. . . for a good Claus
My favorite local group, Pure Cane Sugar, surprised me with this little ditty this morning. Unfortunately, the girls will be performing the night of the Santa Crawl so they won’t be able to join us but, fortunately, they’ll be at Continue reading Pure Cane Santa
Santa wrote an open letter to StateCollege.com letting everyone know that he would personally be in attendance this year. Santa also gave us considerable free press with a column last year too. Many thanks to the crew at StateCollege.com for Continue reading Santa says he’s coming
Feliz Navidad. Mad Mex is a recent addition to the Santa Crawl pub list, making it’s debut in 2011. That seems like somewhat of an oversight considering that we had a Mexican Santa on the crawl starting with year two Continue reading CDay -9 Mad Mex
The Rathskeller is like your favorite pair of old slippers. They are so comfortable that once you slip them on, you just want to sit back and relax. And that sums the Skeller up, once you get to it, you Continue reading CDay -10: The Skeller
The Gaff is another stop that has participated in the Santa Crawl since the very first year. It probably has the distinction of being the most difficult bar to get into though – and that’s because it’s one of the Continue reading CDay -11: The ShandyGaff
The Tavern has a special place in the hearts of the Crawl’s founder, for it was there during the holiday season ten years ago that the idea for the Crawl was hatched. At the time, I was in a Santa Continue reading CDay -12: Adam’s Apple
One of the wonderful thing about the Crawl is how warmly we have been embraced by the various establishments that participate with us. Not only have we been welcomed by them but many go out of their way to participate. Continue reading CDay -13: The Brewery
No one has bought into the idea behind the Crawl more enthusiastically that Dave Krauth and Mike Hughes, the proprietors of Rotelli. Rotelli has a reputation for being the Pittsburgh bar in town. If the Steelers, Pirates, or Pens have Continue reading CDay -14: Rotelli
Special thanks to Chris Rosengrant and the staff at the Lion’s Den for being one of the original bars on the Santa Crawl. They were there when we were just five buds on a bar tour right up through the Continue reading CDay -15: The Lion’s Den
Bar Bleu made it’s debut on the Santa Crawl rotation in 2012 and it returns again this season. The great thing about being at Bar Blue in a red suit? You don’t have to worry about getting their fantastic finger Continue reading Crawl Day -16: Bar Bleu