Noodles & Company in Oakland

Noodles & Company in Oakland on Forbes Ave in the Castle Building

If you like carbs, then you’re in luck. Noodles & Company has your hookup for a bunch of different types of pasta dishes from Asian style pan fried noodles to classic American macaroni and cheese. They also serve soup, salad, and sandwiches all at a reasonable price ($6 – $10 depending on your appetite). Their claim to fame is that the food is made to order and served on real dishes, so it might be a step up from the Panera Bread across the street.
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PAT Buses Technologically Advancing While Falling Apart

PAT Bus seat falling apart in Pittsburgh

This seat was not removed to accommodate visitors for the National Veterans Wheelchair Games that was hosted in Pittsburgh last week. It’s just one of the many trashed PAT buses driving around the Burgh.
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Churchill in Short(s)? Show Review

Churchill in Short(s)? a collection of plays by Caryl Churchill

I hadn’t heard of British playwright Caryl Churchill before, but I’m glad I have now. The Pitt Repertory Theatre premiered three of her one-act plays the evening of Friday the 18th, with performances on Wednesday, February 23 through Sunday, February 27.

Churchill is British. So was the accent of the person who welcomed the audience before the actual start of the show. The voice asked us to turn off our cell phones, etc., with just enough of a clipped, sarcastic, edge to elicit a laugh from the crowd. Somehow, it seemed set the stage well—a way of engaging the audience before the fact. Perhaps that’s also in the script.
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Razzy Fresh Fro-Yo on South Craig Street?

Is Razzy Fresh Self-Serve Frozen Yogurt moving to Oakland?

Back in May, we reported about Dunkin Donuts preparing making a strategic entrance into Oakland. With Pitt and CMU, Oakland is a college-town with too many irrelevant businesses – most of which close before dark. It doesn’t make any sense, and this is one of our gripes here at BPGH. College kids go to class all day, then in the very neighborhood they are stranded in (at least during year one), there is nothing to do at night.

The more fresh-minded businesses that enter Oakland, the better – for everyone. We recently heard from an unconfirmed source that Razzy Fresh is making plans to bring their self-serve frozen yogurt closer to college town. Rumor has it that they are going to open a second location on S. Craig Street right next to Starbucks. (Update: this rumor has been debunked…Razzy Fresh is not moving into that location, but they are moving to Oakland soon.)
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Dunkin Donuts is Coming to Oakland

Dunking Donuts coming to Pitt Campus on Forbes Avenue in Oakland

That’s right, Pitt students! No more bus rides to Squirrel Hill. You are now getting your very own Dunkin Donuts store right smack in the middle of campus. It’s not the most creative addition to college-town, but at least there will finally be somewhere to go after 10pm (other than “The Dirty O“) – and you don’t have to walk all the way down the street like Starbucks and Caribou. The Dunkin Donuts in Oakland is replacing the old Boomerang’s Bar and Grille that used to sit between the Original Hot Dog Shop and Hemingway’s Cafe on Forbes Ave.
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