Saturday, February 2, 2013
Here's the Week in Review, Jan. 28 to Feb. 1.
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- Erin Faulk
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Saturday, February 2
Busy week? No downtime? Missed the news? Don't sweat it. Here's a list of this week's top stories from Dormont-Brookline Patch, so you can catch up on the goods. This week on Dormont-Brookline Patch: Historical Society Collecting ‘Dormont Memories’ Who is Hiring in Dormont and Brookline This Week? History Professor Helps Make Mexi Casa a Craft Beer Hotspot How Can You Help Brookline Businesses? Ideas Welcome at Upcoming Meeting Combing Through Craigslist: Unique Stuff for Sale in Dormont-Brookline Facebook Page is Connection to Brookline History Got your own news to share? Add your organization's events to our Event Calendar. Share your wedding, baby or graduation news in our Announcements section and, while you're at it, upload your …
Friday, February 1, 2013
LivingPittsburgh.com has a list of some great stops in Dormont, and throughout the city.
Dormont and Brookline residents know we're lucky in this area to have so many well-reviewed restaurants for Mexican cuisine. LivingPittsburgh.com published a list of some of those restaurants, along with the specials they offer on tacos, drinks and more. Click here to check it out. Mexi Casa and Cain's are on the list, and nearby Trolley Stop Inn, located in Bethel Park, and Baldwin's The Loose Moose Saloon are included, too. There are a lot more—click here to find your favorite. The LivingPittsburgh.com list leaves Las Palmas out of the picture, but we'll go ahead and include it here, because we all know it's a local favorite. Where do you find the best specials in town? Follow Dormont-Brookline Patch on Facebook and Twitter. For more …
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Ali Wyrostek has worked to bring some new and unique brands into the Dormont restaurant that are tough to find elsewhere.
By day, she’s a history professor at Westmoreland County Community College. By night, Ali Wyrostek is crafting Dormont’s Mexi Casa into a hot spot for specialty beers, local brews and rare brands. “I would have meetings with [representatives] from brewing companies and they would ask where the craft beer places are around Dormont and Mt. Lebanon,” Wyrostek said. “We thought, there really aren’t that many. We could make a name here.” Wyrostek has enjoyed craft beer from the start. She earned both her bachelors and masters degrees from Slippery Rock University, and said she never settled for the cheap stuff in a college town that boasted microbreweries close to campus. She’s worked for Mexi Casa on-and-off for eight years, and took over …
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
If a "Gobbler Burrito" sounds good the day after your Thanksgiving feast, this breakfast event is for you.
If you’re still hungry after your Thanksgiving feast, Mexi Casa is bringing back a Black Friday event that should fill you up. The West Liberty Avenue restaurant will hold Kegs and Eggs from 8 a.m. to noon Nov. 23, and owner Theo Giannoutsos is hoping to duplicate last year’s success and good times. “We’ve been very successful doing it on St. Patrick’s Day, so last year we decided to try it on Black Friday, too,” Giannoutsos said. “Last year we opened at 8 a.m. and the place was packed by 8:30 a.m.” Also, on Black Friday only, Mexi Casa will serve the “Gobbler Burrito,” which Giannoutsos described as “Thanksgiving dinner in a burrito.” Follow Dormont-Brookline Patch on Facebook and Twitter. For more information, sign up for our email …
Thursday, June 21, 2012
The organization will hold a fundraiser at Mexi Casa on Saturday night to raise money for planting in the borough.
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Thursday, June 21, 2012
Dig Dormont members are hoping a fundraiser will raise money to help make Dormont more beautiful this summer. The organization will hold a fundraiser at Mexi Casa restaurant on Saturday, June 23, from 8 p.m. to midnight. A portion of the proceeds will be put toward beautifying the borough. “There are a lot of potential areas that could use some attention,” said Dig Dormont member Mary Jo Maggio. Passive Park at the corner of Hillsdale and West Liberty avenues is one of those areas, she said. Dig Dormont members hope to plant perennials along the retaining wall at the site. The group was able to salvage stones from South Hills Theater after it was torn down, and Maggio said they hope to build some form of artwork or possibly a new seating …
Erin Faulk
2:24 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
Lots of craft beer there, too, Scott: http://patch.com/A-11rt more ›