Welcome to Our New Business!

Tail Wags N' At, Doggy Daycare is located at 728 Allegheny River Blvd, where every dog gets a chance.  Owned and operated by an experienced Vet Tech.

 

We will take any dog that needs daycare.  No more worries that your dog won't pass an interview.  We have special needs condos for any dog that is aggressive, overly shy, a fear biter, or just too elderly to play with the young ones anymore.

 

We are a cage-free, home away from home daycare where your four-legged kids will be treated as our own.

 

Please call 412-826-9016 for more information.

PHLF Update 

The Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation (PHLF) has just submitted our preliminary planning and analysis work to the Verona business advisory committee. This includes a strategic plan, market research, a traffic and parking survey, a zoning and code review and design guidelines. These documents are meant to help guide the short and long term revitalization of Verona's traditional downtown business district. We are optimistic about Verona's prospects and believe that Verona has many valuable assets to build on. Some of the planning highlights include:

The core 700 block of Allegheny River Blvd. is a critical asset, with a mostly intact street-wall of handsome historic buildings.  We recommend a sustained effort to strengthen this core block, including a focused facade restoration initiative to bring back the original character of the building facades, and a targeted business recruitment effort to fill key vacancies;

We also recommend working to expand the footprint of the downtown fabric, which is mainly limited right now to the core 700 block of Allegheny River Blvd. so that a livelier main street experience can take root in adjacent commercial areas of downtown Verona, such as East Railroad Ave, as well as along Center and South avenues;

Downtown Verona is home to several iconic buildings, including the former PNC building on Allegheny River Blvd and the Mason's building on Center Ave.  Identifying a new use for the PNC building is a top priority, along with making sure that these and other notable historic buildings are maintained in good condition;

Verona also benefits from a number of strong destination businesses that bring in customers from a wide trade area, including Dirty Harry's bike store, the Blind Side interior furnishings and a concentration of antiques and gift shops. We see an opportunity to build on the bike store customers and river recreationalists with businesses that cater to this demographic.

Finally, our parking supply analysis confirmed that on-street parking in the 700 block of Allegheny Ave. is very tight at peak hours. This is a challenge. We strongly recommend not demolishing any existing buildings in the 700 block of Allegheny River Blvd. to make way for more parking. This core block is downtown Verona's main asset. It is what differentiates Verona. If the fabric of the block starts to get pulled apart, then the strength of the asset will go away. Parking availability along the side streets is ample even at peak hours. Better signage highlighting this would be one immediate and cost effective way to help.

PHLF is looking forward to working with the Verona Business District Advisory Committee and other interested parties as we transition from our planning work to the much harder effort of
implementation. We will stay connected to your work through TCA and will be able to offer our real estate redevelopment and restoration services in the coming months to help achieve these and other planning goals.