Category Archives: Community Resources

Wheeling Through History

View of the Senator John Heinz History Center ...Image via Wikipedia This is a steal, maybe I should say steel, of a deal – plus they even have bikes and helmets for you. The Young Preservationists are a great group – looks like an awesome way to spend a Saturday morning in Pittsburgh. I like that they have 3 different tours – a great opportunity to check out a neighborhood that may be new to you.

Young Preservationists Association (YPA) Wheeling Through History bike tours, which take place this Saturday, Sept. 20, from 9:00 a.m. to Noon.

There are three tours from which to choose (tour descriptions are at the bottom):

  1. North Side
  2. South Side (with Rivers of Steel)
  3. Strip District-Lawrenceville

Developed by YPA members Lee Ann Antol and David Wohlwill in 2005, YPA’s “Wheeling Through History” Bike Tours feature Pittsburgh neighborhoods, history, and the progressive sport of cycling. YPA will stage these tours on Saturday, September, 20, 2008, in partnership with Venture Outdoors and Rivers of Steel. Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield is the sponsor. Continue reading →

Three Rivers Postcard Club

Why hasn’t anyone told me about this club – I think it sounds great and I hope I can make their annual Post Card Show next weekend. Thanks to the South Pittsburgh Neighborhoods blog for posting about this group.

The Three Rivers Postcard Club meets the third Thursday of Every Month at the Fairhaven United Methodist Church, 2415 San Mill Run Blvd at 7pm.

According to the Library Postcards Blog and Barr’s Postcard News their Postcard Show is Sept. 20, 2008 at the Fairhaven United Methodist Church, 9 to 4. Admission $2.00.

Looking for some more info on Postcard Clubs – check out the San Francisco Postcard Club’s Links page here.

Photo: ArtNoose on Flickr

The World Pinball Championships are in Pittsburgh

Actually, I believe that the last 7 Pinball Championships have been held in Pittsburgh. PAPA stands for the Professional & Amateur Pinball Association. One of the reasons the PAPA tournament is here in Pittsburgh is because there is a dedicated Pinaball hall in Carnegie. The pinball facility suffered extensive damage after the flooding in 2004. But they were able to rebuild in time for the 2005 competition. The facility has over 400 pinball machines.

The Pinball facility is only open to the public for tournaments and is located at 501 Keystone Dr., Carnegie, PA 15106. The Tournament runs all day Friday, Saturday and Sunday – August 15-17,2008. Click here for a detailed schedule.

According to the PAPA website there will be food vendors and there is wifi – perfect for bloggers wishing to cover the event. The tournament is free for spectators.

  • Click here to watch the WQED OnQ segment about the tournament and facility.
  • Check out Coinball.com for a website dedicated to pinball machines in the Pittsburgh area.

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Running in A Red Dress

The Hash Hound Harriers, Pittsburgh’s Drinking Club with a Running Problem are back in RED.  Friday, July 25th, 2008 is their Red Dress Run.  Yep they will be running around town in red dresses – Men and Women, in red dresses.   Check out my post on one of their past runs for a definition of a hash run .

Friday July 25th at 6:30pm
Gene’s Last Chance (in the Strip)
2533 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Donation to Leukemia and Lymphoma Society – $11
Bring money for trail. Start shopping for your red dresses if you dont have any yet.

For you virgin red dressers:
1. Everyone wears a red dress – men and women.
b. Some do the minimal – wearing red shirts and pants/shorts – pansies!
iii. Some go all out – men in drag and women in prom dresses. – Sexxy sexxy!!!

Then we do a hash in our red dresses. That means we follow a trail of flour, and drink alcoholic beverages.

Pittsburgh Hash Hound Harriers Website:  www.pgh-h3.com

Click here for a blog post from Niels who was blogging about training for the Boston Marathon and writes about his first run with the Pittsburgh Hash House Harriers back in January.

3rd Annual Mountain Bike Festival

Part of BikeFest 08 is the Mountain Bike Festival organized by PTAG (Pittsburgh Trails Advocacy Group).  The Mountain Bike Festival will be traveling to all of the county parks.  Helmets are required and rides will be about 2 hours.

Mountain Bike Festival
July 4-8, 2008
Click here for full info

  • Friday, July 4 – South Park
  • Saturday, July 5 – North Park
    • Ride and Party
  • Sunday, July 6 – Bavington
  • Monday, July 7 – Boyce
  • Tuesda, July 8 – Hartwood

Post Gazette Article on the Mountain Bike Festival (via BikePGH)

Photo: South Park Ride 2007, PGHmtb on Flickr