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contents1 The Transformation of Pittsburgh In March of 2016, Pittsburgh celebrated its 200th birthday marking an era of transformation. Moving forward, our region will no longer be branded with stigmas of the past, but instead, celebrated for its beautiful riverfronts, green initiatives, thriving Downtown, world-renowned universities and much, much more!
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There has been significant measurable economic benefit from the cleanup of our rivers. Pittsburgh’s riverfront real estate has skyrocketed in value because of the appeal of living next to attractive useable waterways.
There are jobs open to be filled and we need a younger workforce to fill those positions. Baby boomers have maybe ten more years to work and over the course of ten years, Pittsburgh is going to change dramatically in its age.
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Transformation and Opportunity In March of 2016, Pittsburgh celebrated its 200th birthday, marking the beginning of its most exciting and transformative period to date! Our region is no longer branded with stigmas of the past, but celebrated for its attractive riverfronts, green initiatives, world-class universities, thriving Downtown with its eclectic arts scene and much, much more. Pittsburgh stands strong with a focus on establishing a brighter future for generations to come. Western Pennsylvania reformed its economy around finance, information, engineering and healthcare. The good news is that the most recent census and updates show that the median age of the residents of Pittsburgh and much of the region is declining. It shouldn’t be a surprise that the economy of our region has recovered at the same time, providing jobs that young people previously had to look elsewhere to find. Pittsburgh is getting younger. The city is also on the radar of those who look for places that are on the leading edge of technology. Pittsburgh is suddenly cool! The past efforts of many political administrations and civic leaders have paid off, as emerging technology companies and natural resource industries are creating demand for workers with the skills that well-educated and trained younger people possess. Much was done to make the lifestyle of the region more attractive. The cleanup of our rivers and air quality – a result of dedicated individuals that improved our quality of life. Investment in our Cultural District created a destination in Downtown, starting a wave of lifestyle amenities like housing and hip restaurants that put Pittsburgh in a league with other very attractive cities. All these incremental improvements helped with the attraction and retention of younger workers but in the end, the tipping point was the growth of jobs that required the skills that the 25-to-35 year olds possess. 2016 is a very exciting time for Western Pennsylvania. As these major transformations enhance the Pittsburgh area, our region will continue to blossom. The citizens of the Greater Pittsburgh region have a special bond with their community – a loyalty that many refer to as the city’s true identity. We are proud to showcase the many assets that make our region so special. Welcome to the community we are proud to call home. We look forward to seeing you around town!
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ver the past few decades, the Pittsburgh region has been rebuilt and reborn, shedding its murky past while still staying true to its historical roots. From the communities and the rivers, to the culture and economy – today, Pittsburgh stands strong, with a focus on establishing a brighter future for generations to come. In March of 2016, the city of Pittsburgh celebrated its 200th birthday, marking the beginning of its most transformative era to date. In the coming years, the City of Bridges will no longer be branded with the stigmas of the past, but instead, celebrated for its attractive riverfronts, green initiatives, thriving Downtown, world-renowned universities, eclectic arts scene and much more.
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Forged in steel, saved through philanthropy The region’s history has largely been centered on its origins in the steel industry, which have shaped much of Pittsburgh and its suburbs’ legacy throughout the years. Increased demand for steel during the Civil War ushered in a new economic age, and Pittsburgh quickly became one of the largest producers of steel in the world. Over time, the city grew in both population and prosperity, and served as a booming metropolis with endless possibilities for future growth. “Pittsburgh was the silicon valley of the world in 1890,” said August Carlino, president and CEO of the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area. “All the engineering genius that went into creating the world’s infrastructure was rooted in the steel industry at that time – and that’s how we grew to be such a thriving city.”
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As Pittsburgh’s economy began to grow, city industrial tycoons used their newfound wealth for the greater good, and invested in many local institutions to enhance Pittsburgh’s culture and further establish the communities that now make up what we know as the Greater Pittsburgh Region. Some of today’s most notable landmarks were made possible by the industrialists of the steel age, and that sense of philanthropy has remained consistent over the years.
ability to thrive during periods of major economic or social change. Today, there are more jobs in the city and its surrounding areas than there were when the steel industry was at its peak. Plans for further growth and development support the vision of a Pittsburgh that is strong, stable, nimble and innovative.
And when the steel market eventually diminished in the 1980s and jobs became scarce, Pittsburgh surprisingly maintained a relative sense of stability with loyal residents and leaders investing back into the community. “The philanthropic nature of Pittsburgh is what sets it apart from other cities,” continued Carlino. “We’ve been through some devastating times, that’s for sure, but we’ve been able to overcome because of the large number of generous leaders who have consistently invested personal funds back into our city. People have a strong affinity to Pittsburgh – that’s what makes it so great.”
If you take a walk down some of Pittsburgh’s main streets today, you’ll find a host of quaint outdoor and rooftop eateries, boutique storefronts, intriguing art installations, bustling markets and lunchtime performances that attract residents from all over the region. On weeknights and weekends, a once quiet Downtown is now activated with arts festivals, conventions, sporting events, gallery crawls and seasonal attractions, including ice-skating and a holiday market. In the spring and into the fall, visitors arrive to enjoy new bike and running trails along the rivers, kayaking and paddle boarding, along with participating in organized tours via foot, bus, Segway or boat. Buildings that were once crumbling have been renovated to accommodate a larger pool of Downtown residents. And, more is coming.
In 2014, Pittsburgh was named one of the world’s most resilient cities by the Rockefeller Foundation, honoring the community for its
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The Golden Triangle is a community of its own – but this hasn’t always been the case. In the early 1960s, Pittsburgh was a product of the donut effect, when local governing bodies focused spending on developing the city’s outer suburban areas rather than the urban core. Over the years, this strategy caused a divide between neighborhoods, and created a less accessible Downtown area. “If you weren’t going to a performance or to see a ballgame, there really wasn’t a reason to visit Downtown on the weekends before,” said Jeremy Waldrup, president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership. “Very few imagined that Downtown living would become not only a possibility, but highly desirable as well.” Over the past decade, the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership (PDP) has made a concerted effort to establish Downtown Pittsburgh as a true community, not just a spot for weekday office-dwellers. In the coming years, Downtown will reconnect to adjacent neighborhoods, with the introduction of more than 4,500 residential units and an increase in hotel rooms by 25 percent. These new units will be strategically located in upand-coming communities such as the Strip District, Uptown and the Lower Hill—particularly exciting is the 28-acre redevelopment of the former Civic Arena site. “Downtown is more of a destination than it’s ever been,” Waldrup said. “There are things going on in the city that are attracting people from all over. Now, people want to walk to Market Square or swing by the cool new rooftop bar at the Hotel Monaco. Downtown has become the place to be – even outside the work week.”
that it’s accessible for everyone—whether you ride a bike, drive a car, take the bus or even walk.” Plans for a more accessible Downtown have helped local businesses and tourism organizations attract new patrons as well. When the 2008 recession hit, many residents formed a greater appreciation for the unique amenities available right in their own backyards. “Staycations” became more popular among area families, and regional attractions gained attention from a wider pool of visitors looking to escape for a few days or a weekend.
Plans for a more accessible Downtown have helped local businesses and tourism organizations attract new patrons as well.
In 2015, the PDP teamed up with city Mayor Bill Peduto to launch the Envision Downtown initiative – a public private partnership aimed at crafting a 21st-century vision for the sustainable and efficient development of a Downtown for all. The group plans to enhance the Downtown scene by finding innovative ways to introduce short-term, impactful pilot demonstration projects, including placemaking, public transit and infrastructure improvements, while engaging stakeholders in longer-term planning and design work.
“Employment in leisure and hospitality in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area has grown 33 percent since the recession, and added 10,000 net new jobs to the area in just the last year,” said George Mokrzan, chief economist for Huntington Bank. It reflects the added boost to the economy provided through the ‘New Pittsburgh.’”
“Pittsburgh was originally designed for the automobile,” Peduto said. “In the coming years, we’re looking to redesign Downtown so
Today, tourism attractions in local counties have made strides to improve exhibits and create events to draw tourists and residents
who might not have considered the Pittsburgh region a vacation destination. Mark Miner, chairman of the board of trustees for the Beaver Area Heritage Museum, an organization located 30 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, has been instrumental in helping to enhance the Beaver area as a historical destination. In 2015, the Beaver Area Heritage Foundation received a $500,000 commitment from the Allegheny Foundation in a $2.3 million campaign to complete Beaver Station Cultural & Event Center, an adaptive reuse of a 118-year-old former railroad passenger station. Upon completion, the center hopes to attract new faces to the area. “As our neighboring regions develop their own cultural attractions, out-of-towners will be more likely to visit,” Miner said. “Improving tourism across the Greater Pittsburgh area will encourage businesses to set up shop in places that they may have missed before.” The museum itself was named Best Local History Museum in the nation in 1998, and future plans to build out the heritage campus are underway.
Plans For a Bright Future Though many believed Pittsburgh’s steelcentric economy would be the source of its eventual demise, the large influx of technology and startup companies in recent years has paved the way for a newly revitalized city. Armed with support from local political groups and nonprofits, the Steel City has migrated to a new cash crop, silencing the stories of what once was and welcoming the possibilities of a flourishing future. In the early 1980s, the Greater Pittsburgh area experienced an unemployment rate of 17 percent, according to multiple reports. A college education did not guarantee a job for local professionals, causing much of the younger population to seek positions elsewhere. The city’s status dropped virtually overnight, and economically challenged communities became more common. Recognizing the need for a change, local groups worked directly with tech-industry influencers to create an environment for established companies and emerging startups to call home. Innovation Works, the region’s largest and most active seed-stage investor, has invested over $53 million in more than 160 technology startups since 1999. Its nationally ranked accelerator program, AlphaLab, offers a
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20-week program for qualified start-ups to get up and running, increasing chances for longterm success. Today, thanks to such programs, Pittsburgh and its surrounding areas have been flooded with some of the most pioneering businesses in the world. Buildings in the Downtown region that were once inhabited by some of the greatest minds in the steel industry have
been newly renovated and modernized to make way for the next generation of leaders. “We’re noticing entrepreneurs in technology and life sciences have benefited from the strong presence of Google in our area, and companies such as Duolingo, Aquion Energy, Cohera Medical, NoWait and 4Moms have experienced incredible successes,” said Audrey Russo, president and CEO of the Pittsburgh
Technology Council. “The number of startups that have received venture capital, from inside and outside Pittsburgh, has grown quarter over quarter for the last year – and this trajectory will likely continue.” Small businesses in general have gained traction over the years. The shift from large shopping centers and restaurants to smaller, boutique storefronts in the Downtown region and its surrounding areas has awakened a new pool of entrepreneurs. Local banking institutions have continued to show their confidence for small business growth in the market. In 2014, Huntington Bank issued more than 230 Small Business Association 7(a) (SBA) loans to businesses in the Pittsburgh area, and was named the number one lender of SBA loans in the country. “Pittsburgh’s economy is on the rise in part because of the growing number of small business owners in the region,” said Sam Huston, business banking regional director at Huntington Bank. “Small business creates over 60 percent of all new jobs and we will continue to make it our mission to support that growth.”
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Pittsburgh’s educational institutions have also aided this long-term job creation strategy. Both Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh are committed to devising programs that foster a pioneering spirit. As the city continues to attract new opportunities for jobs, many local college students are choosing to stay in the area after graduation, and young professionals who grew up in Pittsburgh are coming back to put down roots. Headlines about the “brain drain” a few years ago are now about the “brain gain.” A surge of millennial talent is reviving what was lost during the 1980s, making the region more diversified as a whole. Communities that were once in disrepair have become desirable investment neighborhoods for young professionals looking for an affordable, urban lifestyle close to attractions and amenities. Areas like Brookline, East Liberty, Manchester, Larimer and Polish Hill are beginning to prosper once again – and new development is on the horizon. In fact, the City created an entirely new Department to handle the influx of new building permits and licenses coming in since Mayor Bill Peduto took office.
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“Pittsburgh has a lot to offer. Our residents have the opportunity to live in an area with great quality of life, a diverse population – and all at a relatively low cost of living,”
“Pittsburgh has a lot to offer. Our residents have the opportunity to live in an area with great quality of life, a diverse population – and all at a relatively low cost of living,” said Bill Flannigan, CCO of the Allegheny Conference. “We have really grown and developed over the past 30 years and endured many devastating times – and now, we’re thriving from it. “
Once the Backyard of Our Industry, Now the Front Door to Our Communities On a sunny day in Pittsburgh during the mid1900s, when steel production was at its peak, the sky around the riverbanks was almost completely clouded with pollution. For much of the region’s lifetime, the rivers were only utilized as a zone to shelter area steel mills or deliver goods, and local residents often associated the riverfronts with danger. With the help of several local foundations, Pittsburgh’s rivers have been given a second chance – sparking a sustainability revolution that has created opportunities to reinvent public spaces that were once ignored.
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A surge of millennial talent is reviving what was lost during the 1980s, making the region more diversified as a whole. Progressive organizations like the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, a local nonprofit focused on rebuilding Pittsburgh’s park system, have been key drivers in redeveloping some of the city’s most celebrated green spaces. To date, the Parks Conservancy has raised more than $84 million toward improving area parks, and has launched several initiatives to develop the city and its surrounding areas. The Parks Conservancy helped restore Mellon Square Park, the first modern garden plaza to be built atop a parking garage. In 2015, the group also launched the Parks Prescription Program, a pilot project aimed at tackling childhood obesity and other health challenges by “prescribing” children to play outdoors. These are just some of the many plans in place to help encourage people to better utilize the region’s beautiful outside spaces. “A top priority for our organization is to nurture original thinking and creative expression in Pittsburgh’s children. One project we have in the works is the reimagined Frick Environmental Center in Frick Park,” said Meg Cheever, president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy. “This project is an investment in Pittsburgh’s future, and once it’s complete, people of all ages, from all parts of the city, will have access to
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hands-on environmental education. It’s our hope that experiences like these will inspire the children who visit our parks to become our future conservation leaders.” Downtown streets have received a makeover as well. In 2014, Mayor Peduto allotted $250,000 in city funds to build five miles of protected bike lanes. The city also launched a new Healthy Ride program through the Pittsburgh Bike Share, inspiring local residents to choose a healthier transportation option. The many convenient biking programs have since made city streets a safer place for both cyclists and drivers, and continue to foster a more eco-friendly atmosphere in the Downtown area. From skyscrapers to local parks, to river banks and city streets – the Greater Pittsburgh area has taken drastic measures to ignite change in its communities over the years. The rivers that once caused a divide between shores are now a uniting force connecting the region. Today, the city alone boasts more than 45 acres of park space, 13 miles of riverfront trails and 3.8 million square feet of Energy Star-certified land – a far cry from the Pittsburgh of the past.
Here’s to the Next 200 Years As major transformations enhance the Pittsburgh area, the region will only continue to blossom. Although plans for future improvements pushed forward by local organizations will pull the city further away from its days of despair, it is Pittsburgh’s people that set it apart. The citizens of the Greater Pittsburgh area have a special bond with their community – a loyalty that many refer to as the city’s true identity. “Years down the line, I want to see a region where there aren’t poor neighborhoods, where the business districts are always thriving and Pittsburghers stay true to their roots,” said Mayor Peduto. “When you think about Pittsburgh in a nostalgic way – before the steel collapse, before all the economic struggles – that’s the city I want for our future.” mg
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Allegheny County and the Pittsburgh region’s remarkable transformation can be attributed to leadership, partnerships, vision and hard work. Our region, which once struggled with staggering unemployment, now enjoys a rate below the national average. Decades of population loss has turned into growth and, according to the U.S. Census, our region’s workforce is one of the most highly educated in the country. This comeback story has attracted deserved accolades in the press. Over the past several years, Pittsburgh has been named everything from “Most Livable City” by the Economist to a “Top 10 City for Brain Gain” by the Wall Street Journal. But we’re not done yet. We know that there are still challenges and we are fully committed to giving the appropriate attention to those areas in order for Southwestern Pennsylvania to achieve its full potential. We will remain focused on growing our recession-resistant local economy, finding ways to support our manufacturing jobs and continuing to address the region’s enormous infrastructure challenges ahead. Roads, bridges, public transit and sewer infrastructure must see adequate investment for future growth. The same leadership, partnerships, vision and hard work that have brought us this far will ensure that Allegheny County experiences a new chapter of growth in its history. Rich Fitzgerald Allegheny County Executive
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t started with the rivers. When you consider the topography of Western PA, there certainly weren’t many other reasons to stop and settle along the steep hillsides and forests of Pittsburgh. But the watersheds that created the rivers that meet in Pittsburgh gave life to the region, and eventually to indigenous tribes and settlers from Europe. “The rivers were the first superhighways. We fought a war over them, the French and Indian War,” notes Tim White, senior vice president of development for the RIDC of Southwestern PA. “The railroads were the next superhighways. Now it’s vehicle traffic but there is still a tremendous amount of material moved by rail. When people say riverfronts, you need to think of them as highway exits. Where riverfronts were developed, it was to give access to the river and the railroads.”
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transportation arteries. Pollution made them lifeless. Many of the facilities located on the riverfronts turned their backs to the rivers. As a result, Pittsburgh found that its rivers stayed undeveloped while most of the world’s best real estate was next to water. One of the ironies of the last 30 years is that the economic distress caused when manufacturing collapsed in Western PA resulted in environmental relief for our rivers. As nature reclaimed the waters of the Monongahela, Ohio, Allegheny and Youghiogheny Rivers, government and civic leadership worked to make the land along the rivers usable. Advocacy groups gained strength. Sites were cleaned up or sealed off from environmental problems. What remained strangely missing during this era was demand for new development along the rivers. After a decade of preparation, a few developments began to test the theory that the riverfronts would again be economic hubs. Combined with public investment to connect the land directly to the rivers, riverfront development began to gain steam in the 2000s. Over the past decade, the lessons learned about how people want to relate to the rivers have led to a riverfront development renaissance. And as this shift in focus towards riverside lifestyle is gaining momentum, a new opportunity has the potential to bring industrial vitality to the waters of Southwestern PA.
One of the ironies of the last 30 years is that the economic distress caused when manufacturing collapsed in Western PA resulted in environmental relief for our rivers.
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hite’s concise summary takes you from the period of fur trading right up through the industrialization of Southwestern PA. Ideal for moving large amounts of material cheaply, the rivers were the arteries that carried coal, coke and iron to the factories for steel manufacturing.
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It was a happy coincidence for Pittsburgh that its rivers connected conveniently from the coal mines in West Virginia, Fayette County and Greene County to the Gulf of Mexico. That geographic coincidence put Pittsburgh at an economic confluence as well, especially when the developed world needed to be rebuilt after World War II. That economic benefit was also an environmental disaster, however. There were communities throughout Southwestern PA that offered a river lifestyle but by the 1970s, the rivers were industrial and commercial
As the 2020s approach, there is real potential for thousands of people to live within a block or two of one of the region’s waterways for the first time. At the same time, thousands of jobs may be created in new plants built to serve a different basic industry. This new confluence will present challenges to the economy and the environment, as corporations and communities try to balance economic growth with environmental stewardship.
Livable Rivers The Allegheny Conference on Community Development today operates more in the realm of economic development and business attraction, but at its inception the Conference was formed to unite business and government to clean up Pittsburgh. And one of its first accomplishments was the partial restoration of Fort Duquesne and the development of Point State Park. A former mill site, the Point represented the confluence of the three rivers, the very reason Pittsburgh developed in the first place. That project was one of the first
steps away from the destruction of the rivers and the environment that Rachel Carson described. But for the next 30 years, it was still industry that made the greatest use of the waterways. Later, as it became more and more apparent that there were no steel companies coming back to start up those shuttered by U.S. Steel, J & L and the like, local leaders began to look at the rivers in Western PA as assets of a different type. There were millions in aid flowing into the region for job training and placement in the 1980s but there were also funds coming from Washington DC and Harrisburg to bring the small towns and mill sites to a cleaner and more beautiful state. As the rivers healed, recreational use increased. Pittsburghers were like the rest of Americans in that they were looking to be more active. Advocates looked to make the riverfronts available to as many of the citizens of Western PA as possible. Old rail lines, which often ran along the rivers, were being reclaimed as bike and hiking trails. Runners, who enjoy flat, long trails, were looking at riverfronts as excellent training paths. In 1994, one of those runners, Tom Murphy, was sworn in as mayor of Pittsburgh. It’s often forgotten that the Murphy administration inherited one of the first of the major riverfront redevelopment projects, Washington’s Landing. The live/work community was developed by the Rubinoff Company on Herr’s Island. Without the publicly-funded environmental cleanup the project was impossible. The addition of a trail and infrastructure improvements by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) linked the island to the North Side and Downtown. Today, residential property values on Washington’s Landing are among the highest in the city and the boat house is thriving for rowers and kayakers. An advocate for the outdoors and the positive impact natural amenities add to the quality of life in Pittsburgh, Murphy supported protection of the riverfronts and included the input of advocacy groups in the planning process. In 1999, a coalition of those advocates and civic leaders formed Riverlife, which became the leading voice for safeguarding the rivers and setting standards for riverfront development. Riverlife was often seen publicly as a voice calling for commercial development to be bent to a new vision but the organization was probably more effective at planning, organizing and marshalling resources to create opportunities for greater access to the rivers. For the
The North Shore riverfront park gave walking, biking and boating access but more importantly provided direct access from the park to the major league sports stadiums, restaurants and offices on Pittsburgh’s North Shore.
past 16 years, much of the signature riverfront development has been aided or augmented by a handful of significant projects that changed dead riverfronts into parks and trails. The most ambitious of these projects was the Great Allegheny Passage, a multi-decade project that combined riverfront trails, abandoned rail beds and overland trails to connect Pittsburgh to Washington, DC. Several pieces of that Passage made enormous impact on unrelated commercial development. The improvements to Point State Park and the construction of parks and trails along the Allegheny and Monongahela provided recreation space and links to other trails for the thousands of new residents Downtown. The North Shore riverfront park gave walking, biking and boating access but more importantly provided direct access from the park to the major league sports stadiums, restaurants and offices on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. The success of South Side Works – another transformational urban lifestyle development at the time - was augmented by the South Shore Riverfront Park. South Side Works may have been the prototype for how riverfront development transformed in our region. Planning began on
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the project in the mid-1990s, when most commercial development on the rivers turned its back to the water. During the lengthy planning process, the impact of new thinking about riverfront development impacted the design very directly. Mark Dellana, executive director for Genesis Partners, headed development for Soffer Organization during the construction of the South Side Works. He recalls that the orientation of the project towards the waterfront was part of the planning. “It was part of the visioning plan from the very beginning to connect the neighborhood to the rivers. The 34 acres of South Side Works was the only place where you could connect directly to the rivers, where there was a bridge and the railroad didn’t block the access.” Dellana credits the role of the South Side Local Development Corporation with strong advocacy for the river access. “The stakeholders in the community and the city wanted it on the plan. So it was always part of the master plan,” he says. Each of these projects involved the kinds of partnerships that Pittsburgh has become known for assembling effectively. Government agencies, funded by public grants and philanthropic organizations, worked with private developers to realize the vision of using commercial development to provide greater access to the rivers for residents. That formula has transformed riverside activity in small communities outside the city as well. While the public objective was to enhance the riverfronts, the parks and trails have the dual benefit of enhancing the private development, raising occupancy and rents. Vivian Li joined Riverlife as its new president and CEO in October 2015 after a lengthy stay at Boston Harbor Association. With earlier government planning and redevelopment stints in Newark and in Boston under her belt, Li has seen the impact riverfront advocacy can make on private development success. “When I think of the waterfront cities in this country - whether it’s New York or Hoboken or Boston or in Pittsburgh - people 30 or 40 years ago really thought of the waterfront for industrial activity, because that’s what it was used for,” Li says. “There were practices back then of pollution, whether it was by industry or when we flushed our toilets. In Boston, that land was the Navy Yard; it was the Army base, and the terminus of railroads. People are now getting upwards of $1,200 to $1,500 per square foot for residential because they have a waterfront view.”
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In the cities Li cites, the cleanup of waterways to eliminate sewage, bad smell or oil sheen, has made the land more valuable. Whether it’s for commercial or residential usage, waterfront property has become some of the most expensive in the city. Those dynamics are good for developers. Li points out that all of the improvements made along urban waterfronts have one thing in common: they bring more people to the area. That supports the shops and restaurants along the waterfronts, bringing A-credit tenants and better rents. “The evolution of the relationship between the more environmentally -focused organizations and real estate developers has really changed. We’re in it together. They may not like the details of what we want them to do, but the cleanup, the fact that there’s public access, the fact that there are more people, that fact that there are 24/7 neighborhoods, they like that. And we collectively work towards that.”
“The evolution of the relationship between the more environmentally -focused organizations and real estate developers has really changed. We’re in it together.”
Rivers of Industry It was the demise of heavy manufacturing that led to the revitalization of the rivers in Western PA. If for nothing else than the sheer amount of land that has been redeveloped, especially along the Monongahela River, the loss of industry allowed for commercial real estate to re-engage with the rivers. But of course the shutdown of heavy industry also gave the rivers a chance to recover ecologically too. A generation of recreational boaters and outdoors enthusiasts never had the experience of the rivers at their worst and can’t truly imagine the magnitude of that change.
Not all of the economic change has been about lifestyle shopping centers or apartments. One of the early players in the effort to turn around the former mill sites was the RIDC of Southwestern PA. The current president of the RIDC, Don Smith, likes to say that part of the RIDC’s charter is to develop when no one else will and that was certainly the case in the 1980s. But the highest priority was not the rivers. “It’s hard to imagine today because the market is significantly different. [RIDC] got into it when heavy industry was collapsing and the thought was to replace the jobs by putting
new industry there,” explains Tim White. “The first question was brownfield redevelopment rather than riverfronts. One of these redevelopments, the Pittsburgh Technology Center, which sits between Second Avenue and the Monongahela River, is on the site of part of Jones & Laughlin Steel’s massive plant. RIDC also undertook reclamations of former mills in McKeesport and Duquesne, where successes came in the form of multitenant incubators and a handful of light industrial buildings.
A very different type of developer saw an opportunity in the reclamation of J & L’s massive Aliquippa Works on the Ohio River. C. J. Betters Enterprises was able to profit from the demolition and scrapping of the former mill and the mill’s site. Over the period of almost two decades, the site attracted the county prison and several manufacturing facilities, including a drywall plant for U.S. Gypsum. Successes like these did not lead to a rebirth of manufacturing. Instead, economic development efforts helped create a series of smaller victories over a long period of time. It was a game of singles and doubles rather than home
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in Monaca as the preferred site for an ethane cracker. That decision, and the subsequent evaluation process, kicked off four years of anticipation and trepidation. With hundreds of millions of dollars invested in engineering and site preparation for the project, Shell appears to be poised to finally make the final investment decision this year.
runs. Redevelopment shifted from manufacturing employment to lifestyle uses. It was a game plan that was slowly changing the face of Western PA. That game plan changed with the Marcellus Shale play. The boom in natural gas exploration in Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio has, in just a few years, created the potential for a rejuvenation of manufacturing in the region that could bring a boom in industrial development along the rivers where steel was once made. From the beginning of the Marcellus play, the companies involved promoted the fact that the economic benefit to Western PA would come after the early stages of exploration, when the output of the ethane available from
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A decision to proceed will precipitate a decadelong reaction that will have significant impact on the rivers of Western PA. the wet gas could be proven and the manufacturing of ethylene and polyethylene would begin. That concept gained shape in March 2012, when Royal Dutch Shell announced that it had chosen the Horsehead Corp. site
There has been significant measurable economic benefit from the cleanup of the rivers in Greater Pittsburgh. Like in the cities that Vivian Li speaks of, Pittsburgh’s riverfront real estate has skyrocketed in value because of
One aspect of this nascent industry that is different from the manufacturing that once dominated Pittsburgh’s landscape is its logistics. The location of crackers on the rivers is not for the use in shipping products, at least if Shell’s model is an indication. The Monaca plant will be built from the river, as sections of the plant are constructed modularly offsite and barged to the construction site. But Shell plans to move its product, principally polyethylene pellets, by rail. Throughout the Three Rivers basin, rail lines parallel the rivers, making the location of riverfront sites logical for both purposes.
Keeping the Rivers Balanced Almono. 3 Crossings. Uber Research. Station Square East. Edgewater. Riverfront Landing. These are but a half-dozen of the major commercial developments that are underway or in the pipeline that will continue the transformation of Pittsburgh’s waterfront. For varying reasons, most of the projects would have been unthinkable just a decade ago, before Pittsburgh residents saw what it was like to look at the rivers again. Replacing factories for houses, offices and shops has been good for the region. What the riverfronts look like
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the appeal of living next to attractive useable waterways. Residents of the new Hot Metal Flats, The Yards at 3 Crossings, Cork Factory Lofts or the planned Mill at Second Avenue are drawn to rivers that offer safe and clean recreation, not waterways that glisten with fuel or pollution. Advocates for riverfronts understandably feel that trading industrial jobs for livable rivers will be cutting off our nose to spite our face. Shell and its competitors will be subject to regulatory approvals and oversight that didn’t apply to the steel industry. The petrochemical companies have assured Pennsylvania that their processes are safe and that the rivers on which the plants sit won’t be polluted by their activities.
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today is the new image of Pittsburgh, what people outside of Western PA are finally realizing. It’s also difficult to argue that the Pittsburgh of today would even exist without those steel mills. Many of the things that we hold most dear as Pittsburghers – our ethnic groups, the many neighborhoods, the gritty urban landscape – are a direct result of the allure of jobs that the mills offered. As a 21st Century city that desperately needs to attract population to meet the needs of its future employers, Pittsburgh will benefit economically from the growth of a new industry in the coming decade. The balance between living along the rivers and working on them will be the key to whether the “new” Pittsburgh continues to be a model of revitalization. Polluting the rivers and making riverfronts toxic again will be a loss for the region, regardless of the gain in gross domestic
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product. One of the secrets unearthed in Pittsburgh’s recent renaissance is that there was still a lot of money here; there was just no place to spend it. Making the environment unlivable again would chase those investment and entertainment dollars elsewhere again. It’s also tough to reverse from the course that has been followed over the past 20 years. Humans may ignore what they know to be true but we can’t un-know it. What Pittsburghers know from the past 20 years is that the riverfronts are an important part of Pittsburgh’s new economic equation. Balance may be difficult to achieve but economic history is on its side. “When we write the history of urban centers that have waterfronts, it’s a very different situation today versus the relationship 20 or 30 years ago, and certainly how waterways were viewed 40 or 50 years ago,” remarks Vivian Li. “They were the dumping grounds. It doesn’t matter what the city. Today waterfronts are the most valuable properties.” mg
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In the past few years, the city has received a long trail of accolades, topping lists as the most livable city or best new travel destination. But ‘buzz’ is a phenomenon that isn’t just about how many people are talking, but what they’re saying. So MetroGuide asked some of the city’s biggest champions why Pittsburgh is so deserving of its rise on the national scene. Their perspective is as intangible as it is tangible—a story of pride and energy behind a city of three rivers, 446 bridges, and more than 305,000 people. The ‘Big Small Town’ That’s Easy to Call Home “Pittsburgh genuinely is an inviting town,” says Jim Belchick. “It doesn’t matter where you came from—you’re welcome.”
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elchick is the Shadyside based real estate agent for Coldwell Banker, whose relocation department settled hundreds of transferees last year in the Pittsburgh region. Business is booming, thanks in part to companies’ growing investment in resettling their employees. Other real estate experts are quick to praise the friendliness of Pittsburgh. Tracy Young, the relocation director for Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, is someone so rooted in Pittsburgh that she jokes she’d never leave. “We laugh about how some longtime residents don’t want to cross a river, but sometimes it’s true!” she says. “What we’re really saying is that people here take such an active and vital role in their neighborhood. They feel connected to where they live.” In fact, Young chose to stay in town partly because of the investment she could feel in Pittsburgh’s communities. As a chemical engineering graduate from Carnegie Mellon University, she certainly had offers to leave. But growing up in a middle-class neighborhood in Pittsburgh’s South Hills area, she saw how it was possible to “make a good life
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here, regardless of whether your family was bluecollar or whitecollar.” More than a century of philanthropic investment has given the region a backbone of equity. Under the stewardship of the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, the city maintains a truly massive amount of public land, like
Frick Park, 644 acres of preserved forest named for American industrialist Henry Clay Frick. Or Schenley Park, 300 acres named in 1889 for famed benefactor Mary Schenley. As it sprawls through the neighborhoods of Greenfield, Squirrel Hill, and Oakland, Schenley Park hosts citywide events like summer movie festivals, concerts, and an annual vintage sports car race. Of Pittsburgh’s big city amenities, Young and Belchick say that the lively arts and culture scene most surprises newcomers. Strolling around the 14 square blocks of the city’s Cultural District, they can enjoy dozens of fine dining establishments, 12 art galleries, and six theaters. Those world-class institutions include Heinz Hall, the 2,661seat residence of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, home of the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater. Across the water from the Cultural District are two of the three sporting institutions that are the crown jewels of Pittsburgh: Heinz Field, home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and PNC Park, the Pirates’ family friendly baseball stadium that boasts stunning views of the city skyline. Just a mile away is the CONSOL Energy Center, where raucous hockey fans cheer on the Pittsburgh Penguins.
RELOCATION “I always tell people, Pittsburgh can be whatever you want it to be,” says Belchick. “We’re not ever going to be the size of New York City, but we have all the amenities of a large city with a small-town feel. You have the best of both worlds.” Those who wish to escape the city lights will love Pittsburgh’s backyard. A treasure trove of outdoor activities sits just 90 minutes to the southeast, starting with Seven Springs Mountain Resort, the wintry haven of ski enthusiasts. A little further south is Ohiopyle State Park, gateway to the 70-mile Laurel Highlands hiking trail. Ohiopyle is an adventurer’s paradise, home to open fields for stargazing and a bustling main drag by a sleepy stretch of the Youghiogheny River, which twists upstream into wild, Class 4 rapids. And yet a major piece of history is just 10 minutes away. Nestled into the woods and
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cantilevered over a 30-foot waterfall is Fallingwater, the masterpiece of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Built for the Kaufmann family in the 1930s as their summer getaway, the house was a welcome retreat from the coal bitten air of Pittsburgh, where the Kaufmanns ran their eponymous department store. Now, it welcomes more than 167,000 visitors a year, who step through the exquisitely preserved house to experience Wright’s vision.
Something for Everyone in a Diverse Housing Market It may not be built by one of the foremost architects of the 20th century, but newcomers’ ideal home is waiting to be found in Pittsburgh’s housing market. That’s the experience driven belief of Susan Sadowski, the senior vice president of relocation and development for Howard Hanna Real Estate Services.
RELOCATION Sadowski oversees Howard Hanna’s relocation offices across eight states, resettling employees from all across the country. “It’s really interesting to help people find their neighborhood match in Pittsburgh,” she says. “When people are moving from, say, Boston, they tend to go into Mt. Lebanon, Sewickley, or the Lawrenceville area—areas with that little downtown feel, because that’s what they’re used to. Or we might bring someone up from North Carolina or Texas, and they’re looking for the suburban experience they had before. In Pittsburgh, they find that in subdivisions within Fox Chapel or in Cranberry Township to the north.” Sadowski says that newcomers also are finding the right educational match for their children. “Our school districts are a big plus,” she says. “Parents who want a smaller, neighborhood feel will find it in places like Quaker Valley School District in Sewickley, or in the South Hill districts like Mt. Lebanon, North Fayette, and South Fayette.” The Pittsburgh region’s public schools are highly ranked across the state and nation. But newcomers will find additional opportunity in the city’s longstanding private schools: established names like the Winchester Thurston School, the all boys Central Catholic High School, or the all girls Ellis School.
is one of the city’s most electric scenes. A hip energy mingles with the traditional: vintage boutiques, a secondfloor bowling alley, and quirky finds like a specialty card shop sit beside neighborhood bars and sandwich shops.
“You can find a house in the heart of a great district like Lawrenceville for $300,000!” says Belchick. “That’s a bargain to a New Yorker.”
“I am really keeping my eye on the West End, especially the under considered area of Banksville/ Westwood. You can count on this,” says Belchick.
It adds up: while for many families, the school district is the deciding factor, there’s so much depth and quality to Pittsburgh’s neighborhoods that they can make a good life wherever they settle.
Then, it was an area best avoided when the sun went down. Now, the Butler Street corridor
Out-of-towners have fallen for Lawrenceville’s classic brick rowhomes, whose brightly painted doors and windows delight from the outside. Inside, exposed brick and lofty ceilings extend the charm. The strong demand for housing has attracted investors who are renovating forgotten properties and building brand new ones. Where to live often comes down to the interior space that the buyer prefers, says Belchick. “When I’m introducing people to the Lawrenceville area, I often take them through my house first, so they can get a sense of a typical home,” he says. “And my house is tall—four bedrooms tall—but it’s narrow. So some people say, ‘How do you live here?’ But if you like the solid brick architecture, you can always open up a floor and have a two-story living room with an office on the third floor. Otherwise, you can live in one of the newer developments cropping up, which have a more open layout.” With the investment surge, prices in buzzworthy neighborhoods like Lawrenceville are no longer undervalued. But Pittsburgh prices are still a bargain. In 2015, Zillow reported that the median sale price of homes in Pittsburgh was $153,600, well below the national median of $175,500 for single-family homes.
An Urban Renaissance Across the City Perhaps no urban neighborhood has received more buzz than Lawrenceville, a thin stretch of land along the Allegheny River just a few miles northeast of Downtown. For decades beyond the 1980s, Lawrenceville was a neighborhood of dilapidated rowhouses and warehouses, the gritty remnants of a flagging steel industry.
The neighborhood has so much buzz that it’s often the first place out-of-towners ask about when they relocate—particularly if they’re from a big city like New York. Most can’t believe what they can get for their dollar.
“The ability to purchase a home in this area is unparalleled,” says Young. “And more often than that, we’re comparable to or more affordable than where people are coming from.” There also isn’t a dining trend missing, not when Lawrenceville’s popular restaurants are dishing up fusion cuisine, tasty small plates, and hearty gastropub fare. It’s the sort of risk taking that helped to inspire Pittsburgh’s win as Zagat’s top food city in 2015.
Lawrenceville isn’t the only neighborhood that has experienced a revival. The construction boom is even more visible in up-and-coming areas like East Liberty, where land is at less of a premium.
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Perhaps more than any other neighborhood in Pittsburgh, East Liberty is restoring the convenience of urban living, and its own legacy as a shopping district. The neighborhood is home to a power trio of grocery stores—Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, and Giant Eagle—as well as Bakery Square, a mixed-use shopping center and the headquarters of Google’s Pittsburgh office.
The Strip District’s diversity of ethnic influences, including Asian, Italian, Mexican, and Latin American eateries, makes it one of the city’s biggest melting pots. It’s also a short drive or bike ride away from Pittsburgh’s central business district. So it’s no surprise that loftstyle living has followed in renovated buildings like The Cork Factory or The Cigar Factory.
East Liberty also has another ace up its sleeve: Target, the only superstore within the city. Many observers credit the store’s grand opening in 2011 for kick starting the wave of new development on Penn Avenue, including new apartment complexes at the doorstep of Target and Bakery Square.
And as always, there are neighborhoods that aren’t aiming to be ‘up-and-coming’ at all—the kind of neighborhoods where quality-of-life is good and housing is especially affordable.
