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35 Years of Skating at Schenley Park

21 January 2010

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Image by daveynin via Flickr Thanks to the Post-Gazette’s City Walk About blog for letting us know that January 19 marks the 35th anniversary of the Schenley Park Skating Rink – www.SchenleyRink.com.  Taking a look at this weekends forecast – seems like a great weekend to get out and enjoy the ice – cold enough for [...]

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107 Days Until the 2010 Pittsburgh Marathon

14 January 2010

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Image by greghauenstein via Flickr So last May – you had a good time watching the marathon and you thought maybe next year I will run the Pittsburgh marathon.  Well this can be your year to litterally run around Pittsburgh.  With the 2010 Pittsburgh Marathon a short 107 days away – time to start training. This Saturday, [...]

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Kidsburgh – Campfire Building

14 January 2010

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Image via Wikipedia I am going to see if I qualify for the kids age range because I would like to participate in this activity too. Venture Outdoors has an activity this weekend to help you stay warm outdoors – Campfire building. Think you can start a campfire with just one match? Prove it! We’re going to [...]

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South Side Slopes Step Trek 2009

1 October 2009

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Image by peterp via Flickr Get ready for a vertical hike – Pittsburgh is home to thousands of city steps that help people get up and down the hills around this city.  Each year the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association organizes a self guided tour of some of the different steps and points of interest around [...]

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Head of the Ohio 2009 – October 3, 2009

1 October 2009

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Image by Wugging Gavagai via Flickr 2009 is the 23rd Anniversary of Head of the Ohio Regatta. Crew teams from all over the country will be in Pittsburgh to row on the Allegheny River this Saturday. Races occur all day from 8 am to 4:30 pm. Food and festivities for the family will be available [...]

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Get out of town!

28 September 2009

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This entry is part of the series Southwest Passage TrailAs with many Pittsburghers, I fled the city for the weekend in the hopes that when I returned I would  find the city free of riot police and jersey barriers and navel-gazing news coverage.  I may not have much trouble crossing a river to get to [...]

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