Issue #005 | October 2012

Pittsburgh, PA

Photograph by Mike Rhoads

How this steel relic reclaimed itself as the shining green buckle of the Rust Belt.

Also in This Issue:

Getting around in the ‘Burgh

a steep track, similar to a railroad, a red car being lifted up toward a white house - an inclined plane

From inclined planes to bicycle lanes, how to get around Pittsburgh

The Southside

brick buildings line either side of a busy two lane street, in Pittsburgh's southside.

A walk through Pittsburgh’s Southside neighborhood.

Coca Cafe & Lawrenceville

a toy zartan gi joe perhaps taking a photograph of a photograph of a man wearing a hat, blurry

Our favorite breakfast spot in Pittsburgh, Coca Cafe is as funky and offbeat as it’s neighborhood, Lawrenceville.

Crazy Mocha for Coffee

a cup of crazy mocha coffee on a small table in front of a leather chair

A local coffee shop that began small and took over the city. Free Wi-Fi, good coffee, all over Pittsburgh.

Dinner in the Strip District

A bustling outdoor market by day, elegant nightlife hotspot when the sun goes down.

Market Square

a clock rises above several chairs on a brick patio area, a skyscraper towers behind

Pittsburgh’s downtown park in a castle made of glass.

Shadyside & Harris Grill

a red brick house and a slowly changing for autumn tree against a blue sky

A look at Pittsburgh’s oldest “trendy” neighborhood, Shadyside.

Pittsburgh, PA

Links to articles about our favorite neighborhoods in Pittsburgh, PA.

Bike PGH

a bicycle leaned against a cement wall, the city of pittsburgh's skyscrapers rise in the background

An interview with Scott Bricker, Executive Director for Pittsburgh’s bicycle advocacy non-profit, Bike Pittsburgh.

The Mattress Factory

A reminiscing on the bewilderment that is Pittsburgh’s Mattress Factory, an installation museum and mind fuck.

A Bicycle Route Through Three of Pittsburgh’s City Parks

The story of a bike ride through Pittsburgh, a guided tour of sorts, from Shadyside, up the Squirrel Hill, through Mellon Park, Point Breeze, Homewood Cemetery, into the heart of Squirrel Hill, and onto Schenley Park…and then wherever else you’d like to go!