Then there’s the Strip District, which, like Lawrenceville, has an industrial past and a bustling scene. The Strip is famous for its weekend market, which draws a busy
“I am really keeping my eye on the West End, especially the under considered area of Banksville/Westwood. You can count on this,” says Belchick. “It’s a safe
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Spirited Momentum in the Business Community An abundance of housing opportunities, first-class school districts, and cultural amenities: none of this would be possible if the job market wasn’t strong. Enter the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, a force behind regional, environmental, and economic evolution since
1944. Working with its affiliate organizations— the Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce, the Pennsylvania Economy League of Greater Pittsburgh, and the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance (PRA)—the Allegheny Conference is focused on various issues affecting the economy and quality of life in the 10-county Pittsburgh region. That includes the critical priority of ensuring that the region’s workforce aligns with employers’ needs, from supply to skill sets. From the Conference’s mile-high view, potential is everywhere. Recently, its staff facilitated a series of focus groups with regional leaders about their current and future talent requirements, bringing more than 130 CEOs, human resources directors, and education experts to the table. “The momentum and collegiality of all the businesses here was palpable,” says Linda Topoleski, the Allegheny Conference’s vice
RELOCATION president of workforce operations and programs, and the staff lead on a supply-demand study that the Conference is undertaking. “This is a moving train.” James Reddish, part of the national project team working with the Allegheny Conference on the project, couldn’t agree more. “We were struck by the volume and quality of business engagement [related to the supply-demand study focus groups],” he says. “You don’t often find a business community with this strength of leadership.” Topoleski is fond of describing Pittsburgh’s engagement by way of local tech entrepreneur Don Charlton, who says, “In Pittsburgh, we really feel that the entire city is behind us, helping us succeed.” (Read more about Charlton’s story and get to know other dedicated locals on pages 42 to 46.) Spurring Pittsburgh’s growth in the information technology sector is one of the key goals of the Allegheny Conference’s workforce strategy. According to Topoleski, a number of promising factors have converged to draw IT professionals to the city: more favorable perceptions about the depth of job opportunities, rising salaries, and an awareness of the region’s favorable cost of living. Pittsburgh got another major boost in February 2015, when Uber announced that it was launching a robotics research lab and technology center in the Strip District. As part of a joint venture with Carnegie Mellon University
(CMU), Uber’s Advanced Technologies Center is working on developing the technology for driverless cars. When construction finishes on a nearby site, the company will have another famous neighbor: Apple, which has leased 26,000 square feet at The Yards at 3 Crossings for an undisclosed project. Another big win: Facebook’s announcement in January 2016 that it was opening its Oculus virtual reality office in the Oakland neighborhood, just a block from the University of Pittsburgh’s iconic Cathedral of Learning.
Home Grown Talent Gets Next-Level Funding Big name tech moves owe a lot to the presence of university powerhouses like Pitt and CMU, which provide access to some of the brightest minds in research, computer science, and engineering. Yet many of their graduates aren’t moving on to bigger companies, but starting their own ‘next big thing.’ Case in point: CMU’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) incubated an astounding 130 companies in the past five years, the result of seed funding, strong corporate partnerships, and mentorship. Of the CIE’s most recent startups, 11 have been acquired by companies like Google, IBM, Boeing, and Home Depot. But several others have rapidly become a local success story, like Branding Brand, whose mobile commerce platform serves a growing plate of Fortune 500 companies. Branding Brand is the brainchild of three CMU graduates who evolved the company from College Prowler, a venture they formed while studying at CMU’s Tepper School of Business. “An overnight success typically takes two to five years,” quips Michael Annichine, CEO of Magee Womens Research Institute & Foundation. Annichine knows firsthand how much it takes to bring an idea to market. In 2009, he sold his company in the financial services industry and began building his career at several entrepreneurship incubators in the region: the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse, CLeveled, and Innovation Works, a Ben Franklin Technology Partner. “Between universities with executive-in-residence programs and other local institutions, there’s
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Crime Index 2012
(rate per 100,000 inhabitants) METRO AREA Pittsburgh, PA Atlanta, GA Austin, TX Baltimore, MD Boston, MA Cincinnati, OH Denver, CO Detroit, MI Indianapolis, IN Kansas City, MO Milwaukee, WI Philadelphia, PA Portland, OR Raleigh, NC Richmond, VA San Diego, CA San Jose, CA Seattle, WA St. Louis, MO2 Washington, DC
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PROPERTY CRIME
299.71 1,900.5 408.6 3,383.4 292.7 3,431.2 621.2 2,984.3 355.2 1,983.9 284.5 3,318.9 337.5 2,746.6 574.4 2,730.0 599.5 3,672.5 488.2 3,475.6 575.6 3,344.2 n/a 2,665.7 266.5 3,164.3 247.0 2,470.7 243.4 2,563.3 373.6 2,196.9 274.0 2,603.4 336.8 n/a 463.6 2,881.8 332.7 2,282.1
1 Crime rates unavailable from 2012 report, so 2011 figure is listed. Source: FBI Uniform Crime Report 2012, June 2014
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an estimated $5 to $7 million spent annually on an ecosystem to support entrepreneurs,” he explains. “It took more than 10 years just to build that ecosystem.”
investors to the table, which is significant.”
Now that the ecosystem is established, its players can focus on moving great ideas through the pipeline at a faster clip. Part of that is accomplished by capturing ‘dormroom ideas’ and accelerating the learning curve for entrepreneurs. The other part depends on providing a surge of capital so that businesses can have a larger impact.
There’s more than one way to attract investors. In 2015, the Allegheny Conference spearheaded the Power of 32 Site Development Fund, which helps to prepare sites for construction when traditional sources of financing are not options for landowners or developers.
Contrary to how most people imagine a startup (poof! viral), fledgling businesses have a defined fundraising target for every stage of growth. First, there’s proof of concept: will the idea work? Then, market ready: will it sell? Next, scalability: can the business expand? “Pittsburgh has been really good at bringing a lot of seed funding to the table,” Annichine says. “We’re now beginning to attract that next level capital, which I think is desperately needed.”
Strategizing for Sustained Growth
So far, this private, patient mortgage loan fund has raised $49 million. Sites in the Pittsburgh region, as well as in parts of nearby Ohio, West Virginia, and the Maryland panhandle are eligible, with particular consideration given to brownfields. “We don’t want to lose projects because we don’t have enough sites ready to meet corporate demand,” says David Ruppersberger, president of the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance, the region’s economic development marketing organization.
Annichine is seeing promising signs that capital is flowing into the area. He names regional venture capital firms who are opening offices in Pittsburgh, as well as local firms that primarily were invested on the West Coast, but are now consolidating their activities here. These are the types of moves that were rare five years ago.
Southwestern Pennsylvania’s rolling topography may require extra time for site preparation, such as installing water and gas lines, so planning for horizontal construction is essential. Infrastructure is just as important, says Ruppersberger: incoming corporations often desire sites of 20+ acres, with some companies specifying that they will only consider sites that are in proximity to Class 1 rail service or interstate highways.
“One of the things we’ve been able to do lately is generate a buzz nationally,” he says. “We’re getting more national
Yet as competition for new business heats up, Allegheny Conference officials say that planners are far from relying
RELOCATION found in the decisions of existing companies, who decide to further invest here because the region is working for them.”
on ‘smokestack chasing’—the strategy of drawing one major employer to the region and then gambling on that company’s commitment. Instead, Pittsburgh’s story is about a network of companies who have reinvested in the region time and time again. According to the PRA’s annual Business Investment Scorecard, 2015 was the ninth straight year that capital investments exceeded $1 billion. A total of 275 business investment deals were announced, encompassing expansions, relocations, attractions, and development deals across the 10-county region. “Seven out of 10 deals were expansions, supporting the impact of a ‘growing your own’ economic development strategy,” says Philip
Which industry sector led the way in deals of the 275 that were announced? Advanced manufacturing—an answer that still surprises those who think of Pittsburgh as an aging steel town. The sector announced 63 deals, nearly double the 37 each that were made by the financial services and technology industries.
Cynar, senior communications specialist at the Allegheny Conference. “In the end, a blend of both expansions and attractions is good. But the proof of the region’s value as a business investment destination is really
With its many surprises, Pittsburgh just might be the kind of place that visitors have to see to believe. Topoleski sums it up best, as she describes what she’s learned about attracting top talent: “If you can get them here one time, they’re sold.” mg
Housing Cost Comparison by MSA METROPOLITAN AREA OR REGION Pittsburgh, PA United States Atlanta, GA Baltimore, MD Boston, MA Charlotte, NC Chicago, IL Cincinnati, OH/KY/IN Cleveland, OH Denver, CO Detroit, MI Indianapolis, IN Kansas City, MO/KS Miami, FL Milwaukee, WI Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN Philadelphia, PA Phoenix, AZ Portland, OR Richmond, VA San Diego, CA Seattle, WA St. Louis, MO/IL Tampa, FL Washington, DC/MD/VA
MEDIAN SALES PRICE OF EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES (4Q 20135) $137,000 226,000 190,000 230,000 385,000 189,000 205,000 139,000 120,000 319,000 102,000 135,000 N/A 235,000 175,000 210,000 225,000 220,000 228,000 204,000 460,000 399,000 145,000 155,000 364,000
AVERAGE ASKING MONTHLY APARTMENT RENT (FEBRUARY 2016) $1,073 1,376 1,292 2,697 1,169 1,989 859 877 1,569 780 769 831 2,548 1,005 1,249 1,409 1,079 1,435 971 1,768 1,754 855 1187 2,090
Source: The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index: Complete History by Metropolitan Area (1991-Current); RentJungle.com | Last Updated: March 2016
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Meet the Neighbors Amiena Mahsoob
Director of Education Programs World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh
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Transitioning back to living in the U.S. can be challenging but I knew I would have a support network in Pittsburgh.”
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fter teaching in the suburbs of Pittsburgh for three years, Amiena finally gave in to the itch to explore the world and secured a position with the Japan Exchange and Teaching program at the Fujishima Senior High School in Fukui, Japan. She knew that would allow her to become part of a community, while teaching conversational English, writing, speech and debate. The only potential drawback was that Amiena didn’t speak Japanese. It turns out, that wasn’t such a barrier as she and the students met each other halfway, each learning more of the other’s language.
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That experience is part of what drives her today in her work with the World Affairs Council. As the director of education programs, she designs and organizes nearly 100 global education events annually, including the Student Ambassador Program which connects area middle school students with Pittsburgh’s global community through local speakers and events that expose students to other cultures. “We have the opportunity to change people’s perspectives and open their minds to other cultures, and middle school is a time when young people are naturally curious.” Additionally, she connects local high school students to their peers internationally via videoconference events.
Amiena stays active outside of work, serving on the YWCA Young Leaders board, the PA Council for International Education, as a guest member of Environmental Charter School’s board and leader of the Circle of Trust, which supports professional and personal growth for female mid-career leaders. She also completed the Pittsburgh Marathon in 2010 and 2013, and enjoys theatre and casual dining at restaurants such as BRGR in East Liberty, Toast Kitchen and Wine Bar in Shadyside, Siena Downtown, and D’s Six Pax and Dogz and Alma-Pan Latin Kitchen in Regent Square.
Neighbors Bryan Brantley Attorney McGuireWoods LLP
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Pittsburgh is a small city with a big-city feel. Yet, you never feel like a stranger here.”
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hen Bryan Brantley arrived in Pittsburgh for law school, he was pretty sure he would leave after graduation. By then, however, he’d taken a different view – despite job offers from law firms in other cities. “I saw how the landscape of Pittsburgh was changing. There seemed to be big opportunity here as a city with several corporate headquarters of public companies.” That was 2004. Today, he is an attorney at McGuireWoods LLP, defending major manufacturers in product liability lawsuits. He convinced his love (now his wife, Katrina, also an attorney) to live here too, rather
than her first choice of the Richmond, Va./ Washington, D.C. areas where opportunity and family were abundant. Making their Pittsburgh home in the Deutschtown neighborhood of the North Side gives them easy access to Downtown, and many local restaurants and amenities. “We love walking to James Street, Max’s, Legends, Bistro Soul (“good comfort food that’s not fried”) and to Savoy in the Strip. They also go to PNC Park, often with clients, and to Heinz Field. (When it comes to sports, Bryan’s heart may still be in Ohio, but he’s close friends with several current and former Steelers.)
Bryan and Katrina are also avid cyclists. They enjoy both road and trails, including those in North Park and along the “Jail Trail,“ the Eliza Furnace section of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail that passes alongside the Allegheny County Jail Downtown, a bit of irony not lost on these lawyers.
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Neighbors Jessica Tonti
Team Member Recognition Administrator Giant Eagle
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Each neighborhood has its own unique style and you can definitely find one that fits you.”
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n her position focused on recognizing employees for their good work and making a difference, Jessica Tonti is uniquely aware of how important esprit de corps can be to a company. So she is appreciative of the overall spirit at Giant Eagle. “It’s a family-run company and that sense of family is part of the culture. It shows through on all levels. Co-workers care about you on a personal level here.” (Jessica’s full disclosure is that her mother and brother also work for Giant Eagle, but she believes the family feel is true regardless.) Jessica finds that to be true about Pittsburghers in general. “People go out of their way for strangers here. When I travel
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to other cities I don’t get that same feeling.” Part of that warmth she attributes to the unique and tight-knit neighborhoods, each with its own unique style. Jessica lives in Shadyside (with its combination of younger residents, cool new and established restaurants and bars, and galleries), but frequents downtown restaurants for happy hours and other events. “I love the lounge at Vallozzi’s and their personal pizzas and martinis are amazing.” She also recommends Meat and Potatoes for brunch and its five-cheese grilled sandwich, tomato soup and absinthe cocktail.
She shares the region’s sports-loving culture and is a self-described “huge Pens fan” with cats named Crosby and Geno to prove it. She loves getting Pens t-shirts and other memorabilia from family members on her birthday. “The sports mentality here is amazing!” She is also a big fan of live music in local venues, especially Club Café on the South Side and Mr. Small’s in Millvale, and takes advantage of Kayak Pittsburgh’s North Shore base. “Kayaking is a really neat way to see the city. The rivers are so beautiful.”
Neighbors Jason Dille
Vice President, Media Chemistry Communications
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In southwestern PA, I can be on the cutting edge of digital media during the week, and casting my fly rod or rock climbing on the weekends. It’s the best of both worlds.”
ason Dille lives life fully, both on and off “the grid.” He directs digital media strategies for local and national advertising clients for Chemistry, a downtown marketing and advertising firm, targeting the best opportunities to connect with audiences online. When not working, he can be found connecting with the southwestern Pennsylvania watershed, casting his fly line in local streams in such places as Greene County’s Enlow Fork. “There are some great trout streams in lower Washington County and Greene County,” Jason says, but his connection with the natural world doesn’t end at the water. He and his wife rock climb at Cooper’s Rock, a short drive south in West Virginia, and he takes his one-year-old son Hunter hiking there and at McConnell’s Mill, a state park, an hour’s drive north in Lawrence County. “It’s a conscious decision to spend time in the outdoors.”
He’s also a lifelong hunter, often snagging deer, wild turkey, pheasant and rabbit. Skilled and respectful of the natural world, he cleans, cooks and eats what he harvests. Between the intensity of his day job, and the calm of the outdoors, Jason’s creativity takes flight in other ways. He performs in plays at Canonsburg’s Little Lake Theatre, and recently played the role of Doc Porter in the community theater’s production of Crimes of the Heart. He’s also a former mascot for the Washington Wild Things, a Frontier League baseball team based in Washington County, a role that was part entertaining hijinks and part crowd control.
At home in Canonsburg, Jason and his family enjoy the small-town atmosphere, with events like the annual Fourth of July parade high on their list of favorites. The parade is second only to Philadelphia’s in size, drawing more than 70,000 spectators. “It’s one of the best in the country,” Jason says, citing the combination of veterans and local school participants and the zealous local residents who line chairs up along the parade route days in advance to ensure a front-row view. (Residents at one time reserved their spots with chairs two weeks or more ahead of the holiday, but a new ordinance limits them to two days.) All of that adds to the charm he says. “It gives you a good feeling that an event like this still draws the whole community in.”
Jason’s also an avid DIY’er, having recently remodeled a bathroom and constructed a bar and an island in his family’s kitchen.
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Neighbors Don Charlton
Founder and Chief Product Officer Jazz (formerly The Resumator)
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If you’re a startup and can build a little momentum, you’re going to have an entire city trying to help you.”
on Charlton grew up about an hour south of Pittsburgh, in Uniontown, Fayette County, with a “dirty little secret.” Despite his love for art and drawing, he’d been sneaking into the library every morning to computer program. Had it not been for the watchful eye of a high school guidance counselor, who told him about a field in which he could marry his two passions, he might have quit being an artist. Instead, he headed to the Rochester Institute of Technology to study graphic design and embarked on a career as an interactive designer and developer at some of Pittsburgh’s most notable design firms.
After making the leap to start his own business -- and learning some hard lessons from his first failed venture -- Don began building what would become Jazz (formerly The Resumator). He recognized a market that was underserved by existing products. Applicant tracking systems – the software businesses use to recruit and hire – at the time were big, expensive and cumbersome to use. Employees at many small and medium sized businesses were tasked with hiring, in addition to their regular duties, and they
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were often using inefficient email, spreadsheets and home-grown systems to try and do so. Validated by his own experience as the “deputized hiring manager” in the firms at which he had worked, he focused on building something that would make everything -- from posting jobs to wading through hundreds of resumes to selecting the employee to hire -- easy, effective and efficient for anyone from a designer to an HR manager. “I thought, ‘Let me see if I can use the skills that I have to solve that problem – especially for people like me, who don’t have recruiting experience.’ ” The effort has gone far beyond his initial aim. In 2009, he earned a place in an intensive, 20-week program run by startup accelerator AlphaLab, availing himself of the training, mentoring and seed capital to launch what would become Jazz, which now has offices in Pittsburgh’s Strip District, as well as in San Francisco and just outside of Boston. Used by more than 4,000 companies spanning all industries, 50 states and 70+ countries, Jazz provides integrated, easy-to-use recruiting tools and social media features to
make it easy to source a bigger pool of better talent for every job, quickly and accurately screen every applicant, conduct effective interviews and feel confident in every hire -- all while giving the user reports that help them know how they’re doing in the process. It is prized by companies with and without big HR departments that need to ramp up staffing quickly. Customers include Major League Baseball, Warby Parker, Burning Man, Bitly, Mashable, MailChimp and R/GA, as well as the 2012 presidential campaigns of both Mitt Romney and Barack Obama. Pittsburgh has made sense for Jazz – and Don – on both professional and personal levels. As an entrepreneur, he has access to talented graduates of the region’s many universities and the support of its thriving startup community. Recently, Don helped to unveil the “Innovate in PA Tax Credit,” a program to help fund smallbusiness incubators in the commonwealth. “We don’t feel like just one of many companies, like we’d be in Silicon Valley or New York,” he says. “In Pittsburgh, we really feel that the entire city is behind us, helping us succeed.”
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The statistic was quoted so often that most people never thought to check if it was actually the truth. “Allegheny County has the oldest population of any county in the United States except Dade County, Florida”. While the rate of one person in five over the age of 60 was
one of the highest for major cities, Pittsburgh’s demographics were the same as other Northern or Midwestern cities that experienced industrial declines – Buffalo or Cleveland for example – and Allegheny County wasn’t as old as a number of retirement Mecca’s.
Pittsburgh wasn’t West Palm or Scottsdale and the city had a real problem with insufficient opportunities to attract people in their early to peak working years. The shutdown of the steel industry and its supply chain resulted in hundreds of thousands leaving the area to find better
employment opportunities. Leaders who were realistic predicted that it would take a generation of effort to recover from the outmigration. That forecast turned out to be correct.
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generation has now passed and the good news is that the most recent census and updates show that the median age of the residents of Pittsburgh and much of the region is declining. It shouldn’t be a surprise that the economy of the region has recovered at the same time, providing jobs that young people previously had to look elsewhere to find.
Regardless of the degree of decline and rebound in population that occurred over the past few decades, it’s evident now that the face of the region looks different. There is no comparison between what places like Market Square, East Liber ty or Lawrenceville look like today versus just a few years ago. The anecdotal evidence we see with our eyes tells us that there are more people, younger people and people with more disposable income out and about than before. The data backs up that obser vation.
Pittsburgh is getting younger. The city is also on the radar of those who look for places that are on the leading edge of things. Pittsburgh is suddenly “cool” in the same way that Por tland or Austin is considered cool. The effor ts of many political administrations and civic leaders have paid off in the 21st Centur y, as emerging technology companies and re-emerging natural resources industries are creating demand for workers with the skills that well-educated and trained younger people possess.
According to the 2012 Census update, the median age of U. S. residents went up again by two-tenths of a point to 37.4 years since 2010. Likewise, the median age of Pennsylvanians rose from 40.1 to
Proving Out the Census Pittsburgh’s loss of young workers and families didn’t require a repor t from the Census Bureau to prove. A drive through the towns in the Mon Valley or Beaver Valley provided all the evidence anyone would need. Because the recover y of the regional economy took a different shape than the economy that existed in Western PA prior to 1980, you couldn’t go to towns like Charleroi or Beaver Falls and see offices and stores filling back up. As population returned, people moved to where their jobs are located or from where they can conveniently get to their jobs. The recent resurgence of urban living in Pittsburgh is concurrent with a national trend towards living in cities; however, that trend has been abetted here by the fact that the job creating engines – universities, hospitals, financial institutions – are located in Downtown Pittsburgh and in Oakland. If you look at the previous housing trends – which were suburban – you see the pattern of proximity to jobs. The housing boom in the Nor th Hills in the 1980’s and 1990’s followed the opening of I-279. The growth in the western suburbs followed the boom in suburban office growth and the heyday of USAir at the airpor t. Between 1995 and 2005, more than 45,000 housing units were built in our sixcounty metropolitan area. It’s possible that the decline in population may have abated by that time and the Census Bureau’s estimates hadn’t accounted for that yet, but at minimum the growth in new homes demonstrated the shift in population from the city to the suburbs.
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In addition to getting younger, Pittsburgh is also getting smarter, or at least better educated. While the educational attainment of Pittsburghers of all ages is roughly the same as that of the rest of the country – we have slightly more high school grads and fewer dropouts – the educational attainment of 25-34 year olds is significantly higher.
40.5 years old during that time. Compare to 1980, the median ages went up 7.4 and 8.4 years respectively in the countr y and state. In Pittsburgh, conversely, the median age declined from 2010 to 2012, falling twotenths to 33 years old. The median age of Allegheny County residents fell from 41.3 to 41 years old. Like with the state and U. S. demographics, the median age for Allegheny County increased significantly since 1980, matching the 7.4 years that the average American aged. The median age in Pittsburgh, however, was vir tually the same. After climbing from 32.8 years in 1980 to 35.5 in 2000, the median age in Pittsburgh returned again a dozen years later. Given the direction of the trend, it’s likely that the 2014 update will find Pittsburgh residents are younger now than 30 years ago. What is remarkable about the shift is that Pittsburgh’s trend is counter to the national and global trend. When you look at the data from year-toyear, it’s apparent that there have not been big moves in either direction. The largest increase in any year since 1990 was 9,054 (or 0.4 percent) and the largest decline was 14,634 (or 0.6 percent). Examining the components of the population trend gives a bit more clarity, especially into how the region’s age is declining. Throughout the period, the one constant has been that the natural order of change has been remarkably consistent. “Deaths still outnumber bir ths,” notes Jim Futrell, vice president of market research and analysis for the Allegheny Conference. That difference averaged 3,286 more deaths over the past dozen years, with ever y year having between 2,500 and 4,000 more deaths, except 2003. Net foreign immigration was even more consistent than the death rate, averaging 2,243 during the past 12 years. What has changed is the flow of domestic movement. Until 2009, net outmigration occurred ever y year, averaging 6,500 more people leaving than moving to Pittsburgh. From 2009 to 2012, over 2,200 more people moved to Pittsburgh than left it and the makeup of those coming was decidedly younger. In addition to getting younger, Pittsburgh is also getting smar ter, or at least better educated. While the educational attainment of Pittsburghers of all ages is roughly the same as that of the rest of the countr y – we have slightly more high school grads and fewer dropouts – the educational attainment of 25-34 year olds is significantly higher. The share of residents with a bachelor’s degree is more than five points higher than the U.S. average; and the share of Pittsburghers with graduate degrees is 13.6 percent versus
the U. S. average of 9.3 percent. Moreover, the change in population of those in Pittsburgh who have graduate degrees and are between 25 and 34 years old is 50.8 percent since 2000. PNC economist Kur t Rankin sees the business environment as a key to the latter statistic. “Pittsburgh has had the university base that normally attracts younger workers. That hasn’t changed over the years,” Rankin explains. “The star t-up and tech base – Google and other technology companies – has grown and allowed those younger people to stay and work.”
Coming and Staying for the Jobs During the decades of reconstructing and rebranding what Pittsburgh was, much was done to make the lifestyle of the region more attractive. The cleanup of the rivers and air quality – a result of dedicated individuals and a lack of manufacturing – improved the quality of life. Investment in the Cultural District created a destination in Downtown and was at the beginning of a wave of lifestyle amenity additions that put Pittsburgh in a league with other attractive cities. All these incremental improvements helped with the attraction and retention of younger workers but in the end, the tipping point was the growth of jobs that required the skills that 25-to-35 year olds possessed. As Rankin points out, the magnet has been technology. Whether from the transfer of university research into commerce or through the application of new technology to existing economic drivers like healthcare, it has been technology at the hear t of the new Pittsburgh economy. Because the epicenter of the tech economy was Oakland’s universities, the City of Pittsburgh has benefitted most from this job growth. With New Urbanism becoming a dominant trend reviving city living, the emergence of a job-creating engine in the hear t of Pittsburgh is not only attracting talent to the region, but also to the city itself. Bruce Katz, Brookings Institute vice president of the Metropolitan
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Policy Program, spoke of this convergence when he visited Carnegie Mellon University. Katz believes that there is a shift underway throughout the countr y that stems from the way business fosters innovation. Whereas companies primarily did innovation in suburban research and development settings – like the Research Triangle Park near Raleigh-Durham, NC – industr y leaders now look to open collaboration that thrives on proximity of its employees and supply chain. The density of an urban setting better ser ves the 24/7 innovation culture that exists at the best companies today. The changes in workplace dynamics of which Katz speaks play into the regional strengths of Southwestern PA. The cost of living in Pittsburgh is relatively low, especially when compared to the markets from which companies in the region are recruiting. Cities that attracted tech companies in the 1990’s – Palo Alto, San Francisco, Boston – are much more expensive than Pittsburgh to live. Today’s workplace doesn’t require proximity for workers or even companies to take advantage of synergies with their industr y and customers. At the risk of belaboring the Google example, the company’s location in Pittsburgh was recognition of the
The hottest jobs are what will continue to attract young people to the region that domestic in-migration won’t be enough.
talent available at Carnegie Mellon and the more affordable lifestyle of the city. In half a decade, Pittsburgh has become Google’s third largest employment center. Of course, the other industr y driving employment in Western PA is natural gas exploration and processing. While not specifically attractive to younger workers alone, the nature of the work is like construction’s and therefore draws younger workers. The need for technical education and skills has grown among employers faster than the educational system has responded with training. As an indicator of this trend, some 23,000 jobs remain unfilled in the 14-county region, according to the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance’s (PRA) tracking of openings. Some 57 percent of those jobs are in high tech companies or IT within other industries. Those are oppor tunities that more often than not are filled by younger people. In other cities, those are also the kinds of jobs that attract skilled foreign immigrants. The hottest jobs are what will continue to attract young people to the region that domestic in-migration won’t be enough.
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The fact that there are unfilled jobs is not unique to Pittsburgh. Cities like Milwaukee or Cleveland have the same problem. Ever yone sees the same answer and that’s foreign immigration. We need to have a federal policy that allows for more higher-skilled workers to immigrate to this countr y. In par t that’s a concern. In par t it needs to be a wakeup call for our educational institutions. A lot of these jobs don’t require college educations. We’ve just had a mismatch between what we need and what we’ve been educating our workforce to do. Twenty years ago, the concern about Pittsburgh was that there weren’t enough jobs to get young people to stay here after college. Today, job creation has begun to outstrip the demographics.
Playing Out the Trend What does “getting younger” mean for the future of Western PA’s economy? It’s important to remember that while the median age is declining in the center of the region’s population, there are still lots of people getting older in place.
“There are three main demographic waves coming through. The first is the Baby Boomers, which is so much bigger than any previous group,” explains Dr. Shelby Stewman, professor of sociology and demographics at Carnegie Mellon University. Stewman notes that the Boomers’ size, wealth and lifestyle expectations have affected ever ything in American culture over the past 50 years. Nearly 76 million Americans were born during the Baby Boom between 1946 and 1964. That age cohor t still makes up one quar ter of the total population and their actions and expectations have enormous influence on the economy. As Boomers begin to retire in greater numbers over the next decade or so, there will be two major impacts on the economy as a result. One is that the healthcare-related costs associated with aging and dying will rise and the size and expectations of the Boomers will put enormous pressure on those systems. The second impact will be the loss of workers from the retirement of the biggest generation. Since the Baby Boom was followed by a decade of lower birth rates, this wave of retirements will be followed by a cohort that already represents a hole in the workforce. The size of that hole is estimated to be 140,000 workers.
think people in the region are going to be in for a surprise when the bir th rates rise again,” he says. “We have had a delay in the child bearing period but when you look at the Echo Boomers, they’re out there.” Stewman predicts that Echo Boomers may push back having children for a while but that the numbers eventually catch up to the trend. He points out that the bir th rate has been stable at between 1.7 and 1.9 children per family for almost 40 years. During the 20th Centur y, the highpoint for bir th rate was 1957, when 3.8 children per family were born; and the trough occurred in 1976 when the rate was 1.74 children per family. By 1980, the rate was 1.8 and in 2007 it was 1.9. When the second largest generation born in this countr y passes through its child bearing years over the next two decades, Stewman predicts another rise in newborns, even with a stable bir th rate. Babies born since the end of the recession will be leaving high school in 2030. What will the economic landscape of Pittsburgh look like for them? There seems to be some big trends emerging from the shifting demographics. By 2030, the last of the Baby Boomers will have hit the traditional retirement age. Many of the people that would be filling in behind the Boomers left town with the steel industr y; so a kind of reverse Diaspora will be needed or there will be increased opportunities for workers in their 30’s and 40’s to have more responsibility. If the reemergence of manufacturing occurs as predicted, Pittsburgh will be a city with lots of jobs across a broad spectrum of industries, most of which will rely on a steady stream of younger, well-trained workers. While most of the countr y will be struggling with economic stagnation that could result from having nearly a quar ter of the population retired and dependent upon consuming savings or government-backed suppor t, the economy of Western PA has the potential to be expanding and searching for younger and smar ter workers.
The latter impact is significant for Pittsburgh because it is the age group that would take up the place of the Baby Boomers that moved away during the 1980’s in the wake of the steel industr y’s collapse. By the middle of the next decade, Pittsburgh should offer plenty of employment oppor tunity.
The third wave of the demographic sea is another large one, the Echo Boom or the children of the Baby Boomers. There is ample early evidence that this cohor t will behave differently as adults than their parents did. Shelby Stewman predicts another change that will be a depar ture for this region. “I
“There are jobs open to be filled and you’re going to have to go to a younger workforce to fill those positions. Baby boomers have maybe ten more years to work and over the course of ten years this city is going to change dramatically in its age.” “Those prime earning years – early-30’s to mid-40’s – you can’t have growth in that group without establishing that base of young workers. We’re establishing that base in Pittsburgh,” says Rankin. “The big takeaway is that ten years out, Pittsburgh has the potential for a big income boost.” mg
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Moving Your Financial Family
Moving Your Financial Family Anyone who has ever moved knows that it’s no small feat. Your days are filled with finding a new home, arranging financing, investigating school districts and finally packing up your belongings in anticipation of the big moving day. But don’t forget! The personal belongings in your home aren’t the only things you need to move. Your financial family should be an important part of your plans as well.
Organization Is the Key
Plan Ahead
As the time nears for your moving day, take a few minutes to make an inventory of your accounts and who provides them. You’ll need to include: • Checking and savings accounts • Holiday club accounts • Certificates of deposit • Safe deposit boxes • Stocks, bonds and other investments • 401(k) plans • Credit cards • Outstanding loans and lines of credit
The further ahead you plan — the less chance that you’ll have of running into last-minute trouble. Notify all sources of income of your plans at least three months in advance of your effective move in date (especially government income, such as social security). This will help ensure that your money is sent to the right place.
Contact the providers of these services and let them know you’re moving. If you’re planning to maintain any financial relationships be sure to inform them of your new address in advance. Otherwise, make arrangements to close your accounts or transfer them to your new financial institution. In addition, you may want to contact your accountant, attorney and financial advisor to let them know that you’re moving. Be sure to get copies of your tax returns and any other files that they may have from previous years and keep them in a safe place. These files will be quite helpful as you begin assembling your new circle of financial and legal consultants.
If you have any payments that are automatically deducted from your bank account, for instance, your car or other loan payments, be sure to make arrangements well in advance for the funds to be deducted from your new bank account. Give special attention to tax-deferred funds such as 401(k) plans and IRAs. When moving these types of funds, be aware that there are strict rules governing the transfer of these funds. Ask your financial advisor for more details.
Looking Toward the Future Choosing new financial partners is the final step in moving your financial family. There’s much to consider before making a firm decision. So, it pays to shop around! Are the hours and locations convenient for you? Do the types of accounts and services meet your needs? Are you pleased with the way you’re treated?
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such as telephone, online, mobile, smartphone and text message banking services that allow you to conveniently access and view your personal account information or activity 24/7. These services are designed to let you check your account balance, review account activity, transfer funds between accounts, and pay monthly bills anywhere. By using online and mobile app banking options, you can easily preauthorize your regular monthly bills, such as a car or mortgage payment, so that they are always paid without worry. This way, your monthly bills are taken care of in a safe and timely manner while you are in transit or still trying to get settled in with the move.
As you select a new financial institution, think of it as establishing a long lasting relationship — not merely opening new accounts. With any new relationship, the more you put into it — the more you will get out of it. In this case, the more business you bring to a bank, then the more special features you may receive. For example, some banks offer advantages according to the balance on your savings, checking or loan accounts. Others give you discounts on loans when your monthly payments are automatically deducted from one of their checking accounts. Your goal is to get the most out of your relationship with your new bank. Therefore, you will want to make sure that your new accounts are a part of your total financial package and they reflect your everyday needs. Most people find it inconvenient to switch financial institutions. So, you’ll probably want to take time now to make the right decision and feel comfortable later with your selections. As you shop for a new financial institution, check into automated services that can make your life easier. These types of services can be invaluable while you’re moving and can continue to be a useful financial tool long after your move is complete.
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As you select a new financial institution, think of it as establishing a long lasting relationship — not merely opening new accounts. With any new relationship, the more you put into it — the more you will get out of it. Online and Mobile App Banking Options
Of course, you still will need to verify your bank statements and bills each month and make sure that your finances are in good order.
Direct Deposit Don’t worry about paychecks getting lost or not being forwarded to you in the mail. In addition, you won’t have to find time between unpacking boxes to run to the bank just to make a deposit. If your employer offers direct deposit, take advantage of this valuable service and have your paycheck deposited directly into your bank account. Check with any other income sources (e.g., social security benefits or investment dividends) to see if they offer direct deposit. You’ll save yourself quite a bit of time and have peace of mind knowing your funds are secure. Keep in mind that this information is only a general guideline to help you with your moving experience. Your personal financial family may require more (or less) planning than what is discussed here. Seeking the advice of your financial advisor and planning ahead can help to ensure that your move goes smoothly and according to schedule. Article provided by Dollar Bank mg
Writing checks and paying bills are the last things that you want to be concerned with when planning a move. So why not do your banking by phone or from your computer? Most banks offer electronic banking options
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or decades prior to the Great Recession, the Pittsburgh housing market was fairly unremarkable. Trends in population growth, housing types or mortgage financing happened elsewhere. Pittsburgh was slow and steady. That’s a description that many locals take pride in espousing but it’s also a recipe for a stagnation of sorts; and the home prices in Pittsburgh reflected that. Unlike in other cities, home ownership in Pittsburgh had little risk but also little reward. From almost any perspective, Pittsburgh’s housing market lagged or ran counter to the national trends. Little about the market was newsworthy. That all changed after 2008. Slow and steady is an unattractive description for most investors. Consumers in other cities saw home price appreciation that was five or ten times higher than appreciation in Pittsburgh and homes sold like hot cakes. In mid-2007 we began to understand why some of these hot markets were so overheated. The artificial growth in values that came from demand from investors, flippers and unqualified buyers fueled the housing bubble and the crisis that followed. None of those dynamics happened in Pittsburgh. Neither did the chaos that followed.
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hile dozens of major U.S. cities began to see homes foreclosed by the thousands and prices declined as much as 50 percent, Pittsburgh saw the kinds of conditions that occurred during other slow business cycles. Proper ty values edged down a little overall but many desirable communities still saw prices go up slightly. By 2010, proper ty values in Pittsburgh resumed an upward trend. With unemployment much lower in Pittsburgh, and growth in the kinds of jobs that would fuel the economy of the future, the housing market in Pittsburgh got healthier faster than almost any other city in America. The conditions were per fect for a housing boom. But that boom never happened. There was no rush to the market by existing homeowners to take advantage of the higher-than-normal appreciation. New construction didn’t even return to pre-recession levels, let alone take off as a relief valve for the lack of existing home inventor y. What did happen in Pittsburgh was that the region’s housing market was ver y much in line with the national trend – even a step ahead.
Through 2015, the stor y line in Pittsburgh was the same as that of the rest of the countr y. Prices continued to climb. Inventor y of homes for sale continued to decline. New construction didn’t pick up the slack (or even fully recover). Money was cheap to borrow but regulations kept lending conser vative. Younger people weren’t buying houses so construction of apar tments surged. Slow and steady became the national mantra again. Now in 2016, the housing market in the U.S. is seeing a shift in direction and that same shift is being seen in Pittsburgh. There are changes in several key factors in housing that should influence the market for the next year or so: The drivers of apar tment development have changed; Demographics will shift housing demand; Lending conditions will influence housing again; and in Pittsburgh, the makeup of the builders shaping new construction. Like in 2007, we can see changes coming in the housing market. Unlike in 2007, change won’t hur t.
The Big Numbers Housing was a train that went off the rails in the mid-2000s. It was only after the wreck that we discovered just how far off the rails the market went. At the time of the financial crisis, the worst pessimists predicted that it would take until 2014 before the overhanging inventor y of homes would be absorbed and growth could begin again. That turned out to be an optimistic forecast but in 2016 we can now see more clearly what the numbers meant. Even a cursor y glance at the housing star t data over the past decade reveals that new construction of homes has remained at severely depressed levels compared to histor y. The overbuilding of the mid-2000s came from over-lending and the upshot was that credit problems created a huge number of renters that had previously been owners. As the Millennial generation entered the workforce, its members had more college debt and greater concern about borrowing money than older generations. As a result, demand for new households and new construction fell precipitously and remained low.
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Those conditions also meant that demand for apar tments and rental homes went through the roof. Commercial real estate investors flocked to back multi-family development. Lenders liked the returns on investment and the lower risk of apar tment projects. Rents went up as vacancy went down. Apar tment construction boomed all over the countr y and increased significantly in Pittsburgh as well. Like in other cities, development of new apar tment projects in Pittsburgh was also accompanied by new design trends, which included smaller units, more lifestyle amenities, more urban development and the creation of multiple public social spaces within the common area of the complex. As 2015 wound down, there was growing evidence that demand for apar tments was star ting to wane. Lenders were becoming war y and less willing to finance new construction. In Pittsburgh, absorption remained high – more than 535 units for the third consecutive year – but lagged the amount of supply entering the market again by a similar margin. The histor y of multi-family development is ver y cyclical. New construction has generally gone on a year or two after demand slows so that overbuilding occurs. Most obser vers seem to feel the apar tment market is at the
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overbuilding point in 2016 but the numbers don’t necessarily suppor t the feeling that the par ty is over for new development. Nor does data show that the normal single-family demand cycle is about to take off. For example, while the U.S. multi-family market has been booming since the beginning of the recover y in 2010, the volume of star ts actually only rose above the 50-year average of 359,000 units in 2015. Moreover, the peak of two earlier boom cycles – in 1985 and 1972 – reached 576,000 units and 902,000 units respectively. Construction of multi-family units appears to be peaking in early 2016 at somewhere above 425,000 units, but a slowdown below the average is more likely for the full year. Even more inexplicable is the protracted sluggishness in the U.S. single-family market. Star ts in this categor y of housing peaked in 1972, 1978 and again in 2005,
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But with the growth of jobs that is forecast for the next three years – some 36,000 jobs – demand for housing in Pittsburgh could be building rather than waning.
when 2.068 million units were star ted. In the 48 years prior to 2005, the average number of single-family units star ted was above 1.546 million units. Construction dropped off dramatically from 2006 to 2009, when only 554,000 single-family houses were star ted. The overextension of mor tgages during the housing bubble created an excess inventor y that had to be sold prior to the resurgence of new construction. By all measures, that overhanging inventor y has been absorbed for two years or more, yet new construction only recovered to the one million-unit level in 2014 and the average number of star ts in the inter vening eight years has been 809,400. At our local level, the numbers are even more inexplicable. New construction of single-family homes peaked in Pittsburgh in 2004, well before the housing bubble popped. Since the 2009 recession, the volume of new homes built has only topped
Pittsburgh’s Housing Market 2,000 units once, in 2014. During that same economic recover y cycle, new job creation – which drives population growth and household formation – has well outstripped the amount of housing built of all types. The demographics and job growth may explain why 500 more apar tment units were absorbed each year since 2010. But with the growth of jobs that is forecast for the next three years – some 36,000 jobs – demand for housing in Pittsburgh could be building rather than waning. Why examine all these numbers? Well, the narrative about the housing market has been pretty consistent and persistent since 2009. The housing crisis created millions of renters and left millions of houses to be absorbed. But the data tells us that almost ten years later, all those new renters didn’t actually create a boom – at least not by historical standards. The numbers also suggest that demand for home ownership should be way ahead of supply by 2016, foretelling a dramatic increase in demand for homes to buy (or build). The latter is especially true if the huge Millennial generation is about to star t having children. Yet construction and sales of existing homes is not booming.
