Last-Minute Shopping? Check Out Live Traffic Conditions With This Map

Wondering what traffic is like around Ross Park Mall or McKnight Road? Here's your answer.

Looking for After-Christmas Deals? Check Out Traffic Here Before You Go

Wondering what traffic is like around Walmart, Target, Ross Park Mall or McKnight Road? Here's your answer.

Pine-Richland residents heading out for after-Christmas shopping deals won't be alone. As part of our mission to make your life ridiculously easy, click on "view larger map" (right underneath the map) for a live, interactive look at traffic conditions right now. Color Codes The maps are constantly updated, so check back anytime of the day or night to get the latest traffic conditions. Not sure where to go? You can drag the map to your location then zoom in for a closer look at the traffic at your desired destination.   Please help us get to 1,000 Facebook “likes” by clicking here and “liking” us. Check out some of today's other top stories here.

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Pine-Richland Holiday Shopping: Spending Limits For Kids’ Presents?

How much is too much to spend on children and teens? We want to hear your thoughts, Pine-Richland!

As the holiday shopping season goes into full swing, some people are maxing out their credit cards to pay for presents and others are setting budgets and sticking with them. Scour just about any Facebook stream or stop in a local coffee shop and chances are you’ll hear parents debating the merits of setting spending limits. Or, you'll hear them lamenting about just how much they've already spent. The ideas for a perfect limit do seem to vary rather greatly. Some parents say $100 per child is more than enough. Others tend to lean toward much more generous figures. After all, there’s nothing like seeing a child’s eyes light up as they unwrap gift after gift. And that’s what we want to hear from you about, Pine-Richland! Do you set spending …

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Black Friday Sales: What Pine-Richland Shoppers Need to Know

While some major retailers plan to open their doors as early as 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving, plenty of deals will still await shoppers Friday at Walmart, Target, Best Buy and elsewhere.

With each passing year, it seems Black Friday begins earlier and earlier—6 a.m., then 5 a.m., then 4 a.m. This year, Black Friday actually started on Thanksgiving night. Should you be one of those traditional folks who don't believe in Black Friday shopping until it's actually Black Friday, however, here's what you need to know about shopping opportunities in the northern suburbs. Plenty of Black Friday deals are out there around Pine-Richland and throughout the North Hills and Cranberry. Among them is Nordstrom, which proudly trumpets its longstanding tradition of not putting up Christmas decorations or starting holiday sales until the day after Thanksgiving. A sign in its store windows reads: “We just like the idea of celebrating one …

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