In Case You Missed It…Streetfilms Visits Pittsburgh
Thanks to the folks at BikePGH for the heads up on this video. Streetfilms, which is part of the Streetsblog network. The Streetsblog network is an awesome collection of blogs, news stories on sustainable transport, smart growth and livable streets…
Fall Run Park
Fall Run Park is a delightful little park in Shaler Township, located off of (guesses, anyone?) Fall Run Road. From the parking lot (which is located just past a small jungle gym and a soccer field), a gentle trail leads…
Snowing and Sled Riding in the ‘Burgh
Image via Wikipedia Before I get started, there has been a pretty lengthy debate as to whether riding a sled in the snow is termed as sledding or sled riding. Now, I never considered the term sled riding EVER to…
Hartwood Acres: Trails, Celebration of Lights, and More…
Hartwood Acres is probably now best known for its Celebration of Lights, an event that consists of driving through the park at night to view an elaborate display of holiday lights (currently in operation, this year it is slated to…
Bringing Bicycles to the Big Screen
Image by lemonad via Flickr On Monday, December 20 – you can catch the Pittsburgh premier of Life Cycles – a feature length documentary about bicycles. I will admit that I am not an avid cyclist – but I am…
Lawrenceville Scavenger Hunt
Image by ryanrocketship via Flickr Those crazy kids from Urban Hike like to wrap up the hiking season with an annual scavenger hunt. This year the hunt heads to Lawrenceville. Spend the afternoon hunting for clues and answering trivia questions…
Capture the Flag in Schenley Park – Fri. Oct. 1
This isn’t your middle school gym class… Join with others for a giant game of capture the flag in Schenley Park. Capture the Flag Friday, October 1, 2010 – 7-10pm Schenley Park – (meet at the stone courtyard at the…
Get Into the Pittsburgh Gigapanorama
On Thursday, September 23 there will be a photo shoot for the 2nd Pittsburgh Gigapanorama – you are invited to participate. The details for Thursday are available here. For the whole story about the project keep reading. Gigapana-What? I promise…
Spillapalooza
Have you ever thought to yourself, “Gee, if only there was a way I could combine my love of Zumba, empty swimming pools and marine wildlife into one amazing event!”? Well, the good folks in Lawrenceville have figured it out…
Urban Hike Brighton Heights
Image by michael and anna via Flickr The folks at Urban Hike are back with a new neighborhood walk for their first hike of 2010. Urban Hike is a group of folks that plan hikes around urban areas – the…
April 3rd – Intro to Fly Fishing
The weather forecast for this Saturday is sunshine and 78 degress – which is a nice change from the weather at the beginning of February. So why not use this as an opportunity to learn to fly fish. Venture Outdoors…
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