Pines Notify is a jQuery plugin for displaying highly-customizable growl-like notifications.

The notification boxes can set to be displayed in the any part of a web page and they can also be configured to auto-disappear or stick (with an optional close button).

It is possible to use HTML in titles and text, change opacity and use custom animations.
The plugin uses the jQuery UI CSS file for theming however it does not require the library itself.
Pines Notify can also be used as tooltips on hover of items.