Yinzsider Info: Brass Bands & Hot Tubs
Pittonkatonk, the Highland Park House Tour needs a few good volunteers, The No Club, a Kickstarter for a new Pittsburgh kids book and more.
🕺 Push It
Last week was the Pittsburgh Marathon. This was worth running 13.1 miles for…
📯 FREE: Pittonkatonk
Speaking of dancing and Pittsburgh best kept secrets. This weekend is Pittonkatonk in Schenley Park. It’s a big, bad, awesome free festival of global music. Parking is a pain, expect to walk or bike or take an Uber. The destival is free. It’s family friendly and worth a few hours of your time.
New this year: Pittonkatonk has a few bands performing on Friday night.
🫶 Volunteer Here: Highland Park House Tour
The Highland Park House Tour is on Saturday and they need a few more volunteers to help. You can sign up to volunteer here. Volunteers get a free ticket to the house tour.
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- has a new case study out about how the City of Pittsburgh is solving problems and making things safer.
Pittsburgh journalist,
has a new show on WQED, first stop Merante’s in Bloomfield, rumored to be one of the best spots for Italian food in Pittsburgh. Watch the first episode of Natalie’s new show here.Speaking of delicious foods
reports Rockaway Pizza is finally opening in Regent Square today.The latest episode of
’s podcast, How To Say No, is an interview with Carnegie Mellon professor Linda Babcock about how to protect your time. Grant and Babcock discuss The No Club and everyone should have a copy of her book “Women Don’t Ask” on their Pittsburgh bookshelf.
🛍️ Yinz Should Buy This
These banners. Yes, they remind me of the lobby of an Ace Hotel, but this one keeps calling out to me. Head over to the Junior Varsity Goods booth at the Antique Mall on Ohio River Blvd.
📚 Add to your reading list
Alternate Histories has a new Kickstarter campaign for a very Pittsburgh kids book. There are 5 days left to help make this project happen.
Book Fair!
May 10 is the last day to apply to be an exhibitor at
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Hot tubs in the summertime
Be sure to follow @theripple_pgh on Instagram for updates on The Ripple, a public bathhouse that will be opening this summer. Hot tubs, sold plunges, steams, saunas and more.
