{"id":143724,"date":"2026-03-20T13:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T13:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/143724\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T13:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T13:00:08","slug":"the-plaza-at-north-shore-next-to-pnc-park-will-open-in-time-for-the-pirates-home-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/143724\/","title":{"rendered":"The Plaza at North Shore next to PNC Park will open in time for the Pirates&#8217; home opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new restaurant and plaza on Pittsburgh&#8217;s North Shore will be open and ready to go by the time the Pirates return home for their home opener at PNC Park.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>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.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sugarbirdrendering.png#.png\" alt=\"sugarbirdrendering.png \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\"  loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  A rendering of the plaza and SugarBird<\/p>\n<p>                Barker Nestor<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is the crown jewel of the North Shore, and we are unveiling it at a time when all eyes are on Pittsburgh,&#8221; said Herky Pollock, owner of Legacy Hospitality Partners. &#8220;We are opening with a lot of fanfare and worldwide notoriety, starting with Opening Day and leading right into the [NFL Draft].&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>SugarBird will offer what is being described as a &#8220;playful&#8221; menu of fried chicken, donuts, and ice cream. There will also be a full bar.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>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.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>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.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The North Shore has rapidly become the city&#8217;s premier entertainment district, and we&#8217;re committed to taking it to the next level in this district by providing unique and welcoming experiences for every demographic,&#8221; added Pollock.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There will be two performance stages and a 40-inch LED screen that will televise games, movies, and other must-see events.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>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.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"content__tags__label\">In:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new restaurant and plaza on Pittsburgh&#8217;s North Shore will be open and ready to go by the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":143725,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[5567,73,75,74],"class_list":["post-143724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-north-side","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143724"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143724\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/143725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}