Pittsburgh and its partners have been busy preparing Downtown in anticipation of hosting the nation’s football fans at next year’s NFL Draft.
But since taking down the old Froggy’s Bar building, nothing has happened on its lot between the Boulevard of the Allies and Firstside.
Neighboring businesses are complaining, and the city has grown impatient, all while the owners say they are debating what to do.
A “family feud”
It’s been a year and a half since Froggy’s came down, leaving nothing but a rubble-strewn lot in the heart of Downtown. Owner Michael Troiani promised to fill it with bocce courts, but that has not happened yet, and his brother Nicholas Troiani said if he has his way, it won’t ever…