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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… Read the rest

Step Up To See the City

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… Read the rest

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

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 Image by ryanophilly via Flickr 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… Read the rest

South Side Slopes Step Trek 2009

Image by peterp via Flickr 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… Read the rest

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