In this issue you will find news of the latest happenings in our neighborhoods, as well as events that occurred throughout our area’s history.
As a quarterly publication, we seldom publish “breaking news.” But we do have the latest on a new service coming to the Strip. Our most recent neighbor is GetBlok Farms, a company based on a human activity that reaches back thousands of years, farming—yes, farming. I think you’ll enjoy Christopher Cussat’s article, welcoming GetBlok to The Terminal; we wish them much success.
“A Dream Realized” by Cynthia Weisfield profiles Patrick Borrelli and how his dream became reality as his father and his family developed the successful winery Borrelli Cellars. Congratulations and continued good luck to all of you.
Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle—a great name for as authentic an Irish pub you’ll find anywhere—is now under new management with the retirement of David Regan. David managed Mullaney’s up until the end of 2024 and was a supporter of this publication since the first issue 16-plus years ago. In Dan Casciato’s article, you’ll meet the “new guys” and discover their plans for the future.
“Pittsburg”—it’s a misspelling today but it wasn’t at the turn of the last century. Editor Greg Suriano relates the true, and somewhat odd, story of how Pittsburgh lost, and then found, its “h.”
Lawrenceville’s role in the history of our country is again brought to light by our fascinating account of Lafayette’s visit to the community in 1825. On May 31, 2025, the Sons of the American Revolution will commemorate his visit (with its many stops in Southwestern Pennsylvania during the Marquis’s Grand Tour leading up to the nation’s 50th anniversary) with various events at Arsenal Park.
Thank you all for your continued support of The Strip! And of course, we’ll see you in the neighborhoods.
“Humanity has won its battle, liberty now has a home.”
—Marquis de Lafayette