Starbucks in Collier Township 1597 Washington Pike Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook
Friday, September 28, 2012
Get your caffeine on and celebrate with a free cup of coffee.
If the first words out of your mouth every morning are, “I’ll have a large coffee”—or if you can’t even speak until after you’ve had your java fix—there's a national holiday created especially for you. America will put staunch tea drinkers to shame on National Coffee Day on Sept. 29, when coffee fiends can rejoice and celebrate their beloved coffee bean with free brew from national chains. Coffee was first brought to America in the mid-1600s in a shipment en route to “New Amsterdam,” now known as New York, according to the National Coffee Association. We have that shipment and the Boston Tea Party to thank for turning the nation into coffee drinkers. McDonald's restaurants along the East Coast have been giving away free 12-ounce coffees …
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Owner Penny Folino said she was forced out of her lease after a rise in rent and is now looking to open a restaurant in Upper St. Clair or Bethel Park.
The smell of Penny's Famous Stuffed Croissant French Toast isn't wafting through Lakeside Plaza in Peters Township the way it normally does. Owner Penny Folino posted a sign on the door of the restaurant explaining the diner was forced out of its lease due to an unaffordable rise in rent. It closes after two years of operation in the McMurray location. Folino wrote that the business is looking for a new space effective immediately. In an exclusive interview with Patch on Saturday, she explained what happened in recent years with her diners, including the hotspot location in South Side. “A couple of years ago I was going through a divorce, which is now finalized,” she said. “My ex-husband was running everything. Once I was granted to go …
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…
BobE
3:46 pm on Friday, March 1, 2013
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