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National Cookie Day
December is a huge cookie month, as people bust out their baking skills to make all kinds of Christmas cookies. To make things sweeter, Dec. 4 is National Cookie Day!
Celebrate the delicious treat by snagging some for yourselves from one of our 11 cookie spots in and around Pittsburgh. From Nancy B’s infamous chocolate chip cookies in Homestead, to Eat’n’Park smiley cookies, to Kretchmar’s in Beaver, we have you covered with the best spots.
NBC gets new medical drama: “Nurses”
Pittsburgh has a new medical drama heading to NBC!
“Nurses” will have a special premiere Dec. 7 after “The Voice” before moving into its normal time slot on Jan. 5 following “This Is Us.”
The show is unique in that it focuses on the nurses usually only seen in the background of major medical shows - and highlights the everyday heroism and humanity that nurses bring to the floor every single shift.
We sat down with two of the stars of the show, Tiera Skovbye (as nurse Grace Knight) and Jordan Johnson-Hinds (as nurse Keon Colby), who dished on everything fans can expect from the new series and what they hope people take away from it.
Check out our interview here and don’t miss the premiere Monday night.
Penguin Parade
The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium held its first “penguin parade” of the season!
The annual event is when the penguins venture to play outdoors in the winter season. This year, adjustments have been made to the Penguins on Parade program to ensure the safety of all guests, staff and animals. including the guests “parading” past the penguins to ensure this experience follows proper social distancing guidelines.
The penguin parades happen multiple times, given the outdoor temperature is at least 45 degrees or colder for the penguins to be safely outside. As things continue to shift throughout the pandemic, guests can check the Pittsburgh Zoo’s events page for the most up-to-date information on this program.
Molly’s Trolleys kicks off holiday tour
Molly’s Trolleys Pittsburgh has a new holiday sightseeing trolley tour that kicks off on Saturday!
The Jolly Trolley is a 30-minute tour highlighting the holiday magic of Pittsburgh by busing guests all through the city to visit the most iconic lights and displays.
Jolly Tours begin in the Strip District and run every 30 minutes from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays from Dec. 5 through Dec. 20.
Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for children ages 12 and under and details and tickets are available here.
Peoples Gas Holiday Market is back
The Peoples Gas Holiday Market returned for a ninth year, though it was reconfigured with social distancing in mind.
The popular pop-up in Market Square opened on Black Friday.In addition to shopping from small businesses, the Holiday Market will again feature live music on its centerpiece stage, although this year the acts will be reduced in scale to allow for social distancing. A diverse array of genres and community acts will be featured every lunchtime and early evening during the week, and all day on weekends.
The market is open until Dec. 23.
Steelers remain undefeated
Friendly reminder for everyone heading into the weekend - the Steelers versus Washington Football Team game has been moved to Monday at 5 p.m., so don’t forget to tune in and cheer them on in that Monday spot.
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