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Andrea Bosco

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

PatchCast: Lid Buster Invention, Apartment Fire & Gas Station Robberies

A roundup of the region's top stories.

Here are this week's top stories from Patch sites in your region: A Finger Saved Could Be Millions Earned Verona Family Displaced, Apartment Complex Evacuated Due to Fire Mock Crash Shows Students Driving Dangers BP Robber Strikes Beechview Store Peters Patch Local Editor Wins Golden Quill Award

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Peters Patch Local Editor Wins Golden Quill Award

Andrea Bosco took first place for spot/breaking news. Finalists were Cranberry Patch Local Editor Jessica Sinichak for spot/breaking news and Plum-Oakmont Patch Local Editor Heidi Dezayas for community engagement.

Peters Patch Local Editor Andrea Bosco won a Golden Quill Award Monday night for online spot/breaking news at the 48th annual Golden Quill Awards held at the Sheraton Hotel, Station Square, Pittsburgh. Zandy Dudiak, associate regional editor for Western Pennsylvania Patch Region 2, and freelance writer/photographer Sarah Klingler also contributed to Bosco's winning story: "Woman Dies at Hospital Following Standoff With Police." Patch also had two finalists in the competition: The Golden Quills competition, sponsored by the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania, recognizes professional excellence in written, photographic, broadcast and online journalism in western Pennsylvania.

Friday, January 27, 2012

Family Dinner Time: Start Out with Buffalo Chicken Dip

Planning a Super Bowl party for the fam? Here's an easy recipe to get things started.

My friend and fabulous coworker Andrea Bosco (editor of Peters Patch) sent us this easy recipe to get your festive Super Bowl party started. Don't worry: We're collecting more Super Bowl recipes as we speak and will feature more next week. Do you have a favorite tailgate treat? Then please the recipe along to me at amanda.gillooly@patch.com. In the meantime, here's Ms. Bosco's recipe (which looks even easy enough for this culinarily challenged woman to make): Frank's Red Hot Buffalo Chicken Dip Servings: 4 cups dip Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 20 Ingredients: 8 ounce package of cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup blue cheese or ranch salad dressing 1/2 cup Frank's Redhot Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce or wing sauce 1/2 cup crumbled blue …

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

The Electric Facial—a Holistic Approach to Skin Care

Susan Patnesky of Appalachian Botanicals in McMurray offers a treatment beloved by insiders, and the only of its kind in Pittsburgh.

In the posterior of a red brick building on E. McMurray Road, which houses tenants such as Pittsburgh Financial Consultants and is adjacent to Pleasant Valley Veterinary Clinic, peacefully sits a getaway known as Appalachian Botanicals. A treasured second-floor cove for many, this two-fold business aims to heal holistically. Heidi Weinhold, N.D. treats patients for cancer, stress disorders and autism—among other conditions such as injuries, migraines and tremors—with homeopathic intakes, herbal tonics and a biomedical approach. A former patient of hers, Susan Patnesky now works for "Dr. Heidi" providing a treatment that attracts clients throughout the region from West Virginia to Sewickley. The Microcurrent Rejuvenation Treatment, more …

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