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South Side Slopes Step Trek 2009

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 the slopes. Sunday, October 4, 2009 – Noon to 4pm Register at 21st and Josephine Streets – UPMC South Side Lot Walkers will enjoy all of these features as they tour, at their own pace, approximately 2,700 steps and the intertwining streets and sidewalks… Read the rest

Trekable

I made sure to hop on the stairmaster at the gym last weekend so that I will be ready for the annual South Side Slopes StepTrek. If you are an urban hiker or a hiker in gerneral this is an event for you. This is the annual fundraiser for the South Side Sloped neighborhood association. The StepTrek is a well organized, self-guided tour (trek) up the city steps in the Southside Slopes neighborhood. I did the trek in 2005 and I would rank this as one of the best events I have attended. Sunday October 14, Noon-4pm Trek begins at… Read the rest

I Made It! Market, Sat., Sept. 29, 12 – 5 pm, Brewhouse, 2100 Mary St., South Side

Visit…the Brewhouse Support….Local Arts SHOP…the next I MADE IT! Market Who: 50 vendors and YOU! Where: the Brewhouse, 2100 Mary Street, Southside When: Saturday September 29th, 12-5pm Free Admission (Look for info. soon on the upcoming I Made It! Scary, October 27, 12 – 5 pm, Braddock) Handmade offerings include…dress-up pillows, plastic dinosaur jewelry, t-shirts, mix CDs, vintage inspired handbags, mosaics, hand-knit accessories, upcycled paper goods, ceramics, books, blown glass sculpture, lamps, kitchenware, dollhouse furniture, screen printed clothing, digital photographs, vegan baked goods, reusable coffee clutches, natural bath products, kimono wrist cuffs, custom sewn children’s goods, magnets, stickers, pendants, zines,… Read the rest

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