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The 2019 Dirty Dozen Bike Race is this Saturday, October 26

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One of my favorite things in Pittsburgh that I think more Pittsburghers should know about is the Dirty Dozen Bike Race. The race is usually held the Saturday after Thanksgiving, but for 2019, the race has been moved up a month to October! I’ve updated all of my old posts with new information over on Very Local, everything you need to know about the history of the race and being a spectator is all right here. We’ve also published a video about Jeremiah Sullivan, he’s the guy who has successfully completed the Dirty Dozen race on a Healthy Ride Bike.… Read the rest

June 1: Mexican War Streets Yard Sale & Local x Global Northside

A quick reminder that this Saturday, June 1, 2019, is the annual Mexican War Streets Yard Sale. I’m told this is one of the best neighborhood yard sales in Pittsburgh. This Saturday is also a very special Northside event. Very Local Pittsburgh is hosting Local x Global: Northside. Tickets are $12 and include a special Northside sandwich from Blue Sparrow Food Truck and a beer from Allegheny City Brewing. Big Yard Sale Weekend in Pittsburgh Check out this guide to Pittsburgh Neighborhood Yard Sales. Saturday, June 1 – Mexican War Streets Yard Sale Saturday, June 1 – Brookline Yard Sale… Read the rest

All the things you need to know about Pittonkatonk 2019

  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Pittonkatonk (@pittonkatonk) on Apr 21, 2019 at 2:26pm PDT Saturday, May 11, 2019, is the annual Balkan brass band festival in Schenley Park. It is one big, bad, brass band potluck and it is all FREE. While Pittonkatonk happens one day a year, there are a lot of great things that happen the other 364 days a year to lead up to the festival. Here are a few of the articles about this year’s festival that are worth your time. Pittonkatonk is more than a music festival // Downstream… Read the rest

Ice Skate into Spring! Very Local’s 1st party is a benefit for 412 Food Rescue.

tl;dr: All Pittsburgh lovers are invited to come to an ice skating party on Sunday, March 3, 2019.  Hello IheartPGH readers, As you may have noticed over the past few months, there have not been many updates here on the ye olde IheartPGH blog. If you follow @IheartPGH on Twitter, you have likely seen some retweets from @VeryLocalPGH. I am excited to introduce you to a new Pittsburgh website that I have been working on for the past few months. Say hello to Very Local Pittsburgh.  The Very Local team, along with the help of a crew of writers and… Read the rest

Astronomy on Tap: Happy Hour That Brings Science Down to Earth

Hello, I heart PGH readers! You may have noticed that there haven’t been many posts here on the blog in recent months. I am excited to tell you that I am actually publishing even more stories about Pittsburgh over on a new website. I hope you will take a moment to check out Pittsburgh.VeryLocal.com and follow along on the social channels (Facebook, Twitter & Instagram). You are all invited to come to the very first Very Local party on March 3rd – the $8 Skate Date is ice skating at the MassMutual Pittsburgh Ice Rink at PPG Place. Your ticket… Read the rest

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