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Diamond Market Bar & Grill offers film-noir atmosphere and a hearty menu
Tribune Review Lifestyles
Jan 05The vintage feel is deliberate, as the restaurant works to capture the glory of the industrial past and a spot in Market Square's rebirth. »
New Sub Shop to Open in McCandless Crossing
North Hills Patch
Jan 03DiBella’s Old Fashioned Submarines, a Rochester, NY based restaurant chain, is opening a new location in McCandless Crossing Wednesday, Jan. 4. The new business, at 9030 Saint Simon Way, is the company's fourth location in Pittsburgh. It also has rest... »
Mayor gives Pittsburgh 'a pat on the back' for successes of 2011
Today's TribuneReview
Jan 01The mayor listed development across the city as 2011's top accomplishment: everything from a retail sector rising around the new Market Square to construction in the East End. He noted that National Geographic listed Pittsburgh as one of the top places... »
Some things remain same at Original Oyster House
Today's TribuneReview
Dec 29If not for the two flat-screen televisions at either end of the bar, you'd never know it was the 21st century at the Original Oyster House in Market Square. »
Throngs of visiting shoppers put Downtown on the retail map
Post-Gazette.com Neighborhoods
Dec 24Santa hasn't gotten here yet, but Christmas has already been good to Nicholas Coffee Co. in Market Square, Downtown. On Thursday, the shop marked the biggest sales day in its 92-year history, a record that store owner Nick Nicholas attributed to a rush... »
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A good kind of quirky
That's Church
Jan 26I love that National Geographic Travel, while naming us as one of their must-see world destinations in 2012, identified Pittsburgh as being a city with a “quirky sense of humor.” Now, there’s a bad kind of quirky, i.e. obsessive eating of couch cushion... »
Mark Your Calendars May 18th is National Bike to Work Day
Bike Pittsburgh
Jan 19Car Free Fridays begins its fourth year It’s been a relatively mild winter so far, including some days when sunglasses would have actually been useful, making us wonder, is this really Pittsburgh? It also reminds us that Spring is just around the corne... »
Hot Dog! 5 New Restaurants to Open in 2012
I Heart PGH
Jan 04Over the holidays, the Post-Gazette reported that over 30 restaurants opened in Pittsburgh last year! Which new restaurant was your favorite? We are looking forward to trying a bunch during Pittsburgh Restaurant Week. 2012 is already looking like anot... »
The HillVille Looks At A Big Placemaking Trend: Downtown Skating Rinks
Digging Pitt
Dec 20The HillVille, is a new project aimed at creating dialog among Appalachian cities. I'm really digging it's positive vibes.Cities On the Rink: Ice Skating Designed for Downtown."Greenville, S.C. and Lexington, Ky., opened rinks this November for the fir... »
Summer 2012 Groundbreaking For Gardens At Market Square
Out And About In The 'Burgh
Dec 15Artist's rendition of Gardens At Market SquareWashington County developer, Millcraft Industries, plans to break ground on a $76.6 million office and hotel project by midsummer, marking its fourth major redevelopment Downtown. Millcraft's chief operati... »