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Holiday Guide 2012

Monday, December 24, 2012

Map the Best Holiday Lighting Displays around Fridley

Add your yard or a favorite neighbor's to this interactive map.

Sunday, December 23, 2012

YOUR IDEAS: Last-Minute Shopping in the Fridley Area

Help out your desperate neighbors by sharing a suggestion here.

What advice do you have for last-minute holiday gift-shoppers in the Fridley area? Leave your suggestion in comments below. If you've had a great find or received a super present, post a photo. Related:

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Pin the Fridley Area's Best Holiday Lights on Our Map

Enter an address or even upload a photo with your pin.

PHOTO: Hey Mayans, Don't Let the MN Christmas Tree Hit You on the Way Out

Some Armageddon. All Doomsday did was tip over a newly decorated balsam fir.

Just before midnight Friday, at the end of an End Times that never really got started, this happened—narrowly missing a Patch T-shirt. What bad holiday luck has befallen you this season or in past years? Leave a comment and upload a photo or video.  Related:

Bah Humbug!

Most things that define Christmastime today leave me feeling overindulgent and wistful.

Happy Holidays from Patch!

Wishing all of you a Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and wonderful holiday season! Share your family holiday photos and season's greetings.

Last-Minute Gift-Shopping Advice from Experts

This week's Ask a Patch Pro featured Twin Cities style consultants to help you find the perfect gift.

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Bah, Humbug!

Most things that define Christmastime today leave me feeling overindulgent and wistful.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Check Out the Best 'Decked' Houses in Patchland

Vote for your favorite in our 'Deck the House' contest.

Who has the best “decked” house in the USA? Among the tons of entries in this year’s Deck the House contest is everything from a life-size Santa to holiday lights so bright they could blind the neighbors. Patch's Deck the House isn’t over yet. We’re still looking for the one home so spectacularly decorated that it could be the national grand prize winner of our contest. From Dec. 18–28, vote for your favorite from among 25 finalists across the country and that person could win $100,000 for his or her local school district. All you have to do is visit this Patch "Deck the House" contest page to browse a gallery of the finalists and cast your vote beginning Dec. 18. On Dec. 29, we’ll announce the grand prize winner of our Deck the House …

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Calvin Christian's Christmas Band, Choir Concert Tues.

All are welcome to attend at 7 p.m. at Fridley campus.

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