Allegheny County Council - File #: 9052-15

• File #: 9052-15
• Version: 1
• Type: Proclamation
• Status: Presented & Filed
• File created: 7/6/2015
• In control: County Council
• On agenda: 7/7/2015
• Final action: 7/7/2015
• Title: Proclamation celebrating the PicklesBURGH Festival produced by the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership on July 17-18, 2015 on the Rachel Carson Bridge.
• Sponsors: Ed Kress, Tom Baker, John DeFazio, Jim Ellenbogen, Michael Finnerty, Nick Futules, Amanda Green Hawkins, Heather Heidelbaugh, Terri Klein, Bob Macey, Chuck Martoni, Sue Means, John Palmiere, Jan Rea, William Robinson

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Proclamation celebrating the PicklesBURGH Festival produced by the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership on July 17-18, 2015 on the Rachel Carson Bridge.

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WHEREAS, on July 17-18, 2015, on the Rachel Carson Bridge (9^th Street Bridge), the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership (PDP) will host a new, annual festival named PicklesBURGH^™ showcasing Downtown Pittsburgh’s riverfront and celebrating all things pickled; and

WHEREAS, the PicklesBURGH^™ Festival will feature international dishes, handcrafted foods and artisan cocktails with pickled ingredients from local restaurants; an embrace of the farm-to-table movement and the rising popularity of canning; informative how-to demonstrations and author discussions; event memorabilia and pickle-themed gifts; pickle-juice drinking contests and live entertainment on the BNY Mellon Stage; and    

WHEREAS, a giant Heinz pickle balloon will fly over the Rachel Carson Bridge and serve as a reminder of Pittsburgh’s proud pickle roots.  The presenting sponsor of the PicklesBURGH^™ Festival, The Heinz Company, was founded in Sharpsburg in 1869, and popular tours of the H.J. Heinz factory always ended with a “Pickle Pin,” one of Pittsburgh’s most beloved collectibles; and

WHEREAS, the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership has designed the PicklesBURGH^™ Festival to appeal to a wide audience from the Greater Pittsburgh community;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Allegheny County Council does hereby thank the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership for creating the PicklesBURGH^™ Festival, and we encourage the residents of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County to visit and celebrate the PicklesBURGH^™ Festival.