I’m calling this blog what it is, and that would be a potpourri blog. It will have a little bit of everything from the last few days (today included).
Tuesday night, I took advantage of some free time between work and dinner. We eat early (usually around 4pm) when Annabelle has karate so that means more time to get outside when the weather is nice. I took a drive into Greensburg and walked around downtown. Parking is free after 5pm, which comes in handy during Toastmasters meetings. I’ll get to that in a moment. I snapped a few pics with my iPhone and made some interesting discoveries. Five of those pictures really stood out and I’ll post them to this blog.
The long awaited work on the front of the courthouse is finally complete. I walked around the plaza Tuesday night and loved what I saw.
If you need a sign you’re in Greensburg, there it is.
Greensburg has really nice shops that cater to all interests, as well as cafes and restaurants. The city also boasts of having a great cultural district with the Seton Hill Center for the Performing Arts and the Palace Theatre. This mural that is being worked on in the little park on Pennsylvania will look very lovely when it is done
The bridge on Main Street between downtown and the Westmoreland Art Museum always has good words to live by.
While Wednesday night’s Toastmasters meeting was exclusively an online event, I enjoy making my way downtown twice a month to take part in my home club. We recently achieved “Select Distinguished” honors, meaning that we had met at least seven of the ten goals needed in the “Distinguished Club program”. I joined Toastmasters in 2011 and served as a leader in the area and division and have attended numerous events in District 13 from leadership training to conferences. I achieved the highest honor, the Distinguished Toastmaster award, in 2019.
I lost some interest in Toastmasters when the pandemic happened in 2020 and had my issues with the new learning program. Just like my nontraditional “journey” to find myself, I have twice felt tempted to give up and quit, only to come back every time. Very soon, Greensburg Toastmasters will be a “club of champions” with three of our members set to achieve their Distinguished Toastmaster awards. That Spring 2024 DTM gauntlet is going to be sweet as we all represent Greensburg.
The new getGo Cafe and Market opened yesterday to much fanfare. Located on Main Street next to Main Bowl and across from Callaghan’s, the new store is big. They have a decent size cooler to hold on-the-go food as well as a great selection of drinks. It’s one of the few getGo’s I’ve been to that are new to the area. Other ones that recently opened include New Stanton, North Versailles, Murrysville, Latrobe, and Jeannette. A new wetGo car wash will be opening in Irwin at the site of the old Penn Motel.
Say what you will, that we don’t need another new getGo, Sheetz, Dollar General, or bank, but for me today was a good first impression. Good deal on gas right now with the grand opening too (if you use AdvantagePay).
I will always love Latrobe and Ligonier, but the same can be said about Greensburg. This town really has a lot to offer. You just have to look for it.
Stylish 🍒 