The dominant traits of the lifestyle being chosen by aging Boomers were having a sense of community with others of the same stage in life and having little or no maintenance responsibilities. “In the Western PA resale market we haven’t seen an uptick in inventor y for sale,” notes Howard “Hoddy” Hanna III,
CEO of Pittsburgh-based Howard Hanna Real Estate Ser vices, the nation’s four thlargest realtor. “That is not true in our other markets and in other markets we look at. The only place we’re seeing oversupply in the market is in the upper five percent of the price range.” Perhaps the numbers aren’t telling the stor y. The housing market changed because of the bubble so the historic housing cycle hasn’t moved in the same way. There has been nothing in the past to suggest that a major cyclical change is occurring either. Of course, the last time that the numbers suggested that the housing market wasn’t behaving as it should was 2006.
Keeping an Eye on the Demographics One of the more influential trends of the past decade has been the aging of the Baby Boomers. Because Pittsburgh has an older population, the lifestyle choices of aging Boomers had a bigger impact in Western PA, including the impact on housing.
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Pittsburgh’s Housing Market The dominant traits of the lifestyle being chosen by aging Boomers were having a sense of community with others of the same stage in life and having little or no maintenance responsibilities. These demands fueled new construction mostly, as little or no existing home product was in the market. In the late 1990s, that demand initially translated into a boom in independent living facilities and the continuum of care concept; but the more institutional style of living those facilities offered soon fell flat among residents. Around the turn of the centur y, a lifestyle option that was taking off in other markets came to Pittsburgh. Bill Weaver, owner of Weaver Custom Homes, was one of the first builders in Western PA to shift his business towards meeting this untapped need. Weaver researched the options and chose to ally his business with Epcon Communities, which had developed a number of attached and detached home concepts for aging in place. The formula has been a great success, as Weaver grew from building 10 or 15 homes each year to five times that number. “The Epcon franchise, that’s been our core product and it always will be,” says Weaver. The communities Weaver has developed have quad-plexes as the main housing option. He says that buyers are attracted to the no maintenance lifestyle that allows them to have a two or three bedroom home in a neighborhood with a pool and clubhouse that are frequented by people in the same stage in life. Weaver’s communities are nearby places that have strong single-family neighborhoods, like Cranberr y and Adams Township or Zelienople. “People don’t want to leave their churches. They don’t want to leave their friends. As long as they can get in their cars and get to those things in ten minutes or so, that’s per fect,” he asser ts, citing his success at Bellevue Park and a new community called the Glen at Woodside in Cranberr y as examples. “At [the Glen at Woodside] we have two models under construction but we’ve sold five lot reser vations and three contracts selling out of a trailer, which I hate to do.” Another builder taking advantage of the over-55 market is Brennan Builders. One of the most active custom builders in the Nor th Hills for decades, Brennan continues to have success in that market but has seen the shift in demographics as an oppor tunity for growth.
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“Our success isn’t so much about location as it is about product,” notes Tricia Brennan, who runs Brennan Builders with her father Bob. “We’re doing ver y well with the multi-unit product for buyers who don’t want traditional homes.” Brennan is building duplexes, quads and townhomes in The Gables in Mars and the Hunt Club at Grandview in West Deer Township. Time is the enemy of all trends, of course. Boomers heading into retirement have been a great market changer for housing and should remain a significant influence upon development for a while longer. Says Weaver, “Epcon keeps a good handle on projections and we’re told to expect Boomers to have influence for another 10 or 15 years.” But as that demographic
Time is the enemy of all trends, of course. Boomers heading into retirement have been a great market changer for housing and should remain a significant influence upon development for a while longer. group ages fur ther, the future of the housing industr y rests with the group of adults at the other end of the spectrum. If one factor could be isolated as the key to a new boom in single-family housing it is the pent-up demand from first-time buyers. Whether at the national level or in Pittsburgh, the shift by Millennial generation adults from renting to buying which is likely to coincide with that group beginning to raise children – will trigger a significant increase in demand for homes. Determining that tipping point won’t be easy but if histor y is an indication, a shift will occur when the median age of the Millennials is 30. That should occur sometime in 2017-2018.
One custom builder in Pittsburgh has seen a change in the mix of his customers already. Mark Heinauer, president of Barrington Homes, builds homes at the higher end of the price range but says that his clients aren’t necessarily the traditional middle-aged move-up type. “We have quite a few customers who are younger, in their 30s, and building pretty big houses,” Heinauer notes. “Not all of them are over a million dollars but we’re talking about $800,000 or more. One of the other things I see is people who moved away from Pittsburgh moving back. We see quite a few people doing that right now. They may have lived in New York or Chicago or Nor th Carolina but they are choosing to move back home. That’s pretty cool.” Heinauer is seeing the impact of what may be a ver y influential trend in Pittsburgh and throughout the U.S. For decades, the generation born between 1948 and 1963 – the Baby Boomers – have been the driving force of the U.S. economy and culture. That generation is still influencing the housing market but the Boomers’ most enduring legacy may be that they gave bir th to an even bigger demographic group, the group we call Millennials. The age group that is between 25 and 35 entered the workforce as a Black Swan event was blowing up the housing market. The financial crisis has had a similar influence upon Millennials as the Great Depression had on adults in the 1930s. But now, as America’s young adults mature beyond single life, the onset of raising families seems to be driving their housing choices. Lifestyle choices and fear of home buying pushed Millennials into the cities and into apar tments. Younger adults came into working life with higher levels of college debt. Saving and deleveraging were high priorities for Millennials. Now, some ten years later, Millennials are approaching home ownership with much more money in the bank than the Boomers did. The early evidence shows that their frugality is giving them options the Boomers didn’t have. “Not all first-time home buyers are looking at purchasing a $120,000 house and then moving up over time,” notes Mike Henr y, senior vice president, residential mor tgages for Dollar Bank. “We’re seeing first-time buyers who are skipping over the star ter home, looking at homes that are $250,000 or much more. Today’s first-time buyers are definitely different. Millennials are looking for different things than before.”
Pittsburgh’s Housing Market Henr y sites the Homebuyers Insights Repor t done by Bank of America this winter, which shows that 75 percent of first-time buyers plan to skip the star ter home. After paying down debt, Millennials and GenX-ers are planning to buy a first home that meets their long-term needs. In fact, the Bank of America sur vey found that 49 percent expected to retire in the home they purchase. How much do national trends impact Pittsburgh? Well, for a long time Pittsburghers made the argument that what happened here was different than in other markets or happened 18 months later. The truth is that all local markets tend to be influenced by the same factors that are obser ved on a national scale. This par ticular trend, however, is especially relevant because Pittsburgh has become home to a greater share of Millennials than most cities. Unlike most American cities, Pittsburgh is getting younger. While the median age of the U.S. continues to climb, the median Allegheny County resident is slightly younger and the median age of a City of Pittsburgh resident has fallen dramatically over the past decade, now dropping to around 33 years old. Employers that are driving growth in Pittsburgh are driving the future economy of the
U.S. More impor tant to demographics is the fact that these employers – ones engaged in new technology, healthcare and energy – are attracting a much younger workforce and paying much higher-than-average wages. That will drive the kinds of buyers that Mark Heinauer is seeing.
Mortgage Market Conditions If the Millennial generation is about to burst into its child-rearing and home-buying years, its members will face conditions for mor tgage borrowing that are different from those of older Americans – and conditions that aren’t all that different. The buyers of homes – especially first-time buyers – who are between the ages of 25 and 30 came of age and entered the workforce under the influence of the Great Recession. As that age cohort was wrapping up its education and looking for first jobs, the daily headlines were of bank closings, foreclosures and massive layoffs. Many found it hard to find a good job. Many graduated with debt for their college education that was equal to the cost of a starter home. The emotional impact was similar to the Great Depression’s impact on their grandparents. The financial impact may have been even greater.
Whether from fear or frugality, younger Americans put off buying a home for longer than normal after 2008. For those who wanted to buy a home, a different lending environment existed. Since loose lending created the crisis of 2008-2009, lenders tightened underwriting and credit conditions. The Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and consumer Protection Act of 2010 added regulations that made it tougher for banks to lend and for consumers to borrow. Many pundits have continued the narrative that mortgages are difficult to get, with borrowers having to save 20 percent for a down payment. According to bankers, that isn’t so and really never was. “The perception is that you need 20 percent down and per fect credit but that’s not true. I think that may have discouraged some buyers,” says Henr y. “We’ve been doing five percent conventional mor tgages since I star ted in 1987. You need documentation – pay stubs and a W-2. You need a good credit score. You need a down payment. It really hasn’t changed all that much.” Henr y points out that there are many mor tgage options, including using governmentbacked programs from the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) or Pennsylvania Home
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Pittsburgh’s Housing Market Finance Agency (PHFA). There are FHA loans requiring as little as 3.5 percent down and PHFA programs that provide home loan grants for buyers with qualifying incomes. The fallout from the financial crisis has actually been less about lending conditions and more about the hoops the lender must jump through. Banks still want to make loans, however, and they have learned to adapt to the new conditions. “Ever y situation presents an oppor tunity to learn and improve. The financial crisis nearly ten years ago was no exception. Since then, new mor tgage rules have been put in place to create a more transparent, easy-to-understand process and ensure that borrowers secure loans within their means,” explains Bill Tarpenning, senior vice president, mor tgage banking for Nor thwest Savings Bank. “These rules help lenders better understand a borrower’s financial situation. For borrowers, they give clarity to the fees, rates and terms associated with their home loan.” One rule, known as TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) or “Know Before You Owe”, took effect last October, creating two simplified disclosures that use a clear, easy-to-understand format and language. The first, known as the Loan Estimate, is
given to borrowers shor tly after application. The second is the Closing Disclosure, which is delivered at least three days before closing. These documents offer borrowers a better understanding of the terms and costs associated with their mor tgage and provide them with enough time to ask questions and make informed and responsible decisions. Although this new rule can slow the process, it creates better transparency between the borrower and lender. “In addition to TRID, Ability to Repay rules (par t of the Dodd/Frank legislation), went into effect in 2014,” remarks Tarpenning “These rules placed strict guidelines on what could and couldn’t be considered qualifying income when under writing residential mor tgage loans. Controlled by the Depar tment of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), these rules have made it more difficult to qualify applicants. There are many new rules that have gone into effect—far too many to discuss here. Needless to say, qualifying for a mor tgage has not gotten easier.” The aim of all the rules put in place is ultimately to keep buyers from borrowing more than they have the ability to repay. As might be expected – and as Mike Henr y pointed
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out – the borrower’s verifiable income is more of a focus for lenders than it was in the mid-2000s. Regulations make it harder for borrowers to take out a risky loan without knowing the risks. But the ultimate safeguard against buyers getting in over their head is common sense and homework. No amount of regulation is as effective as a buyer doing his or her research and planning for what the costs of borrowing – and owning a home – will be. That’s especially true for first-time homeowners. “First, it’s impor tant for first-time homebuyers to enter the mor tgage process understanding what they can afford,” explains Tarpenning. “The general rule has been that housing expenses, including expected monthly mor tgage payments, homeowners insurance and proper ty taxes shouldn’t exceed more than 28 percent of the borrower’s total gross monthly income. It’s impor tant that borrowers take a good look at their financial profile to avoid getting a home and payment they regret after closing. Finally, it’s impor tant that borrowers do their research.”
The housing prices in Pittsburgh are reasonable and steady. And like many other facets of Pittsburgh life, the home market here is gaining a national reputation. Pittsburgh Market Conditions Having experienced a generation of tough economic conditions, Pittsburgh has become one of the darlings of the U.S. economy since the Great Recession. It is an affordable place to live and work. The housing prices in Pittsburgh are reasonable and
steady. And like many other facets of Pittsburgh life, the home market here is gaining a national reputation. Smar tAsset repor ted on March 21 that Pittsburgh was the four th best market in the countr y for first-time buyers. The company based its rankings on several factors, listing price stability as a main ranking driver. Pittsburgh and Honolulu were the only two U.S. cities to have seen no price decline since 2010. Nationwide’s 2016 first quarter Health of Housing Market report listed Pittsburgh at 19th out of the 40 largest markets (based on total number of households). The insurer and multi-family lender looks at demographics, employment growth, mortgage market and home prices, ranking markets from four down to negative four for the current conditions. Pittsburgh rated a two for the quarter (only two markets rated above a two). More telling is the fact that Nationwide’s rating for Pittsburgh has been a two going back through 2015, a sign that the growth of the market has been sustainable. That explains why prices keep rising steadily, if not spectacularly.
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Pittsburgh’s Housing Market volume growing by eight or nine percent. Through the first three months of the year, Hanna says that about three percent more homes sold compared to 2015 but volume was up six-to-seven percent. He expects that disparity between price and units to continue through the rest of the year. What will ultimately drive the forecast for the housing market in Pittsburgh will be an increase in the number of jobs created. The Bureau of Labor Statistics first repor t of employment growth in Pittsburgh for 2015 was at a 1.2 percent rate, or about 14,000 jobs. At even conser vative household formation rates, that number of new jobs should have driven more household formations that there were new homes or apar tments. Recently, Moody’s Analytics predicted that job growth in Pittsburgh would add 36,000 to the workforce in the next two years. With much of those new jobs going to younger, better-paid workers, Pittsburgh’s housing inventor y will be under even more pressure before 2020. That’s a recipe for higher home values and for new construction. Housing starts have lagged the recovery in homebuilder sentiment for nearly four years. Sources: National Association of Homebuilders, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Wells Fargo Economics.
The reasoning behind these favorable ratings of Pittsburgh is sound enough – buyers need home values to hold while they adjust to all the expenses associated with home ownership – but stable home values don’t necessarily translate into one of the keys to a healthy buying environment: sufficient supply of modestly-priced homes. When and if the housing market lifts off in Pittsburgh, there are some market conditions that will be head winds. Development of new lots nearly stopped during the Great Recession. That’s a problem for a market that already had a dwindling supply of lots. Changes in the character of the builders also occurred during the downturn. The region’s top two builders, Ryan Homes and Heartland Custom Homes, merged and the market has seen a dramatic rise in the number of homes built by production-oriented builders. Also, new production builders have entered the market. By 2015, nearly 60 percent of the single-family homes were built by six production-oriented builders. Hoddy Hanna believes that a change in that trend may be starting. “On new construction, anecdotally it seems like there has been a small resurgence by the small-to-medium sized custom builder. There have been more custom communities opening up. Since the middle of last year, there has been more credit available for development,” he says.
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“The lack of choice has impaired those looking to buy new. Whether it’s the location of the home, the size or the type of product being built, having more choices encourages buyers.” The upshot of these market condition changes has been that new home buyers will have more similarity of choices than buyers did in the more custom home driven market 10 years ago. That could pose a problem for the first-time Millennial buyers, which have demonstrated a desire for customization in many of its lifestyle choices. Economic realities are likely to bend how new buyers view their options, however, as costs continue to rise for homes and first-time buyers have to evaluate the value of customization versus truly custom. Concerns about the depth of the apar tment market are beginning to push back on the wave of new development in 2016. After three years of construction of more apar tments than single-family homes, the tide will turn this year. There isn’t much evidence to suggest that a boom in single-family housing is going to star t in 2016 but the economic conditions for pent-up demand to kick in are growing. Howard Hanna Real Estate Ser vices’ forecast for 2016 was for an increase in units sold of six-to-seven percent, with sales
At the end of the first quar ter it was clear that the prevailing trend in the housing market had changed. Some 433 permits had been issued for single-family detached homes, an increase of 8.5 percent over the first quar ter of 2015. That number of new single-family homes, combined with 166 attached single-family homes represents new construction that is in line with the volume of new homes since 2010. The big departure from the trend was in the apar tment market. During the first quar ter there were no permits issued for new multi-family projects, which reflects the change in sentiment about apar tments from lenders and developers in the region. Pittsburgh Homebuilding Repor t had forecast a decline in apar tment star ts to 2,544 and an increase in single-family star ts to 2,280 for 2016; however, after the first quar ter that forecast for apar tments looks optimistic. A deep dive into the development pipeline shows that around 3,000 of the proposed 4,800 units have slowed, with no schedule for star ting at the moment. Mark Heinauer sees continued success in that recipe and is excited about the prospect of new growth in a market that has earned a reputation for stability. He thinks that stability makes it harder to predict when trends are changing. “The city has been through good spur ts before but nothing like we’ve seen in the past few years,” he says. “Pittsburgh has staying power.” mg
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Cobblehouse Lawrenceville Condos Priced from: Low $300,000’s School district: City of Pittsburgh Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 412-361-4000 howardhanna.com Columbus Square North Side Single family Priced from: $179,000 to $289,000 School district: City of Pittsburgh Agency: Fourth River Development LLC 412-231-4444 ColumbusSquarePittsburgh.com East Jefferson Central Northside Townhouses Priced from: $385,000 School district: City of Pittsburgh Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 412-276-5000 howardhanna.com Hatfield + Home Lawrenceville Single-family homes Priced from: $300,000 to $420,000 School district: City of Pittsburgh Agency: RE/MAX Select Realty Christa Ross 724-779-1437 www.hatfieldandhome.com
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Hilltop Housing Initiative Beltzhoover Single-family homes Priced from: $89,900 School district: City of Pittsburgh Agency: Northwood Realty 412-367-3200 northwood.com Jailhouse Commons Southside Townhomes Priced from: $399,900 School district: City of Pittsburgh Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 412-833-3600 howardhanna.com Kula Living East Liberty Contemporary single-family Priced from: $460,000 School district: City of Pittsburgh Agency: RE/MAX Select Realty 724-933-6300 x657 kulaliving.com Riverside Mews City of Pittsburgh/South Side Contemporary townhomes Priced from: $545,000 School district: City of Pittsburgh Agency: One80 Real Estate Services LLC 412-318-4139 one80res.com
Summerset at Frick Park City of Pittsburgh/ Squirrel Hill Traditional Neighborhood Development Single-family homes, duplexes, townhomes, condominiums, apartments Priced from: $300,000 School district: City of Pittsburgh Agency: Summerset Land Development Associates 412-420-0120 summersetatfrickpark.com Summerset at Frick Park Squirrel Hill Single-family homes, condos, and paired homes Priced from: $460,000 School district: City of Pittsburgh Agency: KACIN 724-327-6694 www.KACIN.com Sweetbriar Village City of Pittsburgh/Mt. Washington Townhomes Priced from: $240,000 School district: City of Pittsburgh Agency: Coldwell Banker Real Estate 412-521-2222 liveatsweetbriarvillage.com Vista Grande City of Pittsburgh/Mt. Washington Condominiums Priced from: $525,000 School district: City of Pittsburgh Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 412-481-0000 howardhanna.com
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ALLEGHENY COUNTY Alderwood Pine Township Colonial Priced from: $412,900 School district: North Allegheny Agency: Dan Ryan Builders 724-471-5580 www.danryanbuilders.com/pittsburgh
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Residential New Construction Altmyer Fields Marshall Township Courtyard single living with basements Priced from: $404,900 School district: North Allegheny Agency: Weaver Homes 724-496-5670 weaverhomes.com
Castletown Franklin Park Custom single-family homes Priced from: $650,000 School district: North Allegheny Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 412-776-3686 thepreferredrealty.com
Autumn Grove Marshall Township Luxury custom homes Priced from: $800,000 School district: North Allegheny Agency: Eddy Homes 412-221-0400 EddyHomes.com
Castletown Franklin Township Single-family estate homes Priced from: $650,000 School district: North Allegheny Agency: Brennan Builders Real Estate Services 724-865-2929 Brennanbuilders.com
Autumn Woods Moon Township Custom single-family homes Priced from: $360,000 School district: Moon Area Agency: S&A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com Avonworth Heights Ohio Township Custom single-family homes Priced from: $425,000 School district: Avonworth Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 412-367-8000 thepreferredrealty.com Bedner Estates Upper Saint Clair Single-family homes Priced from: $420,000 School district: Upper Saint Clair Agency: Heartland Homes 724-871-1712 HeartlandLuxuryHomes.com The Berkshires South Fayette Township Single-family homes and townhomes Priced from: $229,990 single-family, $189,990 townhomes School district: South Fayette Agency: Ryan Homes 412-914-2031 ryanhomes.com Briarwood Mt. Lebanon Single family homes Priced from: $400,000 and up School district: Mt. Lebanon Agency: Costa Homebuilders 412-384-8170 www.costahomebuilders.com Brookfield Estates Pine Township Luxury custom homes Priced from: $350,000 School district: Pine Richland Agency: Eddy Homes 412-221-0400 EddyHomes.com Camp Trees Pine Township Single-family homes Priced from: $410,000 School district: Pine Richland Agency: S&A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com
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Castors’ Farm Jefferson Hills Single family homes Priced from: $365,000 and up School district: West Jefferson Hills Agency: Costa Homebuilders 412-384-8170 www.costahomebuilders.com Centennial Point Collier Township Townhomes and carriage homes Priced from: $250,000 townhomes, $300,000 carriage homes Chartiers Valley Agency: S&A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com Chapel Harbor Fox Chapel Carriage homes, townhomes and single-family homes Priced from: $249,900 School district: Fox Chapel Area Agency: Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 412-963-7655 liveinchapelharbor.com Chapel Hill Estates Marshall Township Single family homes Priced from: $850,000 School district: North Allegheny Agency: Achieve Realty Chapel Pointe Fox Chapel Condominiums Priced from: High $300’s School district: Fox Chapel Area Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate
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Cobblestone Ohio Township Single-family homes Priced from: $290’s School district: Avonworth Agency: Ryan Homes 412-367-1927 ryanhomes.com Cobblestone Ohio Township Single-family homes Priced from: $330,000 School district: Avonworth Agency: S&A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com Copper Creek Marshall Township Luxury estate custom homes Priced from: $1,600,000 School district: North Allegheny Agency: Eddy Homes 412-221-0400 EddyHomes.com Courtyards at The Preserves North Fayette Township Detached carriage, patio homes Priced from: $258,900 School district: West Allegheny Agency: Scarmazzi Homes 724-223-1844 www.scarmazzihomes.com Deer Valley Estates Sewickley Priced from: $430,000 Custom single-family homes School district: Avonworth Agency: S&A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com Deerfield Ridge South Fayette Township Custom single-family homes Priced from: $405,000 Agency: Paragon Homes 412-787-8807 VisitParagonHomes.com Della Strada South Park Single-family homes Priced from: $210’s School district: South Park Agency: Ryan Homes 412-945-3641 ryanhomes.com Edgewater at Oakmont Oakmont Single-family homes, condos, townhomes, and paired homes Priced from: $359,900 School district: Riverview Agency: KACIN 412-877-1055 www.KACIN.com E lane @ Carnegie Carnegie Garden style condominiums Priced from: $194,900 School district: Carlton Agency: RE/MAX Select Realty 412-633-9300 ext. 214 724-309-1758 elane.biz
Emerald Fields Pine Township Single-family homes Priced from: $600,000 School district: Pine Richland Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 724-776-3686 thepreferredrealty.com
Field Brook Farms Richland Township Single-family homes Priced from: Low $600’s School district: Pine-Richland Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-772-8822 howardhanna.com
Emerald Fields Pine township Single-family homes Priced from: $480’s School district: Pine Richland Agency: Heartland Homes 724-871-1702 HeartlandLuxuryHomes.com
Fields of Nicholson Franklin Park Borough Custom carriage-homes and villas Starting at $519,400 School district: North Allegheny Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 412-367-8000 thepreferredrealty.com
The Enclave Fox Chapel Single-family homes Priced from: $950,000 School district: Fox Chapel Area Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 412-963-7655 coldwellbankerhomes.com/ TheEnclave The Estates at Jefferson Jefferson Borough Single-family homes Priced from: $200’s Agency: Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 412-655-0400 coldwellbankerhomes.com/ JeffersonEstates Fair Acres Upper St. Clair Custom single-family homes Priced from: $600,000 School district: Upper St. Clair Agency: Prudential Preferred Reality 412- 833-7700 www.fairacresusc.com Fairmont Square Marshall Township Townhomes Priced from: $280’s School district: North Allegheny Agency: Heartland Homes 724-949-0079 HeartlandLuxuryHomes.com Falconhurst Forest Fox Chapel Single-family homes Priced from: $700,000 School district: Fox Chapel Area Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 412-963-6300 howardhanna.com Fayette Farms North Fayette Single-family homes Priced from: $280’s School district: West Allegheny Agency: Ryan Homes 724-218-1015 ryanhomes.com Fayette Farms Estates North Fayette Township Custom Homes Priced from: $400,000 School district: West Allegheny Agency: Keller Williams 412-787-0888
Forest Oaks at Wexford Wexford Single-family Priced from: $199,900 School district: North Allegheny Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 412-366-1600 forestoaksatwexford.com Forest View Indiana Township Single-family homes Priced from: $500,000 School district: Fox Chapel Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-772-8822 ricciuticonstruction.com howardhanna.com Georgetowne Pine Township Luxury townhomes Priced from: $789,000 School district: Pine-Richland Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 412-367-8000 thepreferredrealty.com Hampton Woodlands Hampton Township Single-family homes Priced from: $490,000 School district: Hampton Agency: Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 412-487-0500 coldwellbankerhomes.com/ HamptonWoodlands Hartman Farns Franklin Park Single-family homes Priced from: $480’s School district: North Allegheny Agency: Heartland Homes 724-949-0079 HeartlandLuxuryHomes.com The Heights of North Park Pine Township Custom single-family Priced from: $900,000 School district: Pine-Richland Agency: RE/MAX Select Realty 724-993-6300 x657 madiahomes.com Highland Estates Ross Township Single-family homes School district: North Hills Agency: Ryan Homes 724-249-6835 ryanhomes.com
Residential New Construction Highpointe II Scott Township Luxury Townhouses Priced from: $274,900 School district: Chartiers Valley Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 412-833-3600 howardhanna.com
Lenox Place Finley Township Villas and townhomes Priced from: Mid $200’s School district: West Allegheny Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 412-262-4630 thepreferredrealty.com
The Hunt Club West Deer Township Carriage homes Priced from: $270’s School district: Deer Lakes Agency: Brennan Builders 724-432-3301 Brennanbuilders.com
Madison Woods Moon/Crescent Township Custom single-family homes Priced from: $350,000 School district: Moon Area Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 412-262-4630 thepreferredrealty.com
HyTyre Farms West Deer Township Carriage Homes Priced from: $224,000 School district: Deer Lakes Agency: Richland Holdings, LLC 724-443-4800 Jefferson Estates Jefferson Borough Carriage homes Priced from: $199,000 Agency: Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 412-655-0400 coldwellbankerhomes.com/ JeffersonEstates Kennedy Highlands Kennedy Township Colonial Priced from: $179,900 School district: Montour Agency: Dan Ryan Builders 412-275-6618 www.danryanbuilders.com/pittsburgh Lake MacLeod Pine Township Single-family homes Priced from: $1,000,000 School district: Pine-Richland Agency: Achieve Realty 412-720-9033 barringtonhomespa.com Lake MacLeod Pine Township Single-family homes Priced from: $750,000 School district: Pine-Richland Agency: Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 412-487-0500 or 412-366-1600 lakemacleod.com Langdon Farms Pine Township Single family homes Priced from: $850,000 School district: Pine-Richland Agency: Achieve Realty 412-720-9033 barringtonhomespa.com Legacy at Nevilleside Collier Township Carriage homes Priced from: $270’s School district: Chartiers Valley Agency: Ryan Homes 724-693-8140 ryanhomes.com
Marion Estates Findlay Township Single-family homes Priced from: $320,000 School district: West Allegheny Agency: S & A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com The Manor McCandless Custom single-family Priced from: $750,000 School district: North Allegheny Agency: RE/MAX Select Realty 724-779-7072 madiahomes.com
Oakwood Heights West Deer Township Colonial Priced from: $249,900 School district: Deer Lakes Agency: Dan Ryan Builders 412-329-4966 www.danryanbuilders.com/pittsburgh
Prestley Heights Carnegie Single-family homes Priced from: $250,000 School district: Carlynton Agency: Ryan Homes 412-429-1490 ryanhomes.com
Oakwood Heights West Deer Township Single-family homes Priced from: $219,900 School district: Deer Lakes Agency: Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 724-776-2900 coldwellbankerhomes.com/ OakwoodHeights
Private Acreage South Fayette Single-family homes Priced from: $300,000 School district: South Fayette Agency: Paragon Homes 412-787-8807 VisitParagonHomes.com
Paragon Place Robinson Township Custom estate homes Priced from: $500,000 School district: Montour Agency: Paragon Homes 412-787-8807 VisitParagonHomes.com Park Place Indiana Township Single-family homes Priced from: $750,000 School district: Fox Chapel Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 412-963-6300 howardhanna.com Parkridge
The Meadows at Hampton Hampton Township Custom single-family and ranches Priced from: $575,000 School district: Hampton Agency: RE/MAX Select Realty 724-933-6300 x657 madiahomes.com
McCandless Custom single-family Priced from: $750,000 School district: North Allegheny Agency: RE/MAX Select Realty 724-933-6300 x657
Millennium Woods Bethel Park Priced from: $290’s School district: Bethel Park Agency: Ryan Homes 724-249-6835 ryanhomes.com
Parkview Estates Richland Township Single-family homes Priced from: $290’s School district: Pine-Richland Agency: Ryan Homes 724-443-0190 ryanhomes.com
Newbury South Fayette Single-family homes and townhomes Priced from: $400,000 townhomes, $310,000 School district: South Fayette Agency: S&A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com
Pinewood Manor Pine Township Luxury custom homes Priced from: $500,000 School district: Pine Richland Agency: Eddy Homes 412-221-0400 EddyHomes.com
Newbury South Fayette Single family estate homes Priced from: $629,000 School district: South Fayette Agency: KACIN 724-327-6694 www.KACIN.com Noble Woods Moon Township Townhomes Priced from: $210’s School district: Moon Area Agency: Ryan Homes 724-249-6835 ryanhomes.com
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Raintree Manor Hampton Township Townhomes Priced from: $225,000 School district: Hampton Agency: Minnock Construction Company 412-366-4770 The Reserve at Fox Chase Fox Chapel Area Patio and carriage homes Priced from: $299,900 School district: Allegheny Valley Agency: Dennis Associates 412-828-7606 The Ridge at Manor Pine Township Single-family Homes Priced from: $900,000 School district: Pine Richland Agency: Achieve Realty 412-720-9033 barringtonhomespa.com The Ridge at Manor Pine Township Single-family homes Priced from: $850,000 School district: Pine-Richland Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-772-8822 howardhanna.com Ridge Forest Franklin Park Single-family homes and townhomes Priced from: $353,990 single-family, $247,990 townhomes School district: North Allegheny Agency: Ryan Homes 724-933-3162 singles 724-934-5822 townhouses ryanhomes.com Ridgeview Estates Monroeville Single-family homes Lots start at: $35,000 School district: Gateway Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices thepreferredrealty.com The Rivers Edge at Oakmont Oakmont Single-family, duplexes, condominiums and apartments Priced from: $329,000 School district: Riverview Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 412-427-0654 howardhanna.com
Sangree Farms Ross Township Custom single-family homes Priced from: $500,000 School district: North Hills Agency: Minnock Real Estate Services 412-369-7253 Scarlett Ridge Franklin Park Borough Luxury estate custom homes Priced from: $600,000 School district: North Allegheny Agency: Eddy Homes 412-221-0400 EddyHomes.com Settlers Pointe Collier Township Single-family homes Priced from: High $475,000 School district: Chartiers Valley Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate
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Residential New Construction Venango Trails Marshall Township Townhomes and single-family homes Priced from: $290’s School district: North Allegheny Agency: Heartland Homes 724-871-1720 HeartlandLuxuryHomes.com Venango Trails Marshall Township Single-family homes Priced from: $400,000 School district: North Allegheny Agency: S & A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com Venango Trails Marshall Township Single-family homes Priced from: $450’s School district: North Allegheny Agency: Brennan Builders 724-865-2929 Brennanbuilders.com The Village at Camp Trees
Pine Township Single family homes Priced from: $419,000 School district: Pine Richland Agency: Weaver Homes 412-525-9409
Willow Farms Fox Chapel Borough Single-family homes Priced from:$1,200,000 School district: Fox Chapel Area Agency: Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 412-963-7655 coldwellbankerhomes.com/ WillowFarms Woodcreek Manor Findlay Township Colonial Priced from: $199,900 School district: West Allegheny Agency: Dan Ryan Builders 412-616-9921 www.danryanbuilders.com/pittsburgh Woodwind of Hampton Allison Park Single family homes Priced from $600,000 School District: Hampton Agency: Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 412-487-0500 or 412-366-1600 coldwellbankerhomes.com/Woodwind
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Village At Marshall Ridge Marshall Township Townhomes Priced from: $230’s School district: North Allegheny Agency: Ryan Homes 724-933-4030 ryanhomes.com Village at Pine Pine Township Single-family homes and townhomes Priced from: $332,990 single family, $250,990 townhomes School district: Pine-Richland Agency: Ryan Homes 724-940-4052 ryanhomes.com Walkers Ridge Collier Township Single-family homes Priced from: $350,000 School district: Chartiers Valley Agency: Paragon Homes 412-787-8807 VisitParagonHomes.com Walnut Ridge South Fayette Single-family homes Priced from: $360’s School district: South Fayette Agency: Heartland Homes 724-949-0079 HeartlandLuxuryHomes.com Washington Square Jefferson Hills Borough Single-family homes Priced from: $250’s School district: West Jefferson Hills Agency: Ryan Homes 412-945-3641 ryanhomes.com
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Clairmont Manor Hopewell Township Colonial Priced from: $244,900 School district: Hopewell Agency: Dan Ryan Builders 412-616-9921 www.danryanbuilders.com/pittsburgh Goldenrod Meadows North Sewickley Township Single-family homes Priced from: $250,000 School district: Riverside Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 7224-775-5700 howardhanna.com Hickory Woods Chippewa Township Single-family homes Priced from: $270,000 School district: Blackhawk Agency: Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 724-776-2900 www.pittsburghmoves.com/ HickoryWoods John Quincy Adams
Adams Township Start at: $550,000 School district: Mars Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 724-776-3686 thepreferredrealty.com
Sarver Mills Buffalo Township Carriage Homes Priced from: Low $300’s School district: Freeport Area Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-327-5161 howardhanna.com
Seven Oaks Brighton Township Golf-course community with single-family custom homes and carriage homes Priced from: High $300’s School district: Beaver Area Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 724-776-3686 thepreferredrealty.com Traditions of America at Liberty Hills New Sewickley Township/ Economy Borough 55+ Lifestyle Living/ Single-family and garden homes/ Maintenance Free Priced from: $200,000s Agency: Traditions of America 724-869-5595 TraditionsofAmerica.com The Village at Timberwood Trace Chippewa Township Carriage Homes Priced from: $168,000 School district: Blackhawk Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-775-5700 howardhanna.com The Village at Heritage Estate Murrysville Patio Homes Priced from: $264,900 School district: Franklin Regional Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-327-5161 howardhanna.com Weather Vane Hill Slippery Rock Single-family homes Priced from: $3000,000 School district: Slippery Rock Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-282-7903 howardhanna.com
BUTLER COUNTY Amherst Village Adams Township Single-family homes Priced from: $290’s School district: Mars Area Agency: Ryan Homes 724-625-4050 ryanhomes.com BelleVue Park Cranberry Township
Single family homes Priced from: $299,900 School district: Seneca Valley Agency: Weaver Homes 412-525-9409 weaverhomes.com
Blackthorn Penn Township Single-family home sites/Singlefamily homes Priced from: $66,000/$379,900 School district: South Butler Agency: Northwood Realty 724-282-1313 northwood.com
Ehrman Farms Cranberry Township Single-family homes Priced from: $600,000 School district: Seneca Valley Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-452-1150 howardhanna.com
Blossom Ridge Butler Township Single-family homes Priced from: $300,000 School district: Butler Agency: Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 724-776-2900 www.pittsburghmoves.com/ BlossomRidge
Foxmoor Cranberry Township Carriage homes Priced from: $310,000 carriage homes School district: Seneca Valley Agency: S & A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com
Camp Trees Adams Township Single-family homes Priced from: $410,000 School district: Mars Area Agency: S&A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com Carriage Manor Cranberry Township Single-family homes Priced from: $700,000 School district: Seneca Valley Agency: Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 724-776-2900 coldwellbankerhomes.com/ carriagemanor Chatham Court Adams Township Luxury paired villas Priced from: Mid $700’s School district: Mars Area Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 724-776-3686 thepreferredrealty.com Cherrywood Springs Center Township Single-family log homes .5 to 10 acre lots School district: Butler Area Agency: Northwood Realty 724-282-1313 northwood.com The Courtyards at Creekside Adams Township Courtyard single level homes Priced from: $319,900 School district: Mars Agency: Weaver Homes 724-496-5670 weaverhomes.com Dutch Creek Estates
Jackson Township Colonial Priced from: $274,900 School district: Seneca Valley Agency: Dan Ryan Builders 412-275-6623 www.danryanbuilders.com/ pittsburgh
Foxwood Estates Cranberry Township Single-family homes Priced from: $850,000 School district: Seneca Valley Agency: Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 412-366-1600 foxwoodnewhomes.com Fulton Crossing Adams Township Single-family homes Priced from: $430’s School district: Mars Area Agency: Heartland Homes 724-949-0079 HeartlandLuxuryHomes.com The Gables Adams Township Carriage Homes Priced from: $370,000 School district: Mars Area Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-934-3400 howardhanna.com The Glen at Woodside Cranberry Township Courtyards single level homes Priced from: $320,000 School district: Seneca Valley Agency: Weaver Homes 412-525-9499 weaverhomes.com Jackson Crossing Jackson Township Single-family homes Priced from: $270’s School district: Seneca Valley Agency: Ryan Homes 724-249-6835 ryanhomes.com John Quincy Adams Adams Township Single family homes Priced from: $550,000 School district: Mars Area Agency; Berkshire Hathaway 724-776-3686 thepreferredrealty.com John Quincy Adams Estates Adams Township Single family homes Priced from: $649,000 School district: Mars Area Agency; Achieve Realty
Residential New Construction Kingsridge Adams Township Single-family homes Priced from: $320’s Agency: Ryan Homes 724-432-3989 ryanhomes.com Kingsridge Adams Township Custom single-family homes Priced from: $330,000 School district: Mars Area Agency: S&A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com Lakeview Adams Township Townhomes Priced from: $245,000 School district: Mars Area Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-934-3400 howardhanna.com Leslie Farms Connoquenessing Borough Single-family Priced from $200,000 School District: Butler Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 724-776-2900 coldwellbankerhomes.com/lesliefarms
Links of Cranberry Cranberry Township Single-family homes Priced from: $324,900 Townhomes Priced from: $219,900 School district: Seneca Valley Agency: Dan Ryan Builders 724-471-4964 www.danryanbuilders.com/pittsburgh
Oak Trace Penn and Butler Townships Single-family homes Priced from: $350,000 School district: South Butler Agency: Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 724-776-2900 www.pittsburghmoves.com/OakTrace
Park Place Cranberry Township Traditional neighborhood development single-family homes, townhomes, condos, rentals, retail Priced from: $350,000 School district: Seneca Valley Agency: Northwood Realty 724-776-1863
Meadow Ridge Connoquenessing Township Colonial Priced from: $279,900 School district: Seneca Valley Agency: Dan Ryan Builders 412-275-6623 www.danryanbuilders.com/pittsburgh
The Oaks Buffalo Township Single-family homes Priced from: $350,000 Agency: Northwood Realty northwood.com
Peachmont Farms Forward Township Single-family homes Priced from: $300,000 School district: Seneca Valley S&A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com
Meadow Ridge Forward Township Single-family homes Priced from: $250,000 School district: Seneca Valley Agency: Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 724-776-2900 coldwellbankerhomes.com/meadowridge Meredith Glen Estates Adams Township Custom single-family homes Priced from: $850,000 School district: Mars Area Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 724-776-3686 thepreferredrealty.com
The Oaks Buffalo Township Single-family homes Priced from: $299,900 School district: Freeport Area Agency: Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 412-366-1600 homesattheoaks.com Park Place Cranberry Township Single-family-homes and townhomes Priced from: $220’s townhomes School district: Seneca Valley Agency: Ryan Homes 724-778-9946
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Plantation at Saxonburg Clinton Township Carriage homes Priced from $240,000 School district: South Butler Agency: S&A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com Plantations Lancaster Township Single-family homes Priced from: $410,000 School district: Seneca Valley Agency: Brennan Realty 724-687-9097 www.brennanbuilders.com
The Pointe At Adams Ridge Adams Township Townhomes Priced from: $220’s School district: Mars Area Agency: Ryan Homes 724-776-5610 ryanhomes.com Poplar Forest Slippery Rock Borough Single-family homes Priced from: $250,000 25 lots from.6 to 5 acres Agency: Northwood Realty northwood.com Sarver Mills Buffalo Township Carriage homes Priced from: Low $300,000 School district: Freeport Area Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-327-5161 howardhanna.com Sarvers Mill Buffalo Township Single-family homes Priced from: $250,000 School district: Freeport Area Agency: S&A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com
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Residential New Construction Seaton Crest Adams Township Single-family homes Priced from: $370,000 School district: Mars Area Agency: S&A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com
Walkers Ridge Worth Township Farmlettes Priced from: $74,900 School district: Slippery Rock Agency: Northwood Realty 724-458-8800 northwood.com
Sonoma Valley Connoqenessing Township Patio homes Priced from: $249,900 School district: Butler Agency: Weaver Homes 877-836-9177 weaverhomes.com
