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Cafe Reopens at The Union Project

We are thrilled to learn that the cafe space at The Union Project has reopened as Cafe Ola Appetite! The Union Project is a former church that through a lot of volunteer work has been transformed into a community space. The cafe closed a few years ago and they have been searching for the right person to take over the cafe space.

The Union Project is located at the corner of Stanton and Negly Avenues in East Liberty. It is a great place to meet for a lunch or coffee meeting because there is a bus stop right out front and plenty of street parking.

Image by 18brumaire via Flickr

You can read more about the cafe on the Post-Gazette’s Walkabout blog here.

Cafe Ola Appetite Hours:

Monday-Friday 8am-3pm
Saturday 8am-5pm

Links Worth a Look – November 5th

Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look:

Black Bear Sighting – Participants in the Venture Outdoors hike near Moraine State Park sighted a black bear and her three cubs last week on their hike and they were able to get a few photos too.
Upper Lawrenceville’s MauraMori Cafe keeps breakfast and lunch in the neighborhood – New cafe opens in Uppler Lawrenceville. PopCity checks out this new breakfast and lunch spot.
The Surprisingly Hip Banjo Club Heats up the Elk Lodge – Pop City takes a look at the weekly banjo club – a free event each week at the Elks Lodge on the North Side.
Parks Are Free Photo Contest – Check out these amazing photos from the Pittsburgh Park’s Conservancy contest – great photos of the parks from all seasons. The one of Schenley park with the skyline are great.
New Orleans weekly e-newsletter – NOLAlicious – Heading to New Orleans? Check out NOLAlicious – Sloane, one of the cofounders, is originally from Pittsburgh.

Links Worth a Look – June 16th

Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look:

FoodBurgh visits the JuiceBox Cafe – Nice review with lots of photos from FoodBurgh of the new cafe in Shadyside. Juice Box Cafe offers smoothies, wraps and salads – all with a focus on fresh and healthy.
Plans for a new sustainable cafe in Homewood – Construction scheduled to start in August. The building will be powered by a geothermal energy system. "More than just a coffee shop, Café 524 hopes to spur the rebirth of the Homewood business district and serve as a catalyst for sustainability and community activities. " (via PopCity)
New program from Sprout Found supports biodiversity projects – The Sproud Fund – which has supports lots of interesting, fun and innovative projects in Pittsburgh is launching Spring – a new program to support biodiverstiy projects. The Sprout Fund Seed Award (I am a committee member for the Seed Award) supports all kinds of projects – you don't need to be a non-profit or a business to get a grant. If you have an idea – talk to Sprout to see if your project might be a good fit for a grant. (via PopCity)

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New Cafe Opens on the Northside!!

NOTE: This was submitted to I heart PGH – I haven’t had a chance to stop by yet – but I am always happy to see a new neighborhood business. Please keep submitting your news and events!

Hoi Polloi

1100 Galveston Ave. (Corner of W. North)

6 am – 9 pm (Mon – Sat)

2 pm – 9 pm (Sun)

“We hope to be a positive part of the community and provide a place for neighbors to meet, chat, and relax. We hope to make wholesome food and quality coffee, teas, and juices available to our community and strive to obtain as many local, organic, natural, and/or fairly traded ingredients and products as possible. We aren’t trying to for anything too fancy or complicated. We are just ordinary folks, who have never done this before figuring it out as we go along and appreciate the support of our neighbors.”

Hoi Polloi opened last week and they have fresh juices, smoothies, and a small vegetarian menu. Check’em out!