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  • Pierogi Fest makes its Kennywood debut September 24, benefiting Riverlife

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    This Sunday, September 24, Pittsburgh once again proves why it’s the #CityOfDumplings. Pittsburgh Pierogi Festival returns for its fifth year in a brand new location: Kennywood Amusement Park! What could be better than ‘rogies and roller coasters? From 1-6 pm, festival attendees will experience a family fun environment that includes offerings from over two dozen…

  • Mon Wharf Switchback Ramp goes vertical!

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    Major progress this week for the Mon Wharf Switchback project, a collaboration between Riverlife and the City of Pittsburgh! When complete, the Switchback will create a vital missing link in the downtown riverfront trail system and Great Allegheny Passage. Steel supports for the switchback ramp were put into place at the project site along the Monongahela…

  • Request for Quote: Strategic Planning Consultant

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    Riverlife is soliciting quotes from qualified contractors for the development of a 3-year strategic plan that will guide the organization’s priorities and investments. Project Description Excerpt: With its current strategic plan coming to completion, Riverlife board is looking to the future and embarking on strategic planning activities which will further enhance and activate Pittsburgh’s riverfronts.…

  • City to host riverfront zoning public open houses Sept. 13 and 14

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    Why should you care about Pittsburgh riverfront zoning? The issue may sound technical, but it really comes down to a simple question: how do you and your fellow Pittsburghers want to use our city’s riverfronts? Pittsburgh City Planning is hosting two public open houses on September 13 and 14 to get your input. City Planning…

  • North Shore trail advisory, August 24-26

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    [vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][vc_column_text] Three Rivers Heritage Trail users advised to use caution near Rivers Casino site Riverlife announces the following detour for the Three Rivers Heritage Trail along the North Shore due to a special event, in effect from 12:00 pm Thursday, August 24, 2017…

  • Crosstown Cookout brings music, food to the Mon Wharf August 13

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    Riverlife is honored to be the non-profit partner and beneficiary of the 2nd Annual Crosstown Cookout – $5 Party on the Mon River! Produced by Fame15 Creative at the Mon Wharf on Sunday, August 13th from 1-9 pm, the cookout will feature live music, river surfing, pop-up art-making, and of course delicious eats from food trucks and grills!…

  • Riverlife’s Party at the Pier: War of the Roses is Friday, August 25 on the North Shore

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    [vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][vc_column_text]Party at the Pier is presented by PNC Is it War of the Roses or War of the Rosés? We’ll let you decide as you sample dueling sips of rosé, summertime’s favorite wine, while donning your finest rose-colored party attire. Party at…

  • In the news: what might it take to make Pittsburgh’s rivers consistently swimmable?

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    The city of Paris has been in the news recently with a bold new project that overheated Parisians are praising during the hot summer: public swimming pools in the River Siene. Long thought to be too polluted for swimming and other water recreation, the Siene has undergone a gradual cleanup that began in the 1980s…

  • Post-Gazette: Riverlife’s Take a Seat project brings whimsy to social experiment

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    We’re thrilled that people are still buzzing about our Take a Seat! project that debuted earlier this summer. In case you hadn’t heard, we set out 30 lightweight movable chairs with GPS trackers on the Allegheny riverfront during the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival. Our goal? To see where you wanted to sit on…

  • Boat dock at Allegheny Landing partially closed to assess flood damage; riverfront trail not affected

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    Riverlife announces a partial closure of the boat dock at Allegheny Landing, the riverfront park between the Roberto Clemente and Andy Warhol Bridges on the North Shore next to PNC Park. The City of Pittsburgh Department of Public Works closed the eastern (upriver) end of the dock last week until further notice to assess damage…