Weatherburn Heights Middlesex Township Single-family homes Priced from: $320’s School district: Mars Area Agency: Ryan Homes 724-249-6835 ryanhomes.com
Timber Ridge Lancaster Township Single-family-homes Priced from: $450’s School district: Seneca Valley Agency: Brennan Realty 724-687-9097 www.brennanbuilders.com
Weather Vane Hill Slippery Rock Single-family homes Priced from: $300,000 School district: Slippery Rock Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-282-7903 howardhanna.com
Timberlee Farms Connoquenessing Township Single-family-homes Priced from: $300,000 School district: Butler Area Agency: Brennan Realty 724-687-9097 www.brennanbuilders.com
Winterwood Butler Southwest Single-family homes Priced from: $300,000 Six wooded lots available Agency: Northwood Realty northwood.com
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Adams Township Single family homes Priced from: $419,000 School district: Mars Agency: Weaver Homes 412-525-9409 weaverhomes.com The Vineyards Connoqenessing Township Courtyard single level homes Priced from: $264,900 School district: Butler Agency: Weaver Homes 877-279-1043 weaverhomes.com Vista Ridge Adams Township Custom Single-family homes Priced from: $340,000 School district: Mars Area Agency: S&A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com Vista Ridge Adams Township Single family homes Priced from: $379,000 School district: Mars Area Agency: Weaver Homes 412-525-9409 weaverhomes.com Wakefield Estates Cranberry Township Custom single-family homes Priced from: $750,000 School district: Seneca Valley Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 724-776-3686 thepreferredrealty.com
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Wyncrest Estates Butler Township Single-family homes Priced from: $250,000 School district: Butler Area Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 412-366-1600 coldwellbankerhomes.com/wyncrestestates
WASHINGTON COUNTY Anthony Farms Peters Township Single-family homes Priced from: $650,000 Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 412-276-5000 howardhanna.com Arden Farms Chartiers Township Colonial Priced from: $189,900 School district: Chartiers Houston Agency: Dan Ryan Builders 724-706-3934 www.danryanbuilders.com/pittsburgh Arden Farms Chartiers Township Attached carriage homes Priced from: $259,900 School district: Chartiers Houston Agency: Scarmazzi Homes 724-223-1844 www.scarmazzihomes.com
Bradford Run South Strabane Township Townhomes and carriage homes Priced from: Townhomes from $220,000 carriage homes from $270,000 School district: Trinity Area Agency: S&A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com Bridgeview North Strabane Township Townhomes Priced from: $224,900 School district: Canon-McMillan Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 412-748-9470 howardhanna.com Brookview Peters Township Carriage homes Priced from: $349,900 School district: Peters Township Agency: Keller Williams 412-831-3800 Cherry Valley Estates McDonald Luxury custom homes Priced from: $254,900 School district: Fort Cherry Agency: Eddy Homes 412-221-0400 EddyHomes.com The Crossings McMurray Luxury custom villa homes Priced from: $348,700 School district: Peters Township Agency: Eddy Homes 412-221-0400 EddyHomes.com Fair Acres Upper St. Clair Custom single-family homes Priced from: Lots, $650,000 School district: Upper St Clair Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 724-833-7700 thepreferredrealty.com Indian Ridge North Strabane Township Luxury homes Priced from: $400,792 School district: Canon-McMillan Agency: Eddy Homes 412-221-0400 EddyHomes.com Ironwood II Cecil Township Single-family homes Priced from: $440’s School district: Canon McMillan Agency: Heartland Homes 724-871-1738 HeartlandLuxuryHomes.com Justabout Farms Venetia Luxury custom villa homes Priced from: $600,000 School district: Peters Township Agency: Eddy Homes 412-221-0400 EddyHomes.com
Legacy at Sunset Pointe North Strabane Township 1st floor living, single-family homes and carriage homes Priced from: $330’s School district: Canon-McMillan Agency: Ryan Homes 724-745-3120 ryanhomes.com
Strabane Manor North Strabane Township Colonial Priced from: $202,900 School district: Trinity Agency: Dan Ryan Builders 724-908-4638 www.danryanbuilders.com/pittsburgh
Majestic Hills North Strabane Township Single-family homes Priced from: $270’s School district: Canon-McMillan Agency: Ryan Homes 724-745-6410 ryanhomes.com
Waterdam Farms North Strabane Township Patio homes Priced from: high $300,000s School district: Canon McMillan Agency: Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 412-833-5405 X210 www.waterdamfarms.com
Meadow Ridge Peters Township Single-family homes Priced from: $655,900 School district: Peters Township Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 412-833-7700 thepreferredrealty.com Oakbrooke Estates Cecil Township Single-family homes Priced from: $250’s School district: Canon-McMillan Agency: Ryan Homes 724-873-3595 ryanhomes.com Orchard Hill Peters Township Single-family homes Priced from: $320’s School district: Peters Township Agency: Ryan Homes 724-873-3595 ryanhomes.com The Overlook at Peters Peters Township Single-family homes Priced from: $450,000 School district: Peters Township Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-941-8800 howardhanna.com The Overlook/Legacy Village At Southpointe Cecil Township Single-family homes and carriage homes COMING SOON! School district: Canon-McMillan Agency: Ryan Homes 724-745-5083 ryanhomes.com Overlook at Southpointe Cecil Township Single-family homes Priced from: $380’s School district: Canon McMillan Agency: Heartland Homes 724-949-0079 HeartlandLuxuryHomes.com Piatt Estates Chartiers Township Single-family homes Priced from: $290,000 School district: Chartiers/ Houston Agency: S&A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com
Weavertown Woodlands North Strabane Township Carriage homes Priced from: $300,000 School district: Canon-McMillan Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-222-6040 howardhanna.com Whispering Pines Peters Township Single family homes Priced from: $600,000 and up School district: Peters Township Agency: Costa Homebuilders 412-384-8170 www.costahomebuilders.com
WESTMORELAND COUNTY Acropolis Heights Unity Township Custom single-family homes Priced from: $500,000 School district: Greater Latrobe Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 724-838-3660 thepreferredrealty.com Allegheny Woodlands Allegheny Township Custom single-family and cottage villas Priced from: low $290,000 single-family and Low $200’s cottage villas School district: Kiski Area Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-339-4000 howardhanna.com Augusta Penn Township Single-family homes Priced from: Lots, $53,900 School district: Penn-Trafford Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 724-327-0444 thepreferredrealty.com Blackthorne Estates Penn Township Single-family homes Priced from: $410’s School district: Penn Trafford Agency: Ryan Homes 724-863-2542 ryanhomes.com
Residential New Construction Cedar Hills Rostraver Township Condominiums and villas Priced from: $265,500 School district: Belle Vernon Area Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 724-929-7228 thepreferredrealty.com Cherry Knoll Delmont Single-family homes Priced from: $225.000 School district: Greensburg Salem Agency: RE/MAX Select Realty 412-856-2000 rasnoznik.net Cherry Wood Estates Mt. Pleasant Township Custom single-family homes Priced from: Low $300’s School district: Mount Pleasant Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 724-838-3660 thepreferredrealty.com Everview Estates Ligonier Township Single-family homes Priced from: $299,900 School district: Ligonier Valley Angency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-832-2300 Feightner Estates Hempfield Township Single-family homes lots Priced from: $64,500 - $74,500 School district: Hempfield Area Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices thepreferredrealty.com Foxtail Court at Rolling Ridge Murrysville Single-family homes Priced from: $600,000 School district: Franklin Regional Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-327-5161 howardhanna.com Glenn Aire Unity Township Custom single-family homes Priced from: $375,000 School district: Greater Latrobe Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 724-838-3660 thepreferredrealty.com Greenfield Estates Unity Township Custom single-family homes Priced from: $250,000 School district: Greater Latrobe Agency: Scalise Real Estate 724-539-3525 Hampton Heights (Formerly Carradam Golf Course) North Huntingdon Township One acre homesites Priced from: $400,000 School district: Norwin Agency: RWS Custom Homes 724-861-0571 rwscustomhomes.com
Harrington Way at Wendover Hempfield Township Single-family homes Priced from: $249,900 School district: Hempfield Area Agency: Northwood Realty 724-327-5600 northwood.com Legacy at Sunset Pointe Canonsburg Single-family-homes Coming soon Laurel View Place Derry Township Single-family lots Priced from: $49,900 School district: Derry Area Agency: Northwood Realty Services 724-537-0110 northwood.com Lincoln Hills North Huntington Township Single-family homes, townhomes and grand villas Priced from: mid-$300,000 Single-family, $239,900 townhomes and $289,900 grand villas School district: Norwin Agency: RWS Custom Homes 724-861-0571 rwscustomhomes.com Lindwood Crest Hempfield Township Over 55 Single-family homes Start at: $239,900 School district: Hempfield Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices thepreferredrealty.com Mallard Landing Murrysville Single-family homes Priced from: $470,000 School district: Franklin Regional Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-327-5161 howardhanna.com Meadowlane Farm Estates Hempfield Township Single-family homes Priced from: $240’s School district: Hempfield Area Agency: Ryan Homes 724-216-5737 ryanhomes.com Northpointe Hempfield Township Custom single-family homes Priced from: $330,000 School district: Hempfield Area Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 724-838-3660 thepreferredrealty.com Palmer Place Unity Township Custom single-family Priced from: $700,000 School district: Greater Latrobe Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 724-838-3660 thepreferredrealty.com
Serenity Pointe Murrysville Single-family homes Priced from: $500,000 School district: Franklin Regional Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-417-1772 howardhanna.com
The Villas of Willow Estates North Huntington Townhomes and grand villas Priced from: $239,900 and $289,900 School district: Norwin Agency: RWS Custom Homes 724-861-0571 rwscustomhomes.com
Siena Ridge Murrysville Single-family homes Priced from : $600,000 School district: Franklin Regional Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-327-5161 howardhanna.com
Weatherton Farm Estates Unity Township Single-family haomes Priced from: $250,000 School district: Greater Latrobe Agency: RE/MAX Select Realty 412-856-2000 rasnoznik.net
Victoria Highlands Unity Township Single-family homes Priced from: $290,000 School district: Latrobe Agency: Bob Shuster Realty 724-864-8884 rwscustomhomes.com
Westmoreland Community Action Jeannette Single-family homes Priced from: $75,000 School district: Jeannette City Agency: Northwood Realty 724-838-9643 northwood.com
Villas at Heritage Estates Murrysville Patio homes Priced from: Low $264,900 School district: Franklin Regional Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-327-5161 howardhanna.com
Westmoreland Human Opportunities Monessan Single-family homes Priced from: $70,000 School district: Monessen Agency: Northwood Realty 724-838-9643 northwood.com
The Village at Palmer Place Unity Township Custom villas Priced from: $349,000 School district: Greater Latrobe Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-832-2300 howardhanna.com
The Woods of Brandywine Penn Township Single-family homes Priced from: $260’s School district: Penn Trafford Agency: Ryan Homes 724-863-2542 ryanhomes.com
The Village at Stonegate Penn Township Villas Priced from: $391,400 School district: Penn-Trafford Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 724-838-3660 or 724-327-0444 thepreferredrealty.com
Yok Wood Ridge Unity Township Single-family homes Priced from: $200,000 School district: Greater Latrobe Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 724-838-3660 thepreferredrealty.com
Villages at Totteridge Greensburg Villas and manor homes Priced from: Villas, $349,000 and manors, $259,000 School district: Greensburg/Salem Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-327-5161 howardhanna.com The Villas at Grayhawk Unity Township Villa style condominiums Priced from: $219,850 School district: Greater Latrobe Agency: Cedar Ridge Realty 724-832-3501 thevillasatgrayhawk.com
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of Medicare and Medicaid dollars the regional, biotechnology induscoming into the region has helped try. Because the jobs in health to fuel the growth of the region’s care are relatively well-paid, this health-care and social services sector contributes more than 12 sector, now the region’s largest percent of the region’s employment-generated income. That’s employer. the third highest percentage among the top 40 regions in the Our health care industry serves United States. as one of the largest sources of jobs, spurs regional wealth in our area, and is the foundation for
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UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) is an integrated, global nonprofit health enterprise. With 60,000 employees system wide, the organization has grown to become the health care provider of choice in Western Pennsylvania. Ranking No. 13 in the prestigious U.S. News & World Report annual Honor Roll of America’s Best Hospitals, UPMC provides life-changing medicine with worldclass doctors, researchers, specialists, and hospitals all across the Pittsburgh region. Through its network of more than 20 hospitals and 500 doctors’ offices and outpatient sites, UPMC provides care to the most vulnerable citizens. Internationally, UPMC has established a research center in Kazakhstan and a transplant center in Italy delivering clinical expertise to people around the world. UPMC is committed to creating a healthy community that benefits everyone – not just those individuals who pass through its doors. With more than $888 million in annual community benefits, UPMC’s community contributions amount to nearly $2.4 million each day and improve the health of the region.
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For more than 30 years, UPMC has focused its resources on addressing the needs of patients and enhancing their quality of life. The results of these efforts are seen throughout the region in healthier communities and stronger local economies. Allegheny Health Network (ahn.org) is a dynamic, patient-centered and physicianled academic healthcare system based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that provides high quality comprehensive services to patients throughout Western Pennsylvania and the adjacent multi-state region of Ohio, West Virginia, New York and Maryland. Part of Highmark Health, Allegheny Health Network composes eight hospitals; more than 200 additional healthcare sites – including comprehensive Health + Wellness Pavilions; a research institute; more than 2,800 employed and affiliated physicians (412.Doctors); a group purchasing organization; and a complete spectrum of home and community based healthcare services. The Network’s hospitals include one quaternary academic medical center, Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, and seven tertiary/community hospitals that
provide an array of general and advanced medical services, including Allegheny Valley Hospital, Natrona Heights, PA; Canonsburg Hospital, Canonsburg, PA; Forbes Hospital, Monroeville, PA; Jefferson Hospital, Jefferson Hills, PA; Saint Vincent Hospital, Erie PA; West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh; and Westfield Memorial Hospital, Westfield, NY. Each year, the hospitals of Allegheny Health Network together admit nearly 100,000 patients, log 300,000 emergency room visits and deliver 6,500 babies; and its physicians perform more than 100,000 surgical procedures. Anchored by nationally and internationally recognized clinical and research programs in the areas of bone and joint care/sports medicine, cardiovascular disease, neurosurgery and neurology, women’s health, cancer, emergency medicine, bariatric and metabolic disease, Allegheny Health Network provides a complete spectrum of advanced diagnostic, medical and surgical care across all medical specialties, including primary care, trauma and burn care, general surgery, diabetes, autoimmune diseases, critical care, digestive diseases, men’s
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Each year 30,000 patients travel to UPMC from around the world to get our top-rated care.
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Health Care health/urology, lung and esophageal diseases and rehabilitation services. The Network is also a leading center for advanced heart, liver, kidney and pancreas transplantation. According to Comparion Medical Analytics’ 2016 CareChex hospital quality ratings, Allegheny Health Network ranks #1 in Pennsylvania and #8 nationally for overall organ transplantation quality. Allegheny Health Network’s Cancer Institute provides advanced, multi-disciplinary care for the treatment of all cancers, including brain, breast, colon and rectal, head and neck, lung, liver, ovarian, cervical, prostate and blood/hematologic cancers. The program reaches patients at more than 50 clinic locations throughout Western PA and employs more than 150 oncologists. The Institute is also home to one of Pennsylvania’s largest bone marrow and cell transplant programs and has a formal affiliation with the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center for clinical collaborations, medical education and a broad range of cancer research initiatives. Allegheny Health Network’s sports medicine program is the official medical provider of the Pittsburgh Pirates professional baseball team, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds soccer team, Robert Morris University, Gannon University and 19 Pittsburgh area high schools. The Network also is one of just a handful in the country designated as a national US Olympic Regional Medical Center. The hospitals of Allegheny Health Network have earned many accolades for superior quality and service excellence, including recognition from respected independent analysts and regulatory bodies such as The Joint Commission, Comparion Medical Analytics, US News & World Report, Consumer Reports and Healthgrades. According to the Comparion Medical Analytics’ 2016 CareChex hospital quality ratings, Allegheny Health Network places in the top 10% nationally for cancer care quality, in the top 5% nationally for cardiac care, in the top 10% nationally and #1 in the region for stroke care, #1 in Western PA for trauma care quality and #1 in Western PA for women’s health care. Allegheny Health Network also plays a pivotal role in the training of future generations of healthcare professionals by offering 46 graduate medical programs, three medical
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school affiliations and two nursing schools. The Network’s hospitals serve as clinical campuses for the medical schools of Drexel University, Temple University and the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM). Nearly 250 students are enrolled each year in nursing programs at the West Penn Hospital School of Nursing and the Citizens School of Nursing in Natrona Heights, and more than 500 medical residents and fellows receive advanced training on staff at the Network’s hospitals.
physicians in 26 medical specialties and a full range of advanced diagnostic tools and treatments. It’s clear that one of the best hospitals in the city isn’t in the city, it’s right here, at Ohio Valley General.
Physicians and scientists at Allegheny Health Network are often on the cutting edge of advanced treatments and new technologies. Innovative medical research across all of the
Ohio Valley General Hospital is a 138-bed, not-for-profit hospital, located in Kennedy Township, near the intersection of I-79 and Route 60.
A hospital that has served the people of Pittsburgh’s western suburbs and airport area for nearly 100 years makes patient satisfaction their main priority and has also been consistently awarded Avatar International’s Exceeding Patient Expectation Award.
St. Clair Hospital in Upper St. Clair is an acute-care facility that provides advanced, high-quality health care to more than 400,000 residents of southwestern Pennsylvania. With 525 physicians and more than 2,000 employees, St. Clair Hospital is the largest employer in Pittsburgh’s South Hills and is the only Pittsburgh-area hospital to be named one of the 100 Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania for six consecutive years. Network’s programs is a critical component of the organization’s mission. The Network’s Research Institute coordinates private and federally funded interdisciplinary programs designed to better understand, treat and prevent disease, and the Network’s hospitals are frequently involved in clinical trials of breast, prostate and bowel cancer, burn and traumatic injuries, gene therapy, cardiovascular disease, leukemia and lymphoma, autoimmune diseases, neurological diseases, and more. The Network is currently home to more than 300 active clinical research trials.
St. Clair offers virtually every healthcare service residents may need throughout their lives, and continually enhances its services and technologies to meet the community’s health needs. The hospital’s array of inpatient and outpatient services is nothing short of comprehensive and includes advanced cardiovascular services; specialized care for women, children and infants; diabetes treatment; oncology services; emergency care; general surgery services; behavioral health services; and pulmonary care.
Since it’s beginning in 1906, Ohio Valley General Hospital has nurtured a commitment to provide the community with a personalized approach to quality health care. This dedication has established the foundation for the Hospital to grow and meet the community’s health care needs with expanded services, new programs, and advanced technology and education.
Physicians at St. Clair Hospital use the most sophisticated imaging and diagnostic equipment available to assure that patients receive the fastest and most accurate readings, to determine their conditions, and to plot a course of treatment. From PET Scanning to CT Scanning to Nuclear Medicine and Ultrasound, the hospital’s Medical Imaging Services offers the most advanced technologies to save lives and provide superior medical care.
Ohio Valley General Hospital ranks among the very best in the country, according to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations. Ohio Valley has the area’s best and brightest medical minds, with nearly 200
Complementing the services at its main campus in Mt. Lebanon, the hospital offers healthcare services at three outpatient
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Health Care centers, including a diagnostic center located in Bethel Park. A new medical office building and outpatient center is now under development for Peters Township. St. Clair Hospital is home to the region’s largest Emergency Department visited by nearly 60,000 patients each year. To accommodate the growing needs of the community in this regard, the hospital recently completed a $13.5-million expansion of the department to increase capacity to 80,000 visitors per year. The 30,000-square-foot department features state-of-the-art monitoring and imaging equipment. From diagnosis and treatment to rehabilitation and wellness, St. Clair Hospital offers a full range of cardiac-care services. Its highly skilled professionals have helped the hospital to achieve industry-leading treatment times for heart attack victims arriving at its Emergency Department and have achieved better outcomes than some of the most recognized hospitals in the United States. The American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer has accredited the Cancer Care Center at St. Clair Hospital as a Comprehensive Community Cancer Center with Commendation, the highest rating a community hospital can achieve. Since its inception, St. Clair Hospital’s cancer program has demonstrated impressive survival rates. The relative five-year survival rate for patients diagnosed with invasive cancer -- for six of the most common cancers-- exceeds national and state averages. To complement its inpatient services, a highly skilled team of board-certified physicians, registered nurses, physical therapists, technologists and technicians provide compassionate, personalized care for a wide range of outpatient medical services. The Women and Children Services provides comprehensive health care for women of all ages and children from birth through adolescence. Women and Children Services comprise the Family Birth Center, the Lactation Center, Gynecology, the Pediatric Unit, including 24-hour Pediatrician coverage, and an extensive community, health-education department.
Outside Allegheny County In Beaver County, the Heritage Valley Health System comprises the Heritage Valley Beaver Hospital in Beaver, the Heritage Valley Sewickley Hospital and the Staunton Clinic in Sewickley, the Heritage Valley Health System’s Family Practice in Beaver Falls, the Heritage Valley ConvenientCare in Beaver, the Heritage Valley Health Center and the Heritage Valley Surgery Center in Moon, and the Heritage Valley Women’s Health Center in Aliquippa. The Heritage Valley Health System stands out among health-care systems because of the strength and stability of its for- life care
for its community. The decision making of Heritage Valley centers on, and measures, its achievements based on the impact its services have on neighbors, families, and friends. For example, the system’s Self-Requesting Mammography empowers patients to schedule mammography screenings without a physician’s order. This enables patients to be tested when it’s convenient for them, encourages more patients to be tested, and boosts the likelihood of early detection. Heritage Valley has introduced Mini-Maze, a minimally invasive heart procedure offered by only a few other providers in our region. MiniMaze corrects atrial fibrillation in an estimated 85 percent of patients who undergo the procedure and enables them to return to normal activity more quickly with less reported pain and reduces hospital stays. Heritage Valley’s Cardio Thoracic Program introduces a minimally invasive, cardiac procedure to treat thoracic aortic aneurisms (TAA). Guided by advanced-imaging technology, surgeons insert a vascular stent graft through
two, small groin incisions, thereby reducing recovery time to just 24 to 48 hours instead of the 10 to 14 days it used to take with the conventional method. In fact, Highmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield has recertified Heritage Valley as a “Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care” because of the hospital’s excellence and considering the overall volume for certain procedures, cardiac team experience, and sub-specialty certifications. Equally as important, Heritage Valley has reduced the incidence of hospital-acquired infections by 50 percent. In the past year alone, such infections dropped by 20 percent. What’s more, the Hospital and Health System Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) recognized the hospital for its aggressive training program to improve intravenous drug procedures and to reduce the leaking of certain drugs out of a vein and into surrounding tissue. Leakages of this sort damage tissue, muscles, tendons, and bone. Butler Health System, a community-health system, provides healthcare services in locations throughout Western Pennsylvania. Its doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals are personally invested in the community and focus on providing individualized care for every patient treated there. The Butler Health System sees itself as neighbors taking care of neighbors for the benefit of the whole community. To serve the community’s needs, BHS conducts annual Community Health Assessment surveys, the results of which help determine ways to improve the community’s health through new services and education programs. The centerpiece of the Butler Health System is Butler Memorial Hospital, founded in Butler County, Pennsylvania in 1898. The hospital currently has 1,700 employees who provide a variety of services to help individuals and families manage and maintain their health. The Heart & Vascular Center of Butler Memorial Hospital was named the top Cardiovascular Surgery Program in the State of Pennsylvania and among the top 5 percent in the nation. At the same time, the center received the top rating of all cardiovascular surgery programs in the state of Pennsylvania by HealthGrades, the nation’s leading healthcare quality assessment company. Butler
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Health Care Memorial has received 5-star ratings in cardiac bypass surgery for several years by HealthGrades, but this is the first time the hospital received the “Best in the State” designation. Elsewhere, the Washington Hospital Health System in Washington, Pennsylvania provides sophisticated health care services -- including open-heart surgery and spine surgery -- that are available to people throughout Washington and Greene Counties. For the last 30 years, the hospital has been the largest employer in Washington County and employs about 1,900 people. If you take into account those employed in the hospital’s affiliate organizations and physician practices, that total approaches 2,300. “We are a significant economic engine for Washington County and our employees, most of whom live within a ten- to- 20-mile radius of the hospital,” says Gary B. Weinstein, President and CEO. “We have a payroll of more than $100 million, and that money goes back into the community. And we buy supplies in this area, which adds to our economic impact.” He adds that the hospital brings in dollars from the federal government and the state of Pennsylvania. “About 70 percent of our patients are covered by Medicare or Medicaid. Again, that’s money coming in from the federal or state governments that supports this area. Weinstein sees the mission of the hospital more broadly than taking care of patients in beds, but rather as promoting the overall health of the community. “We are a full-service community-health system, as compared to a specialty hospital or a smaller hospital,” he says. “We offer a breadth of services, not just medical-surgical, but obstetric and psychiatric, in-patient rehab, emergency, and a full list of outpatient services. And our Washington Physician’s Services Organization employs in excess of 50 physicians in more than 18 practices throughout Washington and Greene Counties.” As a non-profit institution, Washington Hospital provides a number of services subsidized by philanthropy or by the services themselves. Its Teen Outreach Program helps young people in the community avoid unwanted pregnancies by dealing with young men, single parents, and by focusing on teens, their health, and
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the health of their children. All of which enables young people in the community to avoid unwanted pregnancies.
for blood work, imaging, outpatient surgery, rehabilitation, primary care and specialty care; Family Medicine Residency program, and the Excela School of Anesthesia. All care and consideration, however, is in tune with our mission of “Improving the health and well-being of every life we touch”. Well-established in our region, our hospitals collectively have been caring for patients for more than 300 years. And, we take the role of corporate citizen seriously, partnering with community organizations to spread the word about various health issues, giving our time and talents to neighborhood causes, and supporting the efforts of area health-related groups and others whose mission meshes with our own.
Additionally, the hospital makes available other programs for the community that don’t pay for themselves, such as diabetes and mammography screenings for people who lack health insurance. Washington Hospital provides a variety of affiliated services such as the Wilfred R. Cameron Wellness Center, a medically-based fitness and wellness center open seven days a week from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. with abbreviated hours on the weekend. The center includes a variety of pools such as a lap pool and a warm-water-therapy pool. Members use the center to maintain their fitness and to help them recover from illness. The hospital is also affiliated with the Greenbriar Treatment Center, one of the top chemical-dependency centers in Western Pennsylvania. Greenbriar includes a residential program, two half-way houses, and seven outpatient centers located throughout Washington, Westmoreland, and Allegheny Counties. Excela Health, based in Greensburg, Pa., is the regional leader in delivering high quality, cost-effective health care to more than 350,000 residents of Westmoreland, northern Fayette and southern Indiana counties. Established in 2004, Excela Health provides care across the spectrum from prevention and wellness to emergency care, acute care, outpatient care, rehabilitation, home care, hospice and medical supplies/equipment in a range of locations including our three hospitals; Outpatient Rehabilitation Centers; QuikDraw and QuikDraw Plus sites for blood work and imaging; medical group practices; Laurel Surgical Center for outpatient surgery; Excela Square at Norwin, a “one-stop” center
As community needs evolve, we continue to respond by reviewing access to services, how we deliver care, and what kind of care is needed. Some of the ways we have accomplished this include: • T he addition of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis, also known as 3D mammography, to the growing list of women’s services at Excela Square at Norwin, Frick, Latrobe and Westmoreland hospitals. • T he opening of the Excela Advanced Pain Center located at Excela Square at Norwin, North Huntingdon. • T he addition of Excela WORKS Occupational Medicine, a new service offered at Excela Square at Norwin, North Huntingdon. • T he establishment of the Excela Advanced Lung Center, where lung cancers can be identified earlier when they are more treatable using a low dose CT scan, which has proven to be an effective diagnostic tool in the fight against cancer. • F ull implementation of the ExcelaHealth. Me patient portal offering patients served by members of the Excela Health Medical Group (EHMG) the ability to access their medical history, lab/test results, diagnoses and conditions, medications, the ability to schedule appointments and more. • T he addition of a second da Vinci Robotic Surgical System, a minimally invasive technique that features less pain, scarring and blood loss as well as shorter recovery time for patients.
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•O ur continuing joint venture between Excela Health and UPMC Cancer Centers known as the Arnold Palmer Cancer Center with the newest location at Excela Square at Norwin, North Huntingdon. • T he continuing growth of our medical group for primary and specialty care. To learn more about Excela Health, visit our web site, www.excelahealth.org or contact our Call Center toll free, 1-877-771-1234.
DID YOU KNOW … •E xcela Health Westmoreland Hospital ranked among the nation’s best hospitals by Consumer Reports in print and online (consumerreports.org/health). Consumer Reports partnered with the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) to publish the first ever ratings of hospitals providing heart surgery based on their performance in the area of heart bypass (CABG) and valve replacement. It is the “gold standard” for evaluation of cardiac surgery programs.
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Health Care •E xcela Health continued its recognition as a Healthiest 100 Workplace two years running. This honor is based on continued recognition as one of the “Healthiest Employers of Western Pennsylvania” which in 2015, marked the fifth consecutive year. The Pittsburgh Business Times, a local business and industry publication, partnered with Indianapolis-based Healthiest Employer LLC to find the healthiest workplaces in Western Pennsylvania.
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Health Insurance The largest health insurance provider in the region, HIGHMARK BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ser ves approximately 3.3 million members in western, nor th central and nor theastern Pennsylvania through the company’s health care benefits business. The company provides a broad range of individual health insurance products and Medicare supplemental programs. Highmark also contributes millions of dollars to help keep quality health care programs affordable and to suppor t community-based programs to improve people’s health. Recognizing the significant shift happening in the health care landscape, Highmark was at the forefront of developing a personalized way for people to shop for health insurance. In 2009, Highmark launched Highmark Direct, a first of its kind health insurance retail location in Pennsylvania. After star ting with two stores in 2009, the Highmark Direct footprint has grown to 13 stores across the state, including four locations in southwestern Pennsylvania. The Pittsburgh-area stores are in Nor th Fayette, Monroeville, the Nor th Hills and the South Hills. In 2015, Highmark Direct stores saw more than 100,000 total visits as people had experiences with the Affordable Care Act and federal health insurance marketplace. In the midst of consumer uncer tainty and confusion, Highmark Direct provided
As people take a more active role in choosing their health insurance and managing their health care, Highmark knows it is impor tant to provide them the appropriate tools and information to help them make well-informed decisions. The Highmark Direct retail stores are the most visible aspect of Highmark’s commitment to customers. The stores provide a resource of health insurance information for individuals, seniors and small businesses. Staff members at the Highmark Direct stores are trained to walk people through Highmark’s insurance products and ser vices so customers can determine the best coverage options for themselves and their families. For the purchase of something as impor tant as health insurance – which can be confusing for almost anybody – people like being able to have personal interaction as they go through the process of learning about and buying coverage. Seniors are able to visit the stores for informational seminars, where they can learn more about their Medicare coverage as well as supplemental insurance needs. And even people who are already Highmark members can gather impor tant information about how they can better manage their health through Highmark’s wellness programs. The Highmark Direct stores provide in-person consultations with insurance exper ts who can discuss options and provide assistance in applying for and purchasing coverage. This kind of personal consultation can be invaluable for people buying health insurance for the first time or who do not have
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employer-sponsored health coverage, such as those who are self-employed or between jobs. While the enrollment period for individuals to get health insurance coverage for 2016 has ended, and the enrollment period for 2017 coverage does not begin until November, there are a variety of circumstances in which people can still acquire health insurance throughout the year. Cer tain life-changing events make people eligible to apply for coverage during special enrollment periods. This includes people who: are new to the area, newly married, have added a dependent (through bir th or adoption), have turned 26 and are no longer covered on their parents’ policy, or have lost a job and no longer have employeesponsored coverage. If you think you may qualify to purchase health insurance during a special enrollment period, Highmark Direct is a per fect place to turn for answers. Store staff can help to determine if your circumstances qualify you for the special enrollment period. If you do qualify, the store can help you determine a plan that is appropriate for your needs. In addition to selling health insurance plans, Highmark Direct also offers ancillar y products such as dental insurance and critical illness and accident insurance. To make an appointment, or to locate the closest Highmark Direct store to you, visit www.highmarkdirect.com. To learn more about Highmark and its initiatives, visit www. highmark.com. At UPMC Insurance Services Division, we seek to offer the highest quality and value to our members and our community. As par t of the UPMC family, we work closely with world-class hospitals, physicians, and researchers at UPMC, and with community provider-par tners across our ser vice area, to deliver award-winning health care products, programs, and ser vices. And we seek to do all this with a personal touch, helping individual members and their families enjoy the best possible health and quality of life. We continually analyze and improve our products, programs, and ser vices based on our customers’ needs and the most current research. This enables us to bring to the marketplace innovative health care offerings along with the advantages customers want from a health plan: quality, choice, access, ser vice, and value. Our commitment is to provide these advantages to ever y customer.
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Health Care UPMC, our parent company, is an integrated global health enterprise. In 2012, UPMC was the only medical center in Western Pennsylvania to be named to the U.S. News & World Repor t Honor Roll of America’s Best Hospitals. UPMC ranked 10th in a national field of nearly 5,000 eligible hospitals. All of our health plans are highly ranked nationally. We maintain “Excellent” NCQA accreditation for our Commercial HMO/ POS, Commercial PPO, Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, and Medicare PPO plans. Our award-winning wellness and disease management programs are developed by UPMC exper ts in the fields of exercise, nutrition, and chronic care, and incorporate the latest research findings, best-practice preventive care, and disease management protocols.
network, and another for care received outside the network. A PPO plan pays for more of insureds’ health-care bills when they receive care within the preferred network. Aetna’s Preventive and Hospital Plan is a limited insurance plan that offers affordable, monthly, plan premiums. Well-suited to people who use only basic health care ser vices, this plan allows the freedom to go directly to almost any recognized healthcare professionals, including specialists, for covered expenses. Typically, insureds have a choice of annual deductible levels that allow them to have greater control over out-of-pocket expenses. Although this type of plan also increases affordability by offering a narrower scope of benefits than other major medical plans, these plans should not be confused with the type of catastrophic or bare bones health insurance available elsewhere.
Our provider network includes the worldclass ter tiar y and specialty hospitals of UPMC, as well as quality community hospitals, physician practices, and many other types of facilities. Our network has more than 125 hospitals and 15,000 clinicians, including some 11,500 physicians. To find out more about UPMC Health Plan, visit www.upmchealthplan.com. Aetna offers Health Maintenance Organization (HMO), High Deductible Preferred Provider Organization (PPO), Preferred Provider Organization (PPO), Preferred Provider Organization Value (PPO), and Preventive and Hospital Care. The HMO is a network of doctors, hospitals, health care providers and pharmacies that offers medical treatment at a reduced cost to members. This type of coverage is often some of the most affordable health insurance a person can buy in Pennsylvania. Some health-insurance shoppers want a plan with a higher deductible that allows them to pay a lower monthly premium or to pair a deductible plan from Aetna because the plan qualifies to be paired with a taxadvantaged Health Savings Account (HSA). Health-insurance shoppers who enroll in an Aetna PPO plan or PPO Plan Value enjoy access to a network of preferred providers that includes family doctors, hospitals, and specialists. They need not select a primar y care physician (PCP) and need no referrals to see the providers in the network. Unlike HMO insurance networks, PPO plans from Aetna include two levels of coverage. Par ticipants have one set of benefits for care received from providers within the
United Health One offers copay plans that give insureds the security of a predictable, fixed payment for each medical-care office visit, and high-deductible health plans that can save money and help protect against the cost of a catastrophic injur y or long hospital stays. The company’s health savings account plans (HSA) provide tax-advantages, with competitive interest rates on HSA accounts. And Shor t Term MedicalSM Plans offer gap coverage for in-between times, such as when someone is a new college grad in between employment or waiting for new employer sponsored benefits to begin. United’s dental plans and vision plans can be added to one’s personal, health insurance plan or purchased by themselves. And UH continuity is a new, innovative benefit that insureds add to their personal health insurance. This coverage allows them to turn off coverage when they have group insurance and turn coverage back on when they need it at a later time.
top 20 health plans in the U.S.News/NCQA America’s Best Health Insurance Plans 2009-10 list, HealthAmerica has provided health-benefit solutions to employers across Pennsylvania. The company offers a broad range of traditional and consumer-directed health-insurance products, including managed care, self-funded, Medicare, indemnity, nongroup, and pharmacy plans. HealthAmerica has corporate offices in Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and ser ves 11,000 businesses and more than 500,000 members in Pennsylvania and Ohio. The company offers progressive medical management, innovative wellness programs, and statewide and national provider networks. HealthAmerica’s HMO, POS, and Medicare Advantage plans have ranked among the top 50, best health plans in the U.S. News/ NCQA “America’s Best Health Plans” list ever y year since 2005. These plans currently have “Excellent” accreditation by the National Committee for Quality Assurance. Plan Members get access to information and resources that help them make the most of their plans. By registering for My Online Ser vices™ members manage spending accounts and claims, research doctors and hospital quality information, and send and receive secure messages from HealthAmerica’s customer ser vice. Providers enroll in directprovider.com for access to member eligibility and benefits, claims, remittance advice, authorizations, a resource librar y, provider news, and secure messaging. Employers administer their companies’ health plans through Online Account Management™ that offers secure, password-protected ser vice features. A dedicated Net Suppor t Team stands by via a toll-free phone number to assist with HealthAmerica’s online ser vices. Brokers enjoy a wide spectrum of products designed to meet the changing needs of their customers. Brokers get quotes online, download forms, and more. And new and expanding brokers can learn about becoming appointed and selling HealthAmerica’s newer products, such as Medicare and individual plans. mg
HealthAmerica has ser ved Pennsylvania for over 35 Years. Listed among the countr y’s
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Health Care HOSPITAL LISTINGS Allegheny General Hospital Number of Licensed Beds: 630 Total Personnel: 3,734 Allegheny Health Network 320 East North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 www.ahn.org Level 1 Trauma Center, Heart, Liver, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, general and minimally invasive surgery, robotic surgery, Allergy and Immunology, Cardiovascular disease, Interventional Cardiology, Cardiothoracic and Vascular surgery, Pulmonary Hypertension, Asthma, Bariatric Surgery, Medical, Surgical and Radiation Oncology, Hematology/Blood Cancer, Cancer Genetics, Celiac Disease, Colorectal Surgery, Neurosurgery and neurology, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Adult Psychiatry, Dermatology, Dentistry, Diabetes, Digestive Health, Emergency Medicine, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Ear, Nose and Throat Care, Family Medicine, Gynecology, HIV AIDS Care, Home Health, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine, Interventional Radiology, Nephrology, Nutrition, Occupational Medicine, Occupational Therapy, Ophthalmology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Otolaryngology, Pain Management, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pediatrics, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Podiatric Surgery, Pulmonary Disease, Interventional Radiology and diagnostic imaging, Rehabilitation and Post-Acute Care, Rheumatology/
autoimmune disorders, Geriatrics, Sleep Medicine, Stroke, Thoracic Surgery, Urology, Urinary Incontinence, Wound Care.
