Pittsburgh....Liveable vs Loveable (Duquesne, Bally: living, restaurant, pricing)

[eccotecc]

Personally, I take pride in the fact Pittsburgh has been used as a backdrop for several major movie productions.

[SteelCityRising]

Originally Posted by Aqua Teen Carl

However, I will admit that the recent influx of pretentious Portlandia-esque individuals are annoying me a bit more day by day. Luckily they're only in one part of the city for now.

The East End may be overflowing with we Portlandia-esque folks nowadays, but with housing capacity here quickly running out we'll soon be invading your neighborhood, too!

[Copanut]

Originally Posted by eccotecc

Copanut,

Surely you don't feel the same way about the Steelers.

I'll probably be struck down by lightning, but not much of a football fan, Steelers or otherwise.

[Aqua Teen Carl]

Originally Posted by SteelCityRising

The East End may be overflowing with we Portlandia-esque folks nowadays, but with housing capacity here quickly running out we'll soon be invading your neighborhood, too!

Highly doubtful, there's a difference between the judgmental snobs of the East who want to surround themselves with like minded people and young people who just need a cheap place to stay.

[sibyl_vain]

Originally Posted by sskink

But it was cheap, not too far from the east coast cities and relatively easy to start a business.

How is it to start a business in Pittsburgh now? My husband and I are considering a move to Pittsburgh. My husband has been involved in several businesses but we are now thinking of starting a small cafe, to get our feet in. How is the market in Pittsburgh? We are looking at smaller cities because it seems bigger cities are saturated.

[eccotecc]

sibyl,

I don't currently live in Pittsburgh but I was born and raised there. Although Pittsburgh is a large metropolitan city, most neighborhoods have a small town feel.

Just a thought, but have you ever considered a coffee kiosk or walk up window for those off to work in the morning? That is if the cafe idea has already been done. You may also look into something like Jamba Juice. I don't think they're back east. It's a California thing. Jamba Juice can be googled.

[BrianTH]

Even though lots of new places have opened in recent years, I feel like the local dining scene still hasn't kept up with the growing demand in the core area.

[eccotecc]

sibyl,

BTW, Jamba Juice takes away the guilt from a night of heavy drinking.

[Goodjules]

I've been to Jamba Juice in Chicago, don't know how far east they go.

[SteelCityRising]

If I'm not mistaken Pittsburgh does have one Jamba Juice. It's right around Duquesne University's campus in Uptown. I've become addicted as of late to Planet Smoothie in Shadyside.