The Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium made two debuts this May. One was tiny and the other was quite large.
Farm to Table 2018
Farm to Table returns this April for its fourth year. The theme this year is Buy Local. The David L Lawrence Convention Center will be filled with over 150 different vendors.
Read MoreLuck O’ Irish: Time for the St Patrick’s Day Parade
By: Amanda Narcisi
With St. Patrick’s Day the biggest holiday in March, Pittsburgh holds one of the biggest parades around.
This year the parade is dedicated to the late Mr. Rooney who was the US ambassador of Ireland. As a result members of the Rooney family and parts of the Steeler organization will make appearances at the parade.
This year in addition to the official St Patrick’s Day t-shirt a towel called The Shamrock Shammy will be available for waving during the parade. The Shamrock Shammy and the official shirt will be available in weeks leading up to St Patricks Day around local businesses including Yinzers in the Strip District.
Miss Smiling Irish Eyes was already named. Madeline Evans from North Hills and a student at Villanova University will be joined by the court of Roisin Sabol and Erin Sheedy. Miss Smiling Irish eyes and The Court is some of the most celebrated participants in the parade.
The Pittsburgh St Patrick’s Day Parade is the 2nd largest in the country. With 22,000 participants including 18 marching bands the parade will follow the route beginning at Liberty and 11h and follow Grant to Blvd of the Allies and finishes at Stanwix Street. Leading the Parade as Grand Marshall is Maggie Cloonan.
St Patrick’s Day Parade runs from 10AM until 1PM and during that time Market Square is also filled with family friendly events including a performance from the Third Marine Aircraft Wing Band.
Kick off March 17th with an amazing parade downtown and festivities all day long. Happy St. Patrick’s Day.
Prohibition Rye
On February 23rd, Heinz History Center and Wigle Whiskey are debuting a collaboration decades in the making. Prohibition Rye will be released in limited supply in collaboration with American Spirits: The rise and fall of prohibition at Heinz History Center.
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Pennsylvania has always had a rich history when it came to the era of Prohibition. Now in a partnership with the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Heniz History Center brings a traveling exhibit filled with gangsters, flappers and lots of bootlegged liquor.
Read MoreEvangeline Hits the Slopes
In Pittsburgh winter is in full swing with lots of snow and brisk temperatures. Everyone has gone into hibernation with warm cocktails and dreams of a lodge with a fireplace. For one local cocktail restaurant they brought the ambiance of a ski lodge to the Distrikt Hotel Downtown.
Read MoreCrystal
Cirque Du Soliel returns to the PPG Arena this January with a new show; “Crystal”. Crystal is a breakthrough in the Cirque Du Soliel as it is the first time the show will be on ice. So not only is it the arial acrobatics outstanding it is all done as an ice show.
Read MoreThe Pittsburgh Parking Chair Christmas Ornamen
We maybe a bit away from inches of snow on the ground, but if you live here in Pittsburgh the parking chair has never left the street. This year you can bring that true yinzer feeling to the christmas tree.
Read MoreSilence of the Lambs in Pittsburgh
In 1991 Hollywood shined a light on Pittsburgh when Silence of the Lambs was filmed in Soldiers and Sailers Memorial Hall in Oakland. The famous cage from the scene of torture has been memorialized this Halloween season with a party.
Read MoreHappy Hauntings at Kennywood Park
Kennywood is premiering something new this year with the young halloween fan at heart. Happy Hauntings will be a kid friendly part of the park running on Saturday and Sunday throughout the end of October.
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