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$20 for Six Open-Play Visits at Jump!Zone in Allison Park (Up to $54 Value)

If kids want to someday get into a good moon college, early manipulation of gravity and bounce training will start them off on the right path. Prepare a wee one for low-gravity econ classes with today’s Groupon: for $20, you get a six-visit open-play pass to Jump!Zone in Allison Park (up to a $54 value). At each Jump!Zone locale nationwide, children ages 2–12 race through themed play areas, bounce on inflatables, and fly down giant slides. Boys and girls can achieve momentary flight in SpongeBob SquarePants and pirate-themed bouncers or slide near the vigilant figure of Batman, who, as in real life, is 20 feet tall and filled with air. Tots with aspirations to be firefighters slide into a bouncy fire truck, and hopeful swashbucklers walk the springy plank of a Long John Silver pirate ship. A giant crocodile watches over the proceedings with chompers ready to snatch unsuspecting sliders, and a Disney princess castle shields young maidens from cootie-breathing dragons. While the kids play, their adult counterparts can relax in the café, use Jump!Zone’s free WiFi and finally have time to recite the periodic table of elements in peace. Check the schedule for open-play hours. Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Keeping Your Resolution If your New Year’s resolution is to finish reading this sentence, then congrats! Read more…

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$20 for Six Open-Play Visits at Jump!Zone in Allison Park (Up to $54 Value)

$5 for Choice of One-Year Magazine Subscription (Up to $15 Value). 17 Titles Available.

Magazine covers help people keep track of time, both from the months printed on them and the prevalence of hot tips about avoiding scurvy. Keep abreast of the times with today’s Groupon: for $5, you get a subscription to one of 17 magazines distributed by Hearst Magzines (up to a $15 value). Each month, the distributors at Hearst disseminate glossy periodicals such as Cosmopolitan , Elle , and Marie Claire . Each is packed with insightful columns, informative features, and vivid graphics to keep readers hip to trends in fashion, automotives, and the domestic sphere. Between the pages of Esquire , gents scan celebrity interviews, glean cocktail recipes, and find out what beard shape traps the most kisses. Homeowners and hopeful homeowners find inspiration between the pages of Elle Decor and House Beautiful , and car buffs ogle aerodynamic centerfolds in Road & Track . Lifestyle magazines such as Redbook deal advice on scores of quotidian topics, from work and parenting to clothes and health. Geared toward the younger set, magazines such as Cosmopolitan reveal tips on beauty, fashion, and unorthodox Twister tactics. Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Keeping Your Resolution If your New Year’s resolution is to finish reading this sentence, then congrats! Read more…

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$5 for Choice of One-Year Magazine Subscription (Up to $15 Value). 17 Titles Available.

$18 for $36 Worth of Italian Cuisine at Bella Notte Pizza Pasta & More

Simple laziness has spurred many culinary inventions, including the sandwich, the blender, and the pizza, which was invented as a way to wheel heavy ingredients from place to place. Transport your palate with today’s Groupon: for $18, you get $36 worth of Italian cuisine at Bella Notte Pizza Pasta & More . The resident chefs at Bella Notte Pizza Pasta and More hand-toss the pizza dough that lays the foundation for their menu of specialty pies and Italian cuisine. Diners can easily view dough-tossing displays from the dining room, allowing them to take in the scene and maintain the eye contact necessary for telekinetically willing a pizza into being. Nibble on Bella Notte’s distinctive creations, such as the tutti casa (16″, $25), which sets anchovies afloat on top of zesty veggies, pepperoni, and sausage. Create-your-own-pizza menus (18″, $15) set out a spread of ingredients including fresh tomato, hot peppers, meatballs, roasted red peppers, and pineapple, allowing for a democratized dining experience. Sandwiches, including the Chicago-style roast beef ($7.99) loaded with mushrooms and provolone, satisfy handheld hunger pangs. Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Keeping Your Resolution If your New Year’s resolution is to finish reading this sentence, then congrats! Read more…

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Demolition under way for EMTA project on Erie’s east side

“I leave in the morning to go to work, and when I come home from work a house is gone,” Graham said.

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Demolition under way for EMTA project on Erie’s east side

Mayor gives Pittsburgh ‘a pat on the back’ for successes of 2011

Bob Bauder is a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review staff writer and can be reached at 412-765-2312 or via e-mail. Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl proclaimed the city’s successes of 2011, citing his administration’s top 10 accomplishments in a year-end list.

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Mayor gives Pittsburgh ‘a pat on the back’ for successes of 2011

Around the NHL, Dec. 29

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Jaromir Jagr and Max Talbot both scored in their return to Pittsburgh, leading the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-2 win over the Penguins on Thursday night.

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Around the NHL, Dec. 29

Bills to bring Penn State under RTK law still pending in legislature

When the state legislature re-convenes in mid-January, open records advocates hope its members will take up some bills that would make state-related universities subject to Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know Law.

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Bethel Park man fatally shot at Arlington house party

A Bethel Park man was fatally shot early today when someone began firing a gun inside an Arlington home at the conclusion of a large house party.

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Bethel Park man fatally shot at Arlington house party

Preparations under way for First Night celebration

Preparations for Highmark First Night Pittsburgh are under way, and workers this morning practiced raising a 1,000-pound ball, called “The Future of Pittsburgh” in preparation for the city’s New Year `s celebration.

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Preparations under way for First Night celebration

Green Up Pittsburgh program

As we approach the new year, it’s a time for reflection on the milestones reached within the last year as well as setting goals for the year to come.

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Green Up Pittsburgh program

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