It is that time again. It is time for the Dick Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon. The actual marathon will be run on Sunday May 6th, with a starting time of 7:30 AM. The Marathon is not the only event happening. Festivities start on Friday May 4th with the GNC Well Pittsburgh Health and Fitness Expo [...]
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Walking the North Shore
It is time for another walk around Pittsburgh. Today we are heading for the North Shore. The best way to get to the North Shore today is to ride the Port Authorities T Plus. This is the much Talked about extension to the T, going under the Allegheny River. No discussion on the merits of [...]
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Opening Day
Today is opening day for the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team. I went to the North Side to check out the festivities. The best way to get to the North Side is to ride the “T”. The Port Authority was running double trains because of the expected crowds. I waited for the T at the Wood [...]
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Walking In Pittsburgh’s Cultural Trust District
This is the Starting Point. The Heinz Hall Plaza We are going to take a walk around the Pittsburgh Cultural District. We are going to start our tour at the intersection of 6th. Ave. and Liberty Ave. Looking around you will see a fenced area. This is the Heinz Hall Garden. There are two very [...]
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T Plus: The Pittsburgh North Shore Connector
What is the T Plus? Well the much talked about North Shore Connector is finally complete. This is the under the river extension to the Port Authority’s T line, The Pittsburgh Subway. This extension to the T was talked about in the news as the biggest boondoggle and expensive and wasteful undertaking of the Port [...]
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