Archive for August 2019

2 MORE Pittsburgh’s newest dining options include the region’s first shipping container restaurant MELISSA MCCART Pittsburgh Post-Gazette mmccart@post-gazette.com New restaurants have gotten decidedly more casual as Pittsburghers continue to dine out often. They allow more of a come-as-you-are vibe with lower per-person check averages than restaurants opening in the area, say, five years ago. Here’s…

Farmer X Baker Brings Farm Fresh Gourmet Eats to the Aspinwall Riverfront Par August 14, 2019 By Kristy Luckily Like most farmers, Jennifer Urich rises before dawn to tend to her crops; unlike most farmers, she transforms the fresh produce into gourmet eats, which she sells out of an upcycled shipping container. Farmer x Baker,…

Farmer X Baker Brings Much Needed Riverfront Dining To The Region Jennifer Urich focuses on locally grown ingredients and house-baked breads at her casual spot in Aspinwall Riverfront Park. BY HAL B. KLEIN August 7, 2019 PHOTO BY HAL B. KLEIN There aren’t a lot of riverfront dining options in Pittsburgh, and, by and large, the…

Biking enthusiasts, take heart. The plan that eventually will extend the Three Rivers Heritage Trail to join the Erie to Pittsburgh Trail is taking shape. Phase I of the Etna Riverfront Trail and Park, located under the 62nd Street Bridge, is under way now, and at the same time Shaler, Etna’s neighbor to the north,…