2019 Soup & Chili Cook-off

The Third Annual Neighbors on the Mount Soup and Chili Cook-off was held on Saturday, April 27th,  More than 150 people enjoyed tasting the best chili and soup on the Mount.

Thirteen local establishments participated this year and included the following:  Bigham Tavern, Café Niko’s, Coughlin’s Law, J&J’s Family Restaurant, Kavsar, Micro Diner, Redbeard’s Bar and Grill, Scarpaci’s, Sesame Garden, Shiloh Grille, Shop ‘n Save, Sloppy Joes, and Vue 412.   Special thanks goes to Redbeard’s for serving as the registration site for the event and love, Pittsburgh for collecting the ballots for the cook-off.

And the winners are:

Café Niko for the best soup–defending their title once again!

Runners up for the best soup were Vue 412, Shop ‘n Save and Kavsar.

Coughlin’s Law took the top spot for chili in 2019!

Runner’s up for the best chili were Bigham Tavern, Sloppy Joe’s and Shop ‘n Save.

All of the soup & chili tastings were delicious!  Thanks again to all of the participating locations and to all that attended this year’s cook-off.  The proceeds benefit the Mount Washington Heights Ecumenical Food Bank.

Spring Community Clean-up

The next clean-up project is scheduled for Saturday, May 4, 2019.  Join your neighbors to help clean-up Grandview Avenue, Shiloh Street and Virginia Avenue.  Volunteers are needed for this clean-up, and kids and teens are encouraged to participate.  There will be prizes for teams of kids that pick up the most trash that day.  The prizes include the following gift certificates/cards:  $100.00 for Pizza Hut, $50.00 for Subway, $25.00 for DiFiore’s Ice Cream Delite and $25.00 for Foxes Pizza.

The clean-up will be held from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm.  Meet at the Shiloh Street Parking Lot.  Gloves, bags and refreshments will be provided for participants.  If you wish, you may target your own street for the clean-up.

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