Ashley Taylor and LaShawn Espy knew opening a restaurant was risky business, but they were 100% confident in their food.
In April 2022, the cousins threw caution to the wind, followed their dreams and opened Fry Bar — only to see it go up in smoke four months later.
A natural gas line explosion at McKeesport’s Common Ground Building in August 2022 injured two construction workers and displaced the business and four other start-ups housed at the facility through Penn State Greater Allegheny’s Mon Valley LaunchBox program…