Restaurants & Bars
Popular Pittsburgh Bar Closes
After a 15-year run, a popular city bar and performance venue is shutting its doors.
PITTSBURGH, PA — Brillobox, the Bloomfield bar, restaurant and performance space, is shutting its doors. The Penn Avenue establishment announced the news Monday on Facebook.
"It’s time to say goodbye and more importantly: thank you,” the post stated. "We are wrapping it up. We appreciate everyone that has been a part of Brillo over the years. It's been a great time, but it's time to move on. We appreciate everyone that has been a part of Brillo over the years. It's been a great ride, but it's time to move on. We love you all."
The bar and restaurant used its second floor as a cultural space for entertainment and cultureal experiences.
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Brillobox also provided room for alternative events such as dance parties, art events, spoken word, fundraisers, variety shows, screenings, and any other community-oriented
activity.
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