Don't miss the 2nd Annual Cruise-In on the avenues of Downtown Altoona Saturday night! Last year was a tremendous event. I attended it with my wife, kids and some family members who were visiting Altoona.
The organizers of this event have worked very hard and are looking to make this an annual event. If you're free Saturday evening, consider dropping by -- even if cars aren't your hobby (they're not mine either but it was still a great event).
On Saturday morning Downtown is the Labor Day parade. Eleventh Avenue is one of the best places to watch. (The parade will not go over 17th Street this year.)
Have a great Labor Day weekend!
- Matt
Friday, August 29, 2008
Sunday, August 24, 2008
How Altoogle Works
Although we've had the feature for nearly a year, some of our visitors aren't familiar with how Altoogle works. Altoogle is our online business directory for Blair County. Altoogle can be searched much like a traditional business directory, but it has a unique feature that makes it great to use. The feature is a collection of "category tags". When you go to the Altoogle business directory, you'll see a large list of these categories on the right. The bigger the word, the more instances of that category there are. For example, the word "Automotive" is bigger than the word "Cabinets" because there are more businesses in the directory that relate to automotive issues.
If you click on any of these categories, it will present you with more category options to narrow your search! For example, if I click "Pizza", it will bring up pizza places. However, I can narrow my search by then clicking on "Altoona" to make sure I get pizza places in Altoona. The searches are alphabetical except for our Featured Businesses which come at the top!
Don't forget to hit "Clear search" if you want to start over.
Altoogle contains business reviews, coupons, maps and more! If you are a business owner, please contact us to be sure that we have the right categories for you. For a small annual fee we can make you a Featured Business as well so when your category is clicked, you come up first.
Have a great week!
- Matt
If you click on any of these categories, it will present you with more category options to narrow your search! For example, if I click "Pizza", it will bring up pizza places. However, I can narrow my search by then clicking on "Altoona" to make sure I get pizza places in Altoona. The searches are alphabetical except for our Featured Businesses which come at the top!
Don't forget to hit "Clear search" if you want to start over.
Altoogle contains business reviews, coupons, maps and more! If you are a business owner, please contact us to be sure that we have the right categories for you. For a small annual fee we can make you a Featured Business as well so when your category is clicked, you come up first.
Have a great week!
- Matt
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Take the Bus to Work!
(Originally Posted Week of August 17-23) This week Amtran's Take the Bus to Work Week. Amtran provides valuable service to our community, providing transportation for work, shopping, school, and more. Check out Amtran's article about this week here.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Advertisers and Volunteers!
Good morning Altoona! Would you be interested in helping us accomplish ILoveAltoona.com's vision? I have three quick announcements!
First, if you have a business and you are looking for a great advertising deal, we've got it here. For what it would cost you for a relatively modest newspaper display ad for one or two days, we will run your ad for an entire year as an official website sponsor. This includes a highlighted Altoogle ad, a coupon, being featured on our sponsors page and a constant link from the home page. Our primary geographical reach is the immediate Altoona area (Bellwood to Hollidaysburg), so we're reaching your immediate market most strongly. You can contact me directly and I'll send you details. We have annual packages as low as $150/year.
Secondly, we need some volunteers! A few of you have already expressed interest. Here are a few things we may need help with: prize patrol, community outreach, finding cool Altoona-related content online, finding and posting events, a newsletter editor and more. If you are interested in learning more, let me know.
Finally, thanks to those of you who patronize our featured restaurants last week: Vocelli Pizza, Tino's VIP Pizza, and the 29th Street Corner Store. If you haven't yet stopped by, don't forget to do so (and make sure to mention you read about them on ILoveAltoona and got hungry!).
Have a great Monday!
Matt
First, if you have a business and you are looking for a great advertising deal, we've got it here. For what it would cost you for a relatively modest newspaper display ad for one or two days, we will run your ad for an entire year as an official website sponsor. This includes a highlighted Altoogle ad, a coupon, being featured on our sponsors page and a constant link from the home page. Our primary geographical reach is the immediate Altoona area (Bellwood to Hollidaysburg), so we're reaching your immediate market most strongly. You can contact me directly and I'll send you details. We have annual packages as low as $150/year.
Secondly, we need some volunteers! A few of you have already expressed interest. Here are a few things we may need help with: prize patrol, community outreach, finding cool Altoona-related content online, finding and posting events, a newsletter editor and more. If you are interested in learning more, let me know.
Finally, thanks to those of you who patronize our featured restaurants last week: Vocelli Pizza, Tino's VIP Pizza, and the 29th Street Corner Store. If you haven't yet stopped by, don't forget to do so (and make sure to mention you read about them on ILoveAltoona and got hungry!).
Have a great Monday!
Matt
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Hungry? Read this!
Have you eaten at Tino's VIP Pizza lately? Under relatively new ownership, they are definitely (in my opinion) worth checking out. Take a look at the reviews on Altoogle, as well as their coupon on the same page! It is great to see local entrepreneurs working hard to build businesses in our community -- especially when their food is great!
Another business, the Vocelli Pizza located on 6th Avenue, is relatively new to our area. It is owned by local residents as well. They have a great coupon you'll want to take a look at -- and some very tasty food I might add!
Finally, I wanted to mention a gem that opened a couple years ago in the neighborhood north of Mansion Park (not far from King's Restaurant) . The 29th Street Corner Store has a yummy selection of subs, salads, paninis, soups and more. They also have a great coupon deal on our Shop Page.
If you find yourself needing to get something to eat, please consider visiting these local businesses who have been a support to our website and an important part of our community. Don't forget to mention you read about them on ILoveAltoona.com and got hungry! The owners: Miles (Tino's), Tom & Carla (Vocelli), and Steve & Rose (29th Street Corner Store) will greet you with a smile and give you great service. I can say that from personal experience!
- Matt
Another business, the Vocelli Pizza located on 6th Avenue, is relatively new to our area. It is owned by local residents as well. They have a great coupon you'll want to take a look at -- and some very tasty food I might add!
Finally, I wanted to mention a gem that opened a couple years ago in the neighborhood north of Mansion Park (not far from King's Restaurant) . The 29th Street Corner Store has a yummy selection of subs, salads, paninis, soups and more. They also have a great coupon deal on our Shop Page.
If you find yourself needing to get something to eat, please consider visiting these local businesses who have been a support to our website and an important part of our community. Don't forget to mention you read about them on ILoveAltoona.com and got hungry! The owners: Miles (Tino's), Tom & Carla (Vocelli), and Steve & Rose (29th Street Corner Store) will greet you with a smile and give you great service. I can say that from personal experience!
- Matt
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