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Saturday marks 110 years of Wholey's Market in the Strip District

By Patrick Damp

September 24, 2022 / 11:05 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

CBS News Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A Pittsburgh institution is celebrating a huge milestone this weekend.

Wholey's Market in the Strip District is celebrating 110 years in business all owned by the Wholey family.

The Wholey family is celebrating the anniversary with a full day of exciting events.

That includes a free cooking class in the morning, an Italian ice vendor, and a raw oyster bar will be on site.

There will also be a photo booth and Penguins' mascot IceBurgh will also be in the store to take photos with customers.

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Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.