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Great place to live, work, and play.
I moved back to Pittsburgh in 1978, after an absence of 7 years. My husband and I chose to live in the heart of Oakland and have enjoyed every moment here. We love the convenience to everything in our...
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I moved back to Pittsburgh in 1978, after an absence of 7 years. My husband and I chose to live in the heart of Oakland and have enjoyed every moment here. We love the convenience to everything in our...
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A Neighborhood of Great Neighbors
When I first bought my house in Lawrenceville, the yard was covered with years’ worth of debris—old furniture, wood pallets, broken appliances, you name it. I’d been befriended by Mrs. Crowley, an...
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When I first bought my house in Lawrenceville, the yard was covered with years’ worth of debris—old furniture, wood pallets, broken appliances, you name it. I’d been befriended by Mrs. Crowley, an...
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Learn Pittsburghese n’at
The best way to learn a foreign language is to immerse yourself in it. Listen to the natives, try to understand them, attempt a conversation n’stuff n’at. If yinz wanna learn rill Pittsburghese ...
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The best way to learn a foreign language is to immerse yourself in it. Listen to the natives, try to understand them, attempt a conversation n’stuff n’at. If yinz wanna learn rill Pittsburghese ...
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One-of-a-Kind Shop on the South Side
Are you the type of person who is always on the look out for a one-of-kind item? Zenith on the Southside is the place to go. Drawn to quirky vintage shops, I started popping into Zenith on a semi-regu...
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Are you the type of person who is always on the look out for a one-of-kind item? Zenith on the Southside is the place to go. Drawn to quirky vintage shops, I started popping into Zenith on a semi-regu...
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Wings and Beer Specials on Mt. Washington
Whatever happened to Wing Wednesday? More and more restaurants are offering the right special (20-cent wings) on the wrong day--Monday, Tuesday, even Thursday! Mt. Washington knows that Monday is fo...
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Whatever happened to Wing Wednesday? More and more restaurants are offering the right special (20-cent wings) on the wrong day--Monday, Tuesday, even Thursday! Mt. Washington knows that Monday is fo...
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Allegheny West: Microcosm of Victorian Pittsburgh
A microcosm of Victorian Pittsburgh--from the robber baron mansions on Millionaires’ Row (Ridge Ave and Brighton Rd) to the 12-foot-wide servants’ homes in the alleys--can be found in the City’s small...
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A microcosm of Victorian Pittsburgh--from the robber baron mansions on Millionaires’ Row (Ridge Ave and Brighton Rd) to the 12-foot-wide servants’ homes in the alleys--can be found in the City’s small...
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North Side Snacks Since Your Dad Was a Lad
“Since your Dad was a lad.” That’s the slogan on the iceball cart in the West Commons Park on the North Side. The ageless Gus Kalaris runs the stand with his wife Stella and sells iceballs in a rainbo...
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“Since your Dad was a lad.” That’s the slogan on the iceball cart in the West Commons Park on the North Side. The ageless Gus Kalaris runs the stand with his wife Stella and sells iceballs in a rainbo...
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Biscotti in the Strip
A recent out-of-town visitor was insistent I take her to Enrico Biscotti after reading of it in Jane and Michael Stern’s Roadfood. The following story is from her blog:
“To cap it off, w...
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A recent out-of-town visitor was insistent I take her to Enrico Biscotti after reading of it in Jane and Michael Stern’s Roadfood. The following story is from her blog:
“To cap it off, w...
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Fun = Karaoke + Bowling
Arsenal Lanes is a great old bowling alley in Pittsburgh. Don’t miss their nightly specials, especially Friday night Bowleoke, where Tito and Wanda’s karaoke set-up lets fellow bowlers entertain each ...
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Arsenal Lanes is a great old bowling alley in Pittsburgh. Don’t miss their nightly specials, especially Friday night Bowleoke, where Tito and Wanda’s karaoke set-up lets fellow bowlers entertain each ...
