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Abandoned road behind Bakery Square to become one of Pittsburgh's only public 'living' streets

Abandoned road behind Bakery Square to become one of Pittsburgh's only public 'living' streets

"County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and Mayor William Peduto announced plans to transform an abandoned road behind Bakery Square into one of the city's only public 'living' streets." Read more

Made to order: Sheetz to establish tech office presence at Bakery Square

Made to order: Sheetz to establish tech office presence at Bakery Square

The Altoona-based chain is planning to open a tech office at Bakery Square, one that will house members of its information technology, data and innovation departments. Read more

Tako restaurant ready to open in Pittsburgh's Bakery Square

Tako restaurant ready to open in Pittsburgh's Bakery Square

The second Pittsburgh location of Tako is set open at Bakery Square in the city's East End on Oct. 14. Read more

Game Changers

Game Changers

With its Bakery Square "refresh" now complete and major projects in the works in Oakland, Walnut Capital continues to play a leading role in transforming the East End and beyond. Read more

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

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

Shadyside-based Walnut Capital and Pittsburgh's Urban Redevelopment Authority purchased the property for $5.4 million from RIDC and announced plans in 2007 for transforming the old main factory building into offices and retail space with a new parking garage and hotel constructed nearby. 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

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

Living Here: Living Blue at Bakery Square is Easy

Living Here: Living Blue at Bakery Square is Easy

On Sundays, Bakery Living Blue offers its tenants free waffles, bagels and coffee in the common room. Every other day of the week, residents can burn off those carbs in a two-story, state-of-the-art fitness center. Those are just two of the reasons that doctors Alex Skidmore & Alli Foroobar enjoy... Read more