Panoramic city and river views. Efficient room layouts. Convenience to all points of the compass. And dare we say it? Indoor parking. These are just a few of the attractions of the Strip’s newest residential center, Edge 1909, which expects its first residents to soon begin living near the Allegheny River between 19th and 21st streets. A development project of the NRP Group, Inc., in partnership with the Buncher Company,   Read More ...

It was time to tear down the old and put in the new. That’s what Raymond Turkas Jr. says about how the renovations to Strip District Meats, Pittsburgh’s premier butcher shop, came about. Situated at 2121-23 Penn Avenue for over four decades, the family-run business had long been showing its age: Outdated green paint covered the exterior walls, showcases from when Turkas’s father (the original owner of the shop) installed   Read More ...

Can a living institution be described in one word? In the case of Lidia Bastianich—chef, author, teacher, TV personality—it is especially difficult given the multiplicity of her achievements. But if a single word had to be chosen, it would be restaurateur, which characterizes her first professional foray into food and the venue from which she propelled herself into worldwide stardom. “Science was my interest. My husband was in restaurants and   Read More ...

As the Pennsylvania Market on 19th and Smallman streets fills with shops, we are offering profiles on each of the businesses. This issue we spotlight The Olive Tap, East End Brewing Company, Jonathan Moran Woodworks, and The Barefoot Forge. The Olive Tap The Strip was the only place in Pittsburgh that Hersh Petrocelli would consider when he moved from Texas to start his business—a franchise of the Olive Tap, a   Read More ...