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Vote to make the Monongahela Pennsylvania’s River of the Year
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]Voting is now open for Pennsylvania’s 2022 River of the Year and Pittsburgh’s own Monongahela River is one of the…
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$4.1M investment announced for Morgantown riverfront improvements
Big news for our neighbors in the Mon Valley: Morgantown, West Virginia has been awarded $4.1 million in grant funding from the Hazel Ruby McQuain Charitable Trust for enhancements to the city’s Monongahela River waterfront. The grant will fund improvements to the Hazel Ruby McQuain Riverfront Park including expansion of an existing riverfront amphitheater, new…
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Pierogi Fest makes its Kennywood debut September 24, benefiting Riverlife
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…
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Mon Wharf Switchback Ramp goes vertical!
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…
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Crosstown Cookout brings music, food to the Mon Wharf August 13
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!…
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Mon Wharf Switchback site prepped for construction to begin
[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] A long time coming, the Mon Wharf Switchback ramp project is moving forward in a big way. Last week the eastern end of the Mon Wharf was prepared for construction to begin on the ramp. The switchback is a riverfront access…