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In 1965 the first Crossroads Advertiser was mailed free to residents of Peters Township, Canonsburg, Eighty-Four, Upper St. Clair and Houston. It was also sent to homes in a small portion of Bethel Park, Cecil Township, Finleyville and North and South Strabane Townships. At that time it was a guaranteed circulation of 15,000. And, it was touted as the largest of any periodical in the area. The idea to start a newspaper for the merchants of Donaldson's Crossroads was hatched by the shopping center's owner and developer, Carlo Teodori.
Items of community interest were reported, but the main emphasis was on local advertising. It averaged 20 pages and featured some of the larger retailers and food stores of the time. Giant Eagle and Kroger shared space with Miller Hardware, The Manor House furniture store, the W.T. Grant store and Scott Motor Co. The newspaper was headquartered in a cramped windowless office above the Crest Theater at Donaldson's Crossroads. Its founder and first publisher was Richard Barnes. In those early days he employed a staff of two.
It wasn't until 1967 that the first issue of The Almanac was published. Similar to the birth of the Advertiser, the Almanac was originally intended as an advertising vehicle for the merchants of the Great Southern shopping center in Bridgeville. It served all of the communities around the Mt. Lebanon area. Those first editions showcased the S.S.Kresge's store, Jo-Ann Fabric Shop, Stone's Sport Center, J.C. Penney's and Schiff Shoe Store. The newspapers were published once monthly then twice monthly and finally each week.
History of The Observer-Reporter, our parent company
Items of community interest were reported, but the main emphasis was on local advertising. It averaged 20 pages and featured some of the larger retailers and food stores of the time. Giant Eagle and Kroger shared space with Miller Hardware, The Manor House furniture store, the W.T. Grant store and Scott Motor Co. The newspaper was headquartered in a cramped windowless office above the Crest Theater at Donaldson's Crossroads. Its founder and first publisher was Richard Barnes. In those early days he employed a staff of two.
It wasn't until 1967 that the first issue of The Almanac was published. Similar to the birth of the Advertiser, the Almanac was originally intended as an advertising vehicle for the merchants of the Great Southern shopping center in Bridgeville. It served all of the communities around the Mt. Lebanon area. Those first editions showcased the S.S.Kresge's store, Jo-Ann Fabric Shop, Stone's Sport Center, J.C. Penney's and Schiff Shoe Store. The newspapers were published once monthly then twice monthly and finally each week.
History of The Observer-Reporter, our parent company
