I thought it’d be likely that new people will be visiting this site since today’s North section mentioned us, so I think it’s time for an update.
Welcome to EnjoyBellevue.com! If you scroll down, you’ll see previous posts–stories about local businesses and events that we’ve had. The purpose of this site is to provide information to merchants and citizens, both visiting and local. It’s published by a couple volunteer merchants thus far, and we hope to attract more contributors as time goes by. Our goal is to promote our fair town, and entice new customers and new businesses, as well as informing the current ones. We try to update fairly regularly, so please keep checking back often to see what’s new.
The tabs across the top include the Bellevue Farmer’s Market (our latest addition to town), Events, Directory, About, and Contact. Soon there will also be a tab about Alcohol in town, in which we hope to set up a forum so town members can discuss the pros and cons of allowing liquor licenses in Bellevue. For now, please browse through the tabs to see what we’ve got going on so far, and if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to leave a comment on this post, or see the Contact tab for more options.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 8/28/08
Look hard enough and you can usually find a Pittsburgh connection to almost anything..
Paul McGill, a 2006 graduate of Northgate High School and a former Bellevue resident, plays the young Philippe Petit in some of the flashbacks in “Man on Wire,” the story of the Frenchman who walked across a cable strung between the World Trade Center towers in 1974.
Paul, son of Paul and Shari McGill of Bellevue, just finished a two-year run as Mark in the Broadway revival of “A Chorus Line.” Only 21, he’s been performing on Broadway since age 17 and will appear in the remake of the 1980 musical “Fame.”
McGill trained at Rosalene Kenneth Professional Dance Studio from ages 3 to 12 and with Pittsburgh Musical Theater from age 10 until his departure for Broadway. His educational path was unconventional, to say the least, but all roads seem to lead to New York or, soon, Los Angeles.
National Night Out is a community-police partnership held the first Tuesday of every August, sponsored by the National Association Town Watch. It aims to increase awareness about police programs in communities, such as drug prevention, town watch, and other anti-crime efforts. Initially communities held lights-on vigils. Now, many communities hold block parties, festivals, and other events to help bring neighbors together.
This year, Bellevue’s National Night Out will be celebrated in the municipal parking lot in front of the Bellevue police station on August 5th, from 4pm-10pm. For more information about the cause, see the NATW website:
http://www.nationaltownwatch.org/nno/
For more details about Bellevue’s celebration, download Officer Hammond’s flyer.
An excerpt from The Bellevue Beacon (www.bellevue-christian.com):
Spring, 2008. Volume 1, No. 1.
In 1977, a humble servant of the Lord answered God’s calling to open a Christian gift and bookstore in Bellevue. Ann Farrell opened The Shepherd’s Door and hoped it would be a blessing to the community and indeed it was. After 30 years of owning and managing the store, Ann decided to retire. But she didn’t want the store to close its doors for good. In November of 2007, Bellevue Christian Church purchased and relocated the store.
The decision to relocate the store has proved to be the right decision, but it was a move that required hard work and dedication. The volunteers at Bellevue Christian Church rose to that challenge and exceeded expectations. The team of volunteers led by project manager Ed Hain removed a dropped tile ceiling, ran electrical wiring, installed light fixtures, hardwood flooring and so much more. The transformation took hundreds of volunteer hours but the end result was worth it, and their hard work saved the store thousands of dollars. The new location seems to be symbolic of a new beginning. The space is much larger than the old store so there is more room to carry a wider variety of items.
Previously, the store carried mostly Catholic items, but the larger space of this new location has allowed for an expansion of Protestant items as well. There is also a children’s area full of books and toys, as well as a childsized table with coloring books and crayons to keep the little ones occupied while mom and dad shop. Another new addition to the store is the support of local, regional and global missions. The store will be donating a portion of its monthly sales to various charitable organizations. There is no doubt that God provided this opportunity to Bellevue Christian Church at just the right time.
Over the past year, BCC has focused on serving the local communities of Bellevue and Avalon. The purchase
of The Shepherd’s Door is a great way to meet the needs of our neighbors while also providing opportunities
to serve by volunteering at the store. The challenge of operating The Shepherd’s Door will no doubt be difficult at times, but God has provided this awesome responsibility for a reason. And through this ministry, He will most certainly bless the community in ways we could never imagine.
What and Where is Club Perqe’ ?
It’s a cool underground Jazz Club right out of New York City - located in Bellevue !
Below Vivo restaurant (565 Lincoln Ave)
Since February we have been holding various music events-this will be our 9th show, ranging from Acoustic to Blues to Jazz, we even had a poetry/music event.
Click on the name “Aaron Stubna” located to the right of the screen to see a video tour of the club plus various videos of past music acts.
Club Perqe’ will be running through the Summer and Fall to help make Bellevue a night time destination. It is very difficult running a music club without the selling of alcohol-clubs make money from alcohol sales. So come check out this cool music space to see what can happen - with the right ingredient - the potential Lincoln Ave can have.
Friday July 18th
BB Holiday Revue
$10 COVER
BYOB
Doors open @ 9pm
9:30 pm-Electric Leg Lamps
10 pm - BB Holiday Revue
Tickets available @ 514 Lincoln Ave
412-766-1668
Come Out And Enjoy Your Bellevue !
“Come out and enjoy your Bellevue !”
