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Pittsburgh artist Janel Young's 3D murals unveiled at Bakery Square

Pittsburgh artist Janel Young's 3D murals unveiled at Bakery Square

The individual in the bold blue superhero-style cape stands tall on the 10-by-18 foot mural. Read more

Walnut Capital completes $25M Pittsburgh Athletic Association rehab in Oakland

Walnut Capital completes $25M Pittsburgh Athletic Association rehab in Oakland

Walnut Capital has completed a $25 million project to convert the venerable Pittsburgh Athletic Association clubhouse into office space. Read more

Google expands in Bakery Square, signs deal with city to use Google Cloud

Google expands in Bakery Square, signs deal with city to use Google Cloud

This week, the California-based technology giant announced its expansion into three additional floors at the Bakery Square location, for a total of 320,000 square feet. Read more

Galley Bakery Square's 4 new restaurants officially open for business

Galley Bakery Square's 4 new restaurants officially open for business

Four restaurants officially opened as part of Galley Group's latest endeavor: Galley Bakery Square. Read more

Two acclaimed Pittsburgh artists selected for public art program at Bakery Square

Two acclaimed Pittsburgh artists selected for public art program at Bakery Square

Janel Young and Lori Hepner, both of Pittsburgh, will each have their artwork on display for six months. Read more

big Burrito opening AVP, a casual Italian concept, at Bakery Square

big Burrito opening AVP, a casual Italian concept, at Bakery Square

Bakery Square is getting a little taste of big Burrito. The restaurant group plans to open AVP, an extension of its Alta Via brand, this fall in the East Liberty development. The company also runs Mad Mex, Casbah, Kaya, Eleven, Soba and Umi. Read more

City, Walnut Capital Team to Advance Affordable Housing, Workforce Development in Larimer

City, Walnut Capital Team to Advance Affordable Housing, Workforce Development in Larimer

A partnership with Shadyside developer Walnut Capital will direct more than $2 million in funding to Larimer for affordable housing and workforce development... Read more

Bakery Square Seeks Artists for Project in Larimer

Bakery Square Seeks Artists for Project in Larimer

Walnut Capital is seeking an artist or a team of creative people to make a temporary artwork to animate the front of a newly expanded building at its Bakery Square development. Read more

Philips Puts Oakland Office up for Sublease in Advance of Bakery Square Move

Philips Puts Oakland Office up for Sublease in Advance of Bakery Square Move

The company indicates Schenley Place office was always expected to be temporary as Philips works to establish an eventual plan to move its regional headquarters to a new building nearing completion along Penn Avenue at Bakery Square 2.0. Read more

ON THIS DAY: January 10, 2004, Bake-Line Group Bankruptcy Closes East Liberty Bakery

ON THIS DAY: January 10, 2004, Bake-Line Group Bankruptcy Closes East Liberty Bakery

On This Day: Bakery Square History Read more

Five Sponsors Support Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books

Five Sponsors Support Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books

The first Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books is still in the planning stages but has attracted five sponsors, a key step toward the organizers' goal of keeping the event free. Read more

Pittsburgh Flies Into the Future

Pittsburgh Flies Into the Future

Without a doubt, Pittsburgh can absolutely be the place for all things technology, robotics and artificial intelligence. - Dick Zhang, founder of Identified Technologies Read more

Renovations to Former PAA Building Continue Amid Pandemic

Renovations to Former PAA Building Continue Amid Pandemic

After closing in April 2017, the Pittsburgh Athletic Association building, now owned by Walnut Capital, is planned to reopen for occupancy in Spring 2021. Read more

Tako Restaurant Coming to Bakery Square in Pittsburgh's East End

Tako Restaurant Coming to Bakery Square in Pittsburgh's East End

Taco lovers can soon get their fix at a new East End location in Bakery Square Read more

PAA's Owner and Architect are Polishing and Restoring the Jewel of Oakland

PAA's Owner and Architect are Polishing and Restoring the Jewel of Oakland

Inside the Pittsburgh Athletic Association, Mister Rogers swam laps to stay fit. From the water, he could see its elegant terracotta balcony, its double barrel-vaulted ceiling and the Guastavino arches that supported it... Read more

No Chair Needed: City Board Backs End to Off-Street Parking Requirement

No Chair Needed: City Board Backs End to Off-Street Parking Requirement

The Pittsburgh Planning Commission has endorsed a measure that would end the off-street parking requirement for new townhouses and row houses, a move designed to curb the proliferation of attached garages and driveways that some view as neighborhood killers... Read more

Smallman Galley Shipping Out to Bakery Square

Smallman Galley Shipping Out to Bakery Square

The commercial "refresh" at Bakery Square is to become the new location of a food hall by Galley Group, which will move into the new buildout next winter. Read more

WATCH: Hundreds Gather for Protest, Sit-In In Pittsburgh's Bakery Square

WATCH: Hundreds Gather for Protest, Sit-In In Pittsburgh's Bakery Square

Hundreds of people gathered for a protest and sit-in in Pittsburgh's Bakery Square on Saturday afternoon. A moment of silence was held for nearly nine minutes during the sit-in. The protest is one of several happening in the Pittsburgh area on Saturday in response to the death of George Floyd. Read more

Growth Spurt: Walnut Capital Acquires Shopping Center Next to Bakery Square

Growth Spurt: Walnut Capital Acquires Shopping Center Next to Bakery Square

Walnut Capital has made another big acquisition on Penn Avenue in the East End, adding to its collection of holdings near its cutting-edge Bakery Square development... Read more

A Tech Haven In the Making? Demolition to Clear the Way For Oakland Innovation Tower

A Tech Haven In the Making? Demolition to Clear the Way For Oakland Innovation Tower

Walnut Capital is ready to get rolling on a 10-story office tower in Oakland designed to be a cornerstone of Pittsburgh's nascent innovation district. Read more