Metro Creative Services The holiday season is a joyous time of year, but it also can be expensive. According to the National Retail Federation, American consumers spend an average of $998 on gifts and...

Look deep within for answers. Life is about balance, equality, give-and-take, and being happy with yourself and your surroundings. Be open and inquisitive to ensure you don’t misinterpret situations o...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are retired and happy. Each of us was married before. We’re not rich, but we get by without help from anyone. We have been blessed with a big family. Between us, we have si...

DEAR HARRIETTE: My parents are coming to visit me for Christmas in New York City, and I really wanted to do something nice for them by booking an Airbnb or hotel so they could have their own space and...

Saints Joachim and Anne Catholic Parish of Elizabeth/Glassport/Liberty Borough recently hosted a “Breakfast with St. Nicholas” at the St. Michael Campus in Elizabeth. Enjoying the breakfast with St. N...

The Monongahela Area Library, 813 W. Main St., Monongahela, will hold the following programs on Saturday: • Spice Club — Dried cranberries is the December spice of the month for the library’s Spice Cl...

• Roaming Bean coffee truck, offering classic espresso drinks to unique and creative lattes, Penn Highlands Mon Valley courtyard, 1163 Country Club Road, Carroll Township, 8 to 11 a.m. • The Fudge Guy...

DEAR ABBY: We have a mutual friend who’s very dear to us. He’s a kind-hearted and generous disabled vet who’s too proud to ask for help. Unfortunately, due to his ill health and physical limitations, ...

• Stuff the Fire Truck event, (donate new, unwrapped toys, clothing, books, etc., for ages newborn to 16) Monessen Volunteer Fire Department No. 1, 239 Donner Ave., Monessen, 5 to 8 p.m. The event is ...

Initiate change, and don’t look back. Turn your dreams into a reality, your aspirations into something tangible and your life into something that soothes your soul. Refuse to let the negativity in you...

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have lived in a country home for the past 25 years. When we moved here, our only neighbors were wild turkeys, deer and raccoons. Behind our house were 20 acres of woods, which...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I live with my boyfriend. We rent an apartment together and split all of our expenses. I’ve been able to save up, and now I am interested in investing in real estate. I don’t know what...

Your charm and charisma will carry weight this year. Step up to the podium and let your leadership qualities prevail. The more you are willing to do, the higher the returns. Remember, if you want to t...

Personal and professional gains await. Look at the big picture, but concentrate on what’s most important to you and head in that direction. How you use your connections, attributes and experience to n...

Energy El is making a name for herself as a stylist and designer of African clothing. By COLETTE FUNCHES McKeesport Community Newsroom What is the fashionably dressed woman wearing these days? Well, s...

The Monongahela Area Library shelved the following in July, August, September and October: Memorials Ron Minkus “Quilt-As-You-Go Made Modern: Fresh Techniques for Busy Quilters” by Jera Brandvig, pres...

Participation will lead to understanding and insight into what’s best for you. The more you interact with people, the easier it will be to recognize motives and assess what is likely to transpire. Cha...

DEAR ABBY: As my parents have aged, my father has been misremembering things or making wrong assumptions. It has increasingly gotten on my mom’s nerves (she has also become more impatient and snappy l...

DEAR HARRIETTE: My adult daughters absolutely refuse to call or visit their father, and it’s become a constant point of tension in our family. I’m still married to him, and while they love me, they ma...

The 2025 holiday season arrives with a mix of excitement and caution. Approximately 1 in 3 shoppers who used credit cards for holiday shopping in 2024 still haven’t paid off those balances, and 10% ar...