You probably don’t think of the grocery store as a destination. After you visit the newest Giant Eagle Market District in Robinson this will be your only grocery shopping destination.

I had heard about the store on the radio and received an invite to attend the grand opening. I didn’t make it there until a week ago. Talk about a fabulous grocery store. If you drive to the airport or to the Mall at Robinson I’ll bet you have noticed the new exit that was under construction. Well that exit takes you right to the new shopping area where Giant Eagle is the anchor.

Also located in the new shopping complex is a new Cineplex, several new restaurants and if you’ve been looking for Original Cin, the hot dress boutique, it has relocated from the South Side Works to Robinson at Settlers Ridge Center Drive.

(ARA)—The holiday season is officially under way and consumers will be hitting the stores to shop for their loved ones. Hot on holiday wish lists this year—technology. According to new data by the Consumer Electronics Association, about 80 percent of consumers said they want technology as a holiday gift.

With endless gift ideas to choose from, coming up with your shopping game plan for this holiday season can be quite a daunting task, but there are tons of resources online that can help you narrow down your search. Need a place to start? Office Depot’s Top 30 Smart Gifts is a list of the “must-have” smart gift items to help busy holiday shoppers find that perfect gift this season. Here are the season’s top gift ideas to consider when you are shopping this holiday:

On a beautiful Saturday evening more than 200 gathered at the Pittsburgh Marriott City Center for the Gateway Medical Society Scholarship Gala. The theme on Oct. 24 was “Closing the Gap” and Levi Walker, M.D. was honored as Physician of the Year.

Walker is the fifth of nine children born to Cecil Roosevelt and Edna Sutton Walker. He knew as a young child that he wanted to be a doctor. He entered the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 1980 at this same time he married the love of his life, the former Cheryl A. Carter.

HONORING THE MAN OF THE HOUR—Dr. Christopher Allen (Gateway Medical Society president) and Dr. Levi Walker (2009 Physician of the Year).

Walker hung up his shingle to practice medicine July 10, 1987 and opened his office in the Medical Center East building in East Liberty. He has been serving the community for 22 years. He has been mentored by some of Pittsburgh’s leading health care providers—Dr. Roosevelt Richardson, Dr. Charles Greenly, Dr. William B. Miller, Dr. Frank Sessoms, Dr. Edward James and Dr. Charles Hefflin to name a few.

BLACKWELL STEPPING DOWN—Reverend Eugene J. Blackwell stepped down as pastor of Bethesda Presbyterian Church, Homewood, effective Nov. 15. Blackwell preached his final sermon at Bethesda Nov. 1. He has served at Bethesda since 2004, first serving as student pastor and then ordained in 2006 as minister of Word and Sacrament. He has accepted a call to serve as organizing pastor for House of Manna, a new church development of Pittsburgh Presbytery to be based in Homewood.

Christmas concert

DEC. 6—The Music Department of Bethel AME Church, 2720 Webster Ave., Hill District, will host a Christmas Season Concert at 5 p.m. The concert will feature the C.H. Foggie/Allegheny AMEZ Conference Choir under the direction of James White. There will be a free will offering taken. For more information, call 412-683-2160 or visit www.bethel-ame-pgh.com.