Author: Matt Weed
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In my younger years I was a cook. I spent almost 10 years cooking at various places, mostly mom and pop style breakfast n’ lunch types. I wasn’t trained, I just always enjoyed it. I left the industry in pursuit of a more stable and better paying career, but I have always kept up with…
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I began working from home two weeks before the first lockdown began in March of 2020. March of next year will mark two full years working from home during the pandemic. I’ve done my job and I have done it well, but I have also experienced high levels of stress, depression, burnout, and to some…
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I first moved to Crafton in March of 2020 and had already found my way around town and to the busway for my morning commute downtown. I am sure everyone has heard of the long-term effects of COVID-19 on your health, but are many people aware of the long-term effects on local businesses? This year…
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This past weekend I went to the Dependable Drive-In Movie Theater in Moon Township. I hadn’t been to a drive-in in years, the last time being at Twin Hi-Way in Robinson about a year before it closed. Years after the fact, I would meet one of the partners of Twin Hi-Way, Jim (Jimmy) Torcasi. I…
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I read an article on LinkedIn the other day about people who have taken on two jobs during this pandemic. I don’t mean second jobs that they go to after their first jobs. No, these folks are working a full-time second job they do during the hours of their normal full-time job while working remotely.…
