\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAND FAMILIES MAKE IT A TRADITION TO COME TO PHIPPS CONSERVATORY. YOU CAN SEE PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO COME INTO JUST ONE OF THE ROOMS THAT\u2019S DECORATED. YOU CAN SEE HOW IT PUTS PEOPLE INTO THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT WITH ALL OF THE FESTIVE DECORATIONS. TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF PHIPPS HOLIDAY MAGIC WILD WINTER. IT\u2019S A LOVELY PLACE TO VISIT, ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER TIME. WE HAVE TROPICAL PLANTS, PALM TREES, ALL TYPES OF FLOWERS AND OF COURSE ALL OF THE HOLIDAY CHEER THAT YOU WOULD EXPECT FROM THOSE PLANTS AND FLOWERS. ENCHANTING EVERY ROOM TO THE WINTER LIGHT GARDEN THAT LIGHTS UP THE NIGHT, PHIPPS WILL GET YOU INTO THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT. BEN DUNIGAN WORKS THERE AND LOVES TO SEE PEOPLE\u2019S FACES LIGHT UP AT THE MAGIC. SOMETIMES YOU\u2019LL STAND IN ONE SECTION AND SOMEBODY MIGHT COME AROUND THE CORNER AND SEE A NEW ROOM, AND THE JAWS DROP. OR YOU HEAR THE OOHS AND AHS OR, OH, LET\u2019S GET A PHOTO. EVERYBODY GATHER TOGETHER. YOU KNOW, IT\u2019S JUST REALLY NICE TO SEE THAT THAT\u2019S NOT THE ONLY HOLIDAY TRADITION KICKING OFF IN PITTSBURGH. THE UPMC RINK AT PPG PLACE ALSO OPENS UP TODAY. PEOPLE SKATING AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE DOWNTOWN IN THE MARKET DISTRICT. PEOPLE\u2019S GAS HOLIDAY MARKET IS USUALLY IN MARKET SQUARE, BUT THIS YEAR WE SAW THEM SETTING UP IN THE CITY\u2019S CULTURAL DISTRICT. NEARBY, WE FOUND PEOPLE STROLLING AROUND THE TERMINAL IN THE STRIP DISTRICT AS A NEW HOLIDAY TRADITION. ARE YOU READY FOR CHRISTMAS? YEAH, THEY\u2019RE VISITING FROM OTHER STATES TO SPEND TIME WITH THEIR LOVED ONES. FAMILY. THIS IS MY LAST PIECE OF MY PUZZLE OF MY FAMILY. SO ON HOLIDAYS AND FAMILY MEANS EVERYTHING. AND WE LOVE CHRISTMAS. YOU SHOULD SEE OUR HOUSE IN ARIZONA. IT\u2019S TOTALLY DECORATED. THE TERMINAL\u2019S HOLIDAY LIGHTING AND MARKET STARTS TONIGHT, BUT PEOPLE WERE ALREADY TAKING PICTURES BY THE CHRISTMAS TREE AND DROPPING OFF TOYS AT PUTT SHACK FOR THEIR STUFF. A BUS, TOY DRIVE, OR DREAMING OF THEIR OWN CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. WHAT DO YOU WANT? WHAT\u2019S ON YOUR CHRISTMAS LIST? WHAT\u2019S YOUR TOP TOY? PROBABLY NINTENDO SWITCH. AND PEOPLE WHO WORK HERE SAY THEY GET THOUSANDS OF VISITORS EACH YEAR FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON, COVERIN\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPittsburgh is ushering in the holiday season with the opening of Phipps Conservatory’s “Holiday Magic: Wild Winter,” featuring tropical plants, palm trees and holiday cheer.”It’s a lovely place to visit, especially in the wintertime. We have tropical plants, palm trees, all types of flowers and of course all of the holiday cheer that you would expect,” said Ben Dunigan from Phipps Conservatory.The conservatory offers enchanting displays in every room and a winter light garden that lights up the night, promising to get visitors into the holiday spirit. Dunigan, who works at Phipps, loves seeing people’s faces light up at the magic.”Sometimes, you’ll stand in one section and somebody might come around the corner and see a new room and their jaws drop, or you hear the oohs and the aahs, oh, everybody get a photo and gather together, it’s really nice to see that,” Dunigan said.In addition to Phipps Conservatory, the UPMC Rink at PPG Place also opened Friday, with people skating around the Christmas tree at the downtown ice rink. The Peoples Gas Holiday Market is usually in Market Square, but this year, it is setting up in the Cultural District starting Nov. 21.Nearby, people are strolling around The Terminal in the Strip District, embracing a new holiday tradition.Debbie Goist, visiting from Arizona, shared her thoughts on family during the holidays.”This is the last piece of my puzzle, my family. So, holidays and family means everything. We love Christmas. You should see our house in Arizona, it’s totally decorated,” Goist said.The Terminal’s holiday lighting and market starts Friday night, but people were already taking pictures by the Christmas tree and dropping off toys at Puttshack for its Stuff-A-Bus toy drive. Some were dreaming of their own Christmas presents.”What’s on your Christmas list? What’s your top toy? Probably Nintendo Switch,” said a visitor.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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Pittsburgh is ushering in the holiday season with the opening of Phipps Conservatory’s “Holiday Magic: Wild Winter,”<\/a> featuring tropical plants, palm trees and holiday cheer.<\/p>\n “It’s a lovely place to visit, especially in the wintertime. We have tropical plants, palm trees, all types of flowers and of course all of the holiday cheer that you would expect,” said Ben Dunigan from Phipps Conservatory.<\/p>\n The conservatory offers enchanting displays in every room and a winter light garden that lights up the night, promising to get visitors into the holiday spirit. Dunigan, who works at Phipps, loves seeing people’s faces light up at the magic.<\/p>\n “Sometimes, you’ll stand in one section and somebody might come around the corner and see a new room and their jaws drop, or you hear the oohs and the aahs, oh, everybody get a photo and gather together, it’s really nice to see that,” Dunigan said.<\/p>\n In addition to Phipps Conservatory, the UPMC Rink at PPG Place<\/a> also opened Friday, with people skating around the Christmas tree at the downtown ice rink. The Peoples Gas Holiday Market<\/a> is usually in Market Square, but this year, it is setting up in the Cultural District starting Nov. 21.<\/p>\n