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Dormont stop at Dor-Stop Restaurant
We went on a nice little country drive today. Our primary target was a new lunch place. First we hit Target for some quick shopping. Next we drove down to the South Hills, to Dormont. A friend of Janie’s had … Continue reading
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Steel valley drive
Yesterday, on February 4th, we took a driving tour through the Steel Valley to get out of the house. Bob’s Maps has a suggested driving tour to check out some local steel-related plants. So, that’s what we did. It was … Continue reading
Heinz History Center
Last Sunday, on January 15th (2012), we spent a while exploring the Heinz History Center, in the Strip District near downtown Pittsburgh. This museum is well-respected in the area, for its affiliation with the Smithsonian and for its excellent coverage … Continue reading
Last 5k!
Last Saturday, on October the 15th, we ran our 4th 5k race of the summer, the Race for Pace, supporting a local school. It was a cold and blustery morning, with temperatures below 45 degrees. We weren’t feeling all that … Continue reading
More 5ks
In the last couple of weeks we did our 2nd and 3rd 5k races, improving on our first one of the year. First, on September 18th we did Sue’s Run for Kids in Riverview Park. This was a smaller event … Continue reading
Homewood Cemetery
On Saturday, August 13th, while Janie went on a Target run, Tim biked to the nearby Homewood Cemetery to explore some of Pittsburgh’s history. Spread across many acres on Pittsburgh’s east end, it lies on the former Homewood estate of … Continue reading
Pirates + Train Skyblast
Saturday night, August 6th, was the third Pirates Skyblast of the summer, featuring Train, which is fronted by a local singer from Erie, PA. We walked to the game via the Warhol Bridge, which gave nice views back to downtown … Continue reading
Cubs – Pirates, for the last time
On Tuesday, August 2nd we caught our last Cubs-Pirates game of the summer. This was the second game of a four-game series in Pittsburgh. Thanks to the Pirates’ generous ticket-exchange program, we traded our two tickets from a game we … Continue reading
Highland Park
This morning we decided to go for a jog in Highland Park, on the NE side of Pittsburgh. It is a beautiful park, opened to the public in 1893 and situated on a hill with views through the trees of … Continue reading
Walking The Strip
This morning (7/30/11) we went to check out some new places in Pittsburgh. It is a beautiful, sunny and hot summer Saturday. First, we went to the new Target store on Penn Avenue in East Liberty. This is just up … Continue reading