Carrick Community Council

08/20/2026

THROWBACK THURSDAY — CARRICK BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT

🥞 The Breakfast Spot ~ August 2025 🍳

This week, we’re throwing it back to one of our 2025 Carrick Business Spotlights ~ The Breakfast Spot!

When we featured The Breakfast Spot last August, we called it “A homegrown gem in Carrick.” 3 years later, we love seeing just how brightly that gem continues to shine. ✨

What makes us especially proud? People aren't just discovering The Breakfast Spot ~ they're discovering Carrick along with it.

From creative pancake flights and French toast sliders to hearty breakfast favorites, The Breakfast Spot has built a following that reaches well beyond the neighborhood. Pittsburgh food lovers continue to recommend it, their dishes are making the rounds on social media, and weekend mornings show exactly what a thriving neighborhood business can look like. 🥞☕🍳

But the part we love most hasn't changed.

Owner Darius Burden opened The Breakfast Spot with deep roots in this community and a desire to bring life back to a longtime neighborhood restaurant space. He has continued giving back, supporting neighborhood events and showing that investing in Carrick can work.

That matters.

Every packed table, every person who drives into Carrick for breakfast, every social media post tagged from Brownsville Road and every returning customer helps strengthen our business district and changes the way people see our neighborhood.

This is what supporting local looks like. 💚

Congratulations to The Breakfast Spot on continuing to grow, thrive and represent Carrick so well. We're proud to have you here!

📍 2605 Brownsville Road
📲 Follow them on Instagram:

Rise and shine ~ it's breakfast time! ☀️🥞

08/19/2026

🏆 CARRICK, ARE YOU READY FOR THE GARBAGE OLYMPICS?! 🗑️

Join Carrick Community Council and your neighbors for the 10th Annual Garbage Olympics, a city-wide cleanup competition where neighborhoods go head-to-head to see who can pick up the most trash!

👉 Sign up at https://www.pghgo.org/register-to-join

📅 Saturday, September 19
⏰ 9:00–11:00 AM
📍 Love Carrick Pavilion (1529 Brownsville Rd)

Come for an hour—or stay for the whole thing. Bring your friends, family, neighbors, gloves and your cleanup spirit! The goal is simple: pick up as much litter as we can and help make Carrick shine.

Let’s show them what Carrick is made of. 💚
Carrick vs. Everybody. Let’s GO!

08/18/2026

The market's been super this year. Most new vendors have been pleasantly surprised. Huge lineup this week so please come out and support local food.

This week's vendor list:

Sand Hill Berries 🫐🍓🥧
Local small fruits farm selling fresh fruits and using the harvest to bake desserts and make jarred products

MaestroChef's Products from Michael’s Manna LLC 🌶️
Bundle packs of spices from sweet, to savory, to hot, all fit for a Master Chef

ShadoBeni 🍌🥘🇹🇹
Prepared Vegan cuisine from Trinidad with fried plantains, cassava pudding, and much more

Sol Refill 🫙🧼🫘
Pantry, body, and home goods all in returnable glass containers

Chantal's Cheese Shop 🧀
Fresh-cut artisan cheeses, cured meats and house-made vegetarian/vegan spreads

Purus Pantry 🫙
A wide selection of Amish value-added products like salsas, pickles, jerky and more.

Jodikinos Family Farms 🍉🌽
Located near Raccoon State Park, the Jodikinos family has long provided the area with fresh vegetables, fruits, flowers and corn.

The CCC table is a supporting vendor to Hilltop Urban Farm, *Bee Boy Honey* , and Catalpa Lane Farm, llc (beef cuts) .

08/17/2026

This Wednesday, the CCC table will start selling humanely raised, free range beef free of growth hormones from our new partners at Catalpa Lane Farm, llc In the comments or a message, let us know which cuts interest you. We can also do special orders of a variety of other fancier cuts. Ask and we'll let you know what's available.

All profits from the CCC table go to our Food Justice Committee and Events initiatives.

If you are interested in being a volunteer vendor, we really need the help. Send us a message or stop by the table on Wednesday for more information. 🍖 🥕 🍅 🍏

08/16/2026

We're Hiring Plant Operations (Custodial) Staff!

Pittsburgh Public Schools is hosting an IN-PERSON hiring event to expand our Plant Operations team!

Plant Operations In-Person Interview Day
Date/Time: Thursday, September 10th from 9:00am-2:30pm
Location: PPS Plant Operations Facility - 8 S 12th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Registration Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0445AFAD23A1F85-65015022-pittsburgh

Whether you have previous janitorial/custodial experience or are looking to begin your career in a supportive, mission-driven district, Pittsburgh Public Schools offers the opportunity to make a lasting impact on your community!

Join Team PPS Plant Operations Team and help support each of our students in reaching their full potential.

08/16/2026

Thursday, August 20, support the Carrick Cougars with dinner at Caliente’s, on Castle Shannon Blvd, for the “Cash Cow Fundraiser”. You MUST print the flyer below and turn it in with your bill for Carrick to be credited.
Thanks for your support!
🏒🥅 Carrick Cougars 🥅🏒

08/16/2026