Exit Red Oak Cafe, Enter Roots Natural Kitchen

BPGH Staff

Red Oak Cafe is gearing up to call it quits after more than a decade of serving Oakland students and professionals. As of August 4, 2017, the old Red Oak Cafe o...

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Exit Waffles, Enter Tacos

BPGH Staff

The tiny space which was once Waffallonia has now been converted to Tacollonia aka Bull River Taco Co. (for the record, we like "Tacollonia" better). Waffall...

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Thai Place Restaurant in Shadyside Closed

BPGH Staff

Walnut Street (Shadyside) has some of the worst (and overpriced) eats in the city. It's usually not worth driving/parking there for food. Ever since Walnut ...

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Warehouse Space Needed Urgently

BPGH Staff

There are tons of empty spaces and warehouses in Pittsburgh! If you have something that has been sitting there for years, making the city shitty and not maki...

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Noodle Uchi Coming Soon to S. Craig Street in Oakland

BPGH Staff

Ting Yen is making moves to create a Sushi Fuku empire. Boldly competing with the Rose Tea Cafe folks for domination over the Asian food scene in Pittsburgh. He...

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Perspolis Hookah Lounge Grand Opening – N. Craig St. in Oakland

BPGH Staff

Perspolis is a new hookah bar that opened on N. Craig Street in Oakland. If you're bored with Mint and Sphinx, then this might be the place for you. Boring ...

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Exit Pittsburgh Pretzel Sandwich Shop, Enter Asian Noodle Bar

BPGH Staff

A building permit has been issued for a new Asian Noodle Bar on Forbes Avenue in Oakland (next to Razzy Fresh). This used to be home to the Pittsburgh Pretz...

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Megabits App Builds a World of Monsters Around You Based on Your Location

BPGH Staff

Boring Pittsburgh is hooked on a new mobile app that was made in the Burgh called Megabits. It's a massively multiplayer online (MMO) game that involves train...

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Peet’s Coffee Couldn’t Compete

Expresso Ed

Peet's Coffee & Tea couldn't compeet with Pittsburgh's addiction to Starbucks. They closed their Oakland, Southside, and Waterworks locations today. Thi...

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Starbucks S. Craig Street Getting Updated

BPGH Staff

The Starbucks between U. Pitt and CMU is being remodeled. If it's anything like any of their other new layouts, the vibe will be a little on the dark sid...

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No More 412 Phone Numbers on Google Voice

Expresso Ed

In trying to get a new Google Voice number for the one that I neglected and lost, I found that there are no more 412 numbers available. Since Google has som...

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Row House Cinema: Single Screen Movie Theater Coming to Lawrenceville

Guest Writer

Lawrenceville is about to be blessed with a new single screen theater. Located on Butler and Main in the 15201, Row House Cinema is set to open softly (mean...

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