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Valentine's Day

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Celebrate Singles Awareness Day in East Windsor Area

If you're single on Valentine's Day, the world is your oyster!

If you haven’t been shot with Cupid’s arrow yet or your Valentine is yet to be found because he or she is still hiding under a rock, fear not. You have a whole list of things to celebrate on Feb. 14, also known to many as Singles Awareness Day. It’s great to be single on Valentine's Day because you don’t have to please anyone or care about anyone’s opinion of what you want to do. Go see that horrible or cheesy movie that you’d never go to on a date at Multiplex Cinemas. You can also really enjoy being with your friends. Get a group together and go to a fun concept restaurant in East Windsor such as Brewster's Pub, a local gastropub. If dining out isn’t your thing, try out a kickboxing class at Everson's Karate & Cardio Kickboxing with …

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Celebrate Valentine's Day in East Windsor Area

If you're looking for great Valentine's Day ideas without having to travel too far, check out this list of romantic gifts below.

If Godiva chocolate and a weekend stay at a resort are out of your price range, here are some ideas for a nice, budget-friendly Valentine’s Day with your date around East Windsor, Cranbury, and Hightstown. Cook your own dinner with ingredients from Shop Rite and Molto Bene Cafe & Italian Market.  Have dinner at The Americana Diner and see a movie at Multiplex Cinemas. Have dinner at the most romantic restaurants in the area! The Peacock Inn was voted the most romantic restaurant in Patch's Reader's Choice 2012, but there three restaurants that took second place were The Blue Rooster Bakery & Cafe, Cranbury Inn Restaurant, and Fernando's Grille. Enjoy a musical night out at City Streets Cafe. Rich Genoval Solo is playing acoustic music from…

Valentine's Day Means Big Business

CBS News takes a look at the upcoming holiday by the numbers, including how much the average consumer is expected to spend and what people are expected to buy.

A CBS News report says 60 percent people plan to celebrate Valentine's Day this year.  That number comes from the National Retail Federation, which says the average consumer will spend $130, with 51 percent gifting candy, 36.6 percent buying flowers and 19.7 percent springing for jewelry — about $4.4 billion worth.  The National Retail Federation, the world’s largest retail trade association that represents retailers from the United States and more than 45 countries abroad, estimates total Valentine's Day spending on cards and gifts this year at $18.6 billion — with consumers spending $10.5 billion on a significant other, almost $3.8 billion on gifts for other family members and even $815 million on pets. Are you part of the 60 percent who…

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Valentine's Day Gifts to Buy in East Windsor Area

Here's a guide to great Valentine's Day gifts to purchase in East Windsor, Hightstown and Cranbury .

To help you think outside the (chocolate) box for Valentine’s Day gifts for your sweetie, here’s a list of places to go shopping, wine, dine, and be merry in East Windsor, Hightstown and Cranbury! Get your sweetie a gift card for a massage from Hand and Stone Massage and Facial Spa. Save $10 off of Valentine Spa Gift Cards and $20 off Valentine Spa Gift Packages. Help your lovely lady complete her Valentine's Day look with a manicure and pedicure from one of the area's nail salons. If you're sweetheart wants something sweet, pick up something special from El Buen Gusto in Hightstown or Blue Rooster Bakery and Cafe in Cranbury. Looking for something chocolatey? Pick something up from David Bradley Chocolatier in Windsor. And, if you can't …

B.Bennett

5:31 am on Wednesday, February 13, 2013

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Thursday, January 17, 2013

Break the Tradition of a Typical Valentine's Day

Why not use any day to express your feelings toward a loved one?

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