Harvie opens kitchen service in Fulton Commons

Harvie, a Pittsburgh-based grocery delivery service, has expanded into the Northside with the launch of Harvie Kitchen out of Fulton Commons.

Harvie Kitchen prepares pre-cooked meals to be delivered to Harvie clients alongside the business’s usual repertoire of groceries. Harvie Kitchen launched in December, and has already been at work preparing meals.

“Our members were asking us for more prepared foods, and I think a lot of people are busy,” said Simon Huntley, CEO of Harvie, about the expansion. “They want to cook but they don’t have the time.”

Harvie utilizes locally sourced food as much as possible in preparing its meals, according to Huntley.

Jordan Mason, the kitchen manager for Harvie Kitchen, said the kitchen utilizes a lot of leftover produce from Harvie’s regular service in making its meals, helping to reduce food waste. They also use compostable containers as much as possible.

So far, the kitchen has made macaroni and cheese, and is at work coming up with a pizza recipe for Harvie clients to enjoy through the kitchen.

Harvie’s main facility is located in Lawrenceville. More information about the service can be found at eatharvie.com.

Café on the Corner damaged by burst pipe

A GoFundMe for Café on the Corner has raised more than $6,000 out of a $21,000-goal to help pay for the costs from the water damage. Screenshot by Sean P. Ray

Café on the Corner, located in Marshall-Shadeland, is closed indefinitely due to damage caused by a burst pipe shortly after Christmas.

Lateresa Blackwell, who co-owns the business with her husband Michael, said the pipe burst while she and her husband were out of the country on a vacation. After Michael fell ill, the pair were forced to return to the United States and when Lateresa went to check on the café on Jan. 2, she discovered the water damage.

“When I walked into the café, the kitchen, that’s when I discovered that the pipes were busted and I was walking into water up over my ankles,” she said.

It is unknown when the pipes burst exactly. Lateresa said the break could have occurred anywhere between Dec. 24 to Jan. 2.

A GoFundMe has been launched to help the pair afford the costs incurred by the burst pipe and hopefully to see the business eventually reopened. As of Chronicle press time, the GoFundMe had raised more than $6,000 of a $21,000 goal.

“We’re going to have a large water bill, I’m sure, on top of repairs,” Lateresa said. “And being a small business with very limited insurance, we have a large bill ahead of us.”

Lateresa said the “outpouring” of support from Pittsburgh residents has been “amazing” in the wake of the damage.

The GoFundMe can be found at gofundme.com/f/rebuild-small-community- business.

Brooke Rockwell is the owner and founder of Brooke Rockwell Hair Design. Contributed photo

Brooke Rockwell Hair Design celebrating 30th anniversary

Brooke Rockwell Hair Design is celebrating 30 years in business this February by giving to charity.

On Feb. 15 and Feb. 28, the business will select 30 people to suggest 30 charities to which Rockwell will donate $30 each.

“It was unbelievable,” Brooke Rockwell, owner of the salon, said of reaching the milestone. “I was surprised.”

The salon was first opened on Feb. 1, 1993, at Washington Plaza Apartments, now called City View Apartments. The business is now located in Nova Place at Allegheny City Central.

Public open house held for railway project

Norfolk Southern Railway Company held a public open house on Jan. 18 for its proposed project to increase the clearance level for its rails in Pittsburgh.

The open house was held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, and allowed members of the public to view details about the project an

Renderings of the proposed work at West North Avenue are shown on placards during Norfolk Southern Railway Company’s public open house at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center on Jan. 18. Multiple other such renderings at different project sites were also shown during the event. Photo by Sean P. Ray

d ask questions to company representatives.

The project will affect three roads on the Northside which have railways running under them. These roads in particular are W. North Avenue, Columbus Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue.

The W. North Avenue project is scheduled to take place in 2025 and involve around 13 months of construction, according to representatives at the open house, while the Pennsylvania and Columbus avenues projects will occur in 2026, the former taking 10 to 12 months, and the latter taking six months.

The Columbus Avenue project will not involve a closure of the road while construction is taking place, as that project will focus on lowering the ground beneath the bridge, rather than making the bridge taller. The other two projects will involve closures of the road, however.

For more information on the overall project, visit nscorp.com/content/nscorp/en/ in-your-community/pittsburgh-bridge-projects. html.