A new restaurant and plaza on Pittsburgh’s North Shore will be open and ready to go by the time the Pirates return home for their home opener at PNC Park. 

The Plaza at North Shore and the new fast-casual restaurant SugarBird will open on April 2, and it is located at the corner of Mazeroski Way and General Robinson Boulevard. 

“This is the crown jewel of the North Shore, and we are unveiling it at a time when all eyes are on Pittsburgh,” said Herky Pollock, owner of Legacy Hospitality Partners. “We are opening with a lot of fanfare and worldwide notoriety, starting with Opening Day and leading right into the [NFL Draft].” 

SugarBird will offer what is being described as a “playful” menu of fried chicken, donuts, and ice cream. There will also be a full bar. 

The 30,000 square-foot outdoor plaza, along with SugarBird, will also include Highball Social Club, a 15,200 square-foot experiential restaurant and bar, which is expected to open in the fall. 

Once The Plaza at the North Shore is open, it will be a place that features games, activities, live music, festivals, yoga, and other entertainment. 

“The North Shore has rapidly become the city’s premier entertainment district, and we’re committed to taking it to the next level in this district by providing unique and welcoming experiences for every demographic,” added Pollock. 

There will be two performance stages and a 40-inch LED screen that will televise games, movies, and other must-see events. 

Finally, in the lead-up to the NFL Draft, there will be multiple concerts at the plaza, and thsoe will be announced in the coming days. 

Published: Mar 20, 2026 7:00 am

SCORE, or Service Corps of Retired Executives, is a national nonprofit organization that offers free and confidential business mentoring services to small business owners. There are local divisions of SCORE, as well as a national level, that regularly host events, workshops, and webinars to assist small business owners with growing their business. SCORE of Western Connecticut is hosting a lot of events in this last week of March, into April, and beyond.

On March 23 at Easton Public Library, 691 Morehouse Road, Easton, SCORE of Western Connecticut will host “Start Your Business Here — Business Planning and Goals.” This event will help business owners be specific and clear on their goals for business and personal life, provide instruction on building a step-by-step action plan to achieve those goals, and work on confidently communicating the business idea to others. Presenters Joe Ziskin and Joe McCaffrey will lead this workshop. Ziskin is a strategy and business development advisor and an “entrepreneur in residence” at University of Bridgeport’s Innovation Center. McCaffrey is a business advisor with Community Investment Corporation, a certified business mentor, and subject matter expert in commercial real estate, small business strategic planning, financial management, and capital sources with Fairfield Country SCORE. Registration is requested. Interested parties can register at score.org/westernconnecticut by clicking on “Workshops and Webinars” and registering for “Start Your Business Here.”

On March 25, noon, an online webinar will take place. “Resources for Veterans Starting a Business” will empower veterans with a wide range of national programs and support systems designed specifically to help vets launch and grow businesses. Registration is required for online access. Registration can be completed by taking the same steps as above, but searching for “Resources for Veterans Starting a Business” instead.

There are several other events at the end of March, like “Is Your Business Positioned for Success? Diagnostic Business Readiness Scorecard” on March 25, 6 pm, at Norwalk Library, 1 Belden Avenue, Norwalk; “Creating Effective Surveys for Nonprofits” on March 26 online, noon; and “Developing Financial Projections for Your New Small Business” also on March 26, online, 6 pm for $10.

On April 2, 6 pm, at Wilton Library, 137 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton, “Using LinkedIn to Grow Your Business” will take place. Presenter Lorraine Duncan will walk attendees through making LinkedIn profiles “client attractive,” making the time spent on LinkedIn manageable for each person, learning how to reach out to target markets, and applying growth hacking strategies. Duncan has over 30 years in business marketing and consulting experience. She runs her own digital marketing agency, Biz Gone Social, where she advises small businesses on how to utilize social media in their marketing and guides them to online marketing solutions. Additionally, she does the social media management for them. Registration is requested, and can be completed by visiting score.org/westernconnecticut, clicking on “Workshops and Webinars,” and registering for “Using LinkedIn to Grow Your Business.”

April has several events for small business owners, too. On April 6, SCORE is back at Easton Public Library, 6 pm, for “Start Your Business Here — Forming and Launching a Business and Key Technologies.” SCORE will also host an event at Trumbull Library, 33 Quality Street, Trumbull, 6 pm, for “Effectively Promoting Your Business in 30 Seconds (or less).”

For an entire list of Western Connecticut SCORE webinars, events, and workshops, go to score.org/westernconnecticut and check out the “Workshops and Webinars” tab.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two dozen states, including Maine, along with more than a dozen cities and counties, sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, challenging the Trump administration’s repeal of a scientific finding that had been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.

A rule finalized by the EPA last month revoked the 2009 endangerment finding that determined carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare. The Obama-era finding had been the legal underpinning of nearly all climate regulations under the Clean Air Act for motor vehicles, power plants and other pollution sources that are heating the planet.

The repeal eliminates all greenhouse gas emissions standards for cars and trucks and could unleash a broader undoing of climate regulations on stationary sources such as power plants and oil and gas facilities.

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, is the second major challenge to the endangerment repeal, following a suit filed last month by public health and environmental groups.

The new lawsuit asserts that EPA’s rescission of the endangerment finding abandons a core responsibility to the American people.

“Instead of helping Americans face our new reality, the Trump administration has chosen denial, repealing critical protections that are foundational to the federal government’s response to climate change,” said New York Attorney General Letitia James, who led the suit along with attorneys general of Massachusetts, California and Connecticut.

In all, 24 states, 10 cities and five counties joined the lawsuit. All are led by Democrats.

“Climate change is real, and it’s already affecting our residents and our economy,” said Massachusetts Attorney General Joy Campbell. “When the federal government abandons the law and the science, everyday people suffer the consequences.”

Massachusetts “has long led the way in protecting our communities from the dangers of greenhouse gas emissions and we are proud to stand up once again to lead this fight for our future,” she said.

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a landmark 2007 case, ruled that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are “air pollutants” under the Clean Air Act. Since the high court’s decision, in a case known as Massachusetts v. EPA, courts have uniformly rejected legal challenges to the endangerment finding, including a 2023 decision by the D.C. appeals court.

EPA spokeswoman Brigit Hirsch said the latest lawsuit was “not about the law or the merits of any argument.” Instead, the plaintiffs “are clearly motivated by politics,” she said.

The EPA “carefully considered and reevaluated the legal foundation” of the 2009 finding in light of recent court decisions, including a 2022 Supreme Court ruling that limited how the clean air law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants, Hirsch said.

In addition to New York, Massachusetts, California, and Connecticut, the case was joined by attorneys general of Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin, as well as the District of Columbia and U.S. Virgin Islands.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection also joined the case, along with the cities of Albuquerque, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Denver, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco, and five counties in California, Colorado, Texas and Washington state.

The dispute is likely to end up back before the Supreme Court, which is now far more conservative than it was in 2007.