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Happy Hour Haze
Lawrenceville doesn’t get a lot of sun. It’s on the north slope of the Pittsburgh peninsula, and until 3 or 4 PM, it doesn’t get a full dose from our local star. But then, what light does fall is stun...
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Lawrenceville doesn’t get a lot of sun. It’s on the north slope of the Pittsburgh peninsula, and until 3 or 4 PM, it doesn’t get a full dose from our local star. But then, what light does fall is stun...
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Other Side of the Strip
There are clubs in the strip. Big ones. People dance there and make a lot of noise. The streets are clogged come weekend nights. Some years ago I went to the biggest one of all. I was drunk, it was ...
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There are clubs in the strip. Big ones. People dance there and make a lot of noise. The streets are clogged come weekend nights. Some years ago I went to the biggest one of all. I was drunk, it was ...
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Why Bloomfield is so right
Bloomfield is the proof that there’s a Third Way--not bourgeoise development, not fallen industry town--it’s the sustainable neighborhood dream. Find a large stock of affordable, in fact, cheap housin...
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Bloomfield is the proof that there’s a Third Way--not bourgeoise development, not fallen industry town--it’s the sustainable neighborhood dream. Find a large stock of affordable, in fact, cheap housin...
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Hole of Thunder, South Side
When you drive down Carson towards the Mon Valley, away from the city, when you pass the last and latest mall complex turn left for the Hot Metal bridge. Park just before you hit the bridge, there’s a...
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When you drive down Carson towards the Mon Valley, away from the city, when you pass the last and latest mall complex turn left for the Hot Metal bridge. Park just before you hit the bridge, there’s a...
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Make a brunch date
Let’s face it: dates on a Friday or Saturday night can be high-pressure, pricey, and really aren’t the ideal situation to get to know someone. Break the mold and go for a breakfast or brunch date inst...
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Let’s face it: dates on a Friday or Saturday night can be high-pressure, pricey, and really aren’t the ideal situation to get to know someone. Break the mold and go for a breakfast or brunch date inst...
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Super Bowl night
Within minutes of Steelers’ Super Bowl victory in 2006, we jumped in the car for an all-neighborhood tour. In our minds, there was no better way to experience the zeitgeist than to check out the place...
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Within minutes of Steelers’ Super Bowl victory in 2006, we jumped in the car for an all-neighborhood tour. In our minds, there was no better way to experience the zeitgeist than to check out the place...
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Patio dining in neighborhoods
In Pittsburgh, the pickings are pretty slim for outdoor dining, but these are some of my favorite spots. The Union Grill, right across from the Carnegie Museum in Oakland. Small seating area but great...
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In Pittsburgh, the pickings are pretty slim for outdoor dining, but these are some of my favorite spots. The Union Grill, right across from the Carnegie Museum in Oakland. Small seating area but great...
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Eco-friendly home renovation
If you're remodeling your house and are looking for some interesting and eco-friendly materials, check out Artemis on Butler Street. You can find bamboo floors, denim insulation, and a ton of other in...
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If you're remodeling your house and are looking for some interesting and eco-friendly materials, check out Artemis on Butler Street. You can find bamboo floors, denim insulation, and a ton of other in...
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Free banjo, cheap Yuengling
If you are in town on a Wednesday night, head to the Elks Club in the North Side for the Pittsburgh Banjo Club practice. You get great entertainment from some truly talented banjo players and guest si...
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If you are in town on a Wednesday night, head to the Elks Club in the North Side for the Pittsburgh Banjo Club practice. You get great entertainment from some truly talented banjo players and guest si...
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Join Urban Hike to Explore Neighborhoods
Urban Hike is a group that encourages people to get out and explore their neighborhoods. We plan walking routes around hidden treasures many people might not be aware of, like the beer museum in Sprin...
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Urban Hike is a group that encourages people to get out and explore their neighborhoods. We plan walking routes around hidden treasures many people might not be aware of, like the beer museum in Sprin...
