EVERYTHING’S GOING AS PLANNED: Black-owned PAIR Charcuterie opens new shop at The Pitt Building, Downtown

DONALD BETTS AND SHAQUALA SWINTON-BETTS WITH ONE OF THEIR SONS, DONTE BETTS, AT THE NEW “PAIR CHARCUTERIE,” DOWNTOWN AT 201 SMITHFIELD STREET. (PHOTO BY ROB TAYLOR JR.) & Leaders at The Greenwood Plan have a plan to make The Pitt Building, on Smithfield Street, Downtown, a Black mecca. And now that they’ve “bought the block,” the New Pittsburgh Courier has learned exclusively that they’ve secured their first storefront tenant since they acquired the building in December 2023. PAIR Charcuterie is now open at 201 Smithfield, on the corner of Smithfield and the Boulevard of The Allies, next to the Cricket cell phone store. Its grand opening celebration was held, Friday, May 17, and almost 150 people of pretty much all ethnicities came out for the celebration of the newest Black-owned business in Pittsburgh. But more specifically, Downtown Pittsburgh. CURTIS MILLER OF HEIRS, LLC, A BARBER SHOP ON FRANKSTOWN AVENUE JUST BEFORE LINCOLN AVENUE. PAIR Charcuterie will be the place one finds high-quality cured meats for sale, along with various cheeses, fresh fruits, nuts, coffee, lattes, lemonades, tea, grilled cheese, pastries and more. Current hours of operation are weekdays, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The space is also available for private...