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Guide to Pittsburgh public pools: hours, cost, locations, rules

June 27, 2013 Catherine

UPDATE 6/2019 – Please visit Very Local Pittsburgh for an updated pool guide for 2019. All 18 Pittsburgh city pools are officially open for the summer, until September 2! Check the Citiparks website to make sure your local pool is open for the day. While none of the locations provide refreshments, guests are welcome to bring their own food and drinks (no alcohol). Don’t forget to check out the water carnivals, hosted by a different pool every few days in July. Basically an open pool party for the neighborhood, the carnivals feature unique themes, fun games, raffle prizes, and free… Read the rest

Filed Under: Featured, Guides, Outdoors, Parks, Pools Tagged With: Events, Kids, parks, pittsburgh, Pools, public pools, Schenley Park

Record a Custom CD Card for Mom with the Saturday Light Brigade

April 26, 2012 Lindsay

Mother’s Day… Yes, Folks that important holiday is right around the corner.  (Dear Wigle Whiskey – please be planning a mothers day tasting event!).   Mother’s day gifts can be tricky – but the Children’s Museum has stepped into save the day! This is such a cool idea from the folks at Saturday Light Brigade.  If you aren’t familiar with SLB – it is a a public radio show that has been on the air since 1978 with acoustic music and family friendly fun.  A few years ago the SLB started broadcasting from the Children’s Museum. For mothers day they will… Read the rest

Filed Under: Kids 'burgh Tagged With: children's museum, gift ideas, Kids, mothers day, Pittsburgh Children's Museum, Saturday Light Brigade

Dormont Street Fair & Music Festival

October 9, 2009 Lindsay

DORMONT FALL STREET FAIR & MUSIC FESTIVAL Pittsburgh legends Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers to headline free Potomac Avenue event DATE: Saturday, October 10, 2009 4—11 p.m. LOCATION: Potomac Avenue between West Liberty and Belrose Avenues,  Dormont, PA the Borough continues its ongoing Centennial Celebration and hosts its most exciting Street Fair to date! From 4 to 11 p.m., join friends, neighbors and surrounding South Hills community members for the 3rd Annual Dormont Street Fair & Music Festival. Check out local Dormont businesses, boutiques, artists, and organizations, and support the town’s Potomac Avenue commercial district. Get fit with Zumba, test… Read the rest

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Dormont, festival, Joe Grushecky, Kids, Potomac Avenue, Rock music, West Liberty

Radio Round Up – November 7, 2008

November 7, 2008 Lindsay

Image by juliekaffe via FlickrStreet with a View Adding art to Google Maps Google Street view, Sampsonia Way on the North Side Bikes Before Christmas Kraynick’s Bikes and Pittsburgh Police are collecting used bikes for kids. Mr. Kraynick and volunteers will fix up the bikes Last year 230 bikes were donated to area kids Drop off bikes at Kraynick’s on Penn Ave in Garfield or any Pittsburgh police station Sprout Fund Harvest Festival and Penn Avenue First Fridays Stop by the Spround Fund offices for food, drink and music Learn about some of the great projects the Sprout Fund supports… Read the rest

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: bikes, DVE, Handmade Arcade, Kids, kraynick's, Radio Round Up, WDVE

Donate Bikes and Mr. Kraynik will fix them for Kids

November 6, 2008 Lindsay

Image by lemonad via FlickrI have been fascinated by this bike shop ever since I read about this project last year in the Post-Gazette (click here to see the 2007 article). I wasn’t even sure that shop was still in business but ever since I read the article I keep seeing people wearing Kraynick’s Bike T-shirts (Where can I get one?). Well Bike Pgh just posted an article from the Post-Gazette – the Bike Before Christmas project is back for another holiday season. This is a project that is coordinated by the City of Pittsburgh Police and Jerry Kraynick. This… Read the rest

Filed Under: Community Resources, Kids 'burgh, Non-Profits, Outdoors Tagged With: bikes, bikes for kids, Christmas, donate, Kids, kraynick's bikes, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, what makes pittsburgh pittsburgh

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