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Capitol Avenue
One of my favorite things to do when I have guests visiting Pittsburgh for the first time is to tour them though some of the city's most challenging terrain. Sycamore Street in Mt. Washington, Sterlin...
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One of my favorite things to do when I have guests visiting Pittsburgh for the first time is to tour them though some of the city's most challenging terrain. Sycamore Street in Mt. Washington, Sterlin...
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Let's Do Lunch at the Allegheny Sandwich Shoppe
Half a block away from my house in Allegheny West is a small, welcoming neighborhood restaurant. The Allegheny Sandwich Shoppe is a regular hangout for people from all walks of life, from the corporat...
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Half a block away from my house in Allegheny West is a small, welcoming neighborhood restaurant. The Allegheny Sandwich Shoppe is a regular hangout for people from all walks of life, from the corporat...
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Bongiorno, bella!
I always looked forward to my weekly shift at the Wear After Shop (4752 Liberty Ave.) for many reasons, but the top reason is simply that I love Bloomfield. On one of the first warm days of the year, ...
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I always looked forward to my weekly shift at the Wear After Shop (4752 Liberty Ave.) for many reasons, but the top reason is simply that I love Bloomfield. On one of the first warm days of the year, ...
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Leaving the South Side for a better life
My parents moved from the South Side when I was 6 yrs. old. We lived on 22nd street and the junk yard was across from our house. Rats actually got into our house sometimes.The man who owned the house ...
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My parents moved from the South Side when I was 6 yrs. old. We lived on 22nd street and the junk yard was across from our house. Rats actually got into our house sometimes.The man who owned the house ...
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Christmas in the City
For the past many years- I have visited Bloomfield for the Christmas Holidays. As a Native Texan- from very rural roots-- I can attest to the huge differences in the culture, climate, and experience o...
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For the past many years- I have visited Bloomfield for the Christmas Holidays. As a Native Texan- from very rural roots-- I can attest to the huge differences in the culture, climate, and experience o...
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Mount Washington Transportation Quiz
If you stand anywhere on Grandview Ave. in Mount Washington there's an incredible number of "methods" of transportation you'll see from there. I can identify 30 different ways to can get around. Can y...
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If you stand anywhere on Grandview Ave. in Mount Washington there's an incredible number of "methods" of transportation you'll see from there. I can identify 30 different ways to can get around. Can y...
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Bike trail tips and Eliza Furnace Trail
Pittsburgh has great bike trails. Allow me to walk you through a typical course: I begin riding down Greenfield Avenue, which is exhilarating and quite cool on a hot day. At the bottom are jersey curb...
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Pittsburgh has great bike trails. Allow me to walk you through a typical course: I begin riding down Greenfield Avenue, which is exhilarating and quite cool on a hot day. At the bottom are jersey curb...
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Discoveries in “Deep Bloomfield"
For a little while I dated a guy who lived in ‘Deep Bloomfield,’ way down in the valley on Lorigan Street, while I lived in the slightly fancier-pants Friendshippy “highlands” part of Bloomfield. Neit...
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For a little while I dated a guy who lived in ‘Deep Bloomfield,’ way down in the valley on Lorigan Street, while I lived in the slightly fancier-pants Friendshippy “highlands” part of Bloomfield. Neit...
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Great views in Bloomfield
The views from the “Millvale Land Bridge” and walking across the Bloomfield Bridge are beautiful at twilight....
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The views from the “Millvale Land Bridge” and walking across the Bloomfield Bridge are beautiful at twilight....
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Oliver Bathhouse on the South Side
A worthy tourist attraction here is the Oliver Bathhouse. The season pass is a deal at I think $30, or it’s $4 a day. Built by iron magnate Henry Oliver for the unwashed masses of the South Side, it’s...
