View Larger Map Lawrenceville is one of Pittsburgh’s larger neighborhoods and sits on the northern border of the city, just northeast of downtown. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of Polish Hill, Bloomfield, the Strip District and Stanton Heights – and also the Allegheny River to the north. Officially, it is then subdivided into 3 [...]
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FREE Screening of Disney’s John Carter at Cinemark in Robinson Township
I’ve been seeing previews for this movie for the past several months and it looks pretty awesome. I also read a pretty good article about it in Wired magazine while on a plane flight this past weekend. I now have the opportunity to hand out some FREE passes to see an advance screening of John [...]
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Welcome New Blog Contributor Greg Anslow
Greg Anslow is a recent college graduate that is has just moved back to Pittsburgh. He has offered to occasionally contribute article content to the website. So please welcome Greg to the site and check out his first post below: Thomas Wolfe is often quoted as saying you can never go home again, yet here [...]
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Pittsburgh St. Patrick’s Day Parade
The St Patrick’s day parade in Pittsburgh is the city’s biggest parade of the year and always a great time for families and people looking to party it up. According to one website, the parade has over 23,000 participants and 250,000 spectators. Since we are nearing the end of February, it’s just about the right [...]
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Mount Washington
View Larger Map Mount Washington is a neighborhood on the Southside of the city of Pittsburgh. The area is most popularly known for its steep hills that overlook the city skyline, fantastic restaurant views, and the Inclines that can be used to transport people up and down the sloped hills. Because of the great view, [...]
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Regent Square
View Larger Map Regent Square is a nice little neighborhood on the east side of Pittsburgh, which is surrounded by parts of Pittsburgh, Edgewoood, Swissvale, and Wilkinsburg. The neighborhood is roughly shaped like a rectangle, which is bounded on 3 sides by the Fern Hollow Creek and Nine Mile Run. The cozy little neighborhood can [...]
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Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day 2012
Apparently the groundhog was right when he predicted 6 more weeks of winter. After a mild winter, it looked like spring was right around the corner, but recently we’ve gotten some snow and it’s been pretty cold outside. However, if you’re in the mood to start thinking about some warmer weather, baseball season is less [...]
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Happy Valentines Day from Pittsburgh Dad
Everyone’s favorite Pittsburgh Dad is back with a Valentines Day special – featuring boxed white zin and IC Light. SUBSCRIBE for more episodes! http://www.youtube.com/pittsburghdad Like on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pittsburghdad Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Pittsburgh_Dad
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Bloomfield
View Larger Map Bloomfield aka “Pittsburgh’s Little Italy”, is a neighborhood located 3 miles from Pittsburgh’s downtown and is surrounded by other neighborhoods such as Shadyside, Friendship, Garfield, Lawrenceville and Oakland. Easy routes to get to Bloomfield include Liberty Avenue, Penn Avenue and Bigelow Boulevard. Among the three, Liberty Avenue is Bloomfield’s main business access [...]
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Pittsburgh Valentines Day Events 2012
This might be a little late, but if you still don’t have plans for Valentines Day 2012 in Pittsburgh, here are some local events that you may still be able to attend. Trey Anastasio Heinz Hall 2/14/2012 7:30pm Guitarist, composer and vocalist Trey Anastasio — best known as the lead singer for the band Phish [...]
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