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One of the Pirates’ biggest fans– Herb Soltman

July 16, 2013 Ray

As he walks in I ask “Are you Herb Soltman?” “That’s what my license says,” Herb replies. Herb is a lifelong Pittsburgher, born in Squirrel Hill in 1935, and has been a lifelong Pirates fan. Herb grew up, like many in his generation, playing baseball with his friends in their spare time. This was before the Steelers were good and the Penguins came into existence. “All there was to watch were baseball and college football,” Herb said. Herb used to play baseball down at the grade school field or in the street after dark when the streetlights would turn on.… Read the rest

Filed Under: Interesting 'Burghers, Pirates, Sports Tagged With: Bill Mazeroski, Herb Soltman, Pirates, Pirates fan, profiles

A PITSburgh Partnership – The Cotton Factory and Hello Bully

May 29, 2012 Ray

When one hears “dog shirts”, the visual of a small dog gnawing at a tight knit sweater may come to mind, but CottonFactory.com and TeeRex Syndicate had something else planned when they partnered with Hello Bully to promote Pit Bull welfare in the Pittsburgh area. In 2002, before she and her husband founded TeeRex Syndicate and purchased CottonFactory.com, Samantha Ginsburg was the proud owner of two rescue Pit Bulls from Animal friends and four cats. Samantha and Stephen then purchased the CottonFactory.com and founded TeeRex Syndicate, two companies that work together to sell specialty screen printed tee-shirts and clothing. TeeRex… Read the rest

Filed Under: Animals, Fundraisers, Shop PGH Tagged With: cottonfactory.com, Hello Bully, Pit Bull, pittsburgh

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