Mother's Day Celebrations in the Laurel Highlands

Mother’s Day is this Sunday! Did you forget? It’s okay. Your secret is safe with me. If you’re looking for some inspiration to properly honor and celebrate your mom, your grandma, your step-mom, your mother-in-law, or a mother-like figure, take a peek at this list of cool things to see or do. For a full list of Mother’s Day weekend events, click…

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Shop Local: Small Business Saturday in the Laurel Highlands

Buying local has an extremely important impact on not only your neighbors' businesses, but also your local economy. Most small businesses in your town sell unique high-quality items that you will not be able to find in department stores. Here is a sampling of what Laurel Highlands businesses and organizations will be offering on Small Business…

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Time Capsule Tour: An Antique and Collectibles Road Trip

A 5-Day, 4-Night Trip Travel back in time on this fun and fascinating road trip! Make stops along famous historic routes, explore antiques and collectibles around every bend, experience unique dining, visit sites that inspire and get creative with "make it and take it" projects. It's a time capsule of a good time in the Laurel Highlands! Day One…

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The Neighborhood of Make Believe Picks Their Top Laurel Highlands Spots

The Laurel Highlands is celebrating the legacy of Latrobe native Fred Rogers on February 19, 2018, the 50th anniversary of the first episode of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. To commemorate this event, we took some of the classic puppets from the Neighborhood of Make-Believe and imagined where their favorite stops in the Laurel Highlands might be…

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9 Things To Do This Month To Shake Off The Winter Blues

Every February just a bit north of the Laurel Highlands, a groundhog determines whether spring is right around the corner or if another six weeks of winter is on its way. Plenty of people love winter and everything associated with the season. Still others dread that Punxsutawney Phil’s annual forecast will stall the return of warmer, sunnier…

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