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
Travelers at the busy junction of routes 119 and 30 in South Greensburg who are anticipating a stop at the sign of the Golden Arches may not be “lovin’ it” so much for the next several weeks. The busy McDonald’s restaurant at 1207 S. Main St. (Route 119) is temporarily
Westmoreland Mall will soon be home to two new stores as the Hempfield facility continues to experience an influx of business. Kadiskicks, a locally owned sneaker store, and Daily Thread, a women’s clothing store, will open at the shopping center, according to the mall’s website. The announcement comes during a
In the early 1980s, I purchased a 12-gauge shotgun at Sears in the Westmoreland Mall, and I walked through the mall to carry it out to my car. Unthinkable today, as society’s views on weapons have changed in the last decades. In reflecting on those changing societal views, I think