Posts by Aspinwall Riverfront Park

By Ryan Deto CP photo: Abbie Adams View of Brilliant Branch Railroad Bridge from Aspinwall Riverfront Park There is a four-mile abandoned rail corridor that connects Pittsburgh’s East End to Aspinwall across the Allegheny River. Pittsburghers have probably spotted it while driving down Washington Boulevard, where the elevated tracks can be viewed from the road.…

by Tawnya Panizzi Residents from Sharpsburg to Pittsburgh’s East End could be connected by a four-mile bike/pedestrian corridor that would provide access to fitness, recreation, shopping and dining in a project that’s expected to cost nearly $14 million. Allegheny Valley Railroad has agreed to sell the Brilliant Line to Aspinwall Riverfront Park. The Brilliant Line…

Look for expanded seating, longer hours and a more extensive menu from the riverside dining gem. April 7, 2021  Hal B. Klein PHOTOS COURTESY FARMER X BAKER Jennifer Urich’s mission to elevate riverfront dining at Aspinwall Riverfront Park entered its third season last weekend. The owner of Root and Heart Farm in Gibsonia launched Farmer X…

Let’s capitalize on this once in a lifetime opportunity to create Pittsburgh’s own High Line and link ARP with the East End! Allegheny Valley Railroad has agreed to sell ARP the Brilliant Line, a magnificent nearly 4 mile long rail corridor stretching from the Park, up Washington Boulevard into the East End, with spurs stretching…

https://cleveland.cbslocal.com/video/5430718-eye-catching-art-exhibit-at-aspinwall-riverfront-park/ Waves of Gratitude is showing what the community is grateful for after a tough year.  

by Kristy Locklin Aspinwall Riverfront Park is commemorating the first anniversary of the pandemic with “Waves of Gratitude,” a public art installation made of 1,800 ribbons hanging 24 feet in the air that was organized by Susan Crookston, the park’s executive director. Each ribbon represents a life in the region lost to Covid and contains…

Women-Owned Restaurants and Businesses You Can Support in Pittsburgh March 8, 2021 by Emily Catalano Happy International Women’s Day, everyone! To celebrate today, we thought that we’d highlight some of the fantastic women-owned restaurants and food businesses in Pittsburgh. It’s certainly far from an exhaustive list, so if we’ve missed any,  please let us know, either in…

by Bob Batz Fox Chapel High School students recently showed some love to Aspinwall Riverfront Park to kick off a series of public art projects there this spring. They fabricated and painted big wooden letters to make an “L-O-V-E” sign and decorated that with two wood hearts that begged for people to use them as…

Feeling the Love at Aspinwall Riverfront Park   Aspinwall Riverfront Park just got a lot more lovely. The park is displaying a large LOVE sign and two large painted hearts, and the public is invited to stop by and take pictures with family and friends!   The installation is the first in a series public…