Pittsburgh Plates: Longtime Restaurant Closing, Pizzeria On The Move

PITTSBURGH, PA — When it comes to the Pittsburgh area's restaurant and bar scene, there has been news aplenty recently - both good and bad. In case you missed any of it, here's a chance to catch up:

• Sad. A longtime Pittsburgh restaurant is shutting its doors after 35 years. The food is on the plate here.

• A popular Pittsburgh pizzeria has ceased operations for an understandable reason. The food is on the plate here.

• Yikes. A consumer alert was issued for this suburban Pittsburgh-area restaurant. The food is on the plate here.

• McDonald's has introduced a variation of the Pittsburgh-born Big Mac. The food is on the plate here.

• A Pittsburgh pub is raising money for an employee who was critically wounded in a shooting. The food is on the plate here.