Do Stuff

This upcoming Labor Day weekend is full of things to do to get you off of that butt of yours. 

The first one is the Labor United Celebration at Northmoreland Park. 

When: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday and Monday

Admission: Free; free parking; $3 for all-day carnival rides

Where: Northmoreland Park, off Route 356, Allegheny Township

The Down-Low: They always have tons of food, a huge flea market, games, rides and music. 

theNewk Tip:  Make sure the trolly doesn't run you down in the parking section. 

Must Do:  Fries, from the NKFD. 

The next event is a bit more rockin. 

It's called A Concert For Anna. 

When: 8 p.m., doors open Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Admission: $8 each night

Where: Praha, 400 Corbet St., Tarentum 

The Down-Low:  A concert featuring great local bands for great local causes.  This year, is benefits a local family with a 3 year old son that has been diagnosed with autism.  A subject very close to our hearts.

theNewk Tip:  Get there early to get a good spot.  These concerts always pack em in.

Must See: We have a few friends playing over the weekend.  They are... 

Friday 

All My Monsters (9:30pm) 

Jimbo and the Soupbones (11:00pm) 

Sunday 

Disgust in Disguise (8:30pm) 

and host band - Creep, closing the concert at 12:30am. 

Have a safe and happy holiday weekend. 

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Do The Right Thing

Alright. 

The Tarentum bridge has totally consumed our lives. 

Each day, as we come home from work, we try to determine the best plan for getting back into our homeland. 

And we are never correct. 

Seriously, we'd have better luck playing the Big 4.

And now that exit 14 is closed, we are seriously considering buying a pontoon boat.

And we wouldn't just get some plain Jane pontoon.

It would be all baller'd out, with emerald green astroturf, and a wicked slide off the starboard side.


Or maybe.

Just maybe...

We can all follow PennDOT's detour, and take exit 15, turn around, and exit off of 14 South.

That way, traffic won't be backed up on exit 13, all the way to the friggin' mills exit.


Or maybe we will just stay at work until 8pm?

It's not like we have a life or anything. 

Ramp Stamp

Starting tomorrow, the Tarentum exit off of 28 will be closing for about a month. 

Yup, Exit 14 heading Northbound is gonna be closed for a month. 

Ugh. 

You are going to have to go up to Exit 15, get back on 28 South, and get off at 14 that way. 

What a pain in the tookus. 

They claim that work on the off-ramp will go on "around the clock." 

But they've been saying all kinds of stuff that changes each day. 

First they said "the project will be done in November." 

That has since change to December. 

Work on the East Sixth Avenue ramp was promised to be done this week. 

Last we heard, it's gonna be another 2-3 weeks. 

Luckily for all of us, these people aren't doctors... 

"Yes, we'll have that ingrown fingernail all fixed up in just a couple minutes." 

8 hours later... 

"It looks like you're gonna have to learn how to starting doing everything with your left arm.  We ran into a few complications, and your right arm had to be amputated."

Random Picture Monday (08-27-12)

Nary A Drip

We spread a rumor a few months ago about the possible sale of the New Kensington Water Authority. 

 The MAWC (Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County) showed interest in purchasing it. 

Some folks even said there was an actual offer made. 

The fact that no figures have ever been made public, means one of two things. 

The city wasn't thrilled with the offer. 

or 

They are really good at keeping secrets. 

We fully believe that an offer was made. 

We really have no reason to believe this. 

We just do. 

Now, we aren't sure if it's even a good idea for the city to sell. 

That is way too much thinking for us on a Wednesday.

Hell, we aren't even sure if they're allowed to sell. 

As the city's lawyer claims there is a newer law that inhibits us from selling. 

While representation of the MAWC claims we could. 

Ugh, politics. 

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Random Picture Monday (08-20-12)

The view at the end of Hell Bridge.

Holiday Weekend

As you may have noticed, we haven't been posting much on Fridays.

So this is likely to be our last post of this week. 

Because this is a holiday weekend. 

Sure, it's not a holiday weekend that most people celebrate. 

Hell, most people don't even know about them. 

But that's why you have us. 

To fill you in on this stuff. 

So tomorrow, Friday the 17th, is Men's Grooming Day. 

We here at theNewk do our share of Man-scaping. 

But we take things to a whole other level when the 3rd Friday of August rolls around. 

And by no coincidence (in our opinion), Saturday the 18th is Birth Control Pills Day. 

Yeah, you read that right. 

The day after men take time to tighten things up in their nether regions, women celebrate the convenience of oral contraception. 

Maybe it really is just a coincidence? 

But we doubt it. 

Have a fun, and safe weekend. 

And always remember, kids... 

Birth control pills may prevent pregnancy, but condoms can save you a penicillin prescription. 

More Cones A Comin'

Is if you aren't already annoyed enough with construction at this point. 

We have some news about future projects coming to our area. 

And one in particular. 

The bypass bridge will be getting replaced. 

Yep, the Route 366 bridge over 56 was allocated about 4.7 million bucks.

We are not exactly sure when the work will start.

But it's slated to be finished no later than 2016. 

Excited?

Yeah, neither are we. 













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Mystery Solved

We took a picture this past Saturday, as we drove past the Valley High track. 

We posted it yesterday for Random Picture Monday. 

Here it is... 

We had no idea what was going on down there. 

But it looked kinda fun. 

Turns out, it was a Relay For Life. 

They walked around the clock from Saturday until Sunday. 

They were attempting to raise just under a hundred thousand dollars. 

And we really hope they did. 

It is such a great cause. 

We would love a chance to be a part of this event next year. 

If anyone involved reads this, please send us an email. 

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Random Picture Monday (08-13-12)

We have no idea what was going on at the track this Saturday.