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PITTSBURG —
Pittsburg real estate broker John Kutz was vacationing in Texas when Bobby Gardullo, a friend and co-owner of J.S.T. Bobby G’s, a bar that recently opened on E. Sixth Street in downtown Pittsburg, sent him a text message bearing the news that their new bar had received the July Pittsburg Beautiful award for a business.
“I love it,” said Kutz, who once received a Pittsburg Beautiful Business of the Year award for the buildings he owns on Sixth Street. “It’s one of those things firmly believe in. “We’ve been so blessed, and are ecstatic at all of the positive from the city and from the citizens. It’s one of those things that makes you want to come to work and try that much harder.”
Kutz and Gardullo decorated the interior of the lounge with historic items from Pittsburg’s past. The wood for the bar came from a barn that was built around 1903 and blew down in February’s wind storm, and much of the interior fixtures are from other historic structures. The light fixtures are from the Hotel Stilwell, and hung in the bedrooms there, Kutz said. There’s also a patch of marble and slate flooring under the bar piano that was the original Stilwell floor.
Kutz said that all the trim on the bar front came from the Pittsburg Masonic Temple. The wooden bar top was fashioned from 21-foot floor joists that had come from rental properties owned by the late Henry Jelochan. Kutz said he is working on perfecting a marquee for the front of the establishment.
“We really do feel good and fortunate that they gave us the award,” Kutz said. “It gives a lot of validity to the hard work that you do.”
Randy Rosenbaum moved to his current home at 1702 N. Elm with his wife, Susan, and daughters, Amy and Melissa, in 1977. Their home is one of the residential award winners for July.
Rosenbaum said he appreciated the recognition.
“I always put out a bunch of flowers and plants,” Rosenbaum said. “This year, however, because of the drought, it wasn’t as nice as it’s been, but it’s nice to be recognized for your work.”
Admittedly not a great gardener, Rosenbaum said he loves flowers anyway and chooses plants he knows he can maintain.
“I pick out plants that do well for sun direction, and we have a back patio that has a lot of shade, so I pick plants that do well there,” he said. “I just like flowers and stick to the tried and true ones for my yard.”
Rosenbaum retired from Pittsburg State University, where he worked in the printing and postal department, five years ago.
“So I should have no excuse for not having a good yard,” he said.
Pat and Caroline Forbes, whose home at 503 W. Fifth was the second house chosen for July, were unavailable for comment about the award.
Pittsburg real estate broker John Kutz was vacationing in Texas when Bobby Gardullo, a friend and co-owner of J.S.T. Bobby G’s, a bar that recently opened on E. Sixth Street in downtown Pittsburg, sent him a text message bearing the news that their new bar had received the July Pittsburg Beautiful award for a business.
“I love it,” said Kutz, who once received a Pittsburg Beautiful Business of the Year award for the buildings he owns on Sixth Street. “It’s one of those things firmly believe in. “We’ve been so blessed, and are ecstatic at all of the positive from the city and from the citizens. It’s one of those things that makes you want to come to work and try that much harder.”
Kutz and Gardullo decorated the interior of the lounge with historic items from Pittsburg’s past. The wood for the bar came from a barn that was built around 1903 and blew down in February’s wind storm, and much of the interior fixtures are from other historic structures. The light fixtures are from the Hotel Stilwell, and hung in the bedrooms there, Kutz said. There’s also a patch of marble and slate flooring under the bar piano that was the original Stilwell floor.
Kutz said that all the trim on the bar front came from the Pittsburg Masonic Temple. The wooden bar top was fashioned from 21-foot floor joists that had come from rental properties owned by the late Henry Jelochan. Kutz said he is working on perfecting a marquee for the front of the establishment.
“We really do feel good and fortunate that they gave us the award,” Kutz said. “It gives a lot of validity to the hard work that you do.”
Randy Rosenbaum moved to his current home at 1702 N. Elm with his wife, Susan, and daughters, Amy and Melissa, in 1977. Their home is one of the residential award winners for July.
Rosenbaum said he appreciated the recognition.
“I always put out a bunch of flowers and plants,” Rosenbaum said. “This year, however, because of the drought, it wasn’t as nice as it’s been, but it’s nice to be recognized for your work.”
Admittedly not a great gardener, Rosenbaum said he loves flowers anyway and chooses plants he knows he can maintain.
“I pick out plants that do well for sun direction, and we have a back patio that has a lot of shade, so I pick plants that do well there,” he said. “I just like flowers and stick to the tried and true ones for my yard.”
Rosenbaum retired from Pittsburg State University, where he worked in the printing and postal department, five years ago.
“So I should have no excuse for not having a good yard,” he said.
Pat and Caroline Forbes, whose home at 503 W. Fifth was the second house chosen for July, were unavailable for comment about the award.
