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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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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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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Five Reasons To Make PNC Park Your #1 Pittsburgh Destination
You may think from the headline that yours truly might not think so highly of other attractions in Pittsburgh—such as the Duquesne Incline, the Carnegie Science Center, the Strip District, Mount Washington, the Cathedral of Learning, the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium, or the Andy Warhol Museum. Which of course, isn’t true—for breathtaking city views, I’ve [...]
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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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Skiing and Snowboarding at Seven Springs Mountain Resort
If you live in Pittsburgh and you ski or snowboard, chances are pretty good that you’ve probably been to 7 Springs. Other than Boyce Park, 7 Springs is the closest place the you can drive to in order the ski or snowboard (about an hour from Monroeville, and probably an hour and 20 mins from [...]
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A List of Sports Leagues and Intramural Sports Teams in Pittsburgh
Sports: Brought to you by Pittsburgh Indoor Sports Arena! When I moved to Pittsburgh, one of the first things I did was search around for local teams that I could join, with the goal of not only having fun, but also to meet some new people in my new city. In this post I’ll talk [...]
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Meet New People in Pittsburgh by Playing Sports
I’ve played sports my entire life, so naturally my first blog post about Pittsburgh will be centered around sports. When I moved to Pittsburgh, I only knew one person (my college friend Will). So in order to meet new people, and stay in shape, I decided that I wanted to try to find a local [...]
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