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One of the reasons you might come to Pittsburgh is to go to a convention at our new convention center. However, even if you came for a different reason, it's worth your time to visit the newest building to become a part of our cultural landscape.

The David L. Lawrence Convention Center is the first and largest certified “green” convention center in the world and is the only meeting venue to ...

Urban hiking is a great way to get out of your car, save some gas and experience a very unique side of Pittsburgh. Our town is made up of hills and valleys intersected by rivers, bridges and steps. Yes, we have 712 sets of steps or 44,645 treads covering 4 1/2 miles or 24,108 vertical feet which is twice the number that San Francisco boasts. Many of our steps are ...

I’m a little wary when my fellow bloggers and reviewers get into the “Best Pizza” debates. Let’s face it, pizza is like sex. Even “bad” pizza isn’t all that bad, and what’s enticing to one person may just not do it for the next. Some like it thick. Some thin. Some saucy. Some meaty. And yes, we’re still talking pizza here.

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Pennsylvania has some odd laws when it comes to the sale of alcohol. If you’re visiting from a more enlightened state, you may be surprised to find that the beer and liquor you’re used to picking up at your local grocery or convenience store is not available at these same locations in PA. There are “state stores” and “beer distributors,” and up until recently, even these wouldn’t be ...

Growing up in Pittsburgh, I remember the fun times running along the paths in the Phipps Garden Center eagerly anticipating the tropical jungle-like room, the desert cactus and the formal English garden. Today, Phipps Conservatory has transformed its old traditional greenhouse into a modern plant wonder. A recent renovation added the magnificent Welcome Center; a Silver LEED certified building entrance. ...

The Senator John Heinz History Center, Pennsylvania's largest history museum, operates in association with the Smithsonian Institution. It features a number of traveling and permanent exhibitions, such as the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum, a dynamic museum-within-a-museum.

At the History Center, you can step inside a 1790s log cabin, discover how immigrants shaped this region, uncover the myths of the ...

Pittsburghers are fortunate. Sure we’ve got one of the most storied football franchises in history. And yes, Places Rated Almanac recently named the city the nation’s most livable. But on a summer day, while the “pain at the pump” is increasingly feeling more like flat out torture and airfares continue their ascent, while airline service continues its descent—for those local kids who know there’s just no way ...

Twelve miles south of Pittsburgh in Finleyville, PA—a relatively painless, though admittedly slow, drive down Route 88—lies Trax Farms, a family-run establishment since 1865. It’s one of those places South Hills locals like myself remember visiting as kids to pick strawberries and pumpkins. It’s one of those places South Hills locals who remember these trips take their children, today, to share the fun. Trax provides ...

I hear the term “big box stores” thrown around a lot these days. Best Buy, Wal*Mart, Home Depot—they all qualify. And I can’t think of the last time I visited a US town or city or even village (OK, I confess, I don’t think I’ve ever been to a village) that didn’t include at least one, if not all, of the above retailers. They take their knocks. ...

I live in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, PA—a city probably known more for its smoky, industrial, steel-producing past than for its rolling green hills, scenic rivers, numerous bike trails…well, let’s just say, than its “natural” offerings. Iron City Beer, The Pittsburgh Steelers (and its famous “Steel Curtain”), Pittsburgh Plate Glass, US Steel, the names Carnegie and Mellon—they all scream “industrial.” So it’s little wonder my in-laws (who, themselves, ...