Keep Films in Pittsburgh!
Recently the Pittsburgh Film Office contacted Franktuary to ask us to support its quest to keep the Pennsylvania Film Tax Credit incentive program alive. As a company that has benefited from the film industry’s presence in the ‘Burgh we were happy to oblige. Below is a copy of a letter recently sent to our local politicians. If you agree with our sentiments, please contact your own representatives! Dear Senator Fontana, Representative Wheatly, and Governor Corbett: We are writing to express our wholehearted support of the Pennsylvania Film Tax Credit incentive program. In its fourth year, the program has been a tremendous success. Responsible government leaders should always look for ways to reduce public expenses. However, the elimination of the...
G20 PLUMMET: The Plummet Cometh
NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pittsburgh’s Most Tenacious Hot Dog Shoppe to Commemorate Worst Week in History Franktuary launches “G-20 Plummet“ Pittsburgh, PA (15 September 2010) – Exactly one year ago, Pittsburgh’s downtown business district was making preparations to host the G-20 Summit. An excited community anticipated a week of record-setting sales and attention in the global spotlight, and Franktuary was no exception. The Obamas were formally invited for lunch, extra staff was scheduled, and regular hours were extended. “We envisioned serving our menu items to heads of state and foreign dignitaries,” recalls Franktuary owner Tim Tobitsch. “While we knew that might not occur, we fully expected a memorable and busy week.” And...
Fountains of Pittsburgh
Earlier today the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette rolled out a nice piece on the very best fountains in Pittsburgh. Notably, Franktuary did not make the list. And that’s exactly how it should be. Since 2007, Franktuary has been without a soda fountain. Those of you who go far enough back may remember the one that used to call our counter home. What I’m sure none of you remember is the time its water line exploded overnight causing the entire kitchen to flood. We used a giant squeegee to move water to our drain which, brilliantly, was installed at the high point of our floor. But that has nothing to do with why we gave our fountain the axe. It had to go because all of the soda options it offered came with a healthy dose of high fructose corn syrup....
The G-20 Rears Its Ugly Head
The G-20 is back at it, severely inconveniencing the daily lives of the good people of Toronto this time around. In Pittsburgh the G-20 accomplished nothing useful while crippling any number of small businesses, including my own. Sour grapes you may say, but I’m hardly the only person who thinks this way. I can only hope that Toronto fares better than did we. Don’t take my word for it, though. Read the thoughts of conservative columnist David Frum. Then consider that treehugger.com seconds his opinion. If those two sources are in agreement, then shouldn’t you hear them out? Furthermore, the Canadian Press has found it worthwhile to interview Pittsburgh business owners about the disaster that was the G-20 Summit in western...
Giant Eagle
Ever wonder how they came up with that name? I sure have. I mean, it’s a grocery store… why Giant Eagle? Why not Humongous Osprey? What about Enormous Pelican? Or how about Massive Dodo? Then again, they could have settled on Substantial Tufted Titmouse, Abundant Sparrow, Gargantuan Blue Jay or Behemoth Hummingbird. Any of those names would make as much sense as Giant Eagle. Of course, there’s, Piggly Wiggly and Food Lion in the industry, too. But a Piggly Wiggly sells some pork products. And a Food Lion most definitely sells food. Last time I checked there were neither giants nor eagles to be found in an aisle or end cap of our local grocer. Not even in a Market District. Maybe Franktuary should consider renaming itself to...
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