Monday, October 15, 2012
We've got a bunch of photos from Saturday's Dormont Street Fair, but we want to see yours, too. Share them here!
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- Erin Faulk
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Monday, October 15, 2012
I snapped a lot of pictures during the Dormont Street Fair on Saturday, but I also saw a lot of you taking photos, too. Above are a few that I took, but I'd love to see your photos! What memories did you capture during the street fair? The Statue of Liberty walking around? Cool crafts at the children's tables? Tasty treats from local restaurants? Did you take a video of the bands? You can upload photos and videos straight to this article. Just click the "Upload Photos & Videos" button above the photo, and start adding. I can't wait to see your pictures! Follow Dormont-Brookline Patch on Facebook and Twitter. For more news, sign up for our email Newsletter.
Saturday, October 13, 2012
The Dormont Street Fair is today! Here's a schedule of events for you.
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- Erin Faulk
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Saturday, October 13, 2012
Today is the Dormont Street Fair! The fair is from 2 to 11 p.m. and includes foods, crafts, jewelers, retail vendors, childrens events and more along Potomac Avenue. As a reminder, Potomac Avenue will be closed to traffic from 10 a.m. until midnight. Pets are not permitted at this event. Live performance schedule Children’s Area Information Booth And remember to take pictures! You can upload any photos you take right to this article. Follow Dormont-Brookline Patch on Facebook and Twitter. For more news, sign up for our email Newsletter.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
See who the vendors are for the Dormont Street Fair, this Saturday, Oct. 13.
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- Erin Faulk
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012
More than 40 local vendors, plus sponsors, supporters and contributors will come together this Saturday, Oct. 13, for Dormont's 6th Annual Street Fair. From 2 to 11 p.m. Saturday, fair-goers will find special foods, crafts, jewelers, retail vendors and more along Potomac Avenue. The street fair also will include a children's area with magicians, jugglers and face painting. The entertainment is local, too. The Good Guys Band will headline the event, and there also will be performances by Bastard Bearded Irishmen, Silent Partner, and singer Raeya, who performed last month at the Taste of Dormont. Between bands, dancers from Sterling Yoga will perform in front of the stage. Potomac Avenue will be closed to traffic from 10 a.m. until midnight…
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
The Good Guys Band, made up of Dormont natives and Keystone Oaks graduates, will headline the annual Dormont festival in October.
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012
A band of local “good guys” will headline the Dormont Street Fair this year. The Good Guys Band is Joe Morrone and his son Mike, Jim Hedge and Ed Palma—all Dormont natives and Keystone Oaks graduates, and all happy to be performing at one of their hometown’s favorite festivals. “It’s very surreal for us,” Hedge said. “We played back when we were younger, but I think the only time we played in Dormont was for the Fourth of July at the pavilion in Dormont Park when we were in high school.” Hedge still lives in Dormont, but Palma now lives in the North Hills and Morrone lives in Baldwin. The Good Guys Duo, an offshoot of the band that features Hedge and Morrone, performed at the Taste of Dormont on Sept. 15. Palma, Morrone and Hedge are …
Friday, September 7, 2012
Vendor applications and a preliminary street fair schedule are now available.
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Friday, September 7, 2012
Dormont's annual street fair is quickly approaching, and space is available for vendors who want to participate. The street fair will be held Oct. 13 along Potomac Avenue, in the heart of Dormont's business district. Bands lined up to play include hometown favorites Bastard Bearded Irishmen and Silent Partner, as well as singer Raeya, and The Good Guys Band. Events will be held throughout the day. A children’s area on Potomac Avenue will feature games, crafts, strolling jugglers and magicians. Child Safety ID’s The Dormont Police Department and Freemason’s CHIP Program will sponsor a Child Safety Identification booth, and the Dormont Volunteer Fire Department will have a fire truck handy. An information booth and lost-and-found station …
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
After filing a right-to-know request with the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, Councilwoman Joan Hodson has some questions about how the Beer Garden ever got approved in the first place.
The Beer Garden has been eliminated from Saturday’s Dormont Street Fair but questions are still bubbling about whether it should have ever been permitted in 2009 and 2010. Dormont Council voted 6-1 in August, with only Councilman Drew Lehman opposed, not to allow the Beer Garden at this weekend's event. Council took its vote after two bar owners complained about revenues they lost because of the borough-endorsed Beer Garden, which sold craft beers, competing with their businesses. The first year (2009), the Beer Garden raised money for the borough recreation department but the second year (2010), after the borough was denied a special state permit to serve alcohol only several days before the event, Friends of Dormont Pool stepped in as an…
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Dormont's own Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers will headline event.
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Organizers in Dormont are hoping for better weather this weekend for the 5th Annual Dormont Street Fair and Music Festival. “So far the forecast looks pretty good,” said Dormont Recreation Director Gregor Saulsbery. “But the show will go on, rain or shine. So far in the past, we’ve been pretty lucky.” The fair will take place Saturday, October 8 from 4 to 11p.m. along the Potomac Avenue business district. For the event, Potomac Avenue will be closed between Belrose and West Liberty Avenues from Noon until Midnight on Saturday. Headlining this year’s festival is Dormont’s own Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers. “We are looking forward to returning to the Dormont Street Fair this year,” said Grushecky. “It was one of our favorite shows of …
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Even though this year's Dormont Street Fair offering has been canceled, the controversy continues.
Though Dormont Council voted 6-1 earlier this month to eliminate the Beer Garden from this year's Dormont Street Fair on Oct. 8, the controversy about it continued at Monday night's agenda meeting. At least two local bar owners lobbied council at this month's voting meeting to remove the Beer Garden from the annual fair because they said it has cost them thousands of dollars in business. At that meeting other residents and borough officials said they did not agree with the borough-sanctioned alcohol sales. Councilman Drew Lehman, who was the lone vote against discontinuing the Beer Garden, noted that comments on the story about council's vote on Patch had been 3-1 in support of the Beer Garden, which raised money for the borough recreation…
Lou Pietosi
1:59 am on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
On behalf of myself, Al, Mark, Jake and Randy--THANK YOU DORMONT!! Once AGAIN my old hometown came thru to make this a day we'll NEVER forget!!! IT was so great to see SO MANY old friends on such a perfect autumn day! We also had the pleasure of watching the Bearded Bastard Irishmen and our great buddies, The Good Guys put on outstanding perfomances!!! We hope you'll ALL join Silent Partner, The … more ›