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Eating Schenley Plaza

Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy has made plans to open a restaurant in Schenley Plaza.

Click through to see exactly where the restaurant will be.

photo via Melissa @ PPC

photo via Melissa @ PPC

Last week, I was walking around Schenley Park and stumbled upon Panther Hollow for the first time in well over 15 years.  It’s a terrific area, but the lake has become awfully polluted over the years.  But the good news is that the Parks Conservancy has taken an interest in cleaning up the lake and restoring it to its former glory with the hope of making the lake swimmable.  Maybe we can even start skating on it again!

Greening the Igloo

The arena has undoubtedly become a significant landmark in Pittsburgh, but shortly it may very well become the newest member of the Implosion Club.  But could there be an exception to rule of destruction in Pittsburgh?  Rob Pfaffmann and others have an idea.

Pa. Awards Funds for Walking, Bicycling Trails

I have to say, I was pretty excited when I read this headline.  Then I saw this:

“PennDOT will spend $14.8 million on 14 projects in the Greater Pittsburgh region, including nearly $4 million awarded to Point Park University for enhancements to the Wood Street corridor and intersections at the Boulevard of the Allies and Third Avenue. Allegheny County will receive $500,000 to develop a safe network of trails for pedestrians and bicyclists in North Park and $300,000 to study ways of making walking and bicycling “an integral part of getting around Allegheny County.”

The $300,000 devoted to this study seems like a joke after hearing that they’ll spend $500,000 on North Park alone.