We're only a day away from being 10 years old, and we want everyone who's been part of the process ... to feel like a part of this milestone, too.
That means you.
So here's one final reminder that you're more than invited to our company's 10th anniversary tomorrow, July 23, at our HQ/shop, 224 Fifth Avenue, Downtown, ranging from noon to 6 p.m. And to be clear, it's not some six-hour event but, rather, it's that big a window because we hope to make it as convenient as we can for everyone to at least stop by before bolting across the river to catch Paul Skenes, who'll pitch that night against the Cardinals.
We're not about to hire Donnie Iris or Christina Aguilera or Wiz Khalifa, but we'll have the following within a setting that Dali and Dara are working to make as fun and festive as possible:
• Our full staff will be on hand, though spread throughout the day because of assignments. A couple of our faraway contributors are coming, too, in Rob Ullman and Bob Maddamma. It'll be awesome to see them in person. Hasn't happened often.
• We've made and received T-shirts of our anniversary logo, so those'll be available. They'll eventually be available online, as well, for anyone who can't make it.
• There'll be light refreshments 'n' at.
• There'll be other goodies galore. That means giveaways and, yeah, that'll include that one extra shipment of 3XL Kenny Pickett T-shirts this idiot ordered right before the trade.
• We have no idea how many to expect or when, since it's a daylong thing, but we'll have the sidewalk out on Fifth Avenue if a spillover area's needed. Weather won't be an issue regardless.
Can't stress this enough: Everyone's invited! Don't feel like you needed something sent to you or whatever! Just show!
INSIDE THE WORKS
• Sure hope nobody missed a very special Friday Insider detailing how we got off the ground.
• Our new full-time hire, yet to be announced, has been working magic behind the scenes. The hire will be introduced, right there in person, to visitors at the anniversary.
• We launched two new Feeds, the one right here for Site Stuff and another for Hot Button ... and then I accidentally wiped away the new HB because I'm a dope. It'll be back up early in the coming week.
• We're short-handed for a while until Chris completes his move from Texas, and there are times it'll show. All I can promise: We're pushing like crazy to be back to firing on all cylinders by the start of the Steelers' training camp at midweek.
• Everyone loving being ad-free? If you're not there yet, it's only for paying subscribers. If you aren't subscribed yet or if your subscription's expired: This is our subscribe page. From there, make sure you're logged in, tap on the link, and thumb down to the bottom for the SUBSCRIBE button to buy/renew at the monthly or annual level. We also offer discounts, as ever, for student subscriptions and senior subscriptions.
• Grateful that so many of you continue to leave us good reviews on outside platforms. For anyone who hasn't yet, feel free to add your own on our Google listing, our Apple or Spotify podcast channels, our YouTube channels for the Steelers, Penguins and Pirates and, last but not least, our own app, whether it's the Apple or Android version. And again, thank you!
BACK TO BUSINESS
• Our page-view numbers for the past week were 638,034, with 31,112 unique users over the most recent full seven-day span, July 12-18. Our most-read original piece was my column on Skenes from Milwaukee at 28,269.
• On the multimedia front, our podcast downloads for the past week were 82,066, and our YouTube video views were 70,490.
• Our company social media accounts are at 54,754 followers on X, 40,974 on Facebook, 31,695 on YouTube, 15,071 on Instagram ... and already 4,803 on the new Threads!
• We make mistakes. If you see one, email: Typos@DKPittsburghSports.com
• We're often asked about our HQ/shop merch being available online, and yes, it's right here. The Downtown shop itself's open Tuesday-Saturday, 12-6 p.m.
• Anything you need, email: Help@DKPittsburghSports.com
• Thanks for reading and, as ever, for your support of this venture.
