Try some sandwich platters from Subway

We’re getting close! Are you ready?  Let us give you a hand.

Snacks: CVS has everything you could possibly need for game snacks – sweet or salty – and drinks. Don’t forget the paper plates, napkins and silverware. It’s all here.

Dinner: It’s going to be a long afternoon and you want to be prepared. Check out Don Pancho’s for catering trays of your favorite Mexican dishes. Don Pancho’s is located at 285 N McDowell Blvd. Phone: 775-2474

Or how about grabbing a pile of hamburgers and fries from Burger King? Did you know that they will be giving out free onion rings during superbowl weekend? Visit The Plaza North Burger King located at 211 N. McDowell for more details. Phone: 765-0240

Did you know that a large Old Chicago pizza weighs 5 pounds without the toppings? Yummy for Superbowl Sunday!

Subway Sandwiches has a fantastic catering menu – including sandwich platters and giant subs.  February is also Subway’s FebruANY month, so all foot longs are only $5 each. The Plaza North Subway is located at 221 N. McDowell. Phone: 765-0240

Pizza Lovers will want to belly up to Old Chicago Pizza – and you don’t even need to leave your house – they deliver! Add in some fresh Old Chicago cookies and salads, and you have it made. Old Chicago Pizza Takeout and Delivery is located at 203 N. McDowell. Phone: 766-8600

Dessert? Not a problem. Brain Freeze Frozen Yogurt has you covered. Grab a couple of cartons of frozen yogurt and some favorite toppings and enjoy your own private frozen yogurt party at home. Brain Freeze is located at 231-B North McDowell Blvd. Phone: 789-9813.

Wait – you can’t watch the game because you don’t have a TV? Not to worry! Kmart has plenty of them! Come on down and get yours!

May the best team win!

Access our merchants directly from your phone!

Did you know that we have quite a few stores with dedicated phone apps?

CVS: The CVS App allows you to scan your medication refill, refill from your account, transfer prescription and view your prescription history. You can also find your nearest CVS, look at the weekly deals, and find the local minute clinic for minor medical needs. The CVS app even has a QR scanner.

Kmart: On Kmart Mobile, you can find your nearest Kmart, find out what deals are in the latest ad, find products. access a personal shopper, and more.

Massage Envy:  The For ME APP is your massage coach when you are on the go.  Find a Massage Envy location, create a customized massage, review your knowledge of the different types of massages, save your favorite massages. For spa users, you can also learn about the different types of facials that Massage Envy offers.

Starbucks: With the Starbucks Mobile App you can locate the nearest store, register your Starbucks card, check your balance, reload the card, collect rewards and pay! You can also save your favorite drinks and Starbucks foods, explore the different coffee blends, and use the bar code scanner.

GNC: The GNC App also has its own scanner, plus the daily deal which you can instantly share on Twitter, Facebook, by email or via text. You can set up your own account and get reminders to take your supplements. Your 20% discount gold card can be stored on your phone, you can see the GNC twitter feed and of course, you can instantly find a GNC store no matter where you are.

Weight Watchers: Now you can stay trim and fit wherever you are!  The Weight Watcher App allows members ton track and calculate food values, access recipes, create shopping lists, check point values of exercise, and much more! Non members can also enjoy certain features of the Weight Watchers app, including the featured recipes, the meeting finder, the shopping list and two sample interactive cheat sheets for our what happens to be our favorite food choices – pizza and cocktails!

If you like to get your coupons online – Valpak, Coupon Spree and Money Mailer all have websites.  The same coupons that you receive in the mail are now available on your computer. Log on, find your city, choose your coupons, print them up and you are good to go!

Layaway Angels have been steadily arriving at The Plaza North Kmart and paying off the bills of Christmas layaway customers.

Perhaps you have been reading lately about “Layaway Angels”.  They are the anonymous donors who come out of nowhere, step into a Kmart store and pay off a Kmart customer’s layaway Christmas gifts. This grassroots phenomenon evidently began on December 6 at a Grand Rapids  Michigan Kmart when one woman paid off layaway charges for three strangers.

This one act of kindness has taken the country by a storm as Kmarts across the US have seen Layaway Angels walk in the door and pay off the layaway bills of  total strangers.  And now, as it turns out, the Layaway Angels have landed in Petaluma.

Steve Mills, manager of The Plaza North Kmart, said that as of this morning over a dozen angels have appeared in the store in the last few days and paid off Kmart layaways.  Steve said that the Angels want to remain anonymous, and generally pay off the bills of Kmart customers who have laid away children’s clothes and toys.

The reaction of the customers who have had their merchandise paid off is very emotional. Steve says that Kmart calls the customers immediately to tell them that their bills have been paid. One mother came into the store weeping when she found out that a layaway angel had paid off her children’s Christmas presents.

All we want to say here is “Whoever you are – thank you.”

Here is some more information about the Layaway Angel phenomenon here in Petaluma:

A group of Secret Santas has been hitting Kmart stores around the Bay Area, including Petaluma, to pay off customers’ layaway Christmas gifts.

