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Beechview – Seldom Seen Greenway

The Seldom Seen Greenway is home to over 90 acres of undeveloped land in the city of Pittsburgh. It’s located off Route 51, near Saw Mill Run Boulevard. It is directly across the street from Brashear High School – right below Beechview and Mt. Washington. Seldom Seen was actually a small village annexed by the city of Pittsburgh in 1924, and until the 1960s, the area was populated by a few families and farmhouses; families raised their own chickens and canned their own fruit. As people slowly moved out, the area escaped development. The forest has been virtually left untouched… Read the rest

Urban Hike – did you know Pittsburgh has an urban horse farm?

Yes, there is an urban horse farm and many other unusual things in this city that one would not expect to find in a city. About once a month or so, some of the folks from Ground Zero (http://www.gzpgh.org) plan a walking tour of a different city neighborhood. One does not need to leave the city limits to find some interesting things. They have covered some of the hidden neighborhoods in the city of Pittsburgh. The hikes are free, just show up and you are guaranteed to meet a great group of people and learn alot about the neighborhood. The… Read the rest

The Cut

Carnegie Mellon, I love thee, oh how do I count the ways? Before I actually started attending CMU, I had never taken the time to walk across its campus. That was really too bad. It’s a really cool campus, with neat buildings, interesting topography, and lots of nooks and crannies to explore. I find new places to study (and new robots) every week. This time of year the Cut (the big grassy lawn in the middle of campus) is really gorgeous, with marching bands and frisbee players scampering around. The weather is perfect this time of year, so the whole… Read the rest

Bike-Pgh

Bike-Pgh.org “a Pittsburgh-based cycling safety, advocacy, and awareness organization.” Looking for info about bikes in Pittsburgh? Want to know how to help make Pittsburgh more bike friendly? Bike-pgh.org has all the info and more.… Read the rest

Sept. 17th – Dragon Boat Festival

We have dragon’s on these rivers. What is a dragon boat? – A 40 foot long boat with a dragon’s head on the front, powered by 20 paddlers and a drummer on the back. Sept. 17th is the 4th Annual Dragon Boat Festival @ South Side River Front Park Pittsburgh Dragon Boat Festival Website – http://www.pittsburghdragonboatfestival.org/ Teams will compete all day and there will be food and activities to learn about Chinese and Pan-Asian cultures in Pittsburgh. Can’t Make the Festival: Check out Three Rivers Rowing Asociation for Dragon Boat outings (and other opportunities to get on the water) Three… Read the rest

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