Category: Press Releases

  • Looking for the next big idea under the Fort Duquesne Bridge

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    Your idea may be big, bold, colorful, subtle, playful or profound. Whatever the case, Riverlife wants you to think big under the bridge! Riverlife is seeking qualified artists, designers, landscape architects, and other creative professionals to design and implement a temporary public installation under the Fort Duquesne Bridge next year. The process is part of…

  • New improvements at South Shore Riverfront Park to debut October 16

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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]You’re Invited! Ribbon​ Cutting Celebration for South Shore Riverfront Park New Gateway and Improvements Free and Open to the Public! Monday, October 16, 2017 Riverfront park plaza at 27th and Water Streets [map] (near Hofbrauhaus restaurant at SouthSide Works) Comments begin at 11:00 a.m. followed…

  • 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.…

  • 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…

  • Riverlife response to riverfront vandalism under the Ft. Duquesne Bridge

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    Dear Riverlife friends, colleagues and Pittsburgh riverfront community: As you may have seen in the news, this morning Riverlife staff and Arts Festival crew members discovered vandalism on Kim Beck’s “Adjutant” painted mural, two photo panels in Maranie Staab’s “Displaced” exhibit, and various surfaces along the Allegheny Riverfront trail between the Point and the Cultural…

  • Riverlife’s Vivien Li to receive honorary degree from Allegheny College

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    Image courtesy Allegheny College Download a printable PDF version of this press release May 11, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Stephan Bontrager, Riverlife (p) 412.258.6636 x 105 (c) 412.606.2187 (e) Stephan@riverlifepgh.org RiverlifePgh.org Riverlife’s Vivien Li to receive honorary degree from Allegheny College PITTSBURGH — Vivien Li, president and chief executive officer of Riverlife, will receive…

  • Near and far, Pittsburgh’s riverfronts are making headlines

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    Pittsburgh’s riverfronts are incredibly scenic and ever-evolving, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise when they pop up in the news. Admittedly, we still get a thrill when we see the city’s waterfronts appear in local and national news stories. Here’s a roundup of recent articles: – The New York Times discovers that Pittsburgh’s cultural scene…

  • Riverlife announces new board leaders and promotion of Rhonda Madden

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    February 6, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Stephan Bontrager, Riverlife (p) 412.258.6636 x 105 (c) 412.606.2187 (e) Stephan@riverlifepgh.org RiverlifePgh.org PITTSBURGH –Riverlife, the nonprofit organization working to reclaim, restore and promote Pittsburgh’s riverfronts, is pleased to announce the election of new board leaders and the promotion of senior staff. [Related: About Us] Margaret McCormick Barron was…

  • Rachel Carson bridge will shine with installation at Light Up Night 2016

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    Bridge lighting is part of Pittsburgh Bicentennial celebration JULY 26, 2016: The Rachel Carson Bridge will be illuminated by a special environmental art installation at this year’s Light Up Night as part of the Pittsburgh Bicentennial celebration. The Pittsburgh Bicentennial Steering Commission announced today that the innovative project, envisioned as part of the city’s celebrations,…

  • “All you need is water”: Bipartisan praise for PA Waterfront Development Tax Credit

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    Blog post courtesy of Sen. Randy Vulakovich’s website: JULY 14, 2016: The passage of a new revenue plan for the Fiscal Year 2016-2017 included a tax credit for Waterfront Development based on legislation introduced by Senator Randy Vulakovich (Senate Bill 282) to begin in Fiscal Year 2017-18. “The Waterfront Development Tax Credit will be a…