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Allegheny Together
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Allegheny Together endeavors to encourage well-planned, well-designed and geographically-focused investment in the established, urban commercial districts of Allegheny County while respecting the unique history, character, and built environment of each. The program aims to help organize and empower each community to fulfill its collective vision.
Allegheny Together is a
program of:
ALLEGHENY COUNTY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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Please Forward this E-Newsletter!
Spread the word about the great things happening in YOUR downtown by clicking on "Forward Email" located at the bottom of this column. Thank you!
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DOWNTOWN FEATURED RECOGNITIONBite Bistro  The Bellevue Business District Advisory Committee is pleased to announce Bite Bistro as the recipient of its quarterly Downtown Recognition Award. Located at 565 Lincoln Avenue, Bite Bistro occupies the same space its sister restaurant, Vivo, resided in for 11 years. After their father, Sam DiBattista, made the decision to relocate Vivo to Sewickley, daughters Danina and Martina saw a great opportunity to have a place of their own, and opened Bite Bistro in March 2011.
Thanks to its affordable, creative, and, most importantly, delicious menu, Bite Bistro quickly earned praise from local diners and food critics alike. The food is bistro style with a lot of French influence; however, Danina is quick to add that head chef, David Bulman, enjoys putting his own spin on things. According to Danina, "The main goal with the food is that it is fresh, tasty, and visually delicious." And that means food for everyone; Bite Bistro always offers delectable vegetarian and vegan options on their menu in addition to meat dishes. Finally, embracing its BYOB status, Bite Bistro offers a wide variety of unique "mixers" for diners to pair with their home-brought alcohol.
Overall, Danina describes the vision for Bite Bistro this way, "We want to see great seasonal items on the menu, in a setting that is casual and fun." Bite Bistro brings the fun by hosting live musical acts, comedy nights, and birthday parties among other exciting events.
Lastly, Bite Bistro takes an interest in its local community. This year, they served as one of the sponsors for Bellevue's First Annual Artoberfest and also hosted the Artoberfest After Party in Club Perque, Bite Bistro's lower level.
For more details about Bite Bistro, please visit www.bitebistro.com. Hours are: Tuesday - Thursday 5pm - 9pm, and Friday - Saturday 5pm - 10pm. We strongly recommend that you stop by and enjoy a "Bite!"
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STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE BELLEVUE BDAC
The Bellevue BDAC's Community Life Committee just completed Artoberfest; it was unfortunate that the weather did not cooperate as it was a cold and rainy October 1st. The BDAC is encouraged by the number of façade improvement grants applications that were made and received and are looking forward to seeing those projects come to fruition. Additionally, a community block grant application has been submitted with requests for funds with which to begin streetscape projects.
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OVER 50 MAIN STREET BUSINESSES EARN SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS DESIGNATION THROUGH SUSTAINABLE PITTSBURGH PROGRAM
In late 2010, Sustainable Pittsburgh, in partnership with Town Center Associates, launched the Sustainable Business Designation program to advance sustainable practices among small, local businesses around Allegheny and Beaver County's Main Streets. The program recognizes businesses for implementing sustainability actions that are simultaneously good for their bottom line, the environment, and the social fabric of their communities. To date, over fifty businesses have earned sustainable business designation through this program.
To create the program, Sustainable Pittsburgh developed a short checklist of sustainability criteria for businesses. These criteria include provisions related to energy conservation, waste reduction, stormwater management, land use policies, and alternative transportation, among other sustainability-related topics.
Sustainable Business Designation is reflected for each qualifying business in the business directory for their town, soon to be available at www.DowntownFirst.net, as well as through a certificate of acknowledgment and window display stickers. The designation helps customers identify and choose businesses that are committed to sustainability as a core principle to their operations and business model. Businesses can earn an additional, Local Business, designation in the directory as well.
The program is intended to inspire local, small businesses to apply sustainability practices and increase vitality among the region's rich fabric of small towns and neighborhoods. If you and your business are interested in signing up for the program, visit: www.downtownfirst.net/sustainable-businesses.
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TRANSFORMING VACANCIES INTO OPPORTUNITIES...
WITH YOUR HELP!
You may have noticed an available/vacant storefront in your downtown and thought it was the perfect opportunity for a new business to move to your community! Vacant and/or available buildings and storefronts in your downtown are promoted through the DowntownProperties.net website, the only of its kind in our region.
The DowntownProperties.net program is designed to encourage potential business owners to consider YOUR downtown when looking for a location for their business. If you have a business you'd like to ask to consider to consider locating in your downtown, you can email property listings to them directly from the site. Interested business owners can sign up to receive a notification any time a property becomes available in your downtown.
Through the DowntownProperties.net program, YOU can be a part of helping to bring great new businesses to your downtown!
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STOREFRONT DESIGN
In a tough economy, the tough...decorate! As the economy continues to recover, small business owners need to look to low-cost, high-impact ways of increasing their business. One of the best assets a business has is its storefront windows. Think of your storefront windows as a 24/7 billboard for your business. Good storefront window displays catch the attention of passersby, draw in customers, and lead to more sales.
PHLF is here to help you make the most of your storefront windows through free consultations with a design professional. Our designers can help you create an eye-catching window display, improve the interior layout of your space, and offer suggestions for new paint colors or window treatments. This is a great opportunity for your business to get recommendations from a design professional, free of charge. To set up an appointment, please contact David Farkas at 412-471-5808.
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STAY UP TO DATE ON DOWNTOWN BELLEVUE
With Our Quarterly E-Newsletter
You are reading the Bellevue FOCUS: your quarterly downtown e-newsletter. By using e-newsletters instead of print newsletters, we can send the information about our downtown revitalization efforts to a greater number of people and save paper--a win for the community and the environment!
To receive your copy of the e-newsletter via email, simply send an email to tca@towncenter.info and indicate your email address, as well as the name of the town or towns for which you'd like to receive the e-newsletters. You can also call Town Center Associates to sign up at 412-577-7447.
Please also take a moment to forward this email along to your friends, colleagues, family and neighbors, and encourage them to sign up today! This will help to inform (and involve) more citizens about the revitalization efforts taking place in our downtown.
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This e-newsletter was created by Town Center Associates for the Allegheny Together Program of Allegheny County Economic Development. For more information about the Allegheny Together program, please visit www.alleghenytogether.com.
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