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Demolition of old Fort Pitt Brewery buildings underway
After years of complaints, Westmoreland County officially started tearing down the former Fort Pitt Brewery buildings. Laken Cope lives just across the street from the old Fort Pitt Brewery. She said over the last few years, animals — like rabbits and mice — living in the old building started making their way out into neighbor’s yards. “I had to get cats because of the animals,” Cope told Channel 11′s Andrew Havranek. “Now that they’re ripping it down, there will be a lot more, but then it’ll be all gone.”
Demolition begins on old Fort Pitt Brewery in Jeannette
JEANNETTE, Pa. (KDKA) -- Tuesday afternoon marked the end of an era in Jeannette as demolition began on the old Fort Pitt Brewery.Mark McNabb, the owner of GEMM Demolition, says that his small team has their work cut out for them."We are going to start with all the lower structures and then get them down and crushed up," McNabb said. "Send them through the crusher and crush everything to about a three-inch minus. Then, we are going to have to build a small ramp to get to the higher part."McNabb says that they anticipate the demolition will take four to five...
Home food preservation topic of webinar
Those interested in the fundamentals of home food preservation are invited to a Penn State Extension webinar. “Living on a Few Acres: Food Preservation” will be held online from 6 to 8 p.m. July 25. The session is designed for the novice producer or homesteader and for those looking...
Pennsbury Manor Brews and Bites
Pennsbury Manor’s brewing club is entirely volunteer-run, and they demonstrate colonial beer brewing for the public on the 4th Sunday of the month from April until November. On Sunday July 28th the brewers will brew “Rembrandt Beer,” which is based off the color of beer used in Rembrandt’s paintings of beer. The beer is not served to […]
Recovery room and recreation lounge opens at Pottruck Health and Fitness Center
A new recreation lounge and recovery room opened on July 15 at the Pottruck Health and Fitness Center. The recovery room has Normatec compression boots, Hypervolt 2 massage guns, and a zero-gravity recliner chair. Three bays are centered around sports recovery, including a recliner, massage gun, compression boots, mat, and foam roller. The fourth bay includes a full-body massage chair.
Discover Steel City Creatives: A Writers’ Group for Inspiration and Growth!
We were so excited to hear about a new Pittsburgh-area writing community, Steel City Creatives, and wanted to share this Q&A for any Littsburgh readers who might want to get involved!. Don’t miss out: This August 31st, “Steel City Creatives is hosting a book show featuring live readings, autographed books,...
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