Allegheny Valley Hospital Number of Licensed Beds: 228 Total Personnel: 908 Allegheny Health Network 1301 Carlisle Street, Natrona Heights, PA 15065 www.ahn.org Primary care, family medicine, internal medicine, gynecology, geriatrics, urology, urogynecology, podiatry, pulmonary medicine, diagnostic radiology, emergency medicine, diabetes and endocrinology, thoracic surgery, gastroenterology, general and minimally invasive surgery, anesthesiology/pain medicine, nephrology/renal, general and diagnostic cardiology, vascular surgery, ophthalmology, ear, nose and throat care, occupational medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation, speech therapy, low vision rehabilitation, sleep disorders, orthopedic surgery, neurosciences, neurosurgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, psychiatry, behavior health, critical care medicine, infectious disease, medical oncology and hematology, radiation oncology, surgical oncology, pathology and laboratory medicine, vascular surgery, pulmonary medicine, rheumatology, oral and maxillofacial surgery and nutrition.
Butler Memorial Hospital Number of Licensed Beds: 234 Total Personnel: 1,647 Butler Health System 911 E. Brady St., Butler, PA 16001 724-283-6666 www.butlerheathsystem.org HeartCenter (includes open heart surgery, catheterization and angioplasty), Outpatient Surgery Center, Women’s Health Services, Family Services, emergency care, skilled nursing facility, Center for Sleep Disorders, Diabetes Center, Pain Management Center, psychiatric and drug/alcohol treatment, outpatient (community) diagnostic services, a fullservice lab.
Butler VA Medical Center Number of Licensed Beds: 123 Total Personnel: 500 325 New Castle Rd., Butler, PA 16001-2480 724-287-4781 www.butler.med.va.gov/butlerva Primary and preventive medicine, ambulatory care, outpatient care, acute care, substance abuse treatment medical inpatient care, physical rehabilitation, long-term.
Canonsburg Hospital Number of Licensed Beds: 104 Total Personnel: 417 Allegheny Health Network 100 Medical Boulevard, Canonsburg, PA 15317 www.ahn.org Allergy & Immunology, Bariatric Surgery, Breast Surgery with Nurse Navigation, Cardiovascular Care, Cardiovascular Disease, Electrophysiology, Esophageal Surgery, Endocrinology, emergency medicine, Gastroenterology, General and Laparoscopic Surgery, Gynecologic Oncology, Inpatient Rehabilitation Services, Laboratory and Medical Imaging, Medical Oncology, Nephrology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Oculoplastic Surgery, Orthopaedics, Foot and Ankle Surgery, Hand Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine, Pediatric Otolaryngology, Plastic Surgery, Primary Care Medicine, Occupational Therapy, Oncology, Physical Therapy, Podiatry, Pulmonary Disease, Radiation Oncology, Rheumatology, Speech Therapy, Travel Immunology, Vascular Surgery.
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Health Care HOSPITAL LISTINGS Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Excela Latrobe Hospital,
Number of Licensed Beds: 315 Total Personnel: 4,259 4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224 412-692-5325 www.chp.edu
part of Excela Health One Mellon Way, Latrobe, Pa. 15650 724-537-1000 Number of Licensed Beds: 172 www.excelahealth.org Excela Health combined personnel of 4,792.
Adolescent Medicine, Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Aerodigestive Center, Allergy/Immunology, Asthma Center, Audiology, Behavioral Health, Bone Marrow Transplantation, Brain Care Institute, Center for Rare Disease Therapy, Cerebral Palsy, Child Advocacy Center, Cleft-Craniofacial Center, Colorectal Center, Critical Care Medicine, Cystic Fibrosis, Dental Services, Dermatology, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Down Syndrome Center, Emergency Medicine, Epilepsy Center, Express Care, Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Gastroenterology, Genetics, Hearing Center, Heart Institute, Hematology/Oncology, Hepatology, Infectious Diseases, Neonatology, Nephrology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Otolaryngology, Plastic Surgery, Primary Care, PT/OT/Speech Therapy, Pulmonology, Radiology, Rehabilitation Institute, Rheumatology, Sickle Cell Program, Sleep Medicine, Telemedicine Services, Transplantation, Pediatric Surgery and Trauma, Urology, UTI Center, Weight Management and Wellness Center.
A full service acute care hospital along with outpatient services including extensive imaging services, cardiac rehabilitation, lab services, diabetes education, outpatient surgery and short procedure suites as well as the Excela Advanced Sleep Center and wellness programs. Also features EPIC Rehab – Excela Physical Improvement Center treating stroke, amputations, hip fractures, neurological disorders, multiple trauma and more; a dedicated suite for minimally invasive surgery and robotic surgery. Full service emergency department; behavioral health services including inpatient adolescent services; a pre-natal clinic and women’s care services, and a Family Medicine Residency Program affiliated with the Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University. The Excela Health School of Anesthesia, in partnership with Saint Vincent College, is located here.
Excela Westmoreland Hospital, part of Excela Health 532 West Pittsburgh Street, Greensburg, Pa. 15601 724-832-4000 Number of Licensed Beds: 373 www.excelahealth.org Excela Health combined personnel of 4,792 A full service acute care hospital with extensive outpatient services including a Short Stay Surgery unit; a full complement of imaging services; breast health center; The Bariatric Surgery Center, minimally invasive and robotic surgery, emergency services, outpatient rehabilitation, Excela Advanced Wound Center with hyperbaric oxygen chamber treatment, and a Well-Being Center offering wellness and prevention programs. Critical care unit with intensivist program, home to the interventional Heart and Vascular Center including cardiac catheterization, ablation, electrophysiology and open heart surgery, the Family Additions Maternity Center, and behavioral health services with an emergency crisis walk-in center and adult inpatient services.
Excela Frick Hospital, part of Excela Health 508 South Church Street, Mount Pleasant, Pa. 15666 724-547-1500 Number of Licensed Beds: 67 www.excelahealth.org Excela Health combined personnel of 4,792. A full service acute care hospital including breast health services, bone density scanning, an Outpatient Services Center for nuclear medicine, pulmonary function lab, stress lab, EKG, EEG, echocardiography, x-ray, ultrasound and 3D mammography. Also includes a nationally recognized emergency department, enhanced surgical services, state-of-the-art cardiac rehabilitation, diabetes education, Excela Advanced Sleep Center and the Excela Advanced Wound Center. The LifeLine Emergency Response program is located here as are outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy services.
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Heritage Valley Sewickley
Number of Licensed Beds: 350 Total Personnel: 1,400 Allegheny Health Network 2570 Haymaker Road, Monroeville, PA 15146 www.ahn.org
Number of Licensed Beds: 186 Total Personnel: 1,200+ Heritage Valley Health System 720 Blackburn Rd., Sewickley, PA 15143 412-741-6600 www.heritagevalley.org
Ambulatory Surgery Center, Anesthesiology, Breast Care Center, Medical, Surgical and Radiation Oncology/Cancer Care Services, Cardiovascular disease, Interventional Cardiology, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Chest Pain Center, Colon and Rectal Surgery, Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Foot & Ankle Surgery, Gastroenterology, General Internal Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Interventional Vascular Radiology, Joslin Diabetes Center Affiliate, Level II Trauma Center, Mental Health, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Nephrology, Neurology, Neuroradiology, Neurosurgery, Occupational Therapy, Ophthalmology, Oral and Maxillofacial Services, Orthopaedic Surgery, Otolaryngology, Pain Management, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pediatric and Adolescent Care Services, Pelvic Floor Diseases, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Psychiatry, Pulmonary Diseases, Radiology/Diagnostic Imaging, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Labor and Delivery, Reproductive Endocrinology, Respiratory Disease, Rheumatology, Robotic Surgery, Speech Therapy, Sports Medicine, Stroke Center (Certified), Surgery, Urology, Women’s and Infants’ Services, Wound Center.
Heritage Valley Beaver Number of Licensed Beds: 361 Total Personnel: 2,000+ Heritage Valley Health System 1000 Dutch Ridge Rd., Beaver, PA 15009 724-728-7000 www.heritagevalley.org Medical and surgical services, emergency care, cardiology, orthopedic surgery, oncology, rehabilitation, obstetrics, gynecology, pediatrics, behavioral health, home health services, sleep lab and bariatric surgery.
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Medical and surgical services, emergency care, Heart & Vascular Center (cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, cardiology, cardiac catheterization), cancer care, obstetrics, gynecology, pediatrics, behavioral health, rehabilitation, occupational medicine, home health services, sleep lab, vein medicine, and wound care.
Highlands Hospital Number of Licensed Beds: 64 Total Personnel: 400+ 401 E. Murphy Ave., Connellsville, PA 15425 724-628-1500 www.highlandshospital.org Acute care, cardiac care, oncology, emergency care, surgical care (inpatient and outpatient), occupational health and rehabilitation service, mental health services (adolescent, adult and geriatric), swing bed program.
Jefferson Hospital Number of Licensed Beds: 369 Total Personnel: 1,975 Allegheny Health Network Coal Valley Road, Jefferson Hills, PA 15236 www.ahn.org Allergy and Immunology, Cardiovascular disease, Interventional Cardiology, Cardiothoracic and vascular surgery , Asthma, Bariatric Surgery, Hematology/ Blood Cancer, Medical, Radiation and Surgical Oncology, Celiac Disease, Colorectal Surgery, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Dementia, Dermatology, Diabetes, Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Gastroenterology, Genetics, Prenatal, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Labor and Delivery, Hematology, HIV AIDS Care, Home Health, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Infectious Disease, Infertility, Internal Medicine, Interventional Radiology, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Nephrology, Nutrition, Occupational Medicine, Occupational Therapy, Ophthalmology, Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery, Otolaryngology, Pain Management, Plastic Surgery, Podiatric Surgery, Psychiatry, Psychology, Pulmonary Disease, Radiology, Rehabilitation and PostAcute Care, Rheumatology, Senior Care, Sleep Medicine, Stroke, Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Traumatic Stress, Travel Medicine, Urology, Urinary Incontinence, Wound Care.
Lifecare Hospital of Pittsburgh, Inc. Number of Licensed Beds: 152 Total Personnel: 395 225 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15221 412-247-2424 www.lifecare-hospitals.com Long-term, acute care facility.
Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC Number of Licensed Beds: 286 Neonatal Beds: 77 Bassinets: 80 Total Personnel: 2,600 300 Halket St. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-641-1000 www.UPMC.com/Magee Specialty services: Obstetrics and gynecology, including a Level III NICU; infertility and reproductive endocrinology; genetics; oncology; urology and urogynecology; internal medicine; diabetes and endocrinology; general surgery; bariatric surgery; vascular surgery; geriatrics; emergency medicine; cardiology; and orthopaedics.
Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc. Number of Licensed Beds: 210 Total Personnel: 1,300 1163 Country Club Rd. Monongahela, PA 15063 724-258-1000 www.monvalleyhospital.com Comprehensive oncology services, center for radiation and chemotherapy, medical/surgical, obstetrics/gynecology, rehabilitation, emergency medicine, drug and addictive disease treatment services, psychiatric, critical, cardiac care.
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Health Care HOSPITAL LISTINGS Ohio Valley General Hospital Number of Licensed Beds: 138 Total Personnel: 515 25 Heckel Rd., McKees Rocks, PA 15136 412-777-6161 www.ohiovalleyhospital.org Pain Treatment, Wound Care, Pulmonary Health, Cardiac Care, General Hospital Sleep Evaluation, Cataract and Eye Surgery, Senior Care (Independent and Assisted Living), Medical Imaging, Speech Therapy, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Acute Rehabilitation, General and Advanced Surgery, Laboratory, Emergency and Primary Care, Occupational Medicine, Social Services, Nutritional Services, and Geropsych.
St. Clair Health Corp. Number of Licensed Beds: 300+ Total Personnel: 2,006 1000 Bower Hill Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15243 412-942-4000 www.stclair.org Cancer center, center for pulmonary health, women’s and children’s center, heart center, center for motion recovery, center for behavioral and mental health, and emergency center.
Uniontown Hospital Number of Licensed Beds: 209 Total Personnel: 1,296 500 West Berkley St., Uniontown, PA 15401 724-430-5000 www.uniontownhospital.com
medicine, endovascular and vascular therapy, gastroenterology, general and minimally invasive surgery, gynecology, hematology-oncology, infectious diseases, infusion services, nephrology/renal, neurology, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat), outpatient services, pain management, pathology, physical medicine and rehabilitation services, pulmonary and thoracic diseases, radiation oncology, rheumatology, thoracic surgery, urology, vascular surgery, women’s health, and wound care.
and rehabilitation, psychiatry, skilled nursing, dental and oral surgery, wound healing services, orthopaedics, podiatry, neurology including stroke, palliative care, otolaryngology, dermatology, plastic and reconstructive surgery, diagnostic testing, endocrinology, family and internal medicine, gasteroenterology, general surgery, imaging services, home health services, rheumatology, social services, thoracic surgery, urology, vascular surgery, women’s health, and critical care.
UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex
Number of Licensed Beds: 495 Neonatal Beds: 12 Bassinets: 21 Total Personnel: 2,554 1400 Locust St. Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-232-8111 UPMCMercy.com
8000 Cranberry Springs Drive Cranberry Township, PA 16066 1-855-93-SPORT (77678) UPMCSportsMedicine.com Specialty services: Orthopaedic surgery, primary care sports medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation, physical therapy, imaging, sports nutrition, sports performance, cycling performance, and concussion.
UPMC McKeesport Number of Licensed Beds: 222 Total Personnel: 798 1500 Fifth Ave., McKeesport, PA 15132 412-664-2000 UPMCMcKeesport.com Specialty Services: Cardiac care, emergency services, geriatrics, obstetrics/ gynecology, oncology, physical medicine
UPMC Mercy
Specialty services: Neurology and neurosurgery, including the comprehensive treatment of acute stroke; Level I trauma and burn services; women’s health services, including labor & delivery, postpartum care, and a Level III NICU; cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery; orthopaedics and joint replacement; physical medicine and rehabilitation; hearing and balance services; wound care services; inpatient behavioral health; emergency medicine; medical and surgical care; oncology; diabetes and endocrinology; home health services; occupational health; and palliative care.
General medical and surgical care, obstetrics, emergency services, cardiac care, diagnostic services, physical rehabilitation, hospital-based outpatient care, nursing services and Digestive Health Center.
UPMC East Number of Licensed Beds: 155 Total Personnel: 826 2775 Mosside Boulevard Monroeville, PA 15146 412-357-3000 UPMCEast.com Specialty Services: Breast surgery, cardiology, colorectal, critical care, diabetes and endocrinology, diagnostic and imaging/radiology services, emergency
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UPMC Shadyside
West Penn Hospital
Butler County Number of Licensed Beds: 35 Total Personnel: 204 One St. Francis Way, Cranberry Township, PA 724-772-5300 UPMCPassavant.com
Number of Licensed Beds: 517 Total Personnel: 2,821 5230 Centre Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15232 412-623-2121 UPMCShadyside.com
Number of Licensed Beds: 308 Total Personnel: 1,578 Allegheny Health Network 4800 Friendship Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224 www.ahn.org
Specialty services: primary care; cardiology and cardiac surgery; vascular surgery; geriatrics; orthopaedics; emergency medicine; oncology; neurosurgery; digestive disorder care; sports medicine; and gynecology.
Allergy and Immunology, Cardiovascular disease, Inter ventional Cardiology, Cardiothoracic and Vascular surger y, Asthma, Bariatric Surger y, Hematology/ Blood Cancer, Medical, Radiation and Surgical Oncology, anesthesiology/ pain medicine, bariatric surger y, bone marrow and cell transplantation, burn trauma, colorectal surger y, critical care medicine, dermatology, diagnostic and inter ventional radiology, emergency medicine, endocrinology/diabetes, esophageal disease, family medicine, gastroenterology, general surger y, geriatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, labor and deliver y, Level III Neonatal Intensive Care, infectious diseases, internal medicine, lupus, maternal and fetal medicine, minimally invasive and robotic surger y, nephrology, neurology, neurosurger y, ophthalmology, oral/maxillofacial surger y, orthopaedic surger y and sports medicine, otolar yngology, otorhinolar yngology, pain medicine, pathology and laborator y medicine, pediatrics, pelvic floor disorders, plastic and reconstructive surger y, physical medicine and rehabilitation, podiatr y, primar y care medicine, pulmonar y medicine, reproductive medicine and infertility, rheumatology and autoimmune disorders, sleep disorders, thoracic surger y, urology.
Specialty Services: Emergency care, Comprehensive Breast Center, diagnostic services, and outpatient surgical services.
UPMC Passavant–McCandless Number of Licensed Beds: 427 Total Personnel: 1699 9100 Babcock Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15237 412-367-6700 UPMCPassavant.com Specialty Services: Cancer, heart and vascular, spine, gastrointestinal and colorectal, orthopaedic surgery, thoracic surgery, and women’s health programs.
UPMC Presbyterian Number of Licensed Beds: 657 Total Personnel: 5,608 200 Lothrop St. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-647-2345 UPMC Presbyterian.com Specialty services: organ transplantation; cancer institute; inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services; cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery; Level I trauma services; and sports medicine. Includes Eye & Ear Institute (ophthalmology and otolaryngology services), UPMC Montefiore (senior care, transplantation, including the Starzl Transplantation Institute), and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC (addiction medicine services, adult depression and anxiety services, child and adolescent services).
UPMC Rooney Sports Complex 3200 S. Water Street Pittsburgh, PA 15203 1-855-93-SPORT (77678) UPMCSportsMedicine.com Specialty services: Orthopaedic surgery, primary care sports medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation, physical therapy, imaging, sports nutrition, sports performance, cycling performance, and concussion.
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UPMC St. Margaret Number of Licensed Beds: 248 Total Personnel: 1,358 815 Freeport Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15215 412-784-4000 UPMCStMargaret.com Specialty Services: General surgery, orthopaedic surgery, thoracic surgery, stroke care, emergency medicine, geriatric care, cardiology, cancer, rheumatology, and sports medicine.
The Washington Hospital Number of Licensed Beds: 265 Total Personnel: 2,000 155 Wilson Ave., Washington, PA 15301 Cardiology, oncology, obstetrics and newborn, rehabilitation, emergency care, neurosurgery, opthamology, plastic surgery, family practice, laser.
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he colleges and universities throughout the Greater Pittsburgh Region contribute to the lives and livelihoods of the residents throughout the area. Besides the education they provide and their growing enrollments, these institutions of higher learning contribute to our economic well being through the people they employ, the salaries they pay, the facilities they make available to the public, and their charitable giving. Over the past decade, Pittsburgh has emerged from the pack as one of the strongest, most economically robust cities in the nation. The universities throughout Western PA have become pillars of the economic foundation of the region, providing employment in the careers of the future and research that has spawned dozens of new technologies. Some of the brightest young minds from around the world are now flocking to Pittsburgh to get the kinds of opportunities that a first-class education affords. Pittsburgh’s colleges and universities are vital partners in the better lifestyle and economic prosperity for which the region has become known.
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Education The Oakland Hub and Allegheny County The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) comprises the 132-acre campus in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh and four regional campuses in Bradford, Greensburg, Johnstown, and Titusville. The University’s more than 13,000 employees include 4,450 full-time faculty members who ser ve about 35,000 students through the University’s 16 undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools. The 2014-15 academic year also welcomed the University’s 18th Chancellor, Patrick Gallagher, after Mark A. Nordenberg stepped down after leading Pitt for 19 years. Pitt is the only Pennsylvania public college or university included in the Princeton Review national “Best Value Colleges for 2014” list, based on academic quality, cost, and financial aid. It is also ranked 79th worldwide in the 2013-14 Times Higher Education World University Rankings. The past 15 years have been a special period of distinction for the University. The University awarded more than 100,000 degrees, and its graduates have received many honors,
including the Nobel Peace Prize, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, the National Medal of Science, the Fritz Medal in Engineering, the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and the Shaw and Albany prizes in medicine. Pitt also is one of only four public institutions to have four students awarded Rhodes Scholarship from 2006 through 2015. What’s more, 83 percent of Pitt’s undergraduates and 76 percent of the entire student body come from Pennsylvania and more than 61 percent of its graduates live and work here. Additionally, there are nearly 75,000 Pitt alumni living in Allegheny County alone. In the past decade, Pitt’s research expenditures totaled $5.33 billion. These locally spent funds reflect the institutional stature, support pioneering research, and provide the financial foundation for tens of thousands of local jobs. Pitt now ranks among the top five universities nationally in funding from the National Institutes of Health, joining Har vard, Johns Hopkins, Penn, and the University of California, San Francisco. Pitt’s research strengths have contributed to the launch and growth of such technologydriven, economic-development initiatives as
the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse, the Robotics Foundr y, and the Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative. In the past decade, technologies developed at Pitt have developed the basis for more than 100 start-up companies since 1996. The University has seen almost 500 new U.S. patents in the last decade and a half. Pitt also sits at the heart of what has been called the education and health ser vices employment supersector by the U.S. Department of Labor. This is now the largest employment sector in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is known as a global research university with nearly 13,000 students, 89,000 alumni, and more than 5,000 faculty and staff. Carnegie Mellon is consistently a top-ranked university, recognized for its world-class arts and technology programs, collaboration across disciplines, and innovative leadership in education. Carnegie Mellon University recently selected Dr. Subra Suresh as its new president, succeeding Dr. Jared L. Cohon, who stepped down in June 2013.
A Partner for Growth The University of Pittsburgh is proud to be part of the local business community and is transforming to expand our national and global networks. Research partnerships, student engagement, and large-scale projects are some of the ways to engage at Pitt. Contact the Economic Partnerships Office at economicpartnerships@pitt.edu to learn more.
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Education CMU consists of Carnegie Institute of Technology, College of Fine Arts, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Heinz College, Mellon College of Science, School of Computer Science, and the Tepper School of Business. The university’s world-renowned faculty members are practicing professionals who bring extensive knowledge and experience into the classroom. With a student-faculty ratio of 13:1, faculty members are accessible and take a genuine interest in their students’ work. Duquesne University has grown to 10 schools offering degree programs at the baccalaureate, professional, masters, and doctoral levels. Students attain a first-rate education, building close relationships with professors and participating in exciting research projects and internships. The main campus is located on 49 acres in Pittsburgh, with 31 buildings and 6 living-learning centers, or student-residence buildings. Current enrollment numbers for Duquesne are 6,038 undergraduates, 3,946 graduate students, including 491 law students for a
total of 10,475. About 3,900 students live on campus, including 85 percent which are freshmen and sophomores. The University Core Curriculum emphasizes students’ intellectual and ethical development through the liberal arts. Using the modes of inquir y particular to the humanities and the social and natural sciences, students expand their self-understanding and their knowledge of the world. Pittsburgh area corporations, high-tech businesses, health systems and non-profit organizations recognize the quality of a Duquesne education, and they seek their students for cooperative projects, internships, and jobs. In the past decade, Point Park University has seen enrollment grow 19 percent, with the 2010-2011 year seeing 4,061 students enrolled at the university. Enrollment numbers for 2013 remain high with 3,841 students. “Our growing enrollment demonstrates that our vision to become one of the most dynamic private, urban universities in America is becoming a reality in Downtown Pittsburgh,” says Dr. Paul Hennigan, President.
At the graduate level, the University welcomed 273 new students this past fall. Of those students, 92 percent are from Pennsylvania. Including undergraduate students, however, the students at Point Park represent 44 states and 56 countries. The Academic Village at Point Park University is a living and learning hub that is already transforming the campus. This $244 million master space plan is designed to bring new academic and cultural facilities, architectural and streetscape improvements and greater economic opportunity to the city. Carlow University is a private, co-educational, Catholic university located in the heart of Pittsburgh’s “Eds, Meds, and Tech” district. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Carlow’s graduates, curriculum, and partnerships reflect its strong commitment to social justice; ethical, for ward-thinking and responsible leadership; and ser vice to the community that has a meaningful impact. Undergraduate and graduate degrees are offered in three major areas: Health and Wellness, Leadership and Social Change, and Learning and Innovation. Carlow graduates are in demand for their entrepreneurial
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Education spirit; creative mindset; ability to manage change—and their professional expertise in fields ranging from nursing, the sciences, and per fusion technology to counseling, education, and forensic accounting. Carlow’s eleven athletic teams are known as the Celtics, a reflection of the university’s Irish heritage and roots.
Robert Morris University (RMU) provides students with a transformational experience. RMU provides them with an environment that promotes engaged learning, and gives them opportunities to expand their worlds with numerous and varied study-abroad programs. Recently, the university added several degree programs and expanded its honors program.
Now fully coed, Chatham University is home to nearly 2,200 undergraduate and graduate students. Chatham is comprised of two distinct campuses. The Shadyside Campus and our 388-acre Eden Hall Campus, the world’s first academic community built from the ground up for the study and practice of sustainability.
In less than a decade, RMU’s full-time faculty has doubled. Faculty members are experts in their fields and in the classroom and they work hard to create a community where students can flourish and are treated as individuals. On Februar y 1, 2016 Dr. Christopher Howard became the eighth president of RMU. He is one of the youngest college presidents in the United States. Undergraduate enrollment has increased 15 percent over five years to 4,468 students in 2013. The graduate enrollment of 945 students brings the total enrollment this year to 5,413.
Chatham’s academic excellence is centered around sustainability, the health sciences and lab sciences, business and communications, and arts and humanities. Undergraduates can choose from over 40 majors, and many students find that after scholarships and grants, a Chatham University can be had for about half of the sticker price. La Roche College offers students plenty of opportunities to change and expand their worlds. The college combines academic excellence with the advantages of small classes and personal attention by faculty as students select from among more than 50 available majors. “All of this takes place on a campus that offers the benefits of a suburban location while being only minutes away from all of the arts, cultural and sports amenities of a major metropolitan area,” says President Sister Candace Introcaso, CDP, PH.D. The unique hands-on approach of LaRoche in the sciences has prepared students to go on to top graduate schools like Stanford, Purdue, and the University of Mar yland. The net cost of LaRoche is the lowest of any private college or university in the region, and La Roche graduates leave school with the lowest average debt for students from area institutions. The university’s librar y ser ves more than 1,400 students, 200 full-time faculty and staff, and offers memberships to surrounding communities. “As we focused on updating the building, we kept as a high priority, ways we could enhance the student’s overall learning experience. The renovated Wright Librar y blends learning and technology together in a dynamic environment,” says Sister Introcaso.
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This year, the university won a $923,000 grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Ser vices Administration to expand its training of psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners. Robert Morris University stresses engaged learning, with a Student Engagement Transcript that rewards the work students complete outside of the classroom, including community ser vice, internships, and study abroad. That’s part of the reason why graduates are so marketable, and why 86 percent have jobs in their fields and 7 percent are enrolled in graduate schools within one year of graduating. Robert Morris, which is already one of the top business schools in Pennsylvania, now has an undergraduate business program that provides graduates with ever ything that they need to enter the business world in virtually
ever y industr y. One of the more unique opportunities that RMU offers is the PNC Trading Center, which simulates the NYSE floor and features a trading room as well as workstations where students can obser ve trading floor action. The Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) is the number-one choice of high school graduates and the largest provider of educational ser vices in Western Pennsylvania with over 54,000 students enrolled. In fact, CCAC has more credit and noncredit students each semester than the universities of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon, Robert Morris, and Duquesne combined. Ever y year, thousands of students transfer CCAC credits to the four-year college of their choice. With its four campuses and four college centers, CCAC has a location convenient to almost any student in the Pittsburgh area. Additionally, CCAC offers hundreds of courses online with six degrees and six certificates available entirely online. Also, CCAC helps to expand economic opportunities in the Greater Pittsburgh Region. To maximize the institution’s impact on the regional work force, the college is launching three initiatives. The Frieda G. Shapira Center for Learning supports CCAC’s excellent remedial educational programs, partners with public high schools and develops programs to help disenfranchised populations. The Center for Health Careers will develop new models for delivering world-class health care education with improved student outcomes to a more diverse population. And The Center for Professional Development will be the trainer of choice for southwestern Pennsylvania employers by transforming the college’s current workforce training division into a quality-driven, sales oriented enterprise.
Beyond Allegheny County Penn State University, educates more than 98,000 students, employs more than 40,000 people, and generates more than $8.5 billion annually in economic impact for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Although Penn State’s main campus is located in State College, Pennsylvania, the university has four branch campuses located in the Greater Pittsburgh Area—Beaver, Fayette, Greater Allegheny, and New Kensington. It also has an MBA program
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Education located in Cranberr y Township. Penn State is a Research-I university with state-of-the-art facilities. Faculty and students are dedicated to collaborating with industr y and applying knowledge to make our lives better. Research projects involving more than $800 million are in the works during a given year throughout the University. Highlighting the research effort is a $129-million grant to make buildings more energy efficient. This is the largest grant in Penn State’s histor y and is believed to be the largest in the histor y of the Commonwealth. Penn State’s College of Medicine also has received one of the largest grants in its histor y, with a $54 million grant for asthma research. Penn State Hershey will partner with the National Institute of Health’s AsthmaNet to address the most important asthma management questions and to develop new treatment approaches in pediatric and adult populations. California University of Pennsylvania is dedicated to building character and careers. Founded in 1852, the university has grown into a regional institution that offers more than 150 undergraduate concentrations and majors and 50 graduate programs.
Some academic programs, such as Robotics Engineering Technology and Commercial Music Technology, are found in few other regional institutions. World-class affiliations with organizations such as the Smithsonian Institution and the National Galler y of Art make Cal U a destination for visitors and a resource for school districts throughout Western Pennsylvania. California University of Pennsylvania enrolls 8,600 undergraduate and graduate students. A significant portion of the enrollment increase in recent years can be attributed to Cal U’s Global Online programs. The majority of these programs, offered 100 percent online, lead to a master’s degree or other postgraduate certification. A $54-million Convocation Center on campus is truly a regional asset. This 6,000-seat facility will be used for commencement and other academic gatherings, basketball and volleyball contests, scholastic sports camps, and public events such as concerts and trade shows. The building includes 16,000 square feet, equipped with the highest level of smart
technology that is marketed for executivelevel conferences. The combination of world-class amenities and a university setting is attractive to business leaders and corporate image-setters. Once again, Forbes business magazine has listed Saint Vincent College, located in Latrobe, Pennsylvania among the top colleges in the nation in the release of its sixth annual ranking of “America’s Best Colleges.” Taken as a whole, the Forbes ranking underscores the excellent value Saint Vincent provides as one of the top colleges in the state and the nation. “Saint Vincent College is pleased to be included in the rankings again in this rating of American colleges,” said Br. Norman W. Hipps, O.S.B., President. Saint Vincent ranked among the top 20 percent of colleges and universities in the nation. Saint Vincent was one of 42 Pennsylvania schools ranked and among the top eight Catholic colleges in the state. For the fourth consecutive year, Saint Vincent College ranked in the first tier of national, liberal-arts colleges in U.S. News and World Report’s annual ranking of the nation’s best colleges. Saint Vincent ranked among the 187 colleges and universities selected for
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Education inclusion in the top tier of the best national, liberal-arts colleges. Located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Seton Hill University, formerly a women’s college, has been coeducational since 2002. Since this change, Seton Hill has seen enrollment grow 60 percent with the total enrollment number at more than 2,600 students. With enrollment on the rise, Seton Hill is planning a $75 million campus expansion that will include a new Dance & Visual Arts Center as well as additions to the health sciences complex. The creation of a new Dance & Visual Arts Center will allow all dance and art faculty and students, including those in the Community Arts Program, to be located in one building, leading to the development of a strong community which will encourage the cross-pollination of ideas, the retention of students, and the efficiency of resources throughout the various areas of study. Founded in 1885 by the Sisters of Charity, Seton Hill is now a coeducational university that enjoys a 94 percent student job-placement rate after graduation. Students follow courses in more than 30 undergraduate programs, 12 graduate programs, an Adult Degree Program and an Honors Program. They take courses in five sessions per year rather than semesters, and each session lasts eight weeks.
programs include health sciences, visual and per forming arts, and the Wukich Center for Entrepreneurial Opportunities Located in the rolling hills of Western Pennsylvania, on a 660-acre campus less than an hour north of Pittsburgh, Slippery Rock University (SRU) is the western-most institution of the 14-campus, Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Slipper y Rock University offers a broad array of undergraduate and select graduate programs to more than 7,800 students. The University has built its reputation for excellence in physical education into a range of health and wellness programs, including exercise science and a doctorate in physical therapy. The last decade has seen Slipper y Rock strengthen both its admission profile as well as its academic profile. SRU achieved its highest total enrollment in the fall of 2010 with more than 8,800 students, a 21 percent increase from its enrollment of 6,952 in the 2000-2001 year. During the same period of time, the average SAT score for an entering freshman rose from 945 to 1018 and the average GPA increased from 2.99 to 3.39. Since 2000, SRU has invested more than $250 million in new construction and renovation projects. 84 percent of Slipper y Rock’s academic programs eligible for professional accreditation are now accredited, and 91 percent of the full-time tenure or tenure-track instructional faculty has earned a Ph.D. or other terminal degrees. Sixty-two percent of the classes have fewer than 30 students, and 80 percent of all classes have fewer than 40 students
A Catholic university, Seton Hill embraces students of all faiths, and has continued to follow the mission of educating students to think and act critically, creatively, and ethically as productive members of society who are committed to transforming the world. Seton Hill’s signature degree
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Founded in 1781 and located 30 miles south of Pittsburgh in Washington, Pennsylvania, Washington & Jefferson College (W&J) is one of the nation’s oldest and most distinguished co-ed, four-year, liberal-arts colleges.
W&J’s pre-law and pre-health programs are internationally known. More than 90 percent of W&J students who apply to law or health-related schools are accepted. More than 85 percent of W&J’s seniors seeking employment find work in their fields or attend graduate school upon graduation. Washington & Jefferson College, with about 1,500 students is included in the Fiske Guide to Colleges featuring 300 of the “best and most interesting” colleges and universities in the countr y. W&J just completed the renovation of McMillan Hall. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 and is now more than two centuries old and one of the nation’s oldest, academic buildings. “McMillan Hall reflects the grand histor y of Washington & Jefferson College,” said Tori Haring-Smith, Ph.D., President of W&J. “It has stood at the intersection of Wheeling and Lincoln Streets for more than two hundred years, and I’m proud that we had the opportunity to restore this treasured landmark.” Geneva College is a private, four-year, comprehensive Christian college of the arts, sciences, and professional studies. As such, the college enables students to find a pathway to purpose, to find their calling, and to prepare for a life of ser vice and leadership. The college offers an array of academic options and opportunities rooted in liberal arts and science, with associate and bachelor’s degrees that comprise 36 undergraduate major areas of study. Geneva’s 55-acre campus is located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, about 35 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. Founded in 1848 by the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, Geneva is committed to a Christian worldview. Of the college’s 96 full-time faculty members, 76 percent have earned doctorates. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13:1, and the average class size numbers 17 students. More than 50 percent of Geneva seniors typically have jobs or are admitted to graduate school before they graduate, and 97 percent of Geneva students are either working or in grad school within six months after graduation. Waynesburg University is a private, nonprofit Christian university founded in 1849 by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. It offers doctoral and graduate programs
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Education as well as undergraduate programs in 70 academic concentrations. Waynesburg University is located about one hour south of Pittsburgh on a contemporar y campus, with three adult centers located in the Pittsburgh region as well. The University educates students to make connections between faith, learning and ser ving so that they might faithfully transform their communities and the world. As a Christian institution, Waynesburg inspires students to pursue lives of purpose. Waynesburg’s enrollment is more than 1,600 and has a student-faculty ratio of 14:1, with over 67 percent of all classes sizing 20 students or less. This individual attention really pays off as 96 percent of its graduating seniors find job or graduate school placement within just one year. The Community College of Beaver County (CCBC) is the alma mater to over 45,000 individuals. Students select courses in nine areas that range from Aviation, Business, Computer Information Systems, and Criminal Justice to Culinar y Arts, Education, Healthcare, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Visual Communications. CCBC has an open-door admissions policy, allowing any student with the desire and determination to pursue higher education to do so. And with the lowest tuition in Beaver County, the college’s 3,000 students save money without sacrificing quality. Students enjoy classes with an 18:1 student-faculty ratio, and the college’s occupational programs prepare them for their careers after graduation. Courses at the college transfer to four-year colleges and universities that include four-year institutions like Carnegie Mellon, the University of Pittsburgh, and Slipper y Rock University. The main campus of Butler County Community College (BC3) is located in Butler, Pennsylvania and is known for its 323 acres of oak groves, rolling hills, walking paths, and a safe, comfortable atmosphere. BC3 ser ves students in seven, convenient
locations in Butler, Lawrence, and Mercer Counties.
college bookstore, librar y, student activities center, gymnasium and more.
Butler County Community College focuses on creating life-long learners and preparing them for success beyond their experience at the college. The expectation is for students to become full partners in the learning process. To foster this process, the college offers Learning PACT, to assure they develop the skills and abilities vital for success in the 21st centur y.
The college remains a major contributor to the economic development of the area by providing well-trained graduates in areas such as nursing, computer technology, culinar y arts, public ser vice, and in welding, machining, and electronics. What’s more, the college’s workforce-development department provided customized job training for many local employers.
Students receive personal attention from more than 200 full-time and part-time faculty. Average class size is 20 students, and the student body is diverse, ranging from ages 16 to 75, with a variety of backgrounds and experiences.
The college offers 64 associate degree programs, 13 diploma programs, and 49 certificate programs that provide students with the education and skills needed to enter the workforce immediately upon graduation. Students also enroll in WCCC’s associate in arts degree program that parallels the first two years of a bachelor’s degree and then transfer their credits to a four-year university. The college’s articulation agreements with many colleges and universities help to ease the transfer process and to save time and money on the cost of the bachelor’s degree.
To keep education affordable, BC3 reigns in costs through subsidies from Butler County, its local sponsor, and the State of Pennsylvania. Students pay about one-third of the total cost of their education. Sixty-five percent of BC3 students receive public, private, state, and federal sources of financial aid and scholarships. Westmoreland County Community College (WCCC) is located in rural Youngwood, PA. The 80-acre campus comprises four buildings: Founders Hall, Commissioners Hall, Science Hall and the Business and Industr y Center. Founders Hall also contains the
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COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES Name Map Total Address Location Undergraduate Contact Enrollment
In-State Average President Annual Tuition (Includes room and board)
Allegheny College 2,095 $40,000 1 520 N. Main St., Meadville, PA 16335 814-332-3100 www.allegheny.edu
Types of Degrees Offered
James H. Mullen, Jr.
