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City Steps, Beer in Braddock, Wilkinsburg Celebrates 125th Birthday, Parades, Art Cars and Pierogi Day

Hello Pittsburgh! It’s shaping up to be another perfect weekend in Pittsburgh – there is an activity that is sure to please everyone this weekend! Here are the links for the events we shared on WDVE this morning – plus even more stuff to do that we didn’t have time to mention on the radio. Please be sure to leave a comment or send us a tweet with your favorite place for pierogi in Pittsburgh!

Wilkinsburg 125 Annoversay Celebration Friday, October 5 – Free Reception at Hosana House (6-10pm) Saturday, October 6 – Parade (11am) Follow @wilkinsburg125 on Twitter A detailled history of Wilkinsburg is available here.
First Annual Sewickley Octoberfest Friday October 5 (5-11pm) and Saturday October 6 (4-11pm) $5 for Adults, $2 for kids live music, beer and food – what else do you need at an Oktoberfest
Tour De Mon Saturday, October 6, 2012 – starts at 8am Bike the Mon River – rides for every level of cyclist – 5miles to 60 Miles hosted by the Mon Yough Area Chamber of Commerce Read more about the Tour De Mon in the Post-Gazette here.
Fineview Step-a-thon Saturday, October 6, 2012 8:30 am This is a road race but on steps from the website – “As with any trail race, following the course is another part of the challenge. There are 47 turns on the course. We don’t have volunteers guiding you at every turn – this ain’t no pansy-ass road race!” Online registration is closed, race day registration is still available Read more about Fineview and the race here.
South Side Slopes StepTrek Saturday, October 6, 2012 11am-4pm A self-guided tour of the city steps in the South Side Slopes – routes available for all levels Register online here. Facebook Event
Columbus Day Parade Saturday, October 6, 2012 Bloomfield Parade starts at 11am Check out BoringPittsburgh’s nice write up with lots of great photos of last weekend’s Little Italy Days here.	Pittsburgh Columbus Day Parade (Photo credit: rucky8453)
Vehicular Abstraction – Art Cars on Display in Garfield Saturday, October 6 2012 Morning – cars being painted Noon-4 pm – Juried art cars on display Cars will be on display near the Most Wanted Fine Art Gallery 5051 Penn Ave Read more about the event and watch a video with the artists on Bill Peduto’s blog here.
Pop Up Beer Garden Visits Braddock Saturday, October 6, 2012 2-9pm Check out Pittsburgh’s newest Brewery – The Brew Gentleman Food options from Franktuary, PGH Pierogie Truck, Bar Maro, Pig Roast by Kevin Sousa, Fukuda Sushi, and more! Facebook Event Link
Wood Fired Words Saturday, October 6, 2012 7-10pm meet the 2012-13 Braddock writers-in-residence celebrate Braddock Avenue Books, a new press based in Braddock The event will feature East End Book Exchange’s pop-up bookstore, art by Anna E. Mikolay, homemade pizza from the community pizza oven (with special chef appearance by Kevin Sousa) Facebook Event Link
Free Admission to the Zoo – RAD Days Sunday, October 7, 2012 The zoo is open for free – thanks to the RAD tax.
National Pierogi Day – October 8 Yes, an entire day in celebration of the worlds most perfect dumpling Facebook Event Link	Pierogi (Photo credit: a.fiedler)
Don’t Forget to Register to Vote! The Last Day to Register to vote before the November election is October 9. Voter Registration forms MUST be postmarked by Oct 9, 2012 Allegheny County Department of Elections website

Step Up To See the City

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Well I was just about to write about the Fineview and South Side Slopes Step Treks. But Diana Nelson Jones and I must be thinking the same thing. She just posted about both of these events on her blog for the Post-Gazeete – Walkabout. So click here to read her post about both of these great events.

This is one of my favorite photos of Pittsburgh that I took on the Step Trek in 2006. That was the graffiti on the wall at the time. I wonder if it is still there…

Fineview Step-a-thon 2011

Saturday, October 1, 8:30 am
1300 Howard Street Pittsburgh, PA
Register here – http://stepathon.org/registration/

South Side Slopes Step Trek

Saturday, October 8, 11am
Josephine & 21^st Streets
Register here – http://www.southsideslopes.org/steptrek/registration

The Perfect Fall Weekend – Radio Round Up – Oct. 10, 2010

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You can listen to IheartPGH every Friday morning on WDVE at 6:45 am – here is a rundown of what we talked about this morning.

PUMPtober Fest

Celebrate 15 years of PUMP and the PSL (Pittsburgh Sports League)

Friday, October 8

Pumpkin Fest at Dozen in Lawrenceville

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Noon-5pm

Pumpkin Carving Contest, Doggie Costume Contest

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Fort Ligonier Days
October 8-10, 2010

Saturday morning – parade

Reenactments of the battle of Fort Ligonier

Food, Crafts, Fall fun

4th Annual Dormont Street Festival – Free Concert with Joe Grushecky

Saturday, October 9 4-11pm, Joe Grushecky and Houserockers @ 9pm
Kids stuff, local vendors and more

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South Side Slopes Step Trek 2009

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Get ready for a vertical hike – Pittsburgh is home to thousands of city steps that help people get up and down the hills around this city. Each year the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association organizes a self guided tour of some of the different steps and points of interest around the slopes.

Sunday, October 4, 2009 – Noon to 4pm
Register at 21st and Josephine Streets – UPMC South Side Lot

Walkers will enjoy all of these features as they tour, at their own pace, approximately 2,700 steps and the intertwining streets and sidewalks that connect them. The courses have changed to offer a different perspective of the South Side Slopes. Trekkers should find the routes pedestrian friendly, especially as they explore the middle areas of the Slopes neighborhood.

The South Side Slopes may quite possibly have the most steps of any neighborhood in the United States. After all, it is home to nearly 10% of the 712 sets of steps within Pittsburgh, which has the most steps of any city in the country. The city with the next greatest amount of steps is the Ohio River town of Cincinnati, followed by

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San Francisco. The steps of the combined cities, however, do not equal those in Pittsburgh. Altogether, some 66 out of the city’s 88 neighborhoods have steps. These hundreds of public stairways give tribute to the many hillside neighborhoods.