Thursday, November 22, 2012
Keep an eye on traffic conditions and the best gas prices during the holiday weekend and beyond with the help of West Cobb Patch.
Will you be going over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house for Thanksgiving? Are you planning to drive from store to store to find this weekend’s best deals? Or are you on the lookout for the best gas prices in town? Patch is here to help. West Cobb Patch’s Commute page allows users to get a live look at traffic maps for Cobb, Paulding or Douglas counties and beyond. And drivers looking to save some dough for the holiday shopping season—or at any time of the year—can visit the Commute page to find the best gas prices in Powder Springs, Lithia Springs or any city of their choice.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Enjoy music, exercise and Thanksgiving fun while helping fight poverty at MUST Ministries' 10th-annual Gobble Jog.
- VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
- Angela Chao
-
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
This week's Cobb, Douglas and Paulding Weekend & Community Spotlight features the 10th Annual Gobble Jog by MUST Ministries. The road race on Thanksgiving morning raises money to fight poverty. This year’s theme, “It’s kind of a big deal,” heralds the Nov. 22 event that will hopefully attract 10,000 runners, building on last year’s 9,453 attendees. Proceeds from the race help MUST Ministries provide 34,000 individuals each year with food, shelter, education and employment opportunities, clothing and access to healthcare to break the cycle of poverty and homelessness and foster long-term change. Visit Patch's Event Calendar for more details on the Gobble Jog and how to register. Got a great event coming up in your community? Upload it onto …
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Tips and sales to help you plan for the big feast.
It’s that time of year … the Thursday we’ve all been waiting for is starting to draw near. Diets go by the wayside, and budgets fly out the window. Only at Thanksgiving does it seem perfectly normal to have four desserts and 15 side dishes atop the groaning table, and the cost can be staggering. So, in preparation for the Black Friday sales, I offer my take on the “Black Thursday” Budget Thanksgiving.
Monday, November 19, 2012
Want a great deal? You may have to spend part of your Thanksgiving to get it. Tell us what you think about retailers pushing the start of the holiday shopping season onto Turkey Day.
Looking to grab some great Black Friday deals? Better be prepared to scarf down the turkey and put away the pumpkin pie quickly. It’s becoming a tradition for the holiday shopping season to start well before the Thanksgiving leftovers are gone. But your holiday food might still be warm by the time retailers offer the first “Black Friday” deal. Take, for example, Walmart. The retailer is rolling out its first Black Friday deals Thursday—that’s Thanksgiving night—at 8 p.m. Not to be outdone, Target is inviting customers to grab its Black Friday deals at 9 p.m. Thursday. The early deals means those hoping to save money during their holiday shopping will be spending part of another holiday heading to stores, fighting the crowds and waiting in …
The retailer announces that it will open at 9 p.m. on Thursday. Walmart already had planned to open at 8 p.m.
- BUSINESS
-
Monday, November 19, 2012
It won't be hard to find a place to shop on Thanksgiving night. Target has announced that it will open at 9 p.m. Thursday so shoppers can get a head start on Black Friday deals. “We thought long and hard about when the right opening time would be,” Target executive Kathee Tesija said in an Associated Press report. Walmart, the nation's largest retailer, already had announced that it will open at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving. Do you plan to shop for Black Friday deals on Thanksgiving? Tell us in the comments below. Target plans to offer deals that include an Apex 32-inch LCD TV for $147 and a Nikon digital camera for $99.99 for the earlier opening, according to the report. From 4 a.m. to noon on Friday, customers who spend $50 or more on clothing…
The nation's largest retailer will roll out specials beginning at 8 p.m. Thanksgiving Day.
- BUSINESS
-
Monday, November 19, 2012
Black Friday? That was SO 2011. Walmart, the nation's largest retailer, has announced that it will begin holiday shopping specials at 8 p.m. Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, according to media reports. The retailing giant also began Black Friday shopping on Thanksgiving 2011, but at 10 p.m. In 2012, the specials start at 8 p.m. Eastern time. Are you glad to see Black Friday deals extended further into the Thanksgiving holiday? Or do you feel that it's overkill? Tell us in the comments below. According to an ad on Walmart.com, Black Friday/Thursday specials include $399 for an iPad 2 (16GB) and $148 for a 32-inch television.
33.866904
-84.665849
WalMart Supercenter
3826 Cobb St, Powder Springs, GA
/articles/black-friday-on-thanksgiving-at-walmart-yes-4767897d
1155936
/locations/8164409
33.870693
-84.634415
Walmart Supercenter
6520 Ernest W Barrett Pkwy SW, Marietta, GA
/articles/black-friday-on-thanksgiving-at-walmart-yes-4767897d
1114170
/locations/8164410
Sunday, November 11, 2012
If you need a new recipe for your Thanksgiving turkey, give one of these non-traditional twists a try.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
-
Sunday, November 11, 2012
There are many ways to cook everyone’s favorite holiday bird. Each family has its own special technique for cooking a turkey, whether it's using an old family recipe, adding a secret ingredient or shopping at a certain store in town that helps make the turkey taste all the better. If you're hosting Thanksgiving this year, you can try any of the recipes below to add a new kick to your feast. If you're attending someone else’s dinner, hopefully their turkey will taste as good as one of these! Just the name of this recipe makes my mouth water. An Allrecipes.com user contributes this Greek take on turkey, which combines ground beef and pork with tangerine juice, rice and other ingredients for an in-bird stuffing. This one requires no pre-made …
Thursday, November 1, 2012
To put West Cobb in the Thanksgiving spirit, here's a performance from the Powder Springs school's kindergarten class in 2010.
- SCHOOLS
-
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Don’t miss any of the local news you care about. Subscribe to West Cobb Patch’s free newsletter, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
Some simple ideas provide for an eco-friendly holiday for which everyone will be thankful.
Here are a handful of green Thanksgiving ideas that will save you money, reduce waste, and provide a warm family holiday for everyone. Greening up the holidays can be creative, fun, and easy—if you know how. Let there be light. You can save energy and create a festive mood by illuminating your home and holiday table with candles. I recommend beeswax or soy candles. Try candles of varying heights and sizes. If you don’t have a lot of candle holders around the house, you can set votive or pillar candles on small dishes or saucers, or place candlesticks into a slightly hollowed out pumpkin or gourd—making a beautiful holiday decoration as well. Never leave burning candles unattended, especially with pets or small children at home. While you'…
Here is a collection of five table options to help you start thinking about your family's holiday feast.
- PATCH'S HOUSE & HOME
-
Thursday, November 1, 2012
It's never too early to start planning for your future—your holiday future, that is. Below is a collection of Thanksgiving recipes from Patch readers to get your creative juices flowing and your tummy rumbling. Have your own recipe you'd like to share? E-mail michael.stone@patch.com, and we'll make sure to feature it. Submitted by John McCarthy The recipe below is not an old family tradition, but is the way I will always prepare a turkey. I brined my first turkey breast last Thanksgiving and it was the most tender and moist turkey I had ever cooked. It carved perfectly as thin or thick as I wanted to cut it with no crumbling of any kind. Note: If you can find a fresh (unfrozen) turkey breast, this a great start, but you can also use a …
P D Murray
8:21 pm on Monday, November 19, 2012
It leaves nothing for kids to get excited about, by the time you start decorating and putting out displays in the store the same time as halloween, it's confusing. Let us have the opportunity to "Give Thanks" with our families. The poor folk who work retail deserve that time for themselves. Enough already! more ›