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oneTnoH t1_j9sfam8 wrote
Reply to The fall of Pittsburgh Bodegas by HarpPgh
What do you mean what would it take? It takes buying stuff from the little shops. I primarily shop at places like that. Don't be surprised that the local shop you buy a single san pellegrino from once a week closes, when you throw all of your money at aldi and giant eagle and costco
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Reply to comment by pol-treidum in The fall of Pittsburgh Bodegas by HarpPgh
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rogimonster t1_j9sd1if wrote
Reply to We’ve lived in Pittsburgh (Southside) for a whole week, already live it! Can I get some restaurant recommendations for my husbands birthday? Local places! Thanks! by WhitneyJames
Lizzen up newbs. You go to Nadine’s. You get whatever and iron and a shot of Kessler’s.
imadv8r2 t1_j9scfnm wrote
Reply to The fall of Pittsburgh Bodegas by HarpPgh
There are a few independent stores that deserve recognition here: Northside: Tom Fridays Market; East Side: Squirrel Hill Market; Bloomfield: Line Verde Green Market; West Hills: Sil’s; South Hills: Ruthfred Market.
Then you have Kuhn’s (not a Bodega, but independent); and then smaller places like Mayfly Market (Arch St), Dylmato’s (Hazelwood), Heisler’s McMurray (though the family owns several Foodlands around town), Community Grocery, IGA including Ferri’s, and then there are numerous ethnic grocers like Pitaland, Labriola’s, Little Tokyo, Panda, Lotus, New Young’s Oriental, Salem’s, Patel Brothers, Kiev Market and Nataliya’s European Grocery.
There are numerous other Middle Eastern and Asian grocers, and other neighborhood stores scattered about underserved neighborhoods like The Hill District, Lincoln Larimer, Wilkinsburg, McKees Rocks and more, but many just have snack type foods which are grab and go for those buying cigarettes and playing the lottery.
GE has sadly done a good job shutting down local grocers from both a geographic and inventory perspective, but they’ve also prevented welcome competition like Wegmans and Kroger from moving in.
Luckily, places like the Squirrel Hill Market (from imported butters, local cheeses, to local and regional PA brands including Middleswarth and PSU ice cream), Tom Fridays (last full service butcher/corner grocery in the city), and Linea Verde (only rue green grocer in town) have sufficiently different products (in addition to staples) than GE, Foodland, Shop n Save, et al, and worthwhile seeking out if you want that Bodega-like experience.
ElJamoquio t1_j9sbqjs wrote
Reply to anyone else's power go out for a couple seconds? power went down, heard a very strange revving sound then sort of explosion/bang from outside. internet is down. in swissvale. by DroningBrightnessAV
Every time you hear a bang, a transformer gets it's angel wings
pol-treidum t1_j9sbh6v wrote
Reply to The fall of Pittsburgh Bodegas by HarpPgh
Bryant Street Market in Highland Park is doing it right.
McJumpington t1_j9sbf6w wrote
Reply to comment by Kered13 in Tables turn on Allegheny County assessments, as new math favors owners over tax collectors, schools by RadioChris1
This ignores housing bubbles though. Also seller prices prices typically increase when there are lower interest rates as their are typically more bidders. Some end up bidding over what the house is worth as a means to have the winning offer.
Both of these situations are unfair to buyers who may end up seeing drastically lower assessments on surrounding properties just months later.
Illustrious-Fold253 t1_j9sb218 wrote
Reply to do they still make these?! by jermavenus
Today I learned…
I had zero idea Mr. Yuk was a Pittsburgh thing. Having seen these stickers throughout my childhood, I subconsciously assumed this was a federal government program. This is a really cool piece of Pittsburgh trivia, thanks for sharing OP!
Great to know that the stickers are still available too. Despite being cautious with cleaning chemicals around the house, my two and a half year old has been making me nervous lately!
DroningBrightnessAV OP t1_j9saxf5 wrote
Reply to comment by Romanfiend in anyone else's power go out for a couple seconds? power went down, heard a very strange revving sound then sort of explosion/bang from outside. internet is down. in swissvale. by DroningBrightnessAV
we haven't had the power go out for more than 20 min in the last couple years but when weather gets dicey it's almost expected that the power will fluctuate a bit.
steelforgedstudios t1_j9saolm wrote
Reply to Ow Ou & Ouch by kevvypoop313
Sir, this is a Wendy's.
