Choose your brews
Download a PDF of this story A visit to the House of 1,000 Beers Barbara EichenlaubSpring 2013The name alone is overwhelming. Yet intriguing. Go to 357 Freeport St. in New Kensington, and you will find everything from Allagash (Belgian-style stout from Portland, Maine) to Zywiec (from a Polish brewery founded in 1856 in Austria-Hungary and once owned by the Hapsburgs). more >
A Wheeling wonder
Download a PDF of this storyOglebay lights up the holidays & more There is nothing like a big light display to get you in the mood for the holidays, and the Winter Festival of Lights at Oglebay in Wheeling, W.Va., will put a smile on the grumpiest Scrooge! more >
Fede Artisan Pasta
A flavorful find in North Huntingdon Cooling autumn temperatures call for a change in dinner palate from salads and grilled chicken to heartier fare. Pasta is perfect on a crisp fall evening… and perfect pasta is created daily at Fede Artisan Pasta in Banco Business Park in North Huntingdon, Pa. more >
Take a turn...
Into the North Side's bicycle heavenBarbara EichenlaubSpring 2012Does the end of gray winter days remind you how it felt to get your bike back out of the garage and cruise the streets with your friends after school? With a visit to Bicycle Heaven, you can rekindle that excitement on a trip down memory lane. more >
Sit, stay, play
Download a PDF of this storyMisty Pines Dog Park Company in WexfordBarbara EichenlaubSummer 2012The “dog days of summer” means exceptionally steamy temperatures for us, but for our canine friends, every day is a “dog day.” Now, however, pet owners can give that phrase new meaning by paying a visit to Misty Pines Dog Park Company in Franklin Park.
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Gilded Age holiday
Festivities at the FrickIn 1882, henry clay frick purchased an Italianate-style mansion on Penn Avenue in Point Breeze. The “Coke King” named it Clayton, commissioning two major renovations for his growing family. Within 10 years, though, Frick and his wife, Adelaide, suffered the loss of two of their four children, 8-year-old Martha and infant Henry Clay Frick, Jr., in 1891 and 1892, respectively. And in 1905 the Fricks and their two surviving children, Childs and Helen, moved to New York City. more >
Wall of water
Revisiting the Johnstown floodSummer 2011
On May 31, 1889, 20 million tons of water broke through the South Fork Fishing & Hunting Club’s earthen dam on Lake Conemaugh and destroyed almost everything in its path. more >
'Burgh brew houses
Cheers to regional brewpubs // Turning leaves are a sure harbinger of Oktoberfest! If you can’t make it to Germany, several local options may do. Grab your designated driver and hit the road for a tour of western Pennsylvania’s microbreweries, each of which offers a twist on the annual tradition. more >
To Do List ... Pittsburgh
A visitor's guide for those who want to understand this region quickly Fall 2009 A walk downtown - 2 hours
From Rafael Viñoly’s green Convention Center, head to Grant Street, the traditional seat of Pittsburgh government and corporate power. You’ll see the enormous U.S. Steel building, now with UPMC on top. U.S. Steel remains the largest tenant, but the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is the region’s biggest employer. On the right is the Gulf Tower, former home of Gulf Oil, founded here by the Mellons, America’s first venture capitalists. more >
Country Sampler
Cars share the road with Amish horses and buggies in Smicksburg, PAFall 2008Soaring gas prices might have you reconsidering autumn travel, but much of itcan be duplicated within an hour’s drive of Pittsburgh. If you are yearning for New England’s fall colors, Lancaster’s Amish countryside, a vineyard’s fall glory or a small town’s welcome, try a visit to Smicksburg, in northern Indiana County.
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St. Nicholas Church tells a modern story
Passing the little yellow Romanesque church next to Rt. 28 outside Pittsburgh, most drivers don't give it a thought. Perched on a hill overlooking the highway, St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church in Millvale is not grand — its pews seat 350 worshippers — but inside is one of the region's most interesting artistic creations.
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