Bachelor’s
Type of Institution
Private
Art Institute of Pittsburgh 7,900 $28,821 George W. Sebolt 2 420 Blvd. of the Allies Pittsburgh, PA 15219 800-275-2470 www.artinstitute.edu/pittsburgh
Bachelor’s Private Associates
Butler County Community College 3,656 $93 per credit 3 P.O. Box 1203, Butler, PA 16003 724-287-8711 www.bc3.edu
Associate
Two-year/Public
Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificate Programs
Public/State
Dr. Nicholas Neupauer
California University 6,690 $15,399 Geraldine Jones 4 of Pennsylvania 250 University Ave., California, PA 15419 724-938-4000 www.cup.edu
Private/ Women’s/ Catholic
Carnegie Mellon University 5,849 $49,614 Dr. Subra Suresh 6 5000 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-268-2000 www.cmu.edu
Private
Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctorate
Private/Women’s Undergraduate/ Liberal Arts/ Coed Graduate
Clarion University of Pennsylvania 5,873 $13,337 Dr. Karen M. 8 840 Wood St., Clarion, PA 16214 Whitney 800-672-7171 www.clarion.edu
Public/State
Community College of Allegheny County 800 Allegheny Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15233 412-237-3100 www.ccac.edu
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29,799 $85 per credit Dr. Quintin B. Bullock Associate, (all four Certificates campuses)
Two-year/Public
Community College 2,634 $87 per credit Dr. Chris Reber 10 of Beaver County 1 Campus Dr., Monaca, PA 15061 724-775-8561 www.ccbc.edu
Associate, Certificates
Two-year/Public
Duquesne University 5,837 $34,343 Charles J. 11 600 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15282 Dougherty, PH.D. 412-396-6000 www.duq.edu
Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctorate
Private/Catholic
Edinboro University 6,413 $12,743 Dr. Julie E. Associate, 12 of Pennsylvania Wollman Bachelor’s, Edinboro, PA 16444 Master’s, 814-732-2761 www.edinboro.edu Certificates
Public/State
Geneva College 1,639 $27,850 Kenneth A. 13 3200 College Ave. Smith, Ph.D. Beaver Falls, PA 15010 724-846-5100 www.geneva.edu
Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s
Private
Grove City College 2,540 $18,514 Paul J. McNulty 14 100 Campus Dr., Grove City, PA 16127 724-458-2100 www.gcc.edu
Bachelor’s, Master of Science and Accounting
Private/ Presbyterian
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Chatham University 875 $33,708 Dr. David Finegold Bachelor’s, 7 Woodland Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15232 Master’s, 412-365-1100 www.chatham.edu Doctorate
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Carlow University 1,565 $28,006 Suzanne Mellon, Ph.D. Bachelor’s, 5 3333 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Master of 412-578-6000 www.carlow.edu Education
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Name Map Total Address Location Undergraduate Contact Enrollment
In-State Average President Annual Tuition (Includes room and board)
Types of Degrees Offered
Type of Institution
Indiana University of Pennsylvania 11,724 $12,137 Michael A. 15 220 Sutton Hall, Indiana, PA 15705 Driscoll, Ph.D. 724-357-2100 www.iup.edu
Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctorate
Public/State
La Roche College 1,551 $27,696 16 9000 Babcock Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15237 412-367-9300 www.laroche.edu
Sister Candace Introcaso, Ph.D.
Bachelor’s, Master’s
Private/Catholic
Penn State Beaver 787 $18,756 17 100 University Dr., Monaca, PA 15061 724-773-3500 www.br.psu.edu
Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Public/State
Penn State Fayette 1,119 $11,006 Dr. W. Charles Patrick, 18 2201 University Dr., Rt. 119 (room and Chancellor Lemont Furnace, PA 15465 board NA) 724-430-4100 www.fe.psu.edu
Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Public/State
Penn State Greater Allegheny 793 $18,756 19 4000 University Dr. McKeesport, PA 15132 412-675-9000 www.ga.psu.edu
Associate, Bachelor’s and credit certificate
Public/State
Penn State New Kensington 20 901 $11,006 Dr. Kevin Snider, 3550 Seventh Street Rd., Rt. 780 (room and Chancellor Upper Burrell, PA 15068 board NA) 724-334-5466 www.nk.psu.edu
Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Certificates
Public/State
Pennsylvania State University 36,815 $20,574 Dr. Eric J. Barron 21 University Park, PA 16802 814-865-5471 www.psu.edu
Associate, Public/State Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctorate
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary 380 $13,383 22 616 N. Highland Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15206 412-362-5610 www.pts.edu
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Private/ Theological
Point Park University 3,109 $29,510 Dr. Paul Hennigan 23 201 Wood St., Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-391-4100 www.pointpark.edu
Associate, Bachelor’s, Master of Journalism, IMBA and MBA
Private
Robert Morris University 3,984 $29,620 Dr. Christopher 24 6001 University Blvd. B. Howard Moon Township, PA 15108 800-762-0097 www.rmu.edu
Bachelor’s, Master’s Doctoral
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Saint Vincent College 1,705 $33,570 25 300 Fraser Purchase Rd. Latrobe, PA 15650 724-532-6600 www.stvincent.edu
Bachelor’s
Private/Catholic
Seton Hill University 1,615 $34,426 Mary C. Finger, Ed.D. 26 Seton Hill Dr., Greensburg, PA 15601
Bachelor’s, Masters
Private/Catholic
Slippery Rock University 7,585 $14,533 Dr. Cheryl J. 27 1 Morrow Way, Slippery Rock, PA 16057 Norton 724-738-9000 www.sru.edu
Bachelor’s, Public/State Master’s, Doctor of Physical Therapy
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COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES Name Map Total Address Location Undergraduate Contact Enrollment
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Types of Degrees Offered
Type of Institution
Private/ Lutheran
University of Pittsburgh 29 17,208 $21,176 Patrick D. Pittsburgh, PA 15260 Gallagher, Ph.D. 412-624-4141 www.pitt.edu Chancellor & CEO University of Pittsburgh 30 1,777 $17,872 Dr. Sharon at Greensburg Smith 150 Finoli Dr. Greensburg, PA 15601 724-836-9880 www.upg.pitt.edu
Certificates, Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctorate, First Professional
Public/State
Bachelor’s
Public/State
University of Pittsburgh 3,121 $17,872 Dr. Jem Spectar 31 at Johnstown Campus Dr., Johnstown, PA 15904 814-269-7000 www.upj.pitt.edu
Certificates, Public/State Associate, Bachelor’s
Washington & Jefferson College 1,514 $41,820 Dr. Tori Haring- 32 60 S. Lincoln St., Washington, PA 15301 Smith 800-W-AND-JAY or 888-926-3529 www.washjeff.edu
Bachelor’s
Private
Waynesburg University 1,800 $24,130 Douglas G. Lee 33 51 W. College St., Waynesburg, PA 15370 800-225-7393 www.waynesburg.edu
Associate, Bachelor’s, MBA
Private/ Presbyterian
Westminster College 1,364 $36,200 Dr. Kathy Brittain 34 319 South Market St. Richardson New Wilmington, PA 16172 724-946-7100 www.westminster.edu
Bachelor’s, Master of Education
Independent/ Presbyterian
Westmoreland County 35 6,259 $76 per credit Dr. Tuesday Stanley Community College 145 Pavilion Ln., Youngwood, PA 15697 724-925-4000 www.wccc-pa.edu
Associate, Certificates, Diploma
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Thiel College 1,219 $29,598 Dr. Susan Traverso 28 75 College Ave., Greenville, PA 16125 724-589-2345 www.thiel.edu
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Director
Type of School
Degree(S) Granted
Bradford School 425 Vincent S. Post-secondary, degree Associate in Freight House Graziano, granting: accounting, graphic specialized 125 Station Square Dr. President design, hospitality and travel, business Pittsburgh, PA 15219 medical merchandising, 412-391-6710 office administration, www.bradfordpittsburgh.edu paralegal, programming Dean Institute of Technology 207 James S. Dean Technical Associate, 1501 W. Liberty Ave. diploma Pittsburgh, PA 15226 412-531-4433 www.deantech.edu Everst Institute 627 James Callahan Business Pittsburgh Campus 100 Forbes Ave., Suite 1200 412-261-4520 www.everst.edu/campus/pittsburgh
Associate in specialized business diploma
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Full-Time Enrollment
Director
Type of School
Degree(S) Granted
ITT Technical Institute 575 Joshua Joseph Technical 100 Pittsburgh Mills Circle, Tarentum PA 15084 724-274-1400 www.itt-tech.edu
Associate
ITT Technical Institute Pittsburgh Campus 525 10 Parkway Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15220 412-937-9150 www.itt-tech.edu
Associate
Robert Bain
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Kaplan Career Institute 574 Business and medical 933 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-338-4770 www.KCI-pittsburgh.com
Associate, diploma
Le Cordon Bleu Institute Of Culinary Arts 1,202 William Hunt In Pittsburgh 717 Clark Building Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-566-2433 www.pic.edu
Professional culinary arts and restaurant management training
Associate
Newport Business Institute 78 J. Bryant Mullen 945 Greensburg Rd. Lower Burrell, PA 15068 724-339-7542 www.newportbusiness.com
Business
Associate
Education
Penn Commercial, Inc. 360 Robert Bazant Business, technical Associate, 242 Oak Spring Rd., Washington, PA 15301 and medical diploma, certificate 724-222-5330 www.penn-commercial.com
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Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics 205 John Graham III Aviation technology, Associate in P.O. Box 10897, Pittsburgh, PA 15236 aeronautical maintenance, specialized 412-462-9011 www.pia.edu technical avionics technology Pittsburgh Technical Institute 1,990 Greg DeFeo Computer drafting, graphic Associate in 1111 McKee Rd., Oakdale, PA 15071 design, multimedia, business, specialized 412-809-5100 computer systems and programming, technology www.pittsburghtechnical.com Microsoft, accounting, marketing, business electronics Rosedale Technical Institute 200 Dennis F. Wilke Automotive, diesel and Associate in 215 Beecham Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15205 electrical technology specialized 412-521-6200 www.rosedaletech.org technology Triangle Tech—Greensburg 216 Architectural, mechanical, Associate in 222 E. Pittsburgh St., Suite A refrigeration, heating, specialized Greensburg, PA 15601 ventilation, air conditioning technology, 724-832-1050 www.triangle-tech.com diploma Triangle Tech—Pittsburgh 232 Timothy Architectural, mechanical, Associate in 1940 Perrysville Ave. McMahon refrigeration, heating, specialized Pittsburgh, PA 15214 ventilation, air conditioning technology, 412-359-1000 www.triangle-tech.com diploma VetTech Institute 310 Barbara Veterinary Technician 125 Seventh St., Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Karner, VMD program 412-391-7021 www.vettechinstitute.edu Western School of Health 550 Patti Business and medical & Business Careers Yakshe Sanford Brown Institute Pittsburgh campus 421 Seventh Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-281-2600 www.westernschool.com
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Independent Schools Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12
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he Greater Pittsburgh Region is home to many highly ranked, exceptional independent education options
that meet the individual needs of children from Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12. Our independent schools espouse missions that place emphasis on educating the whole child, in addition to
extracting and cultivating each student’s fullest potential so that he or she may foster a lifelong love of learning.
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THE PROFESSIONAL EDGE YOU NEED Earn Your Undergraduate or Graduate Degree at Point Park University
DYNAMIC CAREER-ORIENTED
REAL-WORLD Choose from more than 50 undergraduate programs and a variety of graduate programs in these fields: • Business • Communication • Criminal Justice and Intelligence Studies • Education • Engineering Technology • Humanities and Human Sciences • Natural Sciences • Performing Arts
Benefit from professors with real-world experience and our Downtown Pittsburgh campus to connect you to leading companies and organizations. • Day, evening, Saturday and online classes offered • Accelerated, part-time and full-time program options • Financial aid available
P I T T S B U R G H P A 412-392-3808 • ptenroll@pointpark.edu
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Education Perhaps one of the most rewarding experiences that our students acquire is the opportunity to learn in a multitude of environments, both geographically and philosophically. The Greater Pittsburgh area is comprised of cityscapes and preserved, natural woodlands. It is not unusual for many of our independent school campuses to house the lower schools and upper schools in different, but convenient, locations. Due to the variety found in the geography of this region and our schools’ expert utilization at incorporating nature in the education of their students, pupils graduate from the independent school system with unique takes on the natural world, learning, and their respective communities. The curriculums in many of our independent schools emphasize environmental preservation and scientific study in a natural setting. Schools such as the Valley School of Ligonier believe that environmental conservation and respect begins with a child’s involvement with the full scope of his surroundings. Additionally, it is through this interaction that students can define their place in the world. With so many institutions of higher learning in our area, many schools also benefit from the resources of local universities and colleges, such as the Carlow Campus School, who shares facilities with the dedicated professors of Carlow University. Relationships such as these help to keep our schools on the cutting edge of educational philosophies and approaches that benefit their students and help retain an accomplished and highly ranked faculty. Falk Laboratory School, affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh since 1931, is known for providing a learning environment that is grounded in community, diversity, experiential education, and individualized instruction. Falk School has a child-centered approach to learning that focuses on the social, emotional, and academic needs of each child. On city-centered campuses, students enjoy the advantage of having Pittsburgh’s thriving technological, medical, and commercial professionals as neighbors and collaborators. The Winchester Thurston School educates their Pre-K through grade 5 students in a peaceful, verdant suburb of Northern Pittsburgh, but utilizes the motto “The City as Our Campus” for their Pre-K through grade 12 campus in Shadyside, creating more choices for learning. They have also teamed up with the University of Pittsburgh’s Asian Studies Department to build a well-rounded Asiatic languages and culture curriculum. Winchester has recently launched a course for seniors on their city campus appropriately titled Urban Research and Design.
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Education The Ellis School, Pittsburgh’s only age 3 through Grade 12 independent school dedicated to educating girls and young women, is also located in Pittsburgh’s vibrant East End. Their urban location lends itself to working in conjunction with the acclaimed Robotics Institute of Carnegie Mellon and Google. Their mission includes a dedication to cultivating the use of technology as a vehicle for creating engaged and responsible digital citizens. Technology will continue to play a progressively important role in all of our independent schools, and faculty members appreciate the positive impact it has on learning. Independent schools in Pittsburgh believe that exposure to other cultures produces a more well-rounded student who is poised to create positive change in the world, while simultaneously taking into account the rich cultural fabric of the global community. As globalization has become an integral part of our educational, commercial, and daily lives, our independent schools have strengthened their dedication to providing diverse environments for their students so that each and every child may have educational and social relationships with members of different sexes, races, religions, socioeconomic strata, etc. This helps to maintain an environment that supports inclusiveness; a classroom which is free of bias and prejudice. Included is the emphasis on acknowledging the needs of other community members and to act in service. Many schools continue to set and uphold impressive standards of community service for their students, the result of which is the creation of citizens who share the responsibility of making their schools, cities, and nations better places to live and grow. In the spirit of incorporating balance in the curricula, many of Pittsburgh’s independent schools require, or strongly promote, participation in arts as well as athletics. As a supplement to the academic pursuits of each student, sportsmanship is considered a vital component to building character and supporting a child’s social development. Many of our schools’ campuses maintain stateof-the-art athletic and art facilities, some of which include ice rinks, multiple sports fields, racquet sport courts, Olympic size natatoriums, and golf courses. Some schools’ art facilities include art galleries, dance studios, musician’s practice rooms, learning gardens, and professional performing art spaces and theaters. The University School, a college-preparatory school utilizing individualized tutoring sessions for each student, devotes curriculum to seminars,
Falk School Child-Centered Progressive Education Since 1931
School tours by appointment 412-624-8024, www.falkschool.pitt.edu
A place to grow • Nonprofit, Catholic, private, independent, coeducational, high school preparatory school • Traditional and Montessori programs • Music, art, world languages, physical education 412.578.6158 | CampusSchool.carlow.edu Located in the heart of Pittsburgh’s educational and medical communities in Oakland.
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Education workshops, art, music, drama, video, and photography. Shadyside Academy’s senior school, located in the verdant and serene suburb of Fox Chapel, hosts public-wide performances of internationallyrecognized artists, musicians, and dance companies in their Hillman Auditorium regularly. With a myriad of independent school options in the area, there is a rewarding academic and social experience to meet the needs of every child living in the Pittsburgh region. Our independent schools appreciate that every family’s economic ability will vary, and our region boasts schools that have aggressive scholarship programs that provide educations for bright, curious minds regardless of their background or socioeconomic status. In many institutions, close to 50% of the student body receive some sort of financial aid, making it possible for more children to benefit from an independent education than ever before.
There are many students who prefer to board at their chosen school, and the Pittsburgh area has a handful of schools which offer boarding accommodations in supervised and nurturing settings, further preparing their graduates for the college experience. Faculty and administration understand their students’ desires to glean the best preparation for higher learning following graduation, and our independent schools have responded to this need by procuring some of the most highly-educated teachers, counselors, and college counseling professionals in the United States to guide students towards successful admission into the nation’s top colleges and universities. Many of our schools also hold prestigious city, state, and national affiliations and accreditations, such as the Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS), the Pittsburgh Consortium
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of Independent Schools (PCIS), The National Coalition of Girls’ Schools (NCGS), the International Boys’ School Coalition (IBSC), and the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS). With extremely impressive student-teacher ratios, talented faculty, geographically and socially diverse learning environments, and a city on the precipice of technological innovation, Pittsburgh’s independent schools continue to cultivate some of the brightest, most promising minds in our city and the world. Campus School of Carlow University The Campus School of Carlow University is an independent, coeducational, Catholic day school educating infants through grade eight. The Campus School features a strong, comprehensive core curriculum, and champions a holistic approach to learning that develops the creativity and unique gifts of each child. Through the partnering of spiritual values and academic excellence, The Campus School fosters in each child a love of life and learning and a sense of responsibility and purpose. Community Day Community Day is an independent Kindergarten through Grade 8 Jewish day school which is dedicated to educating students from a variety of Jewish backgrounds from an inclusive, egalitarian perspective. They are committed to building critical thinking skills in their students as well as cultivating a strong bond to K’lal Yisrael and the State of Israel. 6424 Forward Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15217. 412-521-1100. www.comday.org Country Day School Founded in 1948 in the Fox Chapel area, Country Day’s small student body and affirming environment provides security and encouragement for their elementary students. Country Day shares 17 acres with the Fox Chapel Episcopal Church, and is situated within the peaceful, natural wooded landscape of Southwestern Pennsylvania. 620 Squaw Run Road East, Pittsburgh, PA 15238. 412963-8644. www.foxchapelcountryday.com The Ellis School The Ellis School, Pittsburgh’s only Pre-K through Grade 12 independent school educating girls and young women,
was founded in 1916 and has been dedicated to cultivating wisdom and the courage to lead in their students. Ellis espouses a challenging curriculum, including intellectual, artistic, and physical pursuits. Students are encouraged to become active citizens in the local and global community. 6425 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. 412-661-5992. www.theellisschool.org Falk School Falk Laboratory School, affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh, is a tuitionbased elementary school serving students K through grade 8. Their methodology is guided by the thoughts and intentions found in the faculty-created treatise, Wishes for our Children. Students have a variety of classroom structures as they progress through the grades, and emphasis is placed on educating the whole child. 4060 Allequippa Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261. 412-624-8024. www.falkschool.pitt.edu Kentucky Avenue School Kentucky Avenue School is a small, vibrant independent school that serves students through Grade 8. Offering small classes, skilled teaching, and a challenging curriculum, faculty employs traditional and innovative methods to provide a nurturing environment for their students. The Kentucky Avenue Children’s Center, also located on campus, provides expert and developmentallyappropriate care for Pre-School and PreKindergarten children. 5701 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15232. 412-361-5332. www. kentuckyavenueschool.org The Kiski School Supporting an environment of openness, respect, and trust where students are encouraged to explore their values and beliefs honestly and with dignity, the Kiski School’s mission continues to be preparing young men for college and for life. Founded in 1888, it is one of the oldest all-boys preparatory boarding schools in the United States. 1888 Brett Lane, Saltsburg, PA 15681. 877-547-5448. www.kiski.org Neighborhood Academy The Neighborhood Academy educates students from Grade 8-12. Their mission is preparing low-income youth for higher education and life-long learning. It is a holistic environment dedicated to developing the minds, bodies, and spirits of children and preparing them to become productive members of society and the world. 709 North Aiken Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. 412-362-2001. www.theneighborhoodacademy.org
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Oakland School Serving children in the secondary grades, the Oakland School has a 6:1 student-teacher ratio and an average class size of six, which helps their faculty give undivided attention to each student, including those with special needs as well as gifted children who require a more challenging curriculum. Located in Oakland, the school welcomes students from five surrounding counties. 362 Mckee Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. 412-621-7878. www.theoaklandschool.org Sewickley Academy As Pittsburgh’s longest-standing independent coeducational school, Sewickley Academy is distinguished by its rigorous academics, outstanding faculty, and its student-centered approach to learning and teaching. From a child’s first day, the Academy’s dynamic Pre-K through Grade 12 experience takes place on one campus, creating a powerful sense of belonging, an awareness of one’s responsibility to others, and the kind of
educational continuity that leads to strong academic results. 412-741-2230. www.sewickley.org Shady Side Academy Shady Side Academy is a nationally respected private school in Pittsburgh for boys and girls in grades pre-kindergarten through 12, with an optional five-day boarding experience in high school. Three age-specific campuses with extraordinary resources, teachers who actively mentor, a forward-thinking curriculum, a diverse and inclusive community, and a legacy of alumni accomplishments all inspire Shady Side students to high achievement in academics, the arts and athletics, and to meaningful ambitions in life. 423 Fox Chapel Road, Pittsburgh PA 15238. 412-968-3000. www.shadysideacademy.org St. Edmund’s Academy St. Edmund’s Academy is Pittsburgh’s only private, independent, co-educational, nonsectarian age 3 thru 8th grade school.
Developing scholars, athletes and artists, our mission is to provide an exceptional private school experience combining a rigorous academic curriculum with enduring Core Values and rich tradition in a nurturing environment. Located in Squirrel Hill minutes from Oakland’s medical & university communities. 412-521-1907 <http://www.stedmunds.net> Universal Academy of Pittsburgh UAP is committed to providing a quality education in a nurturing Islamic environment. Serving Pre-School through Grade 5 children, their mission is to cultivate true worshipers of God through protective practices that proactively help to build the intellectual, emotional, social, and spiritual aspects of a well-rounded personality. 2103 Hampton Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15218. 412-241-2124. www.uapschool.com University School Founded in 1911 as a college preparatory school centered upon individualized,
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Education one-on-one attention and education, the University School employs private tutoring sessions and small classes to cater to each student’s individual needs and abilities. Students enjoy a wide choice of electives and the curriculum places a deliberate emphasis on the arts, workshops, and seminars. 5711 Howe Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15232. 412-361-7182. www.theuniversityschool.org Valley School of Ligonier The Valley School of Ligonier provides a safe, nurturing, and disciplined environment for students K through Grade 9 in a peaceful, 400-acre wooded setting located in Westmoreland County. Students are expected to participate in academics, the arts, and athletics. The curriculum includes hands-on learning in a natural, outdoor environment. The school was founded in 1946 by General and Mrs. Richard King Mellon. Box 616, Ligonier, PA 15658. 724-238-6652. www.valleyschoolofligonier.org Waldorf School Based on the teachings of founder Rudolf Steiner, the Waldorf School of Pittsburgh educates the “heads, hearts, and hands” of students from nursery school through
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Grade 5. The Waldorf School provides a curriculum that helps learners become creative, independent, moral individuals, who are able to impart meaning and purpose to their lives. 201 South Winebiddle Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15224. 412-441-5792. www.waldorfpittsburgh.org Western Pennsylvania Montessori School There are multiple Montessori School locations throughout the Greater Pittsburgh area that provide safe and secure learning atmospheres that meet children’s needs for freedom and self-motivation. The Montessori School supports students’ natural ability to develop their own talents and skills. The curriculum is based upon the philosophy of Dr. Maria Montessori. 2379 Wyland Avenue, Allison Park, PA 15101. 412-487-2700. www.wpms.edu Western Pennsylvania School for the Blind Founded over 120 years ago, WPSB offers exceptional education, intervention, and outreach to visually impaired students. WPSB educates approximately 180 students, serving children from Pre-School age to 21. The curriculum concentrates on the acquisition of life skills and provides students with individual attention from their expert staff, therapists,
and faculty. 201 North Bellefield Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. 412-621-0100. www.wpsbc.org Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf WPSD was the first day school for the deaf in the United States. Providing superior educational programs and services for deaf and hard-of-hearing students, they maintain an environment where students interact freely and participate regularly in a nurturing, caring setting. Their specially trained faculty and staff cultivate a philosophy of independence and the realization of one’s fullest potential. 300 East Swissvale Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15218. 800-624-3323. www.wpsd.org Winchester Thurston School Winchester Thurston is an independent, co-educational day school with two campuses, including one in the East End of the city. “The City as our Campus” initiative incorporates Pittsburgh’s technological and professional community, thus preparing students to be well-prepared, world-ready citizens who achieve at the highest levels in school and life. 555 Morewood Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. 412578-7518. www.winchesterthurston.org mg
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hichever path you take to secure child-care and pre-school care for your children, rest assured that you have many options to choose from in Pittsburgh. To get started on your search, keep these questions in mind: About the Organization • Is the center licensed by the State of Pennsylvania? Ask to see the center’s license. • Has the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) accredited the center? • What are the costs and payment policy? • Do the fees cover everything or do hidden charges exist that may crop up later?
About the Staff • Has the center run background checks on every staff member? • What’s the staff-turnover rate? • Do any staff members hold education degrees? • What is the staff-to-child ratio? Who is your contact person at the center? • Have staff members received CPR training? About the Facility • Is the center inspected regularly? When? • Has the center been child proofed? • Are doors and windows kept secured? • Is the playground fenced in? • What is the age range of children at the center? How many years do the children stay at the center? About the Children • What are the emergency procedures? • Does a written manual explain the emergency procedures for children’s care during an emergency? Who should you contact at the center during an emergency? • Are children supervised while at the
center? Are they supervised at nap time? • How and when are children fed? •D o staff members handle diapering and toilet training? • Do staff members ever take children off site? Where and how? • When can parents drop in to observe? What are the latest drop-off and pick up times? What are the penalties if parents fail to observe these times? These questions are intended as a starting guide for you. Please be sure to ask, and get answers to other questions you would like addressed? Given the many child-care resources in the Greater Pittsburgh area, you’re sure to find one or more to suit your specific needs. Here are some private sources. KinderCare® (www.kindercare.com) offers a number of day-care programs in 12 locations throughout Greater Pittsburgh. The Infant program helps babies grow, gain mobility, and develop intellectual and social skills. The personal attention and interaction between
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Child Care KinderCare childhood-education teachers and infants promote basic intellectual and social skills. Singing, reading, and talking exemplify behaviors that support development during this critical stage. The Toddler program is based on young children’s’ learning best through hands-on experience. Each day includes fun activities that excite and develop toddlers and gives them confidence to say their first important words and to make new friends. Discovery Preschool fosters the confidence in children by providing them with activities that help them become problem solvers and lifelong learners. The Pre-kindergarten program prepares kindergartners by teaching them letters and words, math concepts, and valuable social skills. As children reach school age, Kindercare’s comprehensive, full-day kindergarten program helps them explore, communicate and create in a nurturing, small-class setting. Centers offering kindergarten choose from two different curriculum programs that offer reading, language arts, math, science, and physical fitness presented in a fun way to encourage a lifelong love of learning. Programs are aligned with local and state elementary school standards so children will be prepared to confidently enter first grade. Bradford Child Care Services (http://www. earlyeducationpros.org) is one of the largest, non-profit organizations in the United States dedicated solely since 1982 to early care and education of children with 18 schools in Western Pennsylvania. Operating under the name, Tender Care Learning Centers, this organization offers programs that integrate early education with a loving environment. The 18 Tender Care Learning Centers are home-inspired and center-based to give children a comfortable place that enhances confidence and freedom in children to grow at their own pace. Parents form an integral part of the services offered, and their involvement is respected in their children’s education. The Tender Care approach establishes in children the foundation of a lifetime love of learning in a safe, nurturing, and educationally supportive environment. Child care and preschool programs designed with children in mind support them emotionally, educationally, and socially. The Goddard School® for Early Child Development (http://www.goddardschool.com) supports the healthy development of children from six weeks to six years of age at five locations in the Greater Pittsburgh area. The nursery in the Infant Program creates a secure environment for infants, from the sleeping alcove to the rocking chairs where teachers
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spend time cuddling and talking to the babies to instill trust and provide a healthy early learning environment for movement, exploration, and communication. In the Goddard School FLEXTM Learning Program, teachers plan daily activities in a cheery childcare environment to encourage toddlers’ investigations of the world. Toddlers enjoy a daily balance of activities, music, movement, and outdoor climbing, running, and jumping. In the Preschool Learning Program, children thrive in an accredited curriculum. Learning centers for math, science, dramatic play, music, creative art, and computers provide opportunities to balance shared and independent learning experiences. The Pre-K and Junior Kindergarten programs have earned AdvancedED and Middle States accreditation after demonstrating the highest standards in early childhood education. These standards mean that children gain exceptional skills for success in kindergarten. The Kindergarten Program enables children to gain skills for academic fulfillment and a love of learning. This experience can set the stage for lifelong achievement. In select locations, The Goddard School offers school-age children a nurturing, learning environment with homework help and skills enhancement. The Goddard School summer camp goes beyond just having fun. This program combines songs, stories, exploration, physical activities, and learning adventures in a safe, nurturing environment. Bright Horizons Family Solutions® (www.brighthorizons.com) day care offers three levels of care for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers at four locations in Greater Pittsburgh. The Great Places for Babies program provides a welcoming environment where infants thrive and grow. The Growing World of Toddlers program makes available hands-on exploration and social interaction to help toddlers learn about the world in a safe and engaging place. The Preschoolers program concentrates on children’s use of language, reasoning, and scientific thinking that enables preschoolers to build a strong, educational foundation. Feedback from parents is exceedingly positive. Ninety-nine percent of parents with children at Bright Horizons say that their children developed a strong enthusiasm for learning. And 97 percent of parents agree that their children entered school ready to meet the demands of kindergarten or first grade.
Head Start is a pre-school program supported by federal funds through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and state funds through the Pennsylvania Department of Education. This comprehensive, child-development program serves families with children three to five years of age in the Allegheny County/ Pittsburgh area. Head Start involves parents in getting their children ready for kindergarten. The program makes available individualized educational services in language development, math, science, and social skills. Early Head Start is another federally-funded, comprehensive program for pregnant women and families with children from birth to three years of age who live in the Allegheny County/ Pittsburgh area. Additionally, Pre-K Counts is a state-funded, quality, pre-school program for children between the ages of three and five years. Children accepted into this program must be at least three years old before the date identified by the family’s school district as the kindergarten cut-off date to enroll. To find out more about Individual Head Start, Early Head Start and Pre-K Counts Programs, log onto ttp://www.alleghenycounty.us/dhs/ earlychildhood.aspx. mg
CHILD CARE INFORMATION SERVICES (CCIS) Call these numbers for information regarding childcare subsidies, referrals and resources in your area.
Allegheny County 412-261-2273 Beaver County 724-847-0145 Butler County 724-285-9431 Fayette County 724-425-1818 Washington County 724-228-6969 Westmoreland County 724-836-4580
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Senior Living
Pittsburgh Senior Living
An Active, Enjoyable Lifestyle At Traditions of America (TOA) communities, more than half of their residents work full or part-time. The allure of a 55+ community for a non-retiree is that there is more time to devote to one’s professional pursuits and career when there is no longer the need to rake leaves, shovel snow, or find a roofer. Since so many of these residential communities promote wellness and an “active” approach to living, it stands to reason that they offer amenities that preclude the need to go elsewhere in search of sport or leisure. This too is an attractive option to someone who works full days and has little time left over to battle traffic and parking in the search for a gym or a masseuse. When a sports facility or spa is yards away from one’s front door, there is less excuse making and much more action.
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irst off, let’s do away with the idea that aging has anything to do with apathy, complacency, and settling for a life of boredom, isolation, and quietude. The most common misconception is that 55+ communities are similar to assisted living or independent living communities. Nothing could be further from the truth. America has always been a country that prides itself on independence. Our values have been built upon the philosophy of hard work, taking
calculated risks, and breaking away from the pack in order to lead. But what happens when the unavoidable nature of aging kicks in? We soon realize that a strong social support system and an active, enjoyable lifestyle are equally important for a well-rounded living experience. This is why 55+ communities aren’t only serving the practical property needs of middle-aged Americans, but their wellness, social, and experiential needs as well. According to a recent AARP article, 55+ living has nothing to do with professional retirement at all, and it is a myth that residents in such communities spend their days playing shuffleboard and quietly doing crossword puzzles. Older Americans espouse the prospect of remaining physically active, cerebrally engaged, and socially connected. In other words, they believe in fun, and they are taking advantage of a living format that provides them with the time and opportunities to do exactly that.
St. Barnabas Retirement Communities in Gibsonia and Valencia believe that on-campus facilities are what make modern-day retirement communities appealing to more and more prospects. St. Barnabas has gone to great lengths in building a reputation for their on-site facilities that are state-of-the-art and quite unique. An indoor mall, multiple restaurants, credit unions, ATM’s, salons, auditoriums, gift shops, stores, a wood shop, billiards, putting greens, bocce ball courts, fishing ponds, walking trails, and an indoor conservatory pool are anything but banal on-site attractions. Such facilities definitely do not conjure ideas of inactive, complacent living, which may be why more and more people in their early senior years are attracted. There are also professional and financial advantages for “younger” residents, especially when still in the workforce. Many 55+ communities are located near major highways and transportation corridors, making access to Downtown and the airport easier, quicker, and more straightforward. Also, buying a “retirement” home earlier in life allows one to accumulate more equity in what could be your last owned property. It’s a consideration that is best made when not under the pressure of immediate need.
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The Simple Life “If you’re working, traveling, and very busy, maintenance free is the way to go,” says John Deklewa of Deklewa Builders in Bridgeville, PA. Though not all who are looking for 55+ housing will choose to move into an age-restricted community, there is something to be said for taking the first step towards making life easier, and that would be downsizing and one-level living. “Pittsburgh has a large older population, so buying a home with a first floor master bedroom is a huge draw, as is the fact that by living on a single level, it’s so much easier to clean and maintain your home.” Deklewa believes that it’s not only those in the 55+ category that find maintenance free neighborhoods and plans alluring. It’s a matter of practicality: if a family is looking to downsize and take responsibility off the agenda, single-level living in a low maintenance community (townhomes, condos, etc.) is useful. Think of all of the time spent traversing stairways alone. Though single-level living is ubiquitous in states like Florida, Pittsburgh’s topography makes it more difficult to find land flat enough to accommodate a moderately-sized single-level foundation. Frost and weather-related issues are unique unto our region as well, and we’ve grown accustomed to basements. This adds to the limited number of single-level residences and housing plans in the area, but it also stands as testament that there are builders who are receiving demand for such structures, and who are aiming to satisfy those needs
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for consumers, “young” and “old” alike. Determining a Community That is Right for You If a buyer prefers something more involved than single-level, low maintenance living, then an age-restricted retirement community should be considered. Get to know the different options, however. Terms like “assisted living” or “retirement community” are often used interchangeably, but they all stand for distinctly different living formats. To determine what kind of community is right for a homeowner’s needs, one must be careful to acknowledge these differences and to be aware of what each offer. Retirement communities reference home plans that are restricted to homeowners 55 years of age and older. This can be a single-family home, condominium, duplex, townhome, or any other housing structure that also employs on-site amenities for its residents’ enjoyment (e.g. spas, gyms, clubhouses, outdoor pools, etc.). A maintenance fee is usually collected to maintain the grounds and the facilities. Retirement communities are not health-related communities, and do not offer medical assistance or care. In many 55+ communities, specific architectural standards are upheld, which protects market value and prevents aesthetic unsightliness.
When living in a 55+ community, there is economy of scale as well. These communities are able to contract for landscaping and snow removal services at a lower cost than an individual homeowner might purchase on his own. Residents enjoy luxurious amenities— heated swimming pools, saunas, whirlpool spas, fitness centers, Pilates studios, etc.—at a fraction of the price they would pay for a club membership. Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC) offer a spectrum of living options that include medical care if needed. Assisted living and independent living fall within this category. Individuals can take advantage of meal plan options, linen service, and medical care. A resident can enter at the independent living level, but graduate to higher levels of assistance if needed, (i.e. a skilled nursing facility on site). Friendship Village in the South Hills believes that CCRCs give people a chance to move to a community they can comfortably remain in as they age. Moving once, and only once, is a huge draw to those who want to eschew the hassle of packing up and transporting their lives when they need more aggressive medical care or supervision. Financially, Friendship Village makes sense for those looking to receive a return on their investment. They offer a return of capital plans that protect an asset while simultaneously protecting the estate from the high costs of nursing care. Residents here can choose from a 90% return or a 50% return plan, and that asset is returned to them via their estate, or if they move. Different communities will have different payment options, so if a potential resident fears being locked into a long-term contract, there are some CCRCs that offer alternatives. UPMC’s Senior Communities, such as the complete CCRC at Cumberland Woods Village, offer month-to-month contracts if an individual is uncomfortable with making a front-loaded investment for his retirement housing. In general, administration understands that plans may change, so they’ve devised contracts that cater to this common concern. Regardless, the benefits seem to outweigh the contractual fears and residents are happy to have a broader plan in place for the future.
Power in Numbers It has been proven that a strong social network contributes to a healthier and longer life. Friends
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Senior Living are more than a means of entertainment or diversion: they can reduce the risk of dementia, keep your brain functioning strategically and nimbly, contribute to a sense of well-being and serenity, positively affect your exercise routine, and be the greatest source of healing during times of mental, emotional, or physical pain or anguish. Some research has found that spending time with friends can add as much as 10 years to an individual’s lifespan. Gone is the notion of sedentary, solitary individuals rocking away on a porch and longingly recalling their halcyon days of youth. 55+ communities and CCRCs emphasize living a life that combats depression and isolation.
the community, it is likely that the repeated encounters with peers lead to very deep, longterm friendships.
an individual at every stage in their life is at the core of finding sustaining happiness. Age is truly a state of mind.
Age Is Truly a State of Mind
The Intangibles
Many of us have grown up with the mindset that by 60, we’ve paid our dues, done our part, and must make way for the “new” generation. Luckily, this doesn’t have to be the case. With people now living longer than they ever have in history, making the move to a 55+ community or CCRC isn’t a concession, rather it’s choosing to make the most out of one’s current life stage. That’s anything but apathetic and compromising.
Residents at Friendship Village and Traditions of America agree that leaving their current amenities is a non-option because the format has become an integral part of their daily existence. “I get security, companionship, stimulation, and all of my needs met,” one resident proclaims. “There is so much to do and a variety of things to choose from—I am much busier.” Since Friendship Village is a CCRC, future medical care needs are virtually pre-planned, and nursing care is immediately available.
Longwood at Oakmont finds that people are shocked at the level of activity and interaction amongst residents. The biggest surprise for people comes when they observe how much is going on: socialization, life-long learning, and engaged and interactive living on a regular basis.
By delegating some daily responsibility to professionals if we so choose, a plethora of opportunities are presented to get out and live more than a person in their 30’s could. It’s this level of convenience that retirement communities strive to uphold.
Perhaps the biggest advantage that homeowners find from living in a 55+ community is the extremely strong social aspect. Residents generally have more direct contact with their neighbors than they would if living in a traditional single-family home. Because the home, activity centers, and most of the facilities used on a daily basis are within the boundaries of
Much of the success residents find living in these communities relies on their ability to add perspective to the situation. Most of us living on the outside aren’t familiar with the programming and social activity that occurs within these neighborhoods, so we have drawn conclusions that are often incorrect. To take the best of what life and a community can offer
Helpful Hints for Selecting a Retirement Community
do the residents look? Do they look well cared for? What sounds do you hear or odors you detect? How do staff members treat residents?
1. M ake a list of what you might be looking for in a retirement community. This may change as you move forward, but it’s a good start.
6. Have a relative or friend accompany you on your tours. Such a person may pick up on items you might tend to overlook.
2. W rite out the questions about the retirement communities you’re interested in.
7. Pay attention to how the welcoming staff members treat you. Are they courteous? Unhurried? Do they maintain good eye contact with you? Offer you a beverage?
3. U se the Internet – even if you need someone to help you -- or the phone book to select three to five retirement homes that appeal to you.
8. Make sure you understand all the details of living at the retirement facilities you visit, including the ins and outs of the financial arrangements.
4. R equest an information package from each facility you plan to visit, and acquaint yourself with the information on each facility.
It’s All in the Planning
5. T ake a tour of the facilities that interest you. Take note of the place, especially your all-important first impressions. Is the place well maintained and inviting? How
Because moving to a retirement community involves critical decision-making, you owe it to yourself to plan for this transition with the utmost care.
