Mark Addy

BACK in the late Eighties, come Sunday afternoon the city centre was a culinary desert. If you needed something more substantial than long-lost teashop Meng And Ecker could provide, you went over the Irwell to The Mark Addy.  

I've noted before that in smaller ad markets, the ADDYs can be a big deal and a point of pride in the local business community. But it's a sign of the times that there'll be less entries across the country this year for all awards shows. The Pittsburgh Business Times reports: The Pittsburgh Advertising Federation said Wednesday that it received 275 entries for the upcoming Addy Awards, down 31 percent from a year ago, but the number of...