In Nonprofit sector, it seems that being frugal is a commonly accepted moral code. Yet there are many reasons for celebrations considering the meaningful work we do every day, so having a work lunch in a nice restaurant once every a while is legitimate.
On October 28th, Pittsburgh Cares welcomed its new Executive Deb Hopkins. All the staff took her out for a lunch and three VISTAs were invited (one staff member and one VISTA were out of office that day and didn't join the lunch). It’s always nice to get to know your colleague a little bit more outside of the office, then you would realize that with many interesting characters you are working with everyday. For instance, Nina Zappa is very knowledgeable about Pittsburgh’s sports and on the side she is a piano teacher; Riley is a trivia lover and is good at it. He attended acting school where he met his future wife. Now he has a cute baby girl and works on being a great Dad; Holly has a mother-in-law who buys them expensive gifts all the time but not being nice to people, while her own Mother might not afford expensive gifts but is always caring and loving to her family. I thought Holly got it all., and Deb is a grandma to be……
The restaurant we dined at was the Industry Public House on Butler street in Lawrenceville. Nice place. Great salad. For some reason I loved every bite of that "Company Salad" and finished all the spicy Chicken wings I ordered. Guess what? I met a Heinzer at the restaurant! Well, it seems so far that we just can’t avoid familiar faces in Pittsburgh anywhere we go.
Beer winning trivia @ Industry Public House, Lawrenceville
1. Industry Public House locates on 4305 Butler Street. It’s opened in March 2012 and has gained an approval for its 2013 expansion plan. In the Pittsburgh Magazine, an article titled Best of The Burgh 2013, Smoke Stack from Industry Public House was featured as the “Hottest Drink in Town”. The drink was invented by mixologist Adrian Van Balen. He had the inspiration struck while making breakfast one morning, when the aroma of maple-cured bacon got him thinking about a drink with similar taste characteristics. Commentator Matt Sober said in a review said “like everything else at Industry, from the utilitarian steel bar stools to the exposed brick interior, the Smoke Stack is an unmistakable (and tasty) homage to the city’s heritage.”
2. Lawrenceville was founded in 1814 by William Foster, father of composer Stephen Foster, who was born there in 1826 and has its birth residence on 3600 Penn Avenue (Claimed by Pittsburghers as the real birthplace of the famous composer. Another building, located at 3414 Penn Avenue, purported to be Stephen Foster's home was bought by automobile tycoon Henry Ford and carted off by him to Michigan.). Lawrenceville is named for Captain James Lawrence, hero of the War of 1812, famous for his dying words, "Don’t Give Up The Ship!" Lawrenceville was selected as home to the Allegheny Arsenal, due to "The area's accessibility to river transportation and its proximity to what was then the nation's only iron producing district". Lawrenceville was annexed to the city of Pittsburgh in 1868.
Nowadays, Lawrenceville is undergoing a revitalization, and has been noted by The New York Times as a "go-to destination". It has become one of the premier art, live music, and dining hubs of Western PA. Butler Street, where my office resides, is the main artery of Lawrenceville. Many art galleries, along with clothing boutiques, furniture stores, and a number of new restaurants and coffee shops have opened on this street.
The Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC opened a new facility in Lawrenceville on May 2, 2009, moving all its patients from Oakland. Deb’s newly born grandson is currently in the facility ready to receive an open heart surgery. He is in good hands.
Your ID @ Pittsburgh Cares
In Which building does Pittsburgh Cares’ office locate? Is Pittsburgh Cares a volunteer matching organization that on average matches 18,000 volunteers annually or an animal shelter and advocacy organization that takes care of 3,000 needy animals?
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