Both communities are agreeable to their respective residents for different reasons, but the common denominator is the relief of responsibility. There is much to be said for walking away from the drudgery of home maintenance to make free time for pleasure and pastimes that are difficult to pursue when working long work weeks and raising a family. Some people believe that moving to a community is somehow giving in to the idea of aging; however, the lifestyle only serves to enhance one’s enjoyment of living and to maintain, or create, a true sense of well-being. mg
AREA AGENCIES ON AGING Allegheny County Area Agency on Aging 441 Smithfield St., Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-350-4234 or 800-344-4319 www.aging.state.pa.us/ aging Beaver County Area Agency on Aging 1020 8th Ave., Beaver, PA 15010 724-728-7707 www.aging.state.pa.us/ aging Butler County Area Agency on Aging 111 Sunnyview Circle, Suite 101 Butler, PA 16001 724-282-3008 www.aging.state.pa.us/ aging
Southwestern Area Agency on Aging (including Fayette and Washington Counties) Mon Valley Community Health Center Eastgate 8, Monessen, PA 15062 724-684-9000 or 800-342-8980 www.aging.state.pa.us/ aging Westmoreland County Area Agency on Aging 200 S. Main St., Greensburg, PA 15601 724-830-4444 or 800-442-8000 www.aging.state.pa.us/ aging
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Religion
Religion
Strength and Diversity
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f you’re new to Pittsburgh, you’ll be happy to know that whatever your religious affiliation, you’re sure to find a place of worship here to nurture your spirituality. About 65 percent of the city’s population considers itself religious and affiliates with a religion. In fact, Pittsburgh residents avail themselves of more than 1,000 places of worship—ranging from Roman Catholic, Jewish, and Protestant, to Hindu, Muslim, and Buddhist.
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Religion has thrived here since the city’s founding in 1758. The French lived at the Forks of the Ohio in prerevolutionary times--the area we know today as Pittsburgh. They constructed the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. After the British conquest and the renaming of Fort Pitt, the Brits held Anglican services in the church.
At 620 Smithfield Street, you’ll find the Smithfield United Church of Christ, known by some as the Smithfield Church. Designed by Henry Hornbostel in 1927, its steeple is one of a kind. The building houses a gymnasium, two bowling alleys, a stage, dressing rooms, kitchen, Sunday School chapel, classrooms, and offices.
Over time, many Protestant denominations flocked to Pittsburgh. By 1782, German immigrant farmers and merchants and their families were settling in Pittsburgh. In 1787, the Penn family donated land to accommodate the Presbyterians, Episcopalians, and German Evangelicals who settled here. Today, this land is known as Sixth Avenue and Smithfield Street (Downtown Pittsburgh).
This church used to be known as the German Evangelical Protestant Church. Its congregation is descended from one of Pittsburgh’s oldest, organized religious bodies formed in 1782 by Reverend Johann Wilhelm Weber. This congregation formed the first organized church in Allegheny County and the earliest German congregation west of the Allegheny Mountains.
RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS Back then, the church was nondenominational, and welcomed Lutherans, reformed members, and people not affiliated with any group. The church valued freedom of religion and diversity of opinion. By the mid-19th century, the number of Roman Catholics in Pittsburgh grew to the point where the church formed the first diocese here to meet their religious needs. Much later, the turn of the 20th century witnessed the construction of St. Paul Cathedral in Oakland and St. Anthony’s Chapel in Pittsburgh’s Troy Hill section. Pilgrims from around the world have since visited St. Anthony’s to pay respect to the collection of 5,000-plus relics housed there. Two other Catholic Churches stand out. St. Michael the Archangel Church, just six miles south of Pittsburgh was founded by German immigrants in the mid-19th century. Parishioners perform “Veronica’s Veil” as they have for 70 years to retell the story of the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus. The Calvary United Methodist Church on the North Side of Pittsburgh, built late in the 1800’s, is renowned for its gothic architecture, stonework, and stained-glass windows. For years, St. Nicholas Croatian Church in Millvale, the oldest such church in the United States, has served Croatians who immigrated to Pittsburgh and their descendants. Immigrants from Eastern Europe built numerous Orthodox Churches throughout Greater Pittsburgh. —from Carpatho-Russsian Orthodox to Ukrainian Orthodox.
Welcome to Pittsburgh Pittsburgh is known as a city of religious diversity. Accordingly, numerous faiths have enjoyed a long history here. Few Jews lived in Pittsburgh before the mid 19th century, but their numbers grew as evidenced by the temples and synagogues throughout the area.
One of the most outstanding synagogues in the city is Rodef Shalom on Fifth Avenue. For more than 150 years, Rodef Shalom, a Reform Jewish congregation, has dedicated its ministry to melding the traditions of Jewish faith with modern life. Through its rabbinic staff, organizations, community events, and religious services, Rodef Shalom enlightens and edifies its participants, as it hews to the ideals of progressive Jewish thought. In the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh, you’ll find a large Jewish population who support synagogues, temples, and kosher food stores in the area. In another vein, the Sri Venkateswara Temple in Penn Hills forms the center of religious life for Hindu worshipers in the Pittsburgh area. Modeled after the sacred Tirupati Venkateswara Temple in Andhra Pradesh, India, this temple attracts Indians from throughout the United States and the world at large. You may be interested to know that Pittsburghers translate their faiths into cooperative, social action through such organizations as the Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN) of the South Hills. Founded in 1993, this interdenominational program links local congregations to offer round-theclock shelter, meals, and social services to homeless families in the southwestern Pennsylvania area. IHN’s trained volunteers welcome homeless families to their churches and offer a caring, interactive environment. Network guests often form friendships with congregation members. Many guests have discovered community resources, employment leads, and housing opportunities through interactions with these volunteers. Religion, preservation of churches, and social care go together in Pittsburgh. mg
Baptist Association of South Western Pennsylvania (Southern Baptist) 5305 Perrysville Rd. Pittsburgh, PA 15229 412-931-6040 www.baswp.com Pittsburgh Baptist Association (American Baptist) 159 N. Bellefield Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-687-3940 Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh 111 Boulevard of the Allies Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-456-3000 www.diopitt.org (Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Fayette and Washington Counties) Catholic Diocese of Greensburg 723 E. Pittsburgh St. Greensburg, PA 15601 724-837-0901 www.dioceseofgreensburg.org (Westmoreland County) Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh 900 Oliver Building 535 Smithfield St. Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-281-6131 www.pitanglican.org Greater Pittsburgh Cluster of Unitarian Universalist Congregations 605 Morewood Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-621-8008 www.firstunitarian-pgh.org Greek Orthodox Diocese of Pittsburgh 5201 Ellsworth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15232 412-621-5529
Lutheran Synod 9625 Perry Hwy. Pittsburgh, PA 15237 412-367-8222 www.southwesternpasynod.org United Methodist Center of Western Pennsylvania 1204 Freedom Rd. Cranberry Township, PA 16066 724-776-2300 www.wpaumc.org Muslim Community Center Of Greater Pittsburgh www.mccgp.org Beaver-Butler Presbytery P.O. Box 279 Zelienople, PA 16063 724-452-7515 www.beaverbutler.org (Beaver and Butler Counties) Pittsburgh Presbytery 901 Allegheny Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15233 412-323-1400 www.pghpresbytery.org (Allegheny County) Redstone Presbytery 1004 Mt. Pleasant Rd. Greensburg, PA 15601 724-837-6737 www.redstone.org (Fayette and Westmoreland Counties) Washington Presbytery P.O. Box 146 89 Lively Rd. Eighty Four, PA 15330 724-222-1500 www.washpresby.presbychurch.org (Washington County)
Hindu SV Temple 1230 McCully Rd. Penn Hills, PA 15235 412-373-3380 www.svtemple.org United Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh 234 McKee Place Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-681-8000 www.ujf.org
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Transportation
Transportation
Making it Easier to Get Around
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xciting changes are happening at Pittsburgh International Airport. The Allegheny County Airport Authority has launched a number of new programs to improve customer service and to increase flights to the region.
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The Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) is the first airport in Pennsylvania to offer airport travelers valuable rewards when they park, shop and dine at the airport. This program allows airport passengers to automatically earn more frequent flyer miles or hotel points when they park, shop and dine at the airport. Once enrolled, travelers can also earn the same benefit at more than 160 airports and 20,000 neighborhood businesses across the U.S that are also program participants. The program is called FlyPIT Perks and it is powered by Thanks Again.
Enrollment in the program is free and easy. Passengers simply register any credit or debit cards at www.thanksagain.com/PIT and then use those cards for purchases at participating locations to earn one mile or two hotel points or a Visa gift card for ever y dollar spent. Points and Miles automatically accrue and new members will also receive 100 bonus miles when they enroll with a mobile device by texting FLYPIT to 82257. AIRMALL USA, the leading airport concessions developer in North America and operator of the AIRMALL at PIT, has transformed the airportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Center Core into a new hub for high
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Transportation fashion and accessories for discerning travelers. The new concepts are a direct result of AIRMALL’s collaboration with the travel retail operator Airest Collezioni of the Airest Group, an Italian company operating retail and food and beverage ser vices for travelers worldwide. “Pittsburgh International Airport is a vital part of our regional economy, which continues to receive high marks for diversifying and thriving during challenging economic times,” said Rich Fitzgerald, Allegheny County Executive. “We are excited to see these changes and are getting excellent response from the flying public as well.” Since its inception more than 20 years ago, Pittsburgh International Airport has always set the standard for high-quality shopping and dining when you’re traveling. When you look at the brands that are in the terminal, you quickly realize that the airport will continue to set such a standard for travelers and airports alike.
New Flights JetBlue Air ways launched daily nonstop ser vice from Pittsburgh to Fort LauderdaleHollywood on October 29, 2014. Southwest Airlines has added new daily nonstop flights to Nashville International Airport from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT). Other new flights include Houston Hobby and West Palm Beach on Southwest Airlines. Additionally, American Airlines has upgraded its aircraft on its Pittsburgh-Chicago route and launched new daily nonstop flights from Pittsburgh to Los Angeles. Nonstop Pittsburgh to Paris on Delta Air Lines continues to per form well in the Pittsburgh region. Wherever you’re headed in Pittsburgh, the Port Authority of Allegheny County (www. portauthority.org.) will get you there. Ever y day, the authority’s more than 2,500 employees operate, maintain, and support bus, light-rail, incline and paratransit services throughout the City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. The Port Authority runs a fleet of about 700 buses and 83 light-rail vehicles (LRVs). Pennsylvania adopted a long-awaited transportation spending plan that provides $2.3 billion to improve infrastructure and keep public transportation systems viable. This revenue, in part, allows the Port Authority to tackle maintenance and capital projects, ser vice improvements and modernization strategies previously neglected.
Strategic Transportation Facts • Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) is a worldclass facility that accommodates more than eight million travelers in nearly 148,000 aircraft operations per year. PIT has been frequently recognized for its quality in meeting travelers’ needs. The OAG Worldwide, JD Power and Associates and Conde Nast Traveler’s magazine have all named the airport among the best in recent customer satisfaction surveys. • Pittsburgh is within six hours driving distance of Baltimore, Buffalo, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, Detroit, New York City, Philadelphia, Toronto and Washington, D.C. • The region’s road network consists of several limited access highways, including Interstates 70, 76 (the Pennsylvania Turnpike), 79 and 80. Interstate 68 is just a few miles south in West Virginia and Maryland. The Pittsburgh region is one of only nine major metro areas to be served by four or more mainline interstates. • Several new, limited access roads were recently completed, including the Mon-Fayette Expressway, the Southern Beltway and the extension of I-376, which will improve access to points west of Pittsburgh, as well as Pittsburgh International Airport. • The Pittsburgh region sits within 500 miles of 23 of the country’s top 50 metro retail markets, making it a strategic location for transporting any goods or services. • Our region encompasses over 1,300 miles of railway, including service by three Class I railroads. Intermodal shipping agreements permit seamless coast-to-coast rail service. • According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Port of Pittsburgh is the second busiest inland port in the United States and the 17th busiest port of any kind, moving approximately 41 million tons of cargo (worth $9 billion) yearly. Pittsburgh is larger in tonnage than ports in Philadelphia, Norfolk and St. Louis. The tons of cargo the Port of Pittsburgh ships and receives each year equate to an annual benefit to the region of more than $873 million. Also, 45,000 jobs in southwestern Pennsylvania are dependent upon the waterway transportation system.
An estimated 54 percent of the Downtown Pittsburgh workforce relies on public transit to get to work. An estimated 120,000 people commute to Downtown daily, most from outside the city. Public transit also has emerged as a critical issue in attracting young adults, who bring with them their talents and future families. The Authority’s Monongahela Incline ser ves daily commuters, and is a popular tourist attraction. The upper station is in the city’s Mt. Washington neighborhood, and the lower station is located at Station Square, where riders may transfer to the T. The Duquesne Incline is operated by the nonprofit Society for the Preser vation of the Duquesne Heights Incline. If you’d rather travel by rail, just take advantage of the 26.2-mile, light-rail ser vice Pittsburghers call the “T.” The North Shore connector runs for 1.2 miles under the Allegheny River from the North Shore and Downtown Pittsburgh through Pittsburgh’s southern neighborhoods and many South Hills suburbs. The North Shore Connector was completed at a cost of $517 million and opened for business in March 2012. The new Northside Station is near PNC Park on West General Robinson Street. The second station, Allegheny Station, is located between Heinz Field and the Rivers Casino. The Port Authority has set up a special website (www. tplus.org) that highlights this ser vice. If you’re a biker, you’ll be pleased to know that all Port Authority buses are now equipped with bike racks. Bikes are allowed at all times on the T and the Mon Incline. The Port Authority owns and maintains 53 Park and Ride lots with nearly 13,000 spaces throughout Allegheny County with many locations along busways and T lines. And to make it easier for seniors and persons with disabilities to get around, the Port Authority sponsors ACCESS, a door-to-door, advance-reser vation, shared-ride transportation program. Plus, the Wabash HOV provides a quick connection for motorists traveling between the Downtown/South Side area and the Route 51 corridor. Port Authority continues to play an increasingly significant role in economic development efforts and community vitality within Pittsburgh and throughout Allegheny County’s communities. As the community relies on the Port Authority to make
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improvements, it continues to seek ways to improve how it ser ves riders and the community.
Public Transportation Outside of Allegheny County In Beaver County, the Beaver County Transit Authority (BCTA) meets mass transit needs. BCTA also offers transportation into Pittsburgh via Route 60, and departs from several park-and-ride lots. The Allegheny County Port Authority provides mass transportation to the Pittsburgh area via Route 65 from the southern points of Beaver County. Besides the mass transportation available, most communities in Beaver County are within a 15- to 30-minute drive to the Greater Pittsburgh International Airport. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little known fact: Beaver County boasts its own County Airport, located in Chippewa Township, in northern Beaver County. In Butler County, the Shared Ride Program provides in-county public transportation for residents through Butler Area Rural Transit (BART). This ser vice reaches most areas in the county. Anyone can ride on the BART Program. The general public rides for a fee. Individuals over the age of 60
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Air Carriers Serving Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) MAJOR & INTERNATIONAL COMMUTER Air Canada (Jazz Air) Air Wisconsin Allegiant Air Chautauqua Frontier Airlines Commut Air JetBlue Compass Air American Airlines Endeavor Air Delta Envoy Air Southwest Airlines Express Jet Sunwing Go Jet United Mesa Airlines US Airways One Jet Piedmont PSA Republic Airlines Shuttle America SkyWest Airlnes Sun Air Source: Allegheny County Airport Authority, Updated 02.18.2016
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947,480 78.0% 98,671 8.1% 63,238 5.2% 42,183 3.5% 10,316 0.8% 49,057 4.0%
76.5% 9.2% 5.2% 2.7% 1.2% 4.5%
* Data for Greene County is from 2013 American Community Survey. Source: US Census Bureau, 2014 American Community Survey, Updated 02.29.2016
can ride free of charge for some trips, like doctor appointments, shopping, senior centers, and day care. Be sure to contact BART to see if there will be a charge for your trip.
paths in Pittsburgh proper–the Beechwood Boulevard route, the training loop around Squirrel Hill, and the Pittsburgh Marathon Course.
Fayette Area Coordinated Transportation (FACT) provides all Fayette County residents with quality public transportation ser vices, regardless of age, income, or mobility requirements. Additionally, Shared Ride transportation is available to all residents of Fayette County.
North of the city, you can bike Beechwood Farms and Squaw Run, Hartwood Acres via Middle Road, North Park, and the Red Belt. And if that’s not enough, you can pedal to the West, East, and South along the Mon Valley and Ohio River Valley, and Raccoon Creek State Park in Beaver County, Rochester, South Park, and Turtle and Brush Creeks.
The Washington County Transportation Authority (Washington Rides) provides highquality, cost-effective transportation to the citizens of Washington County and surrounding areas, especially older adults, persons with disabilities, veterans, and economically disadvantaged individuals, including those on Medical Assistance. This door-to-door, transportation ser vice is shared-ride in nature. Riders likely ride with others, and other individuals may be picked up and dropped off before one reaches his or her destination. In Westmoreland County, Westmoreland Transit currently owns and oversees the operation of a fleet of 43 buses that range from small, 22- passenger buses to 40-foot, deluxe, road coaches. Westmoreland Transit provides public bus ser vice within the county to 15 boroughs, 11 townships, 6 cities, and 1 municipality. If you’re into biking, you’ll find plenty of bike paths in and around Pittsburgh. Within the city, be sure to ride three, popular bike
The Rivers and Our Economic Health The rivers of Southwestern Pennsylvania play a vital role in the economic health of our region. Since the time of Lewis and Clark, the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers have ser ved as Pittsburgh’s economic engine. These navigable water ways are reported to move 33 million tons of coal, petroleum and other commodities that fuel Pittsburgh’s economy. The more than 200 barge facilities throughout the port district make the port integral to the region’s economy. The 200-mile commercially navigable water way has made it possible for many industries to locate along the rivers to take advantage of the inexpensive barge transportation here. This area comprises all 200 miles of commercially navigable water ways in Southwestern Pennsylvania, including Pittsburgh’s three rivers. This water way is made navigable by a system of 17 locks and dams.
The Pittsburgh Port District, that comprises a 12-county area includes 7,643 square miles across Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Blair, Butler, Clarion, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Washington, and Westmoreland Counties. The Port of Pittsburgh Commission (http:// www.port.pittsburgh.pa.us) supports more than 200 river terminals and barge industr y ser vice suppliers, including privately owned public river terminals. The Commission acts as a one-stop, shopping link for shippers seeking information on the river system. The Port complex is ser ved by the CSX and Nor folk Southern railroads and by four interstate highways. Much of the cargo ferried along the rivers is produced or consumed within the port district. Coal accounts for three-fourths of the cargo transported along the rivers. The Port also handles many other commodities that range from sand and gravel, iron ore, scrap, and non-ferrous ores to road salt, jet fuel, gasoline, kerosene, fertilizers, and iron and steel products. Commercial boating operations consist of excursions, guided tours, educational programs, and passenger ser vices like water taxis and shuttles. Our water ways support water-related recreation for residents in the region as well. The river hosts the Three Rivers Regatta, the Head of the Ohio, and professional bass-fishing tournaments. Pleasure-boating activities include fishing, motor boating, rowing, kayaking, and canoeing. Because water recreation
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Transportation is popular, marinas and water front restaurants are plentiful. And let’s not overlook the availability of the water itself. The rivers form a plentiful resource for community water, industrial water supplies for manufacturing processes, and water used in fire fighting. None of this would be possible without a fully functioning and reliable system of locks and dams, a critical element to maintaining our economic vitality.
Keeping the Environment Fresh Maintaining the environment ranks high on the priority roster at the Port of Pittsburgh. The Port was awarded a $3.5-million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make retrofits on the engines of some of its tug boats, to cut emissions from them, and to improve air quality. Tug boats push barges—sometimes as many as nine at a time—along our water ways. The Port of Pittsburgh has completed retrofits on two tugs and expects to retrofit engines on two more. In all, the Port will eventually retrofit 20 of its pool of 100 tugboats. Besides that, the Port of Pittsburgh is now encouraging other tugboat operators in the area to participate in the retrofitting process. Monies from the $3.5-million EPA grant will help them offset the high cost of making retrofits on their tugs. Moreover, the Port of Pittsburgh continues to install monitoring cameras to increase security along Pittsburgh’s water ways. This helps to prevent unwanted access from the water ways to power plants and other buildings along the shore. On balance, whatever transportation mode the Pittsburgh economy, companies, and people require, the right one is available when it’s needed. mg
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Allegheny County Municipal Airport Lebanon Church Rd, West Mifflin, PA 15122 412-461-4300 www.bestaero.com
Allegheny County Port Authority 345 Sixth Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-442-2000 www.ridegold.com
Arnold Palmer Airport 200 Pleasant Unity Rd., Latrobe, PA 15650 724-539-8100 www.palmerairport.com
Beaver County Transit Authority 200 W. Washington St., Rochester, PA 15074 724-728-8600 www.bcta.com
Beaver County Airport 15 Piper St., Beaver Falls, PA 15010 724-847-4662
Butler County Transit Authority 201 S. Main St, Butler, PA 16001 724-283-0445 www.thebusbutlerpa.com
Butler County Airport 473 Airport Rd., Butler, PA 16002 724-586-6665 www.butlercountyregionalairport.org
DeBolt Unlimited Travel Services Inc. 338 E. Ninth Ave., Homestead, PA 15120 412-461-9125 www.deboltunlimited.com
Butler Farm Show Airport 627 Evans City Rd., Butler, PA 16001 724-482-4626 Connellsville Airport 11 Airport Rd., Lemont Furnace, PA 15456 724-626-1610
First Transit 1010 Clearview Dr., Latrobe, PA 15650 724-539-3545 www.firstgroupamerica.com GG&C Bus Co. 2924 Jefferson Ave., Washington, PA 15301 724-222-2320 www.ggcbus.com Grenadlo D Inc. Bus Service 1311 Morrell Ave., Connellsville, PA 15425 724-628-4650
Greensburg & Jeannette Airport Airport Rd., Jeannette, PA 15644 724-744-2900 Mt. Pleasant-Scottdale Airport 276 Airport Road, Mt. Pleasant, PA 15666 724-887-8888 Pittsburgh International Airport P.O. Box 12370, Pittsburgh, PA 15231-0370 412-472-3525 www.flypittsburgh.com Rock Airport R.D. #1, Box 291, Tarentum, PA 15084 724-265-1144 www.rockport.com Rostraver Airport P.O. Box 270B, Rt. 4, Belle Vernon, PA 15012 724-379-6980 Washington County Airport 205 Airport Rd., Washington, PA 15301 724-228-5151 Zelienopole Municipal Airport P.O. Box 336, Zelienople, PA 16063 724-452-1290
Greyhound Bus Lines 800-231-2222 www.greyhound.com Lenzner Coach Lines Inc. 110 Lenzner Ct., Sewickley, PA 15143 412-761-7000 800-342-2349 www.coachride. com Lincoln Coach Lines Edna Rd., Adamsburg, PA 15611 724-863-2300 Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority 1300 McKean Ave., Charleroi, PA 15022 724-489-0880 www.mmvta.com Washington County Transit Authority 75 East Maiden St., Washington, PA 15301 724-223-8747 Westmoreland County Transit Authority 41 Bell Way, Greensburg, PA 15601 724-832-2705 www.westmoreland transit.com
TRAINS AND TROLLEYS Amtrak 1100 Liberty Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15222 800-872-7245 www.amtrak.com
Gray Line Trolley Tours 110 Lenzner Ct. Sewickley, PA 15143 412-741-2720 1-800-342-2349 www.coachride.com
Molly’s Trolleys 3046 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15201 412-281-2085 www.mollystrolleys.com
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2013 Population: 1,231,527 Total Number of Municipalities: 130 County Seat: Pittsburgh Land Area (sq. mi.): 730.1 Water Area (sq. mi.): 15 2 013 Population Density (people per mile): 1,686.8 2011 Birth Rate per 1,000: 10.7 2011 Death Rate per 1,000: 11.2 2 013 - 2014 Elementary and Secondary School Enrollment: • Elementary Total: 80,080 • Secondary Total: 70,856 2 012 - 2013 Public High School Graduates: Total: 11,387 P ost-Secondary Placement Rate: 80.9%
Sources: Pennsylvania Abstract A Statistical Fact Book, Pennsylvania State Data Center US Census Bureau, PA Department of Health Bureau of Health Statistics Economic Development Contact: Robert Hurley, Director rhurley@county.allegheny.pa.us. Allegheny County Economic Development One Chatham Center 112 Washington Place, Suite 900 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Phone: 412.350.1000 Fax: 412.471.1032
Largest Municipality: Pittsburgh Additional municipalities: Bethel Park McKeesport Monroeville Mt. Lebanon Penn Hills Plum Borough Ross Township Shaler
County Chief Executive: The Honorable Rich Fitzgerald Allegheny County 101 County Courthouse 436 Grant Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Phone: 412.350.6500 Fax: 412.350.6512
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UPMC Health System.............................................................Health Care............................................................................43,000 Highmark Health...................................................................Health Care............................................................................18,000 Giant Eagle.............................................................................Retail......................................................................................12,000 University of Pittsburgh........................................................Higher Education..................................................................12,000 PNC Financial Services Group................................................Financial Services..................................................................10,000 BNY Mellon Corp....................................................................Financial Services..................................................................7,700 FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.......................................Transportation......................................................................6,000 U.S. Steel Corporation...........................................................Steel Manufacturing.............................................................5,000 Carnegie Mellon University...................................................Higher Education..................................................................4,600 Verizon Communications Inc................................................Telecommunications............................................................3,750 Source: Allegheny County Department of Economic Development, September 2014
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Allegheny Education PUBLIC SCHOOLS Allegheny Valley Pearl Ave. Cheswick, PA 15024 724-274-5300 www.avsd.k12.pa.us Communities Served Cheswick and Springdale Boroughs and Harmar and Springdale Townships Avonworth 258 Josephs Lane Pittsburgh, PA 15237 412-369-8738 www.avonworth.k12.pa.us Communities Served Ben Avon, Ben Avon Heights, Emsworth Borough, Kilbuck and Ohio Townships Baldwin-Whitehall 4900 Curry Rd. Pittsburgh, PA 15236 412-884-6300 www.baldwin.k12.pa.us Communities Served Baldwin and Whitehall Boroughs and Baldwin Township Bethel Park 301 Church Rd. Bethel Park, PA 15102 412-854-8400 www.bpsd.k12.pa.us Communities Served Bethel Park and a portion of Castle Shannon Brentwood 3601 Brownsville Rd. Pittsburgh, PA 15227 412-881-2227 www.brentwoodpgh.k12.pa.us Community Served Brentwood Borough Carlynton 435 Kings Hwy. Carnegie, PA 15106 412-429-2500 www.carlynton.k12.pa.us Communities Served Carnegie, Crafton and Rosslyn Farms
Chartiers Valley 2030 Swallow Hill Rd. Pittsburgh, PA 15220 412-429-2201 www.cvsd.net Communities Served Bridgeville, Collier, Heidelberg and Scott Township Clairton City 501 Waddell Ave. Clairton, PA 15025 412-233-9200 www.clarion.k12.pa.us Community Served City of Clairton Cornell 1099 Maple St. Coraopolis, PA 15108 412-264-5010 www.cornell.k12.pa.us Communities Served Coraopolis Borough and Neville Township Deer Lakes P.O. Box 10, East Union Rd. Russellton, PA 15076 724-226-0478 www.deerlakes.net Communities Served East Deer, Frazer and West Deer Townships East Allegheny 1150 Jacks Run Rd., Rt. 48 North Versailles, PA 15137 412-824-8012 www.eawildcats.net Communities Served East McKeesport, Wall and Wilmerding Boroughs and North Versailles Township Elizabeth Forward 401 Rock Run Rd. Elizabeth, PA 15037 412-896-2300 www.efsd.net Communities Served Elizabeth Borough and Elizabeth and Forward Townships
Fox Chapel 611 Field Club Rd. Pittsburgh, PA 15238 412-963-9600 www.fcasd.edu Communities Served Aspinwall, Blawnox, Fox Chapel and Sharpsburg Boroughs and Indiana and Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara Townships Gateway 9000 Gateway Campus Blvd. Monroeville, PA 15146 412-372-5300 www.gator.gasd.k12.pa.us Communities Served Monroeville and Pitcairn Borough Hampton Township 2919 East Hardies Rd. Gibsonia, PA 15044 412-486-6000 www.htsd.k12.pa.us Community Served Hampton Township Highlands 1330 Eleventh Ave. Natrona Heights, PA 15065 724-226-2400 www.goldenrams.com Communities Served Brackenridge and Tarentum Boroughs and Fawn and Harrison Townships Keystone Oaks 1000 Kelton Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15216 412-571-6000 www.kosd.org Communities Served Castle Shannon, Dormont and Green Tree McKeesport Area 2225 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15132 412-664-3610 www.mckasd.com Communities Served City of McKeesport, South Versailles Township and Dravosburg, Versailles and White Oak Boroughs
Montour 223 Clever Rd. McKees Rocks, PA 15136 412-490-6500 www.montourschools.com Communities Served Kennedy and Robinson Townships and Coraopolis Moon Area 1407 Beers School Rd. Coraopolis, PA 15108 412-264-9440 www.masd.k12.pa.us Communities Served Crescent and Moon Townships Mt. Lebanon 7 Horsman Dr. Pittsburgh, PA 15228 412-344-2026 www.mtlebanon.k12.pa.us Community Served Mt. Lebanon North Allegheny 200 Hillvue Lane Pittsburgh, PA 15237 412-366-2100 www.northallegheny.org Communities Served Bradford Woods and Franklin Park Boroughs, Town of McCandless and Marshall Township Northgate 591 Union Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15202 412-734-8001 www.northgate.k12.pa.us Communities Served Avalon and Bellevue Boroughs North Hills 135 Sixth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15229 412-367-6000 www.nhsd.k12.pa.us Communities Served Ross Township and West View Borough
Penn Hills 309 Collins Dr. Pittsburgh, PA 15235 412-793-7000 www.phsd.k12.pa.us Community Served Penn Hills Pine-Richland 702 Warendale Rd. Gibsonia, PA 15044 724-625-7773 www.pinerichland.org Communities Served Pine and Richland Townships Pittsburgh Public Schools 341 S. Bellefield Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-622-3500 www.pps.pgh.pa.us Communities Served City of Pittsburgh and Borough of Mt. Oliver Plum Borough 200 School Rd. Pittsburgh, PA 15239 412-795-0100 www.pbsd.k12.pa.us Community Served Plum Borough Quaker Valley 203 Graham St. Sewickley, PA 15143 412-749-3600 www.qvsd.org Communities Served Aleppo and Leet Townships and Bell Acres, Edgeworth, Glenfield, Haysville, Leetsdale, Osborne, Sewickley, Sewickley Heights and Sewickley Hills Boroughs Riverview 701 10th St. Oakmont, PA 15139 412-828-6010 www.rsd.k12.pa.us Communities Served Oakmont and Verona
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Shaler Area 1800 Mt. Royal Blvd. Glenshaw, PA 15116 412-492-1200 www.sasd.k12.pa.us Communities Served Reserve and Shaler Townships and Etna and Millvale Boroughs
West Allegheny 105 Pine St. P.O. Box 55 Imperial, PA 15126 724-695-3422 www.westallegheny.k12.pa.us Communities Served Oakdale Borough and Findlay and North Fayette Townships
South Allegheny 2743 Washington Blvd. McKeesport, PA 15133 412-675-3070 www.southallegheny.org Communities Served Glassport, Liberty, Lincoln and Port Vue Boroughs
West Jefferson Hills 835 Old Clairton Rd. Pittsburgh, PA 15236 412-655-8450 www.wjhsd.k12.pa.us Communities Served West Elizabeth, Jefferson Borough and Pleasant Hills
South Fayette 2250 Old Oakdale Rd. McDonald, PA 15057 412-221-4542 www.southfayette.org Community Served South Fayette Township
West Mifflin Area 515 Camp Hollow Rd. West Mifflin, PA 15122 412-466-9131 www.wmasd.k12.pa.us Communities Served West Mifflin and Whitaker Boroughs
South Park 2178 Ridge Rd. Library, PA 15129 412-655-3111 www.spasd.org Community Served South Park Township Steel Valley E. Oliver Rd. Munhall, PA 15120 412-464-3600 www.svsd.k12.pa.us Communities Served Homestead, Munhall and West Homestead Sto-Rox 19 May Ave. McKees Rocks, PA 15136 412-771-3213 www.srsd.k12.pa.us Communities Served McKees Rocks Borough and Stowe Township Upper St. Clair 1820 McLaughlin Run Rd. Upper St. Clair, PA 15241 412-833-1600 www.uscsd.k12.pa.us Community Served Upper St. Clair Township
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Wilkinsburg 718 Wallace Ave. Wilkinsburg, PA 15221 412-371-9667 www.wilkinsburg.k12.pa.us Community Served Wilkinsburg Woodland Hills 2430 Greensburg Pike Pittsburgh, PA 15221 412-731-1300 www.whsd.k12.pa.us Communities Served Braddock, Braddock Hills, Chalfant, Churchill, East Pittsburgh, Edgewood, Forest Hills, North Braddock, Rankin, Swissvale and Turtle Creek Boroughs and Wilkins Township
PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS www.diopitt.org
PRIVATE SCHOOLS Bethel Christian Academy 2438 California Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15212 412-321-6333
Campus School of Carlow University 3333 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-578-6158 www.campusschool. carlow.edu Community Day School/ Solomon Schechter 6424 Forward Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 412-521-1100 www.cdpgh.net Eden Christian Academy 206 Siebert Rd. Pittsburgh, PA 15237 412-364-8055 www.edenchristian academy.org Eden Christian Academy K-3 405 Frederick Ave. Sewickley, PA 15143 412-741-8400 The Ellis School 6425 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15206 412-661-5992 www.theellisschool.org Falk Laboratory School University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15261 412-624-8020 www.pitt.edu Fox Chapel Country Day School 620 Squaw Run Rd., E. Pittsburgh, PA 15238 412-963-8644 www.foxchapelcountryday.com Hillel Academy 5685 Beacon St. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 412-521-8131 Jubilee Christian School 2904 Castlegate Pittsburgh, PA 15226 412-561-5917 Kentucky Avenue School 5701 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15232 412-361-5332
McEwan School 5701 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15232 412-361-7559
Trinity Christian School 299 Ridge Ave. Forest Hills, PA 15221 412-242-8886 www.trintychristian.net
Mount Lebanon Montessori School and Academy 550 Sleepy Hollow Rd. Mt. Lebanon, PA 15228 412-563-2858
The University School 5711 Howe St. Pittsburgh, PA 15232 412-361-7182
The Oakland School 362 McKee Place Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-621-7878 www.oaklandschool.org
Vincentian Academy-Duquesne University Peebles and McKnight Roads Pittsburgh, PA 15237 412-364-1616 www.diopitt.org
Pittsburgh New Church School 299 Le Roi Rd. Pittsburgh, PA 15208 412-731-0122 Point Park Children’s School 201 Wood St. Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-392-3970 St. Edmund’s Academy 5705 Darlington Rd. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 412-521-1907 www.stedmunds.net Sewickley Academy 315 Academy Ave. Sewickley, PA 15143 412-741-2230 Shady Side Academy Junior School 400 South Braddock Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15221 412-473-4400 www.shadysideacademy.org Middle School 500 Squaw Run Rd. Pittsburgh, PA 15238 412-968-3100 www.shadysideacademy.org S enior School 5 day boarding available 423 Fox Chapel Rd. Pittsburgh, PA 15238 412-968-3000 www.shadysideacademy.org
Waldorf School of Pittsburgh 201 S. Winebiddle St. Pittsburgh, PA 15224 412-441-5792 Wesley Academy 243 Johnston Rd. Pittsburgh, PA 15241 412-833-6444 Western PA School for Blind Children 210 N. Bellfield Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-621-0100 www.wpbc.org Western PA School for the Deaf 300 E. Swissvale Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15218 412-371-7000 www.wpsd.org The Winchester-Thurston School City Campus 555 Morewood Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-578-7500 www.winchesterthurston.org North Hills Campus 4225 Middle Rd. Allison Park, PA 15101 412-486-8341 Yeshiva Schools 2100 Wightman St. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 412-422-7315 www.yeshiva-pgh.org
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County Facts • 2014 Population: 169,392 • Total Number of Municipalities: 53 • County Seat: Beaver Pop: 4,471 • Land Area (sq. mi.): 434 • 2014 Population Density (people per mile): 390.3 • 2014 Total number of employers: 3,682 • 2014 Total jobs in county: 52,820 • 2015 Total labor force: 86,800 • 2015 Total employed residents: 81,600 • 2014 Earnings per job (mean): $46,552 • 2014 Median household income: $49,217 • 2014 Persons below the poverty line: 12.1% • 2013 - 2014 Public High School Graduates: 1,693 • Percent placement rate: 73.4 • 2014 Population 25 and over: 122,580 •w ith high school degree or higher: 91.4% • with bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.6% Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Pennsylvania Health Statistics, PA Department of Education, PA Department of Labor and Industry, Bureau of Economic Analysis Largest Municipality: Hopewell Township: Pop 12,593 Additional municipalities: Aliquippa Ambridge Beaver Falls Center Township
Economic Development Contact: James Palmer, President Beaver County Corporation for Economic Development 250 Insurance Street, Suite 300 Beaver, PA 15009 Phone: 724.728.8610 Fax: 724.728.3666
The Honorable Sandie Egley, Chair The Honorable Tony Amadio The Honorable Daneil C. Camp III Beaver County Courthouse 810 Third Street Beaver, PA 15009 Phone: 724.728.5700 Fax: 724.728.0725
Armstrong County Board of Commissioners:
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Heritage Valley Health System..............................................Health Care............................................................................2,242 First Energy Corp....................................................................Electric Power Distribution..................................................1,300 Giant Eagle.............................................................................Retail......................................................................................1,148 Norfolk Southern Corp. .........................................................Rail Services...........................................................................1,100 Wal-Mart Stores.....................................................................Retail......................................................................................900 TMK IPSCO Steel.....................................................................Manufacturing......................................................................767 Friendship Ridge....................................................................Elder Care...............................................................................560 McCarl’s Inc............................................................................Construction.........................................................................500 Mailing Services of Pittsburgh Inc........................................Direct Mail.............................................................................500 Geneva College.......................................................................Education..............................................................................427 Source: Pittsburgh Business Time Book of Lists Feb 27,2015, Beaver County CED January 2016, Updated 01.28.2016
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Beaver Education PUBLIC SCHOOLS Aliquippa Area 100 Harding Ave. Aliquippa, PA 15001 724-857-7505 www.aliquippa.k12.pa.us Community Served City of Aliquippa Ambridge Area 740 Park Rd. Ambridge, PA 15003 724-266-2833 www.ambridge.k12.pa.us Communities Served Ambridge, Baden, Economy and South Heights Boroughs and Harmony Township Beaver Area 855 Second St. Beaver, PA 15009 724-774-4010 www.basd.k12.pa.us Communities Served Beaver, Brighton Township, Bridgewater and Vanport Big Beaver Falls Area 820 16th St. Beaver Falls, PA 15010 724-843-3420 www.tigerweb.org Communities Served Beaver Falls, Eastvale, New Galilee, Koppel, Homewood and Big Beaver Boroughs and White Township Blackhawk 500 Blackhawk Rd. Beaver Falls, PA 15010 724-846-6600 www.bsd.k12.pa.us Communities Served West Mayfield and Enon Valley Boroughs (Lawrence County), Chippewa, Darlington, Patterson and South Beaver Townships and Patterson Heights
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Central Valley 160 Baker Rd. Ext. Monaca, PA 15061 724-775-5600 www.centralvalleysd.org Communities Served Center and Potter Townships and Monaca Borough Freedom Area 1701 Eighth Ave. Freedom, PA 15042 724-775-7644 www.freedom.k12.pa.us Communities Served Freedom, Conway and New Sewickley Townships Hopewell Area 2354 Broadhead Rd. Aliquippa, PA 15001 724-375-6691 www.hopewell.k12.pa.us Communities Served Hopewell, Independence and Raccoon Townships Midland Public Schools 173 Seventh St. Midland, PA 15059 724-643-8650 www.midland.org Community Served Midland Borough New Brighton Area 3225 43rd St. New Brighton, PA 15066 724-843-1795 www.nbsd.k12.pa.us Community Served New Brighton Riverside Beaver County 318 Country Club Dr. Ellwood City, PA 16117 724-758-7512 www.riverside.k12.pa.us Communities Served Franklin, Marion and North Sewickley Townships
Rochester Area 540 Reno St. Rochester, PA 15074 724-775-7504 www.rasd.org Community Served Rochester South Side Area 4949 State Rt. 151 Hookstown, PA 15050 724-573-9540 www.sssd.k12.pa.us Communities Served Shippingport, Hookstown, Georgetown, Green and Hanover Townships and Franfort Springs Borough Western Beaver County 343 Ridgemont Dr. Midland, PA 15059 724-643-9310 www.westernbeaver.org Communities Served Ohioville, Industry and Glasgow Boroughs
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PROFILES County PROFILES| |Allegheny Butler County
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County Facts • 2014 Population: 185,943 • Total Number of Municipalities: 57 • County Seat: Butler Pop: 13,500 • Land Area (sq. mi.): 789 • 2014 Population Density (people per mile): 235.66 • 2014 Total number of employers: 4,948 • 2014 Total jobs in county: 84,427 • 2015 Total labor force: 97,900 • 2015 Total employed residents: 93,200 • 2014 Earnings per job (mean): $52,638 • 2014 Median household income: $58,230 • 2014 Persons below the poverty line: 14.4% • 2013 - 2014 Public High School Graduates: 1,965 • Percent placement rate: 79.9 • 2014 Population 25 and over: 128,305 • with high school degree or higher: 93.2% • with bachelor’s degree or higher: 31.7% Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Pennsylvania Health Statistics, PA Department of Education, PA Department of Labor and Industry, Bureau of Economic Analysis Largest Municipality: Cranberry Township Additional municipalities: Buffalo Township Butler City Butler Township Center Township Zelienople