Anotherburner42069 t1_j9sabaw wrote
Reply to do they still make these?! by jermavenus
Only if you put them over your bodycam.
McJumpington t1_j9sa3mv wrote
Reply to comment by jetsetninjacat in Tables turn on Allegheny County assessments, as new math favors owners over tax collectors, schools by RadioChris1
Where are you seeing that your house is assessed at a lower level now? Zillow doesn’t count
burghfan t1_j9sa18d wrote
Reply to do they still make these?! by jermavenus
Yes! Penn State Extension distributes them as part of poison prevention education to 1st grade students
OlesLS t1_j9s9mr0 wrote
Reply to We’ve lived in Pittsburgh (Southside) for a whole week, already live it! Can I get some restaurant recommendations for my husbands birthday? Local places! Thanks! by WhitneyJames
La Palapa mexican is really underrated and Fatheads is usually the favorite of a lot of friends who visit southside.
3a5m t1_j9s8iii wrote
Reply to comment by Groundbreaking_Sun18 in We’ve lived in Pittsburgh (Southside) for a whole week, already live it! Can I get some restaurant recommendations for my husbands birthday? Local places! Thanks! by WhitneyJames
And maybe the best in Pittsburgh. A wonderful date restaurant. Amazing authentic food, exceptional service, and a great bar service too. And low key one of the best espressos in the city.
I spent a month in Rome last year. Had lots of amazing meals there, but few if none that were truly better than Dish.
Romanfiend t1_j9s86bd wrote
Reply to anyone else's power go out for a couple seconds? power went down, heard a very strange revving sound then sort of explosion/bang from outside. internet is down. in swissvale. by DroningBrightnessAV
Does this happen a lot in that area? I am moving there in 6 months I was hoping for reliable infrastructure.
Vorpal_ t1_j9s80ew wrote
Reply to We’ve lived in Pittsburgh (Southside) for a whole week, already live it! Can I get some restaurant recommendations for my husbands birthday? Local places! Thanks! by WhitneyJames
Cambodican on 17th in south side. Really great hole in the wall restaurant. Opens at like 5pm for the dinner and drunk crowd closes at like 3am. It's well made chinese/Cambodian food. Not sure how ti really describe it but it's good.
chrisco125 t1_j9s7omp wrote
Reply to do they still make these?! by jermavenus
My aunt works at children's and gave me some a few months ago. I don't know if you can get them from children's or the poison hotline. Maybe a pharmacy?Sorry can't give you an answer.
WorstTimeCaller t1_j9s7ixe wrote
Reply to do they still make these?! by jermavenus
There’s a store and the t shirts are soft https://www.upmc.com/services/poison-center/store
PorkyWallace t1_j9s7cpz wrote
Reply to Plum cop charged with DUI after found sleeping in running pickup, police say by Aggravating_Foot_528
Cops are supposed to know and enforce the law.
If they break the law, they should receive 100% of the maximum possible punishment. No plea deals or exceptions.
And I say that as someone who is pro-police.
n4kmu4y t1_j9s739j wrote
Reply to comment by Everlucidd in A loud "bang" by Everlucidd
I live in Regent Sq past 7 years and we have outages at least once a year.
quarantineblue t1_j9s6zk9 wrote
Reply to comment by TheGoldenChow in anyone else's power go out for a couple seconds? power went down, heard a very strange revving sound then sort of explosion/bang from outside. internet is down. in swissvale. by DroningBrightnessAV
Fingers crossed it comes back soon! Not feeling too hopeful
EmiliusReturns t1_j9s6y06 wrote
Reply to comment by Everlucidd in A loud "bang" by Everlucidd
Lol Duquesne Light sucks. A couple years ago I lost power for 3 days in 100 degree weather. That was fun.
Dusky_Dawn210 t1_j9s6unj wrote
Reply to We’ve lived in Pittsburgh (Southside) for a whole week, already live it! Can I get some restaurant recommendations for my husbands birthday? Local places! Thanks! by WhitneyJames
Carbonaras has some primo pizza
trashbagtrash t1_j9sfekl wrote
Reply to comment by EmiliusReturns in A loud "bang" by Everlucidd
Looks like it was in multiple places at once