The city is simply having a wonderful pre-holiday weekend, with some warm and cheerful events to get you in the spirit of the season. Experience music, movies and more with these ideas.

Every December, members of Gateway High School’s Chick-fil-A Leader Academy decide on a service project where they can positively impact the community. This year, for “Do Good December,” the group of 25 students collected nonperishable foods for the school’s backpack program and monthly food pantry.

Larry Cervi began East End Kids, a nonprofit professional teen song and dance ensemble, to showcase student talent several times a year while giving back to the community.

The recently built VA center in Monroeville may be named for a member of the only all-Black unit to take part in the D-Day invasion during World War II.

The Monroeville Mall could have a new owner soon.

Jordan Edwards, a key member of the Gateway girls basketball team’s surge to the top, including helping the Gators win the WPIAL Class 5A title in 2018, is in her first season as an assistant coach for the Princeton women’s basketball team.

Bailey Steele has her sights set on qualifying for the PIAA Class 3A diving championships in her final varsity season.

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The fourth quarter greeted Latrobe with less than ideal circumstances.

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