The city of Pittsburgh is known for having a remarkable neighborhood atmosphere. It is repeatedly included in the rankings of the “Most Livable City” because of its rich culture and tradition, especially when it comes to its wide array of cuisines that they offer to their visitors. The city may not be as sophisticated as [...]
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The Strip – Pittsburgh’s Market District
I started writing this post a few weeks ago and then became sidetracked, so I apologize for the somewhat out of date references. One of my first introductions to the city of Pittsburgh was a visit to the Strip. I came to Pittsburgh to celebrate a friend’s bachelor party and we hit up all the [...]
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The Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon
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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Working off Pittsburgh’s Gourmet Fare at Local Parks
Let’s just get this out there in the beginning– I love food. Truly. Unfortunately, I am not one of those people who is blessed with the ability to eat with reckless abandon and without being forced to increase the size of my wardrobe once a season. To combat my threatening expansion, I have found that [...]
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Formula 412 Show Tonight
I probably should have posted this earlier, but I’m going to check out Formula 412 tonight. If you’ve never heard of them, they are a local hip hop group that perform with a full band – very reminiscent of one of my favorite groups The Roots. I’ve never seem them perform live, but I’ve watched [...]
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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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Pittsburgh Groupons: See and Eat Pittsburgh on a Budget
By now you’ve probably at least heard about the website Groupon. More than likely you’ve probably already even bout a groupon for yourself or as a gift for someone else. (If you haven’t noticed, you can now see today’s Groupon over on the right sidebar ===> ) But if you’ve really never heard of Groupon.com [...]
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