The phenomenon began on December 6 at a Grand Rapids, Mich. Kmart when one woman paid off layaway charges for three strangers.

Steve Mills, manager of The Plaza North Kmart on Petaluma’s Eastside, told Petaluma Patch that more than 20 people have come into the store over the last week to pay off Kmart layaways, prompting the store to call them “Layaway

via Layaway Angels Descend on Petaluma – Petaluma, CA Patch.

Gina at Ladybug Connections in The Plaza North

When Gina Drohan-Wilson had the grand opening party for her business, The Plaza North Massage Envy, one of the guests of honor was her grandmother, Lucretia Carlomagno. Those of us who were at the opening were honored and delighted to meet this delightful, lovely and gracious woman.

After Mrs. Carlomagno passed away, Gina wanted to honor her grandmother’s lifetime legacy of good works.  About six months ago, Gina established Ladybug Connections, an organization that matches donations with people in need. Ladybug Connections soon outgrew Gina’s garage and she approached The Plaza North management office for use of a empty storefront. Of course we were delighted to oblige.  Read more about Gina and Ladybug Connections in the recent article from The Press Democrat.  If you would like to keep up with Ladybug Connections, join them on Facebook.

When Gina Drohan-Wilson was a little girl, her Romanian-born grandmother, Lucretia Carlomagno, told her a story about the giving nature of her family.

My favorite story (that she told me) is of her mom giving the gypsy kids who came through one of her two dresses when she was a little girl,” said Drohan-Wilson. “When she told the story, she pretended to be mad, but I knew she would do just the same.”

When Carlomagno passed away last year at the age of 92, Drohan-Wilson knew she couldn’t let her grandmother’s love and genuine care for others die with her.

“I was so crushed upon her death and wanted her loving, compassionate memory to live on,” she said.

via A family tradition of giving | Petaluma360.

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Hurry! The trees are going fast!

It’s not too late to get a Christmas Tree and support a good cause.

Boy Scout Troop 2 is again selling trees in the parking lot by Redwood Credit Union, along N. McDowell.  Saturday the lot is open between 9 am and 8 pm, Sunday from 9 am to 6 pm and if supplies last, Monday through Friday from 3:30 pm to 8 pm.

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Santa stands guard at Afendi's Turkish Restaurant

It’s that time of year again!  The Petaluma City of Lights Driving Tour and Decorating Contest is in full swing and The Plaza North and South have seventeen entries.

Here are the participating merchants:

• Afendi’s Turkish Restaurant at 299 N. McDowell
• Beauty Worx Salon and Supply at 287 N. McDowell
• Don Pancho’s Mexican Restaurant at 285 N, McDowell
• Gold N Time Jewelers at 283-A N. McDowell
• Royal Tan and Spa at 281 N. McDowell
• GNC at 277 N. McDowell
• Video Tepa Musica at 275 N. McDowell
• US Army Recruiting at 223 N. McDowell
• Redwood Chiropractic at 225 N. McDowell
• Brain Freeze Frozen Yogurt at 231-B N. McDowell
• Elegant Alterations at 231-C N. McDowell
• Massage Envy Spa at 247 N. McDowell
• Hobbytown USA at 171 N. McDowell
• Sleep Train at 105A N. McDowell

Canadian Geese fly home for the holidays at Massage Envy

We are also proud to host three windows decorated by local non profits:

• Ladybug Connections at 289 N. McDowell
• COTS / The Plaza North Shopping Center at 279A N. McDowell
• OADS / The Plaza North Shopping Center at 229 N. McDowell

Decorations range from lights to window painting to fun lobby transformations – there are treats to see both in the daytime and at night.

You can pick up a free map and list of addresses at the Visitors Center at 210 Lakeville St. Open from 10am – 4pm every day.

Or check out the links to the City of Lights map, the home decorating entrants, and the business decorating participants.

The Holiday Decorating contest is from now through December 27th.

Santa and Frosty the Snowman wish you a Merry Christmas from Don Pancho's Mexican Restaurant

The Plaza North is a proud sponsor of the City of Lights Holiday Decorating Contest and has donated the prizes for the residential decorating contest. We would like to thank the following Plaza North Merchants for their contributions:

Goldntime Jewelers
Kmart
CVS
Beauty Worx Salon and Supply
US Army Recruiting
GNC
T-Mobile
Metro PCS
Cigarettes Cheaper
Cost-u-Less Insurance
Royal Tan and Spa
Don Pancho’s Mexican Restaurant
Brain Freeze Frozen Yogurt
Afendi’s Turkish Grill
Inksale

But not if you get a jump on the flu by getting your shots at CVS.  The pharmacy is accepting walk-ins for flu shots during pharmacy operating hours: Mondays through Fridays 8 am to 9 pm, Saturdays 9 am to 6 pm and Sundays 10 am to 6 pm.

CVS accepts some insurance plans. Without a qualifying plan flu shots cost $29.99, however full pay customers receive a $5 CVS gift card. Pretty good deal!

The Plaza North CVS is located at 291 North McDowell Boulevard. Phone (707) 778-6112.

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