“We tried our hardest to be an all-inclusive bar,” said Greg Campo, the bar’s manager and part-owner, who moved to Pittsburgh with his husband four years ago to operate Cruze with bar owners Peter Karlovich and Steve Herforth.
The building along Smallman Street it has occupied for seven years has been sold to a Chicago developer. Saturday’s “Last Dance” party will now be called the “It’s Not Over” party. It had initially announced Saturday’s “Last Dance” party as its final event, but the bar was granted a last-minute extension to keep operating for now, with an exact closure date to be determined. This story has been updated to reflect the new information.Īs drag performers Sonia May-Bottom and Blade Matthews hosted Cruze night club’s open stage contest earlier this week, they bid the crowd farewell with sadness: “We’ll see you when we see you,” Matthews said.Ĭruze, the landmark club in the Strip District that calls itself “gay-owned, gay-operated, and gay proud,” will soon close, citing development in the neighborhood. An exact closure date has not been announced. 14: Cruze has been granted an extension and now will not close on Sept. 8 with “ The Once & For All Closing Ball.” 30, 2019: Cruze will close on Friday, Feb.
