Downtown Recognition Awards
Winter 2013
We are pleased to recognize
Pizza Bomonti located at 601 Lincoln Avenue. The
take-out restaurant not only offers a variety of delicious pizzas,
but also has many other menu offerings. You will find appetizers,
subs, salads, wings, pasta, gyros, wedgies, calzones, wraps,
burgers, and more on their varied and vast menu.
The food is hot, fresh, and delicious so stop by soon! You can
browse the
menu and call ahead by visiting them on the web at
http://bomontipizza.com/.
The site not only offers the menu but you will also find coupons and
catering information.
Bellevue is pleased to feature Pizza Bomonti and
is happy to have them in our community!
We are pleased to feature Curves of Bellevue
located at 176 Lincoln Avenue. Curves website explains that,
"millions of women get healthier with our 30 minute fitness
solution. In just 30-minutes, you work every major muscle group and
burn up to 500 calories through a proven program of strength
training, cardio, and stretching." A newer program offered by Curves
is known as Curves Complete. This is a complete approach to weight
loss that offers, "Exercise to boost your metabolism, a diet that
starves fat and feeds muscle, and the encouragement and support
necessary to stay on track."
You can find
all that the program has to offer at our local Curves! Please visit
their website at
http://www.bellevuecurves.com/
for more information as well as like them on Facebook by
clicking here.
If you haven't
moved ahead with that New Year's resolution yet, there's still
time...maybe Curves will help to make the difference!
Bellevue is pleased to feature Curves and happy
to have them in our business district!
Fall 2012
The Bellevue
Business District Advisory Committee (BDAC) is pleased to feature
Dr. Lisa Nath, MD LLC. Dr. Nath
recently moved to 575 Lincoln Avenue and completed this terrific
façade renovation to the property.
The BDAC
applauds businesses in our community that take efforts to make
improvements to their facade which in turn helps to beautify our
business district
The Bellevue BDAC is pleased to have Dr. Nath's
Ophthalmology business located in our downtown and congratulates her
on her new location!
Summer 2012
Matthews Arts is owned and operated by Susan Matthews, a
life-long resident of the area. The grand opening was June 25, 2005
when Susan was first able to share her philosophy on art with
Bellevue. Susan's philosophy is that art is uplifting and
therapeutic because personal expression (creativity) is essential to
a healthy life.
Susan encourages you to visit Matthews Arts
and explore the exciting world of appreciating and creating art.
Enroll in an art class or sign up for a fun and friendly art
outing. Matthews Arts is located in the heart of Bellevue, in the
building at the corner of N. Balph Avenue and Lincoln Avenue.
Matthews Arts
12 N. Balph Ave
Bellevue, PA 15202
Phone: 412.761.0301
E-mail: matthewsarts@verizon.net
Winter 2012
Last November the AARP hosted the Active Living Workshop
along with the Walkable and Livable Communities Institute
(WALC). The WALC Institute is as described on their website,
"an educational, non-profit organization working to create
healthy, connected communities that support active living
and that advance opportunities for all people through
walkable streets, livable cities and better built
environments. The Institute inspires, teaches, connects and
supports communities in their efforts to improve health and
well-being through better built environments."
After spending time in the communities of Bellevue and Avalon
and meeting with key stakeholders in our communities, Dan
Burden, Executive Director and Co-Founder of the WALC, and his
team presented a dynamic vision for the future of Avalon and
Bellevue and the Bellevue Lincoln Avenue corridor and shared
their expertise on how to make this vision a reality. They
consolidated their findings into a report which offers
recommendations on ways to improve walkability and livability in
our communities. Dan Burden comments within the report, "I found
your communities compelling, a good place to invest,
re-energize, to re-make, re-tool, to complete and make whole
again. I don't say this lightly as I have traveled all parts of
North America, having worked in 3,500 communities."
Report highlights include: Walking audit discoveries; Assessment
of existing conditions; Mid-term recommendations; and
Photo-Visualization: A Vision of Bellevue.
To view the report in its entirety visit:
The Active Living Woirkshop will reconvene on Thursday, March
22nd at the Avalon Public Library Conference Room, 317 South
Home Avenue from 10 AM to 11 AM or 6 PM to 7 PM.
To learn more about the Walkable and Livable Communities
Institute, please visit
www.walklive.org.
Fall 2011
The Bellevue Business District Advisory Committee is pleased to
announce Bite Bistro as the recipient of its
quarterly Downtown Recognition Award. Located at 565 Lincoln
Avenue, Bite Bistro occupies the same space its sister
restaurant, Vivo, resided in for 11 years. After their father,
Sam DiBattista, made the decision to relocate Vivo to Sewickley,
daughters Danina and Martina saw a great opportunity to have a
place of their own, and opened Bite Bistro in March 2011.
Thanks to its affordable, creative, and, most importantly,
delicious menu, Bite Bistro quickly earned praise from local
diners and food critics alike. The food is bistro style with a
lot of French influence; however, Danina is quick to add that
head chef, David Bulman, enjoys putting his own spin on things.
According to Danina, "The main goal with the food is that it is
fresh, tasty, and visually delicious." And that means food for
everyone; Bite Bistro always offers delectable vegetarian and
vegan options on their menu in addition to meat dishes. Finally,
embracing its BYOB status, Bite Bistro offers a wide variety of
unique "mixers" for diners to pair with their home-brought
alcohol.
