Starting Fresh: Dinner And Jazz At Savoy

Achievement: #78. Savoy Jazz Monday

For our inaugural achievement of the year, we took a ride over to Savoy in the Strip District to enjoy some dinner and their Monday jazz night. What a time we had! Check it out. Continue reading

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Pizza-lympics: Battle Of The ‘Views And Three Medalists

Achievement: #52. Pizza-lympics

In our final post of the Pizza-lympics, we visit our final three competitors: Center Avenue Slice (of West View), Luigi’s (of Bellevue), and Slice on Broadway (of Beechview). Who will take home the gold? Read on and discover! Continue reading

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Pumpkin Patches (And More) At Triple B Farms

Achievement: #94. Pumpkin Patch

We took a trip down to Elizabeth to visit Triple B Farms — and boy, was this place adorable! It had a great pumpkin patch, tasty jams and jellies in the gift shop, and also a ton of fun pumpkin sculptures! Take a tour with us. Continue reading

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Waking The Dead On A Pittsburgh Ghost Tour

Achievement: #14. Pittsburgh Ghost Tour

One of the highlights of our fall had to be Haunted Pittsburgh’s Ghost Tour — we spent two hours wandering downtown with a master storyteller, hearing spooky stories about spectral soldiers, ghostly saviors, and all manner of bumps in the night. Check it out! Continue reading

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A Walk Down Harmony Road

Achievement: #71. Walk Down Harmony Road

Follow us as we take a short hike down an abandoned road which is slowly being reclaimed by nature, one sprout of greenery at a time. Continue reading

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Laurel Caverns: Into Darkness

Achievement: #2. Laurel Caverns

After several years languishing on the list, we finally managed to make a trip to Laurel Caverns to explore the cave system. Let us give you a quick recap of the tour! Continue reading

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Praising Cain’s For Taco Tuesday

Achievement: #27. Check Out 2 Taco Tuesdays

As we try our darnedest to get all our actually-achieved achievements up and posted, here’s another from the summer: back in August, we had an absolutely awesome time at the Taco Tuesday at Cain’s Saloon in Dormont. Take a look at the scrumptious fancy tacos they serve, and then save a spot on your planner for next Tuesday. You’re having Mexican. Continue reading

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Pittsburgh Cocktail Week: A Disco Drink Donnybrook

Achievement: #34. Pittsburgh Cocktail Week

Better late than never, eh? This is our recap of the 2nd annual Pittsburgh Cocktail Week from earlier in the fall. Check out the tasty concoctions as we take you from Downtown to Lawrenceville to Shadyside and beyond! Continue reading

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A Tale of Two Missions

Achievement: #97. California Mission Photography

In other throwback post, we recap our springtime tour of a couple of the old Spanish missions in the Central Coast of California. Check out the sights! Continue reading

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Pittsburgh’s Art All Night: Live Music, Cold Warehouse Air, Some Hidden Gems

Achievement: #35. Art All Night

We’re working on clearing out the achievement backlog, so here we come with an oldie-but-goodie: It’s Pittsburgh’s yearly Art All Night event! Check out our tour of the event. Continue reading

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