Tuesday, March 5, 2013
A new North Park Lounge owned by Mark Baranowski will open along East Carson Street this summer.
North Park Lounge is coming to Pittsburgh's Southside. Owner Mark Baranowski, a Pine Township resident, said he recently purchased the old Town Tavern at 2009 East Carson Street. He plans to renovate it with a restaurant on the first floor and an entertainment on the second floor. The North Park Lounge Southside location is scheduled to be open by the end of July or early August. In addition to the original North Park Lounge at 8701 Babcock Boulevard in McCandless, Baranowski also owns the North Park Lounge and Bamboo bar in Cranberry, the Cabana Bar in Wexford, and Bonnie & Clyde’s in the Pine Tree Shoppes in Wexford. Ross Restaurant Opening Delayed Baranowski hopes to begin renovations on the former Sunseri's restaurant at 3385 …
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Incumbent Jason Altmire concedes after Critz captures the seat in Tuesday's Democratic primary.
Incumbent Rep. Mark Critz has won the Democratic nomination in a close primary that pitted him against incumbent Rep. Jason Altmire for the new 12th Legislative District, according to unofficial results. Altmire, 44, of McCandless, whose 4th District includes Sewickley, and Critz, 50, of Johnstown, Cambria County, were locked in a tight race to the finish for the chance to represent much of Western Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives. As of 10:50 p.m., Critz had received 29,643 votes to 25,206 cast for Altmire by voters in the sprawling district. "Congratulations to my colleague Congressman Mark Critz on his hard-fought and well-deserved victory in the primary. He has my full support as his campaign moves on to the fall," …
Thursday, February 9, 2012
The episode featuring McCandless residents Tim and Joy Kerrigan airs tonight.
After making five failed offers on Pittsburgh-area homes over a year’s worth of time, Joy Kerrigan began to doubt if she and her new husband, Tim, would ever find a place to call their own. “We would fall in love with a house, and then we would find out the next day it was bought by someone else who made a cash offer,” she said. “It was always a huge letdown when we got the phone call.” That is, until a reality television show provided some unexpected help. After learning crews from My First Place — the HGTV series documenting the adventures of first-time home buyers — were filming in Pittsburgh, a friend sent the McCandless couple a link to the show with the suggestion they apply to be on it. Frustrated after yet another rejected offer, …
Paul
11:16 am on Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Ever try to get Jason Altmire or his office to reply to you about an issue important to his district or one he sat on committee for? If you weren't on the list of his Democrat campaign contributors you might as well have been trying to get a brick wall to respond. In my fifty years I've lived in several districts in and around Pittsburgh as well as other in different states and I can say say … more ›