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Apples, Scavenger Hunts, Marilyn Monroe – Radio Round Up – October 22, 2010

Most Friday mornings at 6:45 am, you can listen to IheartPGH talk live with Jim and Randy on the WDVE morning show about things to do in Pittsburgh on the weekend. Here is our list of events and links to more information for this weekend….

Friday Fest in the Strip
Grocery shopping just got a lot better – Happy Hour at Right By Nature
Free wine, beer and food samples
10% of all sales for the day will be donated to the YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh

Apple Pie contest
Try the Black Amish Apples
Pork BBQ, apples, apple cider and award winning pie
Saturday, April 23, 2010,  10-2pm @ The Union Project
Saturday, October 23, 2010, Noon-2pm
Pet friendly event at Mullaney’s Harp and Fiddle
Pet costume parade, doggie bags and more pet friendly fun

Saturday, October 23, 2010, 1pm meet at the corner of 46th and Butler Streets
Search for clues, compete for prizes
Grease: You're the One that I Want!

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Grease Sing-A-Long at the Oaks Theater
Friday, October 22 through Thursday, October 28
Friday and Monday through Thursday @ 5:00 & 7:30
Saturday and Sunday @ 2:30, 5:00 & 7:30
Hard-shell taco with meat, cheese, lettuce, to...

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Northside Rides is a group that organizes a bike ride the 2nd Wednesday of each month
They have planned an extra ride for this Saturday to tour Pittsburgh Taco hot spots Continue reading →

Have You Ever Had A Black Amish Apple?

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The answer is probably not – because it is a pretty rare type of apple.  But it is apple time here in western PA and you can get your fill of all kinds of apples at the 5th Annual Apple Fest.

Help put Pittsburgh on the mao as the Apple Pie Baking capital of the world!  Complete with an apple pie competition – stop by the union project to pick up some apples – including the Black Amish Apple – apple pies, pork sandwiches and more tasty fall treats.

The Black Amish Apple is a very rare – heirloom apple (so rare I can’t find anything about it on wikipedia!) Slowfood Pittsburgh is honoring the Black Amish Apple at the Apple fest on Saturday.  And the Black Amish Apple has been identified by a national initive – Renewing America’s Food Traditions – which is working to conserve and bring back heirloom apples.  You can read more about the Black Amish Apple in the Post-Gazette here.  And the Pittsburgh City Paper has  more on apples here. Continue reading →