TE Patch has brought you information on best local restaurants and bars and polled you to find some of the best local places for ringing in the new year. in addition to the options in Tredyffrin and Easttown, there is a lot to choose from throughout the region. If you have kids, we've included some other options that might be a better fit for the way you'd like to ring in 2012. From Devon and TE, to the Riverfront Fireworks in Philadelphia at 6 p.m. and midnight, New Year's Eve is a happening night all around the Delaware Valley. Many towns and neighborhoods boast numerous Dec. 31 offerings. …
In celebration of the holiday week, Patch compares gingerbread houses for sale, display, or eating in TE and around the region. We found this one for sale at Trader Joe's in Tredyffrin.
Patch first brought you the story of the Noteables, a Tredyffrin singing group made of self-proclaimed "middle aged" women, staging a flash mob concert in the produce section of Wegmans in Malvern. Community Matters and TE Patch blogger Pattye Benson is one of the Noteables who also wrote about the flash mob concert. Since posting their video on Youtube, the Noteables mini concert has racked up well over 1500 views on line. Now Pattye Benson and other Noteables are telling their story for television and explaining what prompted them to step way out of their comfort zone and into the fruits …
•Church of the Good Samaritan in Paoli: Children’s Eucharist 11:00am Especially for families with young children Festal Holy Eucharist 5:00pm Music Starts at 4:30pm A New Chapel Christmas 8:00pm Contemporary Candlelit Service Candlelight Service 11:00pm Music Starts at 10:30pm •Wayne Presbyterian Church 4pm: Music by the Children's choirs, pre-service music begins at 3:40 pm childcare provided 7pm - Music by the Westminster Youth Choir and the Sounding Brass pre-service music begins at 6:45 pm childcare provided. 10 pm - Candlelight Service Music by the Chancel choir and the Sounding …
For 364 days out of the year, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) spends its time tracking airplanes, missiles, space ships—anything flying near the United States and Canada. But on Christmas Eve, a team of volunteers spends the night tracking a very special pilot: Santa Claus. Click here for the link to the Santa tracking website. "We are the only organization that has the technology, the qualifications and the people to do it," NORAD said on its website. "NORAD tracks Santa, but only Santa knows his route, which means we cannot predict where and when he will arrive at your …
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to win $500 to pay your electricity bill and a $100,000 gift to the T/E School District. Patch.com has a nationwide contest to find the best dressed home in its Patch communities, and the winner’s public school district will receive $100,000, no strings attached. Enter Right Now. The Deadline is Monday. Here’s how the contest works. Beginning Dec. 8 and continuing through Dec. 26, you can nominate your home by uploading a photo to the contest entry form on the site. During that same time period you and your neighbors will also be able to vote for your …
Dear Leaders of TE's faith communities, TE Patch invites you to share your Christmas, Hannukah, or other holiday message during this special season. TE Patch would like to help you spread your message to beyond the walls of your house of worship and to the community at large as Hannukah begins, Advent winds down and Christmas begins. To share your homilies, teachings, sermons, or podcasts on line, simply send us a link. If you have a written message for your congregation (from your church bulletin or a pastoral letter for example) you can send us that too. We'd love to share your holiday …
While most of the area’s restaurateurs will be spending the holiday elsewhere, there are a select few who will be at their posts serving up delicious dishes to loyal customers this Christmas Day. Local Asian eateries Chinese Delight, Lotus InnWabi Sabi, and Wing Wah Kitchen will be serving up traditional / non-traditional dinners this Christmas. Dany's, the space formerly known as Paoli Diner will be open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, until 8pm on Christmas Day. And if you're still hungry, you can always order up a holiday pizza from Papa John's! On Christmas Eve, TE has a much wider …
If shopping isn't something you need or want to do this weekend, there are plenty of other options. Here's some ideas of places to visit in the region. Even if you can't go this weekend, keep these in mind for family fun during the upcoming school vacation period. Try one of these four trips you can enjoy on just one tank of gas—Maple Acres Farms, Pennypacker Mills Victorian Holiday Tours, the West Chester Railroad Co., and the Lehigh and Keystone Valley Model Railroad Museum. Maple Acres Farms Address: 2656 Narcissa Road, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462Distance From TE Patch: 12 miles or 20 …
It's December and time for home light and holiday displays to shine. TE Patch wants to help you you show off your display or share a great display you snapped photos of somewhere in TE. Upload your photos and we'll help show them to the world. We'll feature one each night through the holiday as you help us build a great photo gallery.
With Patch organizing a holiday light contest that awards the best display with $100,000 for its school district, we wanted to see what that money could buy. If you simply take a photo of the great holiday lights at your house and add it to this page, that $100 grand could soon be in local school children's hands. Like kids heading off to the school store with a crisp $5 bill in their pockets, district officials in your town could be answering the question of what to do with that money. Instead of painstaking choices among rubber pencil grips, sweet erasable pens or Hannah Montana stickers, …
Thousands of people are expected to purchase millions of gift cards to give this holiday season, many of them here in TE. The Conestoga After Prom Celebration Organization (CAPCO) has a way that you can save transaction fees on cards and help raise money to give students a safe place to celebrate after next spring's junior prom. According to the CAPCO website "gift cards for a wide variety of businesses are available including iTunes, Barnes and Noble, Acme, Starbucks, Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Home Depot, Bloomingdales, Amazon, Dunkin’ Donuts,restaurants, hotels, movie theatres, and many more." …
Riding atop Berwyn Fire Company's new Tower 2 ladder and rescue truck Santa arrived to the delight of young and old Sunday night. Santa's arrival preceeded the official lighting of the Berwyn Christmas tree. Santa climbed down from the fire engine and took his place aboard a sleigh to pose for photos with children and their families in front of the tree.
Are you one of the many people sending out pictures to friends and family this holiday season? TE Patch wants to see your pictures: babies, pets, house, Christmas trees, whatever matters to you, matters to us. Share your pictures with TE Patch.
'Tis the season to bake cookies. At least it is for a lot of fans of special delights they make for holiday parties, gifts and just for the family. True cookie lovers will love this idea: Making all the cookies yourself, without having to shop for the ingredients, mess up your own kitchen or clean up after your cookie-making marathon is over. Home Cooked in Paoli in Paoli Village Shoppes is offering several cookie making "events" on Friday and Saturday. There is still space available for Saturday afternoon's sessions. You must call and make a reservation, there are no walk-ins accepted for …
Cyber Monday deals and online offers are everywhere, including local businesses and organizations. Here's a list of some of the local offers Patch found on line. If you are a local business or organization with online shopping or special Cyber Monday deals let everyone know about them in the comments section. Non-Profit and Charitable online stores: Footlighters Theater in Berwyn is offering 35 percet off everything in their online store until midnight on Cyber Monday. It's a one day special and helps benefit the community theater. The Devon Horse Show sells merchandise to benefit the charity…
