New Wine Bar And Tapas Restaurant + Former Presidents Visit Pittsburgh

Hey, neighbors! Happy Saturday! I'm back with your new edition of the Pittsburgh Daily. Let's get this weekend started off right with a quick review of everything you need to know about what's happening around town, including updates on...

• Downtown Pittsburgh Getting New Wine Bar And Tapas Restaurant
• Former presidents visiting Pittsburgh area to rally for candidates before midterm elections
• Grant Street to close over weekend for Christmas tree installation, decoration

Here we go!

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Windy this afternoon. High: 80 Low: 62.

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Here are the top stories in Pittsburgh today:

1) A new wine bar and tapas restaurant is opening in Pittsburgh's Cultural District. Barcelona Wine Bar is moving into the space once occupied by the Sharp Edge Bistro on Penn Avenue, which closed in 2020. The wine and tapas eatery is expected to open sometime in 2023. According to its website, customers can expect an "ever-changing menu is focused on clean flavors, seasonal ingredients, specialties from Spain and the Mediterranean, and rustic small plate presentations created by chefs with tremendous talent. Barcelona offers an award-winning selection of wines from Spain and South America—and boasts one of the largest Spanish wine programs in the U.S.

(Patch)

2) Two former presidents will be joining locals in the Pittsburgh area today ahead of Tuesday's midterm election. Former President Barack Obama will host a rally in Schenley Plaza in Oakland around noon backing Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman. Then, later in the evening, former President Donald Trump will rally at 7 p.m. at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe for Republican candidate for Senate, Dr. Mehmet Oz and Republican candidate for governor, Doug Mastriano.

(WPXI Pittsburgh)

3) Part of Downtown Pittsburgh's Grant Street will be closed for portions of today and Sunday as crews install and decorate the city's official Christmas tree on the City-County Building's portico. Grant Street will be closed from Third Avenue to Fifth Avenue from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. today while Forestry Division crews transport and install the tree, city officials said. On Sunday, the northbound travel lane closest to the City-County Building will be closed from 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. while crews finish decorating the tree. Motorists can expect temporary delays and rolling traffic closures beginning at 7:30 a.m. along Route 28, Interstate 279, Fort Duquesne Bridge and Grant Street as the tree is delivered Downtown on Saturday.

(TribLIVE)

4) Two new apartment complexes are planned for construction in Pittsburgh's Strip District. This week, the city's Planning Commission approved two separate developments that will bring additional housing to the area. The first development, located at 2926 Smallman St., will be seven stories and 85 feet tall. The site is now occupied by a temporary parking lot and an empty gravel lot, previously housing a gas station. The second development will sit at 26th and Railroad streets. The Planning Commission approved plans to tear down an existing one-story building on the site and replace it with a seven-story, 75.5-foot-tall apartment building. According to officials with Pro-Housing Pittsburgh, neither project will displace existing residents. Both will increase residential density in the neighborhood, as they're close to public transit, jobs and education and recreational opportunities.

(TribLIVE)

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(Live! Casino Public Relations)

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Today in Pittsburgh:

• Wizard Card Game! - Carnegie Free Library of Swissvale (5:00 PM)
• 2022 Cannon Ball - Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum (5:30 PM)
• Night at the Races @ the Pittsburgh Shrine Center (5:30 PM)
• The Dinner Detective Comedy Murder Mystery Dinner Show (6:00 PM)
• Teen Dungeons and Dragons - Brentwood Library (7:00 PM)
• Jazz Seminar: We Are All Jazz Messengers - Pitt Jazz Faculty Showcase Concert (7:30 PM)
• DJ Sports & Social Steel City (10:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• US National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA: "The last total lunar eclipse for the next three years will occur Tuesday morning! The next full lunar eclipse won't occur until March 14, 2025. The forecast right now includes mostly clear skies." (US National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA via Facebook)
• Visit Pittsburgh: "Pittsburgh is back on the big screen! 🤩🎥🎬 Dear Zoe starring Sadie Sink is a film adapted by Pittsburgher Melissa Martin and Pittsburgh native Marc Lhormer from the Pittsburgh-based novel, Dear Zoe. Check it out TODAY in local theaters." (Visit Pittsburgh via Facebook)
• The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust: "PSA: Looking to secure tickets to SIX when it comes to Pittsburgh? Due to high demand across the 2022-2023 PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh season, tickets are limited and expected to sell quickly during the presale window. We encourage those ..." (The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust via Facebook)
• Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens: "Five more days until you are able to get your tickets for our Holiday Magic! Winter Flower Show and Light Garden! There's so many things to see in this show!" (Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens via Facebook)
• Carnegie Museum of Natural History: "Representative Summer Lee joins us for episode two of the "We Are Nature" podcast to discuss climate change, environmental racism, the history of steel, and much more. https://fal.cn/3tl0W Image credit: David Kelley" (Carnegie Museum of Natural History via Facebook)

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— Rachel Tasker

About me: Rachel is a native Pennsylvanian with stops in Erie and State College before making Pittsburgh her home in 2020. She's got a background in a little bit of everything... from working in media newsrooms and public health to the 2016 Presidential election in Washington, D.C. and the 2019 Super Bowl where (surprise!) Tom Brady won... AGAIN. She loves good coffee, bad reality T.V., attending local events and trying new food in the 412. She resides in the South Hills.

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