Saturday July 12th - 5pm to 9pm
Stores involved in Art Crawl: Start @ Lincoln Barbershop
Terri’s Accents 405 Lincoln Ave - Wine/Art/Retail
Celtic Collection 409 Lincoln Ave - Music/Wine/Retail
Matthews Arts 12N. Balph Ave - Art/Wine
Lincoln Barbershop 514 Lincoln Ave - Art/Wine/Music
John Lienert Art Gallery 516 Lincoln Ave - Rediscoverd Artist-held over from Wine crawl
Studio S 521 Lincoln Ave - Retail/Wine/Music
QUI Interiors 18 Hawley Ave - Photography/retail/refreshments
Nibbles & Licks 557 Lincoln Ave - Art/Icecream/Candy
Mane Attractions 567 Lincoln Ave - Retail/Cocktails
Affogato Coffee Bar 613 Lincoln Ave - BYOB/live music (Where Swallows Lie) - 8PM
Take back your streets !
Once a month come out enjoy one of your many Restaurants then stick around for some Art & Music.
Bellevue must become a destination for night time activity-most of the stores will remain open a little later that night.
You can no longer say “There is nothing to do in Bellevue” - here it is!- Come out and enjoy!
Any questions contact:
Aaron Stubna
Lincolnbarber@yahoo.com
There will be fireworks and more at Avalon Field July 6th. The evening begins at 6:30pm, with a hot dog eating contest that will pit the Northgate Flames against the Avonworth Antelopes. At 7:30 there will be live music, featuring Euphonic Brew, and the fireworks themselves will begin at dusk (9ish).
So stop on down and bring a blanket so you can watch the festivities this weekend!
In conjunction with Bellevue’s Sidewalk Sales Days, our YMCA is hosting a short race. It’ll be Saturday, July 19th, and the proceeds will benefit the Northgate Cross Country Team the North Boroughs YMCA Campaign for Strong Communities. The walk starts at 8am, and the run at 8:15am, and you can download an application at www.ymcapgh.org
The course is almost entirely flat, and will progress through both Avalon and Bellevue. For more information, call 412-761-1227 or email Bruce Berringer at bberringer@ymcaofpittsburgh.org
The first concerts in Bayne Park were held in the summer of 2002. Jim Scisiciani, who was then the Chairman of Bellevue Council’s Parks and Recreation Committee, contacted the Pittsburgh Musician’s Union about starting concerts in the park. He found out about the Musician’s Performance Trust Fund, which is a national program that was created in 1948 to support musical performances by supplementing the cost to local municipalities and nonprofit organizations. The purpose of the Trust Funds is to promote live music and to provide music where music is the prime purpose for public attendance.
The first series in 2002 featured Carnegie Brass, Val Clark and Escapade, and Danny Kurzawski and the Continental Dukes. Crowds were small at the beginning but word quickly spread about the concerts being held on the library’s front porch. Soon people were arriving an hour early to watch the band set up and get a prime spot underneath the cooling branches of the oaks and maples. Attendees were bringing dinner from local restaurants and sharing snacks on the lawn.
Comcast Cable graciously helped with the cost in the summer of 2005. The borough budget was cut in 2007 as the cost for the concerts increased. West Penn Allegheny Health System saved the day, stepping in to sponsor the concerts (and the great banner that hangs across Lincoln Avenue) for 2007 and 2008. The amount of concerts has grown to seven concerts this summer, with two local performers offering to perform free as part of the series. The status of a possible seventh concert is pending and will be announced later this summer.
The Friends of Bayne Library began offering free popcorn and lemonade at select concerts last summer. This has been a great crowd pleaser and will continue this year. We have been approached by several groups about selling food and other items during the concerts. Unfortunately, the agreement with the Musicians Performance Trust prohibits fund-raising activities on-site during the performance. However, we always encourage people to grab their dinner and snack on Lincoln Avenue and bring it to the park. So come out and enjoy your Bellevue at Bayne Park!
I think most of us have marveled at the opening of Bellevue Beer down on Route 65, but it appears many people have already become fast fans of this new distributor. The place is clean and well-lit, with a great selection of domestics and imports. In fact, if they’re not already the largest beer distributor in the north Boroughs, they will be soon. They carry over 400 varieties of beer, and have two computers on-site for customers to browse BeerAdvocate.com if they can’t decide what’s right for them. I found them particularly helpful, as I’m not much of a beer drinker, but wanted something refreshing for the afternoon. For those of you who aren’t beer drinkers at all, they have other things too—candy, ice cream, cigarettes, lottery, and a great selection of UTZ chips. They also have an ATM on location.
Before it was Bellevue Beer, the building housed Suburban textiles, which offered repairs on washers and dryers. Christian Stein bought the building and opened the doors April 15th of this year. Bellevue’s dry town law only regulates the serving of alcohol, so there was no legal impediment for them. Mr. Stein also owns the Shell gas station on Route 65. Future plans for this business include a comprehensive website, a drive-thru which should be open this summer, and delivery services by the fall. They run sales on certain beers each month, and June’s specials include:
~ Heineken/Heineken Light 24pack cans, $18.99 with a rebate
~ Coors Light 24pack cans for $9.99
~ Bud Light 30pack cans, $15.99
~ Yuengling Lager 24pack bottles, $15.99
~ Yuengling Lager 24pack cans, $13.99
So if you haven’t stopped in yet, go down and check out Bellevue’s newest business venture!