Tom Papinchak said the smoothie was relatively new to Western Pennsylvania when he started selling the fruity concoction in the mid-1990s, first from a mobile thatched-roof kiosk and then at his Tropical Bungalow kiosks in Westmoreland Mall, downtown Pittsburgh and The Galleria in Johnstown. About 10 years later, he moved
The seventh annual Whitehall Area Restaurant Week, presented by the Whitehall Area Chamber of Commerce, continues through Saturday and features special menus, discounts and other promotions at seven Whitehall Township and Catasauqua businesses.