January 22, 2005: Headlines: COS - Paraguay: Politics: City Government: The Arizona Republic: Pittsburgh Mayor Tom Murphy and Cave Creek Mayor Vincent Franci attended the Jesuit John Carroll University together and served in the Peace Corps in Paraguay 35 years ago.
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January 22, 2005: Headlines: COS - Paraguay: Politics: City Government: The Arizona Republic: Pittsburgh Mayor Tom Murphy and Cave Creek Mayor Vincent Franci attended the Jesuit John Carroll University together and served in the Peace Corps in Paraguay 35 years ago.
Pittsburgh Mayor Tom Murphy and Cave Creek Mayor Vincent Franci attended the Jesuit John Carroll University together and served in the Peace Corps in Paraguay 35 years ago.
Pittsburgh Mayor Tom Murphy and Cave Creek Mayor Vincent Franci attended the Jesuit John Carroll University together and served in the Peace Corps in Paraguay 35 years ago.
Pittsburgh mayor likes Valley bar
Thomas Ropp
The Arizona Republic
Jan. 22, 2005 12:00 AM
CAVE CREEK - The mayor of Pittsburgh apparently is a Cave Creek fan.
Pittsburgh Mayor Tom Murphy sent a letter Friday to Cave Creek Mayor Vincent Francia, praising Cave Creek and bar-restaurant Harolds Cave Creek Corral for supporting the Steelers.
Harolds, 6895 E. Cave Creek Road, has been a Steelers bar since 1993. Harolds, co-owned by Danny Piacquadio (Pittsburgh born and raised), has received a lot of press recently as a meeting place for displaced Steelers fans as they cheer on their team toward the Super Bowl.
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"There are many Pittsburghers all over the United States who regularly meet to watch Steelers games, Murphy wrote. "It seems to me that if you cannot be in Pittsburgh for the game, Harolds Cave Creek Corral is the place to be."
Turns out Francia and Murphy are longtime friends. They attended the Jesuit John Carroll University together and served in the Peace Corps in Paraguay 35 years ago.
"We've kept in touch," Francia said. "Tom's a real people person."
Francia, who is from Harrisburg, said he also supports the Steelers on Sunday. But if the Philadelphia Eagles get into the Super Bowl against the Steelers, he could have a quandary.
"Guess I'd flip a coin," Francia said.
Nearly 1,400 Steelers fans crowded into Harolds last Saturday to witness the Iron City team defeat the New York Jets in overtime. Another monster gathering is expected at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, when the Steelers host the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots.
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