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A worthy tourist attraction here is the Oliver Bathhouse. The season pass is a deal at I think $30, or it’s $4 a day. Built by iron magnate Henry Oliver for the unwashed masses of the South Side, it’s...
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Trams, Brillobox in Lawrenceville
Two must-visit places in Lawrenceville: Tram’s Kitchen for Vietnamese food. Mr Lee is always so brusque, but the food is so good. Brillobox for hipsters. If you’re not hip, go anyway – hipsters eventu...
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Two must-visit places in Lawrenceville: Tram’s Kitchen for Vietnamese food. Mr Lee is always so brusque, but the food is so good. Brillobox for hipsters. If you’re not hip, go anyway – hipsters eventu...
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Good stuff in Bloomfield
I do a lot of work at the Bloomfield Crazy Mocha until close, and as I walk home on Liberty Avenue around 11 p.m., I love smell the Paddy Cake bakery. They’ve already started baking for the next day. ...
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I do a lot of work at the Bloomfield Crazy Mocha until close, and as I walk home on Liberty Avenue around 11 p.m., I love smell the Paddy Cake bakery. They’ve already started baking for the next day. ...
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Fireworks and the North Side
Pittsburgh is crazy for fireworks. We have them every weekend in good weather and no local event really counts unless it ends with a spectacular fireworks display. Now, you can march with 100,000 Pitt...
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Pittsburgh is crazy for fireworks. We have them every weekend in good weather and no local event really counts unless it ends with a spectacular fireworks display. Now, you can march with 100,000 Pitt...
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Real places and people of the North Side
The North Side has nothing to do with football and baseball. Yes, there are two stadiums within walking distance, and the Rooneys have lived there since they left Colter Hollow, but the North Side you...
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The North Side has nothing to do with football and baseball. Yes, there are two stadiums within walking distance, and the Rooneys have lived there since they left Colter Hollow, but the North Side you...
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Niagara Falls, Pittsburgh-style
Mount Washington. Pittsburgh’s most famous spot that no-one really knows anything about. Our Niagara Falls. Go and look, but know who lives there? Thought so. The best thing about Mt Washington is Mt ...
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Mount Washington. Pittsburgh’s most famous spot that no-one really knows anything about. Our Niagara Falls. Go and look, but know who lives there? Thought so. The best thing about Mt Washington is Mt ...
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Slipping into Oakland
We used to just walk into the buildings at Pitt, CMU, Carlow, and Point Park. Into the Carnegie, Frick Arts, Soldiers and Sailors, the PAA. We’d use the gym, read in their libraries, lounge in the stu...
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We used to just walk into the buildings at Pitt, CMU, Carlow, and Point Park. Into the Carnegie, Frick Arts, Soldiers and Sailors, the PAA. We’d use the gym, read in their libraries, lounge in the stu...
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The Incline
The inclines are great. But sometimes I have to amuse myself while taking yet another visitor up. I'll always say, toward the top, "Last week the cable broke on this". It's great to see their reaction...
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The inclines are great. But sometimes I have to amuse myself while taking yet another visitor up. I'll always say, toward the top, "Last week the cable broke on this". It's great to see their reaction...
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Just Home
The Mt. Washington I know isn't all inclines, observation decks and high-priced restaurants. The Mt. Washington I know is more than just a place to stand and survey the vibrant city down below. The Mt...
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The Mt. Washington I know isn't all inclines, observation decks and high-priced restaurants. The Mt. Washington I know is more than just a place to stand and survey the vibrant city down below. The Mt...
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The Mayor etc.
I was born in West Penn Hospital in 1939, but moved away when I was 2 years old. My great-grandfather was James Lowry Jr., who was Mayor from 1864-1866. My grandfather was Harvey A. Lowry, who was Ald...
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I was born in West Penn Hospital in 1939, but moved away when I was 2 years old. My great-grandfather was James Lowry Jr., who was Mayor from 1864-1866. My grandfather was Harvey A. Lowry, who was Ald...
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