The last weekend of June was also the first official weekend of Summer, and it was a busy one in Pittsburgh. On Saturday I headed into Oakland for the WYEP Summer Music Festival. The concert was held in Schenley Plaza. It was nearly 90 degrees fahrenheit with lots of sun. When I arrived most of … Continue reading WYEP Summer Music Festival & OpenStreetsPGH June 2022
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City Scenes: Allentown ride & Black Forge Coffee House
Recently Black Forge Coffee announced they would be closing their Allentown location at the end of this month. To commemorate the closing I’m sharing a throwback to a cycle trip I took to the coffee shop this past Fall. Back in October my roommate and I decided to christen the Fall with an impromptu weekday … Continue reading City Scenes: Allentown ride & Black Forge Coffee House
OpenStreetsPGH May 2022
Following several years of always being out-of-town or otherwise unable to attend an OpenStreets Pittsburgh session, last summer I returned to the city just in time for the sole event of 2021. I wrote about my experience cycling across the Mon to Hazelwood for that event around Mill 19 last summer. This year the organization … Continue reading OpenStreetsPGH May 2022
Moving forward in Pittsburgh
The New Year started with a boom in Pittsburgh, and this period of calenderial transition portends more changes than usual. When I returned to Pittsburgh this past summer after an extended absence I had to steel myself for the changes wrought by the pandemic. It seemed unfathomable that a popular nightlife spot like Brillobox would … Continue reading Moving forward in Pittsburgh
City Scenes: Peloton Pair at Point & Pitt Cathedral Fireworks
This past Saturday afternoon my roommate entered our apartment wearing a bicycle helmet and announcing that he had just impulse-purchased a new cycle. “Wanna go for a ride?” he asked me. He had stopped by a renowned bike shop in our neighborhood and picked up a new ride, one that puts my entry-level hybrid from … Continue reading City Scenes: Peloton Pair at Point & Pitt Cathedral Fireworks