Volume 30 No. 4
April 2014
Garden Theater set to be finished in June By Kristin Douty
Photo by Kristin Douty
The Garden Theater building will be home to ARDE, a restaruant owned by Domenic Branduzzi. Branduzzi also owns Piccolo Forno.
Construction on the Garden Theater, 10 W. North Ave., has revved up for the final renovation stage to ensure that theater construction is completed by June. On March 13, the Allegheny Central City Association held a meeting at the Allegheny Traditional Academy to discuss the progress of the renovations underway in Central Northside. According to the ACCA, the Garden Theater requires three more months of construction before turning over to Domenic Branduzzi, the owner of the future restaurant at the same site called ARDE.
ARDE will move into the historic location upon completion of construction in June, when Branduzzi will renovate the interior building for three months to accommodate the designs for the restaurant. The restaurant is scheduled to open in late September this year. David Shlapak, the ACCA Development Committee Chairman, provided a full update on the Garden Theater and other ongoing projects. Shlapak said that the Garden Theater façade is the focus of the construction plans for this spring, the results of which are already visible.
See Garden, page 10
Allegheny City Market opens in place of Doug’s success from Bryant St. and because he lives on the Northside. A new grocery store opened in Since acquiring the location in the old location of Doug’s Market, December, Collins said he has been which closed on December 7, 2013. making major renovations to the Rob Collins, owner of Bry- store and it will look significantly ant St. Market, 5901 Bryant St., different compared to the old décor. said he planned to open AlleghThe market will stock regular eny City Market at 1327 Arch. items, as well as specialty items St. at the end of this month. such as gluten free, organic and all Collins said he decided to natural products. Collins said simitake on the location shortly af- lar to Bryant St .Market, the Alter Doug’s closed. Collins, who legheny City Market will also sell resides in Manchester, said the as many local products as possible. Courtesy of Rob Collins main reason for opening a secCollins said the size of the Allegheny City Market has repalced Doug’s Market, which closed ond market was because of the See Market, page 8 on December 7, 2013. By Alyse Horn