[raccoonradio]

Update to a June article that was posted on FR. The food was good and I enjoyed eating there (twice) during my cartoon convention. We had 3,000 people there and her place got quite a bit of business from us, though not enough apparently afterwards, etc. (That same fate was also what killed off the previous tenant, the beloved, by us, Steel City Diner).

They cooked breakfast just for us (normally weren't open) and the menu had an animal-related theme, including Pigs in a Blanket, Pepe Le Pew French Toast, and Big Porky sandwich. There was a bit of a Steelers and jazz shrine (she was a former jazz singer). I don't think we would have agreed on politics, though; a couple employees wore T shirts saying "Big Mama's For Obama".

[jessduntno]

When you go to cartoon conventions, are you in panels?

[IYAS9YAS]

I don't think we would have agreed on politics, though; a couple employees wore T shirts saying "Big Mama's For Obama".

Sadly, I'll bet she didn't learn anything from this, either.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Any city that has an “executive director” for parking meters needs to be turned upside down and shaken hard to remove the crud.

[muawiyah]

That's Pittsburgh ~ no doubt the Parking Authority targeted her because she wouldn't give their officers free stuff, or maybe even kickbacks.

Now you take a place like Detroit they no longer care.

[mbynack]

There were a lot of roadside farmer’s markets in my area several years ago. One of the local supermarkets found out that there was a law saying that they had to have so much setback from the road and got the cops to enforce it. Almost all of them had to close. Now they found out that some of them are selling produce other than that grown by the owner of the stand so they’re forcing them to get business licenses. They’re managing to put the rest out of business.

[pnh102]

Yet another reason to shop in the burbs.

[Artemis Webb]

Deep fryer fried chicken or pan fried chicken?

I’m trying to find out of losing the business is simply sad or a total tragedy.

[martin_fierro]

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[rightwingintelligentsia]

Franklin has not been targeted by parking enforcement agents, said David Onorato, executive director of the Pittsburgh Parking Authority.

David Onorato--would that be the brother of our dear County CEO who's running for the Senate?

[WOBBLY BOB]

[The Great RJ]

Just another example of how big government is killing off entrepreneurs.

[Bitsy]

wore T shirts saying “Big Mama’s For Obama”.

Why didn’t Big Moma contact “Big Obama” about her problem. I thought he could do anything, according to the voters.

[fatnotlazy]

“However, I’ll be relocating to another state,”

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All she really has to do is open in the suburbs. Fewer parking problems.

There was a time when everyone went to downtown. We had numerous department stores, movie theaters, many restaurants and so on. Today we only have Macy’s, no more movie theaters (except for some artsy joint on Liberty Avenue), and the restaurants are generally overpriced and not all that good. These days, downtown Pittsburgh is a gawd-awful place to have a retail business. Lousy parking, constant construction and detours, and perpetual traffic gridlock. And then there is the crime — people shoot at each other even in broad daylight. I go downtown only to transfer to another bus to take me to the doctor. I won’t just go to town to shop. Give me a shopping mall or center.

[BigGaloot]

I ate there twice, both times it was gross, greasy food with awful service. Parking has nothing to do with the place, there was plenty of foot traffic in the area.