(This is the first story in a series about neighborhood dining scenes.)

My favorite local haunt is the Ambridge Do It Best Home Center.

Yeah, you might see chainsaws, but it’s not a spooky attraction in the traditional sense; there aren’t creepy monsters lurking in the shadows (unless you, of course, count me). Each fall, this humble hardware store becomes a retail wonderland of Halloween whimsy. With food trucks.

The inflatable monsters start popping up in the parking lot in August. As you drive up Ohio River Boulevard, you can see them waving in the breeze, welcoming you to the borough. When it comes to grand entryways, you can’t do it better.

That’s why I’m featuring Do It Best Home Center as the inaugural story in a series about Ambridge and its various sights, bites and sips. If m

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