Western Edge Seafood Outlet swims into downtown Canonsburg
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Those who stop by Western Edge Seafood Outlet in Canonsburg will most likely be greeted by manager Alina George. The seafood company opened its new, airy storefront along Cavasina Drive Thursday with a ribbon cutting and product sampling.
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Shawn Cessna, general manager, hoists a custom framed certificate in the air Thursday, following the Western Edge Seafood Outlet ribbon cutting in Canonsburg. Canonsburg Chamber of Commerce president A.J. Williams presented Cessna and the company a certificate of membership in a nautically-themed frame.
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Western Edge Seafood Outlet’s Alina George, center left, and Shawn Cessna, center right, are joined by mayor Dave Rhome, Lisa Scarmazzi and members of the Canonsburg Borough Council and Chamber of Commerce during a ribbon cutting Thursday. Western Edge opened its fourth location along Cavasina Drive this week.
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Western Edge Seafood Outlet offers premium seafood, sides and specialty items, including its line of empanadas.
Canonsburg’s downtown got a little fishy Thursday, when Western Edge Seafood Outlet opened its doors along Cavasina Drive.
“Two years ago, I went into Western Edge Seafood” in Tylerdale, recalled mayor Dave Rhome, who was picking up his wife’s favorite, scallops.
“I said, ‘I would like you to come to Canonsburg.'”
The outlet, founded in 1988 by Pittsburgh retail seafood veteran John Victoria, has since grown into an industry leader. Western Edge set up a food truck at the 2021 Oktoberfest before working with the borough’s director of economic development director Lisa Scarmazzi to find a home in Canonsburg.
“A year later, we’re brick and mortar down here,” said Canonsburg Chamber of Commerce president A.J. Williams. “We’re really happy to have you here.”
Western Edge general manager Shawn Cessna and store manager Alina George did the ribbon-cutting honors, followed by the presentation of a chamber of commerce membership certificate in, appropriately, a nautical frame.
Guests, including borough council and chamber of commerce members, county Commissioner Larry Maggi and Canonsburg residents, helped themselves to samples like Western Edge’s popular empanadas and seafood stew.
For store hours, prices and other information, visit https://outlet.westernedgeseafood.com/.