Overall, Danina describes the vision for Bite Bistro this way,
"We want to see great seasonal items on the menu, in a setting
that is casual and fun." Bite Bistro brings the fun by hosting
live musical acts, comedy nights, and birthday parties among
other exciting events.
Lastly, Bite Bistro takes an interest in its local community.
This year, they served as one of the sponsors for Bellevue's
First Annual Artoberfest and also hosted the Artoberfest After
Party in Club Perque, Bite Bistro's lower level.
For more details about Bite Bistro, please visit
www.bistobite.com. Hours are: Tuesday - Thursday 5pm - 9pm, and
Friday - Saturday 5pm - 10pm. We strongly recommend that you
stop by and enjoy a "Bite!"
Second Quarter 2011
The Bellevue
Business District Advisory Committee has chosen Classic Chevrolet as
its 2nd Quarter Downtown Recognition Recipient for 2011. Located at
500 Lincoln Avenue, the dealership is owned by Lee Corsello and has
been in Bellevue since 1950. It is one of the largest employers in
Bellevue with 45 employees. Classic Chevy has always been family
owned and operated; Lee has been the owner since 1980.
The business
is currently talking with General Motors about putting in some
additions to the show room. Lee's favorite restaurant in Bellevue is
the Rusty nail and he believes Lincoln Bakery is the best bakery in
Pittsburgh!
We are pleased
to have this longstanding business in our town and we salute Lee and
Classic Chevrolet for their commitment to Bellevue! For more
details, please call 412-734-5000. Hours are: Monday - Tuesday,
Thursday 9am to 9pm; Wednesday and Friday 9am to 5pm; Saturday 9am
to 3pm.
First Quarter 2011
The Bellevue
Business District Advisory Committee has chosen
Thai Suan Thip as its 1st Quarter Downtown Recognition
recipient for 2011.
Located at 172 Lincoln Avenue,
the restaurant opened in August 2010 and is named after a “heavenly
tropical garden” in Bangkok.
It has been widely praised as friendly, warm and welcoming.
Owners Jim and Salakjit (Joy) Gehr fell in love with Bellevue because it is a
walkable community; the people are friendly and nice and old style
architecture defines the downtown.
The cuisine is
excellent and authentic
Thai.
Some of the most popular dishes are Drunken Noodle and Crispy Cashew
Chicken. With its many attributes, combined with moderate prices,
Thai Suan Thip attracts many customers in search of delicious Asian
food. For more details, please call 412-766-1899.
Hours are:
Monday through Saturday from 11 AM to 3 PM; Monday through Thursday
from 4:30 to 9 PM;
Friday and Saturday from
4:30 to 10 PM
Fourth Quarter 2010
The Bellevue Business District Advisory Committee has chosen the
first annual “Improve the Vue”
event as its 4th Quarter Downtown Recognition recipient
for 2010. The first community day of caring, sponsored by the
Bellevue Initiative for Growth (BIG), was held on October 9th,
and was comprised of 236 volunteers working on numerous worthwhile
projects throughout Bellevue.
The event started with a Kick-Off-Celebration at 7 AM with coffee
and donuts and ended at
Andrew
Bayne Park
with food, music and door prizes. The day was a huge success and
projects included: painting a number of business facades on Lincoln
Avenue, painting curbs, breaking ground on a new recreational trail,
litter pick-up, weed-pulling, painting the Bayne Library conference
room, organizing the food pantry and painting the fence around the
Bellevue pool.
Pastor Chuck Gohn of Bellevue Christian Church served as chairman of
Improve the Vue and organized the entire event with help from his
Helping Hands Committee members.
The Bellevue BDAC thanks everyone involved in
this exciting project for their generosity to the community and
their unselfish spirit of volunteerism!
Third Quarter 2010
The Bellevue
Business District Advisory Committee has selected
Lincoln Bakery as its 3rd Quarter Downtown Recognition
recipient for 2010. It is being recognized for its 65-year history
and Birthday celebration held on September 4th with
special promotions during Labor Day weekend.
Established in
1945, the very popular bakery is the oldest family-owned business on Lincoln Avenue.
It first opened at 543 Lincoln Avenue under the ownership of
Andrew Slezak, and twenty years ago, he sold it to his son-in-law
Joe Porco. Their buttercream icing is still made from scratch and
each season, they create novelty cake-shapes such as footballs,
hamburgers and watermelons. Recently, the bakery expanded by
knocking out a wall and adding two new cases.
The Bellevue BDAC
sends best wishes to Lincoln Bakery for many more years of “sweet
success” in our business district.
Second Quarter 2010
The Borough of
Bellevue is recognizing the following new businesses for having
chosen to locate in the business district in the past two years.
Through their investment in downtown Bellevue, they are helping
to build a stronger business district and community.
Around the
Bend
Bookstore
174 Lincoln Avenue
Muddy Cup Coffee House
541 Lincoln Avenue
Little Labels
8 Hawley Avenue
Rent A Center
600 Lincoln Avenue
Stew’s Hobbie Shop
555 Lincoln Avenue
Man Cave
566 Lincoln Avenue
Curiosity Shop
Balph Avenue
Heirlooms Resale Shop
423 Lincoln Avenue
Bellevue
Speed
Wash
33 North Balph Avenue
Teri’s Accents
405 Lincoln Avenue
Mike the Barber
423 Lincoln Avenue
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