Top 10 for Our 10 Week Anniversary

Nov. 30, 2010, we launched into Patchland as the first site in Western Pa.; one week later came Plum-Oakmont Patch and Forest Hills-Regent Square Patch. Now, at our 10-week mark, there are 12 Patch sites in the Greater Pittsburgh area (for a list, visit patch.com and click Pennsylvania). New to Peters Patch? Read the '.'

Here are 10+ of our most popular, interesting and important stories (with links) that we've covered in the last 10 weeks, starting from day one. We sincerely thank you for your readership! 

1. Our very first about three teachers in the district, who published an educational book about an innovative reading program, called PIE, which they created. 

2. Our Hip Momma and Grub Grab columnist, Jennifer Rignani, brought you her first entertaining and informative . Juniper Grill staff asked to frame the review, they were so pleased. Pittsburgh's-own Sidney Crosby was spotted dining there recently. I wonder if he tried the sugar-encrusted cornbread? Mmm!

3. Currently in a whirlwind of two-hour delays, we brought you a  of the first two-hour delay, Dec. 13, 2010, complete with a weather report from The National Weather Service Pittsburgh. FYI: Sign up for our newsletter on our homepage and if/when we publish a breaking news article, you'll receive an instant e-mail. 

4. We also brought you a of a Peters Township man who was killed in a car crash in Union Township. Reader Dana Scheller first heard about the accident on Patch and passed the news along to her friends, from which we received an outpouring of messages, expressing friendships and memories of Ryan E. Benson. 

5. Freelancer Earl Bugaile brought you a on Peters'-own, professional hockey player, Christian Hanson. It was a hit!

6. Freelancer Jake Flannick brought an important to Patch on the opening of the Outpatient Care Center, new to Route 19. More health care is headed this way, with a second outpatient center (St. Clair Hospital - Peters) breaking ground soon. Stay tuned for our coverage.

7. In between our holiday guide stories (, and ), we brought you a guaranteed to make you say, "Wow." We also worked with the fire department to bring you some during the holidays.

8. We brought you stories on students doing good: 11-year-old Victoria Dolanch and her , high school  and , to help the school and the rotary.

9. We've covered , ,  and , Marcellus Shale drilling. The township manager's was also part of our coverage. We won't stop there -- promise.

10. Last, but not least -- photo galleries. We brought you an at the houses on the holiday home tour, as well as . and great photography has accompanied our sports coverage as well.

We urge you to take a look back through our news coverage, easily accessible under the news tab on the homepage. There are some great stories we didn't mention, worthy of a click, including our intense Super Bowl XLV Patch team coverage with Caledonia Patch in Wisconsin. Pour a cup of coffee and start browsing. 

Again, the Peters Patch team sincerely thanks you for your readership.