Monday, December 31, 2012
Family-friendly ideas to ring in the New Year.
Looking to ring in 2013 with some fun for your family? Why not throw a kid-friendly New Year's Eve party? Because I’m usually running on empty by the time New Year's Eve rolls around, I’ve put together some fun but EASY ideas for staying home and celebrating in your family room with the kids. GENERAL TIPS: Make it a party. If you don't have relatives staying with you, invite neighbors and friends with kids about the same age over to help celebrate. This keeps everyone off of the road, you can watch the kids together, and it saves on babysitter money. To keep it casual and easy, have everyone bring a dish to share. Start the party later so you don’t need to cook dinner, just have snacks and desserts. Use up all of those left-over Christmas…
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Stay safe this New Years when dealing with sparklers.
The Gwinnett County Fire Department held a demonstration Wednesday to show the safe use of fireworks and sparklers this holiday season. According to the department, statistics show that in 2010 there were an estimated 8,600 injuries caused by fireworks treated in the U.S. hospital emergency rooms. While the only type of fireworks legal in Georgia are sparklers, the National Fire Protection Association reports that sparklers can cause serious burn injuries. They burn at about 1,200 degrees Fahrenheit and are typically viewed by parents as relatively harmless fireworks for children, according to Gwinnett Fire. Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens, Gwinnett Fire Marshal/Assistant Chief Steve Hrustich and Georgia State Fire Marshal …
Saturday, December 10, 2011
This holiday movie bonanza with a massive, celebrity-stuffed cast is two hours you'll never get back.
No less than a dozen different story lines intertwine in the star-stuffed film "New Years Eve." These stories are spliced together and made into a movie. The small stories include first kisses, midnight rendezvous, newborn babies, dying fathers, trapped strangers and husbands at war. The end result is a big, bloated cast of celebrities with very little to say, except, happy holidays. So who's in the film ? Let's roll the credits… Halle Berry, Jessica Biel, Jon Bon Jovi, Abigail Breslin, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Robert De Niro, Josh Duhamel, Zac Efron, Hector Elizondo, Katherine Heigl, Ashton Kutcher, Seth Meyers, Lea Michele, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michelle Pfeiffer, Til Schweiger, Hilary Swank, Sofia Vergara, Ryan Seacrest, Matthew …
Friday, December 9, 2011
Guaranteed to tell you something you didn't know yesterday.
Welcome to Friday - almost the start of the weekend. Here are some things to know today. The weather: Woohoo! Mostly sunny with a high of almost 57. The low tonight will be around 34. We'll have sunshine and temps in the mid-50s this weekend, the National Weather Service says. Gas prices: Judging from prices reported www.georgiagasprices.com in the past 24 hours, a gallon of regular in Lilburn costs anywhere from $3.12 (at Shell, 490 Pleasant Hill Road at Burns Road) to $3.29 (at Texaco, 4785 Lawrenceville Hwy NW at Indian Trail-Lilburn Road). In Georgia, the average price is $3.228, and for the U.S., it's $3.295, a penny more than yesterday, AAA says. Flicks. Only two movies open in wide release this weekend, including the big-cast …
Friday, December 31, 2010
Here's a phone list of local taxi companies.
OK, so you might have too much to drink tonight at the New Year's Eve party you're attending. Hopefully, you've already picked a designated driver (and not the one who drinks less than everyone else, by the way). But if you haven't, below is a quick list of taxi companies in the area that can get you home safely. One quick tip: With this being a busy night for taxi companies, expect to wait an hour or more after you call for a cab to arrive. A Best Gwinnett Taxi, Lilburn: 770-931-3313. A Taxi of Lawrenceville, Lilburn: 770-381-3781. Airport Taxi and Limo, Lawrenceville, 770-617-0584. Atlanta Taxi and Limo, Lawrenceville, 770-923-6002. Best Taxi of Gwinnett, Lilburn: 678-793-6473. Cubana Taxi, Lilburn: 770-925-3000. Economy Taxi, Norcross: …
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Looking for New Year's Eve festivities? We've got your covered.
Still trying to figure out how you're going to ring in 2011? Or do you feel just like you're not up for a crowded Underground to see the Peach Drop in the blistering cold? Patch has got you covered on events and places with special New Year's salutations right in your neighborhood. Check out our top 10 picks list below. 1. Downtown Stone Mountain's legendary Village Corner German Bakery is having a jazz singer and pianist perform for a more relaxed audience feel. The jazz duo starts playing at 8 p.m., and guests who stick around until midnight will get a free glass of champagne. The restaurant will be open at least until 2 a.m., and reservations can be made via 770-498-0329. 2. Along with it's daily sessions of family fun and regular …
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Taqueria Los Hermanos
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Messina's Mediterranean Cuisine
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Killian Hall
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The Oyster Barn
411 Beaver Ruin Rd NW, Lilburn, GA
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Skate Along USA
744 Beaver Ruin Rd NW, Lilburn, GA
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Village Corner German Bakery
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Purple Rain
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Wild Bill's
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Ai Tunes Karaoke
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Three Blind Mice
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