Economic Development Contact: Ken Raybuck, Executive Director Community Development Corporation of Butler County 112 Holywood Drive, Ste 102 Butler, PA 16001 Phone: 724.283.1961 Fax: 724.283.3599
Butler County Board of Commissioners: The Honorable Leslie Osche, Chair The Honorable Kim Geyer The Honorable Kevin Boozel Butler County Fifth Floor, County Government Center 124 West Diamond Street Butler, PA 16003 Phone: 724.284.5100 Fax: 724.284.5400
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Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC...................................Manufacturing......................................................................3,400 Butler Health System.............................................................Health Care............................................................................2,250 AK Steel..................................................................................Stainless Steels.....................................................................2,200 Wal-Mart................................................................................Retail......................................................................................2,000 Concordia Lutheran Ministries..............................................Health Care............................................................................2,000 Alcoa ......................................................................................Windows................................................................................1,750 Lutheran Senior Life...............................................................Health Care............................................................................1,500 Slippery Rock University........................................................Higher Education..................................................................1,500 Mine Safety Appliances.........................................................Manufacturing......................................................................1,300 W.L. Roenigk, Inc....................................................................Distribution...........................................................................910 Source: Community Development Corporation of Butler County, Updated 03.07.2016
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Butler Education PUBLIC SCHOOLS Butler Area 110 Campus Lane Butler, PA 16001 724-287-8721 www.butler.k12.pa.us Communities Served City of Butler, Connoquenessing and East Butler Boroughs and Butler, Center, Clearfield, Connoquenessing, Oakland and Summit Townships Freeport Area 621 S. Pike Rd. P.O. Drawer C Freeport, PA 16229 724-295-5141 www.freeport.k12.pa.us Communities Served Buffalo, Freeport and South Buffalo Townships Karns City Area 1446 Kittanning Pike Karns City, PA 16041 724-756-0521 www.karnscity.k12.pa.us Communities Served Bruin, Chicora, Karns City and Petrolia Boroughs and Donegal, Fairview, Parker and Perry (Armstrong County) Townships and East Brady Mars Area 545 Rt. 228 Mars, PA 16046 724-625-1518 www.marsk12.org Communities Served Adams and Middlesex Townships and Mars and Valencia Boroughs
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Moniteau Area C. Foster McGarvey Administration Office 1810 W. Sunbury Rd. West Sunbury, PA 16061 724-637-2117 www.moniteau.k12.pa.us Communities Served Cherry, Clay, Concord, Marion, Venango and Washington Townships and Cherry Valley, Eau Claire and West Sunbury Boroughs Seneca Valley 124 Seneca School Rd. Harmony, PA 16037 724-452-6040 www.seneca.k12.pa.us Communities Served Cranberry, Forward, Jackson and Lancaster Townships and Callery, Evans City, Harmony, Seven Fields and Zelienople Boroughs Slippery Rock 201 Keister Rd. Slippery Rock, PA 16057 724-794-2960 www.slipperyrock.k12.pa.us Communities Served Harrisville, Slippery Rock, West Liberty and Portersville Boroughs, Prospect and Mercer, Slippery Rock, Brady, Franklin, Muddy Creek and Worth Townships South Butler County Area Central Administration Office P.O. Box 657 Saxonburg, PA 16056 724-352-1700 www.southbutler.k12.pa.us Communities Served Saxonburg Borough and Clinton, Jefferson, Penn and Winfield Townships
PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS www.diopitt.org
PROFILES County PROFILES | | Allegheny Fayette County
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County Facts • 2014 Population: 134,086 • Total Number of Municipalities: 43 • County Seat: Uniontown Pop: 10,180 • Land Area (sq. mi.): 798 • 2014 Population Density (people per mile): 168.03 • 2014 Total number of employers: 2,828 • 2014 Total jobs in county: 40,017 • 2015 Total labor force: 59,100 • 2015 Total employed residents: 54,700 • 2014 Earnings per job (mean): $40,884 • 2014 Median household income: $39,115 • 2014 Persons below the poverty line: 20.2% • 2013 - 2014 Public High School Graduates: 1,135 • Percent placement rate: 63.2 • 2014 Population 25 and over: 98,000 • with high school degree or higher: 86.1% • with bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.9% Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Pennsylvania Health Statistics, PA Department of Education, PA Department of Labor and Industry, Bureau of Economic Analysis. Largest Municipality: North Union Township, Pop: 14,140 Additional municipalities: Belle Vernon Brownsville Connellsville Masontown Point Marion Uniontown
Economic Development Contact: Bob Shark, Executive Director Fay-Penn Economic Development Council 1040 Eberly Way, Suite 200 Lemont Furnace, PA 15456 Phone: 724.437.7913 Fax: 724.437.7315
The Honorable Angela Zimmerlink, Chair The Honorable Vincent A Vicites The Honorable Dave Lohr Fayette County Courthouse 61 East Main Street Uniontown, PA 15401 Phone: 724.430.1200 Fax: 724.430.1265
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Uniontown Hospital..............................................................Health Services......................................................................1,200 Nemacolin Woodlands Resort...............................................Resort....................................................................................1,000 Wal-Mart Stores.....................................................................Retail......................................................................................870 Teletech Holdings..................................................................Call Center.............................................................................550 Lady Luck Casino...................................................................Recreation.............................................................................420 Highlands Hospital................................................................Health Care............................................................................400 Allegheny Energy Service Corp..............................................Energy....................................................................................380 CalFrac Well Services..............................................................Natural Resources.................................................................340 Brownsville Marine Products................................................Barge Manufacturing............................................................320 Sensus USA............................................................................Advanced Manufacturing.....................................................300 Source: Fay-Penn Economic Development Council, Updated: 03.10.2016
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Fayette Education PUBLIC SCHOOLS Albert Gallatin 1119 Township Drive Uniontown, PA 15401 724-564-2024 www.albertgallatin.k12.pa.us Communities Served Point Marion, German Township, Ralph, Gibs and part of Uniontown Brownsville Area 1 Falcon Drive Brownsville, PA 15417 724-785-2021 www.basd.org Communities Served Luzerne, Redstone, and Brownsville Townships and Brownsville and West Brownsville Boroughs Connellsville Area 732 Rockridge Road Connellsville, PA 15425 724-628-3300 www.casdfalcons.org Communities Served Bullskin, Connellsville, Dunbar, Saltlake and Springfield Townships Frazier 142 Constitution St. Perryopolis, PA 15473 724-736-9057 www.frazierschool district.org Community Served Perryopolis Laurel Highlands 304 Bailey Ave. Uniontown, PA 15401 724-437-2821 www.lhsd.org Communities Served North and South Union Townships
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Uniontown Area 23 E. Church St. Uniontown, PA 15401 724-438-2844 www.uniontown.k12.pa.us Communities Served Uniontown City and Frankin, Wharton, Henry Clay and Menallen Townships
PRIVATE SCHOOLS Chestnut Ridge Christian Academy 115 Downer Ave. Uniontown, PA 15401 724-439-1090 www.crcapa.org A.G. Montessori 199 Edison St. Uniontown, PA 15401 724-439-6116 www.agmontessorischool.com All Saints Regional Catholic School 100 S. Washington St. Masontown, PA 15461 724-583-2141 www.allsaintsmasontown.org Geibel Catholic JuniorSenior High School 611 E. Crawford Ave. Connellsville, PA 15425 724-628-5600 www.geibelcatholic.org St. John The Evangelist Regional Catholic School 52 Jefferson St. Uniontown, PA 15404 724-438-8598 www.stjohnevangelistschool.org
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PROFILES || Washington Allegheny County PROFILES County
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County Facts • 2013 Population: 208,206 • Total Number of Municipalities: 66 • County Seat: Washington • Land Area (sq. mi.): 857 • Water Area (sq. mi.): 4 • 2013 Population Density (people per mile): 242.9 • 2011 Birth Rate per 1,000: 9.6 • 2011 Death Rate per 1,000: 12.0 • 2013 - 2014 Elementary and Secondary School Enrollment: • Elementary Total: 14,626 • Secondary Total: 13,502 • 2012 - 2013 Public High School Graduates: • Total: 2,155 • Post-Secondary Placement Rate: 78.9% Sources: Pennsylvania Abstract - A Statistical Fact Book, Pennsylvania State Data Center US Census Bureau, PA Department of Health Bureau of Health Statistics. Economic Development Contact: Jeff M. Kotula, President jeff@washcochamber.com Washington County Chamber of Commerce 375 Southpointe Boulevard, Suite 240 Canonsburg, PA 15317 Phone: 724.225.3010 Fax: 724.228.7337
Largest Municipality: Peters Township Additional municipalities: Cecil Township Canonsburg Charleroi North Strabane South Strabane Monongahela Washington
Washington County Board of Commissioners: The Honorable Lawrence O. Maggi, Chair The Honorable Harlan G. Shober The Honorable Diana L. Irey Vaughan Washington County Courthouse Square 100 West Beau Street, Suite 702 Washington, PA 15301 Phone: 724.228.6724 Fax: 724.228.6965
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Washington Health System...................................................Health Care............................................................................2,051 CONSOL Energy......................................................................Mining...................................................................................1,600 The Meadows Racetrack and Casino.....................................Entertainment.......................................................................1,328 Monongahela Valley Hospital...............................................Health Care............................................................................1,120 Canonsburg General Hospital...............................................Health Care............................................................................475 Alex Paris Contracting...........................................................Contracting...........................................................................400 Washington & Jefferson College...........................................Higher Education..................................................................350 Black Box Corp.......................................................................Manufacturing......................................................................335 All Clad Metalcrafters............................................................Manufacturing......................................................................315 Caterpillar...............................................................................Manufacturing......................................................................300 Source: Washington County Chamber of Commerce, September 2014
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Washington Education PUBLIC SCHOOLS Avella Area 1000 Avella Rd. Avella, PA 15312 724-356-2218 www.avella.hky.com Community Served Avella Bentworth Area Bentworth Administration Building 500 Lincoln Ave. Bentleyville, PA 15314 724-239-2861 www.bentworth.org Communities Served Bentleyville, Ellsworth and Cokeburg Boroughs and North Bethlehem and Somerset Townships Bethlehem-Center Administration Office 194 Crawford Rd. Fredericktown, PA 15333 724-267-4910 www.bc.k12.pa.us Communities Served Centerville, Beasville, Marianna and Deemston Boroughs and East and West Bethlehem Townships Burgettstown Area 100 Bavington Rd. Burgettstown, PA 15021 724-947-9542 www.burgettstown.k12.pa.us Community Served Burgettstown California Area 750 Orchard St. California, PA 15419 724-938-2511 www.calsd.k12.pa.us Community Served California
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Canon-McMillan 1 N. Jefferson Ave. Canonsburg, PA 15317 724-746-2940 www.cmsd.k12.pa.us Communities Served Canonsburg Borough and Cecil and North Strabane Townships Charleroi Area 100 Fecsen Dr. Charleroi, PA 15022 724-483-3509 www.charleroisd.org Communities Served Charleroi, Dunlevy, Stockdale, North Charleroi, Twilight and Sallowfield Townships Chartiers-Houston 2020 W. Pike St. Houston, PA 15342 724-746-1400 www.chbucs.k12.pa.us Communities Served Chartiers Township and Houston Borough Fort Cherry 110 Fort Cherry Rd. McDonald, PA 15057 724-796-1581 www.fortcherry.org Communities Served McDonald and Midway Boroughs and Mt. Pleasant and Robinson Townships McGuffey Box 431, 117 Main St. Claysville, PA 15323 724-663-7745 www.mcguffey.k12.pa.us Communities Served Claysville, West Alexander and Green Hills Boroughs and Blaine, Buffalo, Donegal, East Finley, Morris, South Franklin and West Finley Townships
Peters Township 631 E. McMurray Rd. McMurray, PA 15317 724-941-6251 www.ptsd.k12.ps.us Communities Served Peters Township and McMurray Ringgold 400 Main St. New Eagle, PA 15067 724-258-9329 www.ringgold.org Communities Served Donora, Finleyville and New Eagle Boroughs, Monongahela City and Carrol, Nottingham and Union Townships South Fayette 2250 Old Oakdale Rd. McDonald, PA 15057 412-221-4542 www.southfayette.org Communities Served Oakdale, McDonald, Bridgeville, Cecil, Cuddy Sturgeon, Morgan and Pestro Townships Trinity Area 231 Park Ave. Washington, PA 15301 724-225-9880 www.lcn.net/tasd Communities Served Amwell, Canton, North Franklin and South Strabane Townships Washington Administration Office 201 Allison Ave. Washington, PA 15301 724-223-5112 www.washington.k12.pa.us Communities Served East Washington Borough and the City of Washington
PROFILES| |Westmoreland Allegheny County PROFILES County
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County Facts • 2014 Population: 359,320 • Total Number of Municipalities: 65 • County Seat: Greensburg, Pop: 14,660 • Land Area (sq. mi.): 1,025 • 2014 Population Density (people per mile): 350.6 • 2014 Total number of employers: 9,238 • 2014 Total jobs in county: 132,300 • 2015 Total labor force: 186,000 • 2015 Total employed residents: 175,900 • 2014 Earnings per job (mean): $47,337 • 2014 Median household income: $50,736 • 2014 Persons below the poverty line: 10.3% • 2013 - 2014 Public High School Graduates: 3,786 • Percent placement rate: 72.2 • 2014 Population 25 and over: 147,634 • with high school degree or higher: 90.8% • with bachelor’s degree or higher: 26.2% Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Pennsylvania Health Statistics, PA Department of Education, PA Department of Labor and Industry, Bureau of Economic Analysis Largest Municipality: Hempfield Township, Pop: 43,241 Additional municipalities: Greensburg Murrysville North Huntingdon Township Penn Township Unity Township
Economic Development Contact: Jason Rigone, Executive Director Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corp. Fifth Floor, Suite 520 40 North Pennsylvania Avenue Greensburg, PA 15601 Phone: 724.830.3601 Fax: 724.850.3611
County Chief Executive: The Honorable Gina Cerilli, Chair The Honorable Charles Anderson The Honorable Ted Kopas Westmoreland County 2 North Main Street, Suite 101 Courthouse Square Greensburg, PA 15601 Phone: 724.830.3106 Fax: 724.830.3029
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Excela Health..........................................................................Health Care............................................................................2,548 Philips Respironics.................................................................Medical Products..................................................................1,600 United Parcel Service.............................................................Package Delivery...................................................................1,500 Wal-Mart Stores.....................................................................Retail......................................................................................1,286 Westinghouse Electric Company..........................................Electrical Equipment.............................................................1,100 Polyconcept North America/Leeds.......................................Business Accessories............................................................900 Trib Total Media......................................................................Publishing.............................................................................850 Kennametal............................................................................Industrial Machinery............................................................750 Elliot Turbomachinery...........................................................Industrial Manufacturing.....................................................695 Dick’s Sporting Goods...........................................................Warehouse/Distribution......................................................614 Source: Westmoreland County IDC, January 2016, Updated 01.29.2016
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Westmoreland Education PUBLIC SCHOOLS Belle Vernon Area RR 2, Crest Ave. Belle Vernon, PA 15012 724-929-5262 www.bvasd.net Communities Served Rostraver and Washington Townships, West Newton, Belle Vernon, Fayette City, Collingsburg and Webster Burrell Area 1021 Puckety Church Rd. Lower Burrell, PA 15068 724-334-1406 wiu.k12.pa.us/burrell Communities Served Upper and Lower Burrell Derry Area 982 North Chestnut St. Ext. Derry, PA 15627 724-694-8383 or 724-694-8384 wiu.k12.pa.us/derry Communities Served Derry Township, Derry Borough and New Alexandria Franklin Regional 3210 School Rd. Murrysville, PA 15668 724-327-5456 www.franklinregional.k12. pa.us Communities Served Murrysville and Export Borough and a portion of Delmont Borough Greater Latrobe 410 Main St. Latrobe, PA 15650 724-539-4200 wiu.pa.us/latrobe Communities Served Latrobe and Youngstown Boroughs and Unity Township
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Greensburg-Salem 11 Park St. Greensburg, PA 15601 724-832-2901 wiu.k12.pa.us/gbsalem Communities Served City of Greensburg, Salem Township, South Greensburg and Southwest Greensburg Hempfield Area RR 6, Box 76 Greensburg, PA 15601 724-832-9631 wiu.k12.pa.us/hempfield_area Communities Served Hempfield Township and Adamsburg, Hunker Manor, New Stanton and Youngwood Boroughs Jeannette Area Park St. Jeannette, PA 15644 724-523-5497 wiu.k12.pa.us/jeannette Community Served Jeannette Kiski Area 200 Poplar St. Vandergrift, PA 15690 724-845-2022 www.kiskiarea.com Communities Served Allegheny, Washington, Bell and Parks Townships (Armstrong County) and Hyde Park, Vandergrift, East Vandergrift, Oklahoma and Avonmore Boroughs Ligonier Valley 120 E. Main St. Ligonier, PA 15658 724-238-5696 wiu.k12.pa.us/ligonier Communities Served Bolivar, Laurel Mountain, Ligonier, New Florence and Seward Boroughs and Cook, Fairfield, Ligonier and St. Clair Townships
Monessen City 1275 Rostraver St. Monessen, PA 15062 724-684-3600 www.monessen.k12.pa.us Community Served Monessen Mt. Pleasant Area RR 4, Box 2222 Mt. Pleasant, PA 15666 724-547-5706 or 724-832-9699 www.mpasd.net Communities Served Mt. Pleasant and Donegal Boroughs and Mt. Pleasant and Donegal Townships New Kensington-Arnold 701 Stevenson Blvd. New Kensington, PA 15068-5357 724-335-8581 www.nkasd.wiu.k12.pa.us Communities Served New Kensington and Arnold Norwin 281 McMahon Rd. North Huntingdon, PA 15642 724-863-5052 wiu.k12.pa.us/norwin Communities Served North Huntingdon Township and Irwin and North Irwin Boroughs Penn-Trafford Administration Building Harrison City, PA 15636 724-744-4496 www.penntrafford.org Communities Served Trafford and Penn Townships Southmoreland 609 Parker Ave. Scottdale, PA 15683 724-887-2000 www.southmoreland.net Communities Served Scottdale and Everson Boroughs and East Huntingdon and Upper Tyrone Townships
Yough 99 Lowber Rd. Herminie, PA 15637 724-446-7272 or 724-872-6834 www.yough.net Communities Served Herminie, Ruffsdale, West Newton and Smithton
PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS www.dioceseofgreensburg.org
PRIVATE SCHOOLS Champion Christian RD#1 Box 427 Champion, PA 15622 724-455-2122 Christian Fellowship Academy 2005 Ridge Rd. Jeannette, PA 15644 724-523-2358 Derry Christian Fellowship Academy RR 3, Box 176-C Derry, PA 15627 724-694-8222 Mt. Zion Christian Academy 159 Kreinbrook Hill Rd. Acme, PA15610 724-547-3028 The Kiski School 1888 Brett Lane Saltsburg, PA 15681 724-639-3586 www.kiski.org Valley School of Ligonier P.O. Box 616 Ligonier, PA 15658 724-238-6652
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There is something both comforting and disquieting in the changing of the seasons. The very certainty of this natural progression — winter to spring, spring to summer, summer to autumn and autumn back to winter again — provides Southwestern Pennsylvanians with a framework for our lives.
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go PLACES e change — our expectations, our pace, even our clothes — along with the weather. And although we can, quite literally, set our watches to this seasonable timetable, there is still much wonder and surprise to be found. A 70-degree December day, an April blizzard — these blips on the radar screen ser ve as gentle (and not so gentle) reminders. They remind us that the seasons do not necessarily surrender their reign without a fight. And they remind us that our attempts to measure the weather in terms of barometric pressure readings and wind chill factors are somewhat misguided. For in the ever yday world, it’s the fight, the passion, that gives this ongoing drama its colors, smells, textures — its meaning. So complain as we will (and we will) about the weather, we’re lucky. Here in Southwestern Pennsylvania, we have the oppor tunity to watch each of the four seasons reveal its secrets. And thanks to our terrain and our collective spirit, we often do more than watch. We celebrate. Festivals, carnivals and other rites of passage dominate the landscape. No season is left unsung.
located) in our backyard, fans of this season don’t have to go to extremes to find snowcovered slopes and a cavalcade of charming vistas. Skiing (downhill and cross-countr y), snowboarding, hiking and a myriad of outdoor activities are readily available and accessible in ever y one of our six counties. For chills and thrills, check out Moraine, Ohiopyle and Raccoon Creek State Parks. As far as the rest of us are concerned, winter offers the per fect excuse to never venture beyond the call of our indoor plumbing. (Of course, if the Steelers are on the road to the Super Bowl, all bets are off.) Winter also has the good for tune of coinciding with the holidays. Joyful fare like the Mendelssohn Choir’s rendering of Handel’s Messiah and the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s rendition of the “Nutcracker,” as well as Linden Hall’s Holidays at the Mansion give us cheer during these cold days. As a result, we feel a warmth that has little to do with the thermostat, and ever ything to do with the season.
Spring is for dieters and weekend warriors. Remember how satisfying those months of winter hibernation were? Guess what? That extra layer of fat you insisted was keeping you warm is now keeping you from fitting into those shor ts. For tunately, Southwestern Pennsylvania’s rolling hills encourage even the most winter wear y to get out and run, jog or walk back into shape. Spring is for believers — and for those who want to believe. That’s why golf was invented. Tiger Woods wannabes can hone their skills on the nearly 100 public courses lining the countr yside. And for those who prefer a rod and reel to a golf club, Southwestern Pennsylvania has no shor tage of fishing holes for trout season. Spring is for lovers and first loves. It’s the per fect season to give our hear ts away knowing that sometimes they’ll come back to us broken, but other times they’ll soar.
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WINTER There is a cer tain stillness to winter. Sounds are muted by the snow, and the once vibrant colors of autumn have long fallen quiet. It’s a time to reflect, or a time to drink hot toddies and stop thinking at all. As nature would have it, some people are born to hibernate during the winter months, others to embrace the elements. Southwestern PA is home to both. With places like the Laurel Highlands (that’s where Seven Springs Mountain Resor t, Hidden Valley Four Seasons Resor t and Nemacolin Woodlands Resor t & Spa are
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No matter the intensity of the winter preceding it, spring always arrives as a welcome respite. And that’s because all things become possible again. We can see the promise in the smallest bud, hear it in the song of a lone robin. We can even hold onto it when the Pirates take to the field on Opening Day and our visions of a World Series title are reborn. Spring is for dreamers and gardeners, or maybe the two are synonymous. After all, a gardener’s best work always casts its first blooms in his or her imaginings. But if your garden grows more than its share of weeds, maybe a pilgrimage to the region’s many flower shows will offer the right motivation.
As ethereal as spring is, summer is grounded in ear thly delights: the Raging Rapids’ splash ending at Kennywood, a roadside farmers’ market, a blanket for two in the middle of Washington County’s Mingo Creek Park. Summer brings out the wanderlust in most of us. There must be something about daylight savings time that inspires us to spend nearly ever y waking hour swimming, water skiing, biking, in-line skating, hiking and camping. It doesn’t matter what; it just matters where. And where is outside. Summer is a destination-oriented season. But getting there is still half the fun, especially in Southwestern Pennsylvania. State, county and city parks; lakes and rivers; and other wide-open spaces are generously scattered about our six-county region. And then there are parks of a different kind.
go PLACES At Kennywood, Idlewild and Sandcastle, amusements such as roller coasters and water slides rule. But just when you thought it was safe to seek out an air-conditioned theater for one of the season’s blockbusters, along comes the Big Butler Fair, the Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival, the Beaver County Air Show, the Three Rivers Regatta and a host of concerts at the First Niagara Pavilion at Star Lake. The possibilities don’t stop there. A tour of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater or Kentuck Knob or a PONY League baseball game are just a short drive away. Who says there’s no cure for the summertime blues?
soon stop to catch their breath. The leaves burst onto the scene like fireworks. It’s an explosion of colors few places in the world can match. But Southwestern PA has other fall claims to fame. In these par ts, back to school also means back to the bleachers. Fans of high school and college football (the Steelers are in a league of their own) gather ever y weekend to pay homage to their favorite hometown team under the glow of the stadium lights. It’s practically a religion.
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And although Halloween may have star ted as a religious experience, it has since entered the real world of commercial under takings. Halloween is big business for kids, and kids at hear t. After escor ting our children to neighborhood parades, trick-ortreating outings and haunted houses, we adults then dress to kill — and win prizes at various night spots around the area. Halloween activities, however, are not confined to after-hours prowling. In fact, daylight is the best time to take the family pumpkin picking. Open-to-the-public farms can be found throughout the Greater Pittsburgh area. But soon the frost on the pumpkin will turn to snow — and the cycle will star t again. In Southwestern Pennsylvania, we greet each of the four seasons like a long-lost friend.
If there’s one season Southwestern Pennsylvania can rightfully call its own, this is it.
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Looking for something to do on the weekend? You’ll find everything from modern art galleries to folk dancing and county fairs to parks and museums. How about a Snow Shovel Riding Contest or T. Rex vs. T. Rex? ART GALLERIES
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 6300 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15232 412-361-1370 www.aapgh.org • All forms of art media are shown. Individual and group shows are held monthly. Ten exhibitions are held per year. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
The Clay Place 1 Walnut St., Suite #2 Carnegie, PA 15106 412-276-3260 www.clayplace.com • A gallery, a gift shop and an art supply store. Unique hand crafted art. Functional and decorative ceramics, sculpture and glass. Monthly exhibits of work by local and nationally known artists. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Four Winds Gallery 5512 Walnut St. Pittsburgh, PA 15232 412-682-5092 www.fourwindsgallery.com • Specializes in quality Native American art and jewelry. Presents two to four art exhibitions annually. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Gallerie Chiz 5831 Ellsworth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15232 412-441-6005 www.galleriechiz.com • Contemporary art and so much more! Paintings, sculptures, antiques, vintage and artist-made jewelry, glass, ceramics, painted furniture, hand-made books and boxes—a choice collection! Featuring artists from Pittsburgh and around the world. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Harlan Art Gallery Reeves Hall, Seton Hill University Greensburg, PA 15601 724-830-1071 http://maura.setonhill.edu • Variety of contemporary art in all media on display. Lectures periodically given by the artists. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
International Images 514 Beaver St. Sewickley, PA 15143 412-741-3036 www.internationalimagesltd.com • Specializing in art from the USSR and Bulgaria—paintings, drawings and original prints. Art from Africa, Bali, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Japan and Latin America are also on display. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Jerry W. Horn Gallery 300 Castle Shannon Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 15234 412-341-4474 or 800-477-6449 www.hornartgallery.com • Pittsburgh’s oldest family-owned art gallery. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Jewish Community Center 5738 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 412-521-8010 www.jccpgh.org • The American Jewish Museum presents exhibitions that explore Jewish culture and history. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Maser Galleries 5427 Walnut St. Pittsburgh, PA 15232 412-687-0885 www.masergalleries.com • Limited-edition prints by artists such as Andy Warhol, Erté, Leroy Neiman, Roy Fairchild, Simbari, Burton Morris, Agam, Liepke, Nat Youngblood and Thomas McKnight. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Mendelson Gallery 5874 Ellsworth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15232 412-361-8664 www.mendelsongallery.net • National, international and local paintings as well as prints and sculptures dating from the 18th to 20th centuries. Includes artifacts from around the world. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
The Merrick Art Gallery 1100 Fifth Ave. New Brighton, PA 15066 724-846-1130 www.merrickartgallery.org • Founded by E.D. Merrick, this gallery’s collection features outstanding 19thcentury oils by respected artists of that time period. BEAVER COUNTY
Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery 5833 Ellsworth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15232 412-441-5200 www.morganglassgallery.com • Features sculpture, goblets and jewelry by established and emerging international artists working in glass. Exhibitions, which change every 7 to 10 weeks, demonstrate a wide variety of techniques and vision in contemporary studio glass.
Renaissance Art Gallery 428 Washington Ave. Carnegie, PA 15106 412-279-0411 www.ren-art.com • Mixed medium of artwork on display— mostly oil paintings—by international artists. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Society for Contemporary Craft 2100 Smallman St. Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-261-7003 www.contemporarycraft.org • Presenting contemporary art in craft media by regional, national and international artists since 1971. Society for Contemporary Craft offers cutting edge exhibitions focusing on multicultural diversity and non-mainstream art, as well as a range of classes, community outreach programs and a retail store. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
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University Art Gallery University of Pittsburgh Frick Fine Arts Bldg. Schenley Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15217 412-648-2423 http://vrcoll.fa.pitt.edu/uag • Varied exhibits, usually art historical in nature. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
The Wood Street Galleries 601 Wood St. Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-471-5605 www.woodstreetgalleries.org • Features national and international visual arts exhibitions and performances in its second- and third-floor gallery space. The Wood Street Station Building also provides shared office space for artists and small nonprofit arts organizations. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
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DANCE The Dance Alloy The Neighborhood Dance Center 5530 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15206 412-363-4321 www.dancealloy.org • Professional dance company and school. Classes include ballet, modern, jazz and big band. The dance company performs locally at the Byham Theater as well as on professional tours. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
The Duquesne University Tamburitzans Tamburitzan Cultural Center 1801 Blvd. of the Allies Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-396-5185 www.tamburitzans.duq.edu • Performs music, songs and dances based on those of Eastern European culture.
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Pittsburgh Public Theater The Pittsburgh Public Theater is a contemporary theater in the heart of downtown Pittsburgh’s Cultural District. Each year it presents six shows from October through July at the O’Reilly Theater. Performances range from contemporary theater to classics, world premieres, comedies, dramas and musicals. This diversity is enhanced through collaboration with famed directors, extraordinary actors and stunning production values, giving you a world-class theater experience. With its unique stage that allows the audience to surround the actors on three sides, The Public offers intimate, engaging, professional theater. For ticket information, call 412316-1600 or visit www. ppt.org.
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Laurel Ballet 813 Highland Ave. Greensburg, PA 15601 724-837-7230 • Teaches classical ballet. Performs locally at the Palace Theatre. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
The Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre 2900 Liberty Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15201-1500 • Ballet information 412-281-0360 • Ticket information 412-456-6666 www.pbt.org • Provides lessons in ballet from beginner to advanced levels. Performances range from classical ballet masterpieces to contemporary dance. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
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Pittsburgh Dance Council Pittsburgh Cultural Trust 803 Liberty Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15222 • Dance Information 412-471-6070 • Ticket Information 412-456-6666 www.pgharts.org • Presents the most contemporary national and international dance companies. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Playhouse Dance Theatre 222 Craft Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-621-4445 www.pointpark.edu • Student and professional dance performances ranging from classical to contemporary. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Umoja African Arts Company 601 Wood St., Suite 9 Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-471-1121 www.umojacompany.com • Dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of African culture, performing authentic traditional and neo-traditional music, dancing, storytelling, costume, and instrument making. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
EVENTS Ambridge Nationality Days 422 Merchant St. Ambridge, PA 15003 724-266-3040 • The Ambridge Nationality Days festival celebrates the rich heritage of the many nationalities in the area each May. Enjoy food from all over the world: Italian, Polish, and Slovenian. Live entertainment, arts and crafts, and kids activities are also available. BEAVER COUNTY
The Antiques Show at the Carnegie Museum of Art Carnegie Museum of Art 4400 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-688-8690 or 412-622-3325 • The premier antiques show and sale in Western Pennsylvania for collectors, browsers and anyone who loves antiques. This April event features more than 40 antiques dealers from across the U.S. and England. Special preview party is open to the public. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Beaver County Maple Syrup Festival Brady’s Run Park 526 Brady’s Run Rd. Beaver, PA 15010 724-846-5600 • This springtime festival includes an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast, Civil War reenactments, old-time crafts and medieval demonstrations. BEAVER COUNTY
Beaver County Riverfest Rochester at the Riverfront Rochester, PA 15074 724-775-1200 • Live bands, food, fireworks and activities for both children and adults on the Ohio River. Third weekend in August. BEAVER COUNTY
Beaver County World’s Snow Shovel Riding Contest Old Economy Park 724-846-5600 • Second snowy Saturday in January, weather permitting. BEAVER COUNTY
Big Butler Fair 1127 New Castle Road, P.O. Box 517 Prospect, PA 16052 724-865-2400 www.bigbutlerfair.com • The largest fair in Western Pennsylvania! This nine-day event in July is a showcase of agriculture in an old-fashioned county fair setting, complete with rides, grandstand events, livestock exhibits and fireworks. BUTLER COUNTY
Big Knob Grange Fair Big Knob Grange Road New Sewickley Twp. Rochester, PA 15074 724-843-7863 • Fair includes 4-H exhibits, agricultural and home economics exhibits, 4-H livestock club, refreshments and rides, along with nightly entertainment such as a demolition derby, a truck and tractor pull, bands and much more. Fair takes place the Tuesday through Saturday before Labor Day. BEAVER COUNTY
Butler Farm Show 627 Evans City Road Butler, PA 16001 724-865-9439 www.butlerfarmshow.com • Features farm and business displays; animals; arts and crafts; a 4-H Roundup; food; entertainment; tractor, horse and pony pulls; and an afternoon and evening carnival. Second week in August. BUTLER COUNTY
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Buttermilk Falls Heritage Days Festival Village Center & Buttermilk Falls Homewood Junction Borough 724-843-1246 • First weekend of October. Living history area with Civil War Encampment, period entertainment, food, crafts, car show and more! First weekend of October. Living history area with Civil War Encampment, period entertainment, food, crafts, car show and more! BEAVER COUNTY
Carnegie Gem and Mineral Show Carnegie Museum of Natural History 4400 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213-4080 412-622-3131 www.carnegiemnh.org • Gem and mineral show held in November. Show features pieces for the serious collector, information for the less experienced enthusiast and activities for the entire family. On display are items such as an emerald collection of gems, jewelry and crystals. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Carnegie International Carnegie Museum of Art 4400 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213-4080 412-622-3131 www.cmoa.org • This exhibition has historically provided the world with a visual anthology on the art of the present. The show features works by approximately 40 emerging and established artists. Event lasts from November through March. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Covered Bridge Festival 866-927-4969 or 724-627-TOUR vistwashingtioncountypa.com • Nine covered bridge sites in Washington and Greene Counties are the locations of this old-fashioned weekend festival in September. Includes arts, crafts, home-style foods, antique cars and entertainment. WASHINGTON COUNTY
Dankfest Main and Mercer Streets Harmony, PA 16037 724-452-7341 www.harmonymuseum.org • German Thanksgiving festival held in August with entertainment, food and refreshments. Costumed artisans also demonstrate pioneer crafts, and tours are given of the Harmony Museum and the National Historic Landmark District. BUTLER COUNTY
A Fair in the Park Fifth and Shady Avenues Mellon Park, Pittsburgh 412-370-0695 www.afairinthepark.org • Features more than 100 nationally known crafts artists, live entertainment, food, glass-blowing demonstrations, hands-on crafts and activities for children. Fair is held in September. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Fayette County Fair Fayette County Fairgrounds 132 Pechin Road Dunbar, PA 15431 724-628-3360 or 724-438-0502 www.fayettefair.com • The Fayette County Fairgrounds play host to a carnival, midway rides, indoor and outdoor arena entertainment, food, games, contests and more. Fair is held last week of July. FAYETTE COUNTY
Festival of Trees Brady’s Run Park 526 Brady’s Run Road Beaver Falls, PA 15010 724-891-5842 www.beavercountyfestival oftrees.org • Held inside at the Lodge in Brady’s Run Park. The Beaver County Festival of Trees has become an annual tradition for many residents in the Tri-State area. The lodge is transformed into a Christmas Wonderland with it’s uniquely decorated 58 trees and 15 wreaths, decorated by local businesses and organizations. BEAVER COUNTY
First Night® Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh 412-456-6666 www.firstnightpgh.com • A New Year’s Eve community and family-oriented, alcohol-free celebration of the arts. Experience performances of dance, music, song, mime, storytelling, theater, poetry, art, film, video and multimedia presentations while ringing in the New Year. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Fort Ligonier Days Ligonier, PA 15658 724-238-4200 www.ligonier.com • The annual Fort Ligonier Days commemoration of the Battle of Fort Ligonier, a key engagement of the French and Indian War, fought on October 12, 1758, occurs on the second weekend in October. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Fourth of July Celebration Point State Park Downtown Pittsburgh 412-255-2539 www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/parks/ • Enjoy an entire day of fun including free family recreational activities and musical performances by local talent and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. The grand finale of the daylong celebration will be a 20-minute spectacular fireworks display. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Greater Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival 112 Renaissance Lane West Newton, PA 15601 724-872-1670 www.pgh-renfest.com • Audiences experience theater, games, equestrian events, fine arts and crafts, and food 16th-century style on weekends, beginning in August until September including Labor Day. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
The Big Butler Fair is the largest agricultural fair in Western Pennsylvania and considered by many to be the best fair in the country. Occurring annually for over 150 years, this fair stretches over the July 4th holiday and takes place at the 200-acre fairgrounds in Prospect. Year after year, families from all over Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York and West Virginia come to The Big Butler Fair to enjoy fireworks, the midway, games, demolition derbies, concerts and truck pulls. It’s nine big days of Games, Food, Animals, Concerts and Fun! Visit http://www.bigbutlerfair. com/ for information on the schedule of attractions and ticket options.
Hanna’s Town Antiques and Collectibles Sale Westmoreland County Historical Society 41 W. Otterman St., Suite 310 Greensburg, PA 15601 724-836-1800 www.co.Westmoreland.pa.us • Whether you are just looking, or searching for that special antique or collectible, there is a good chance you will find a jewel from one of the many sellers we have attend our Antiques & Collectibles Show. Also, if you are looking to sell some of your own antiques, the Antiques and Collectibles Show is held the second Sunday of every month from May to October, rain or shine. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
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Trolley Museum
Take a step back in time to when many American towns and cities offered inexpensive and convenient transportation using electric trolleys. It’s all there in the heart of Washington County at the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum. Opening in 1963, the museum was created to communicate the story of Pennsylvania’s Trolley Era to a diverse audience through the preservation, interpretation, and use of its collection of electric railway and railroad equipment. The museum features four-mile scenic trolley rides, a visitor education center, a car house with historic trolleys and streetcars from the tri-state area as well as the famous “Streetcar Named Desire” from New Orleans, and tours of the trolley display building. Events include the Santa Trolley, Bunny Trolley, Antique Trucks and Trolley, Pumpkin Patch Trolley, and many more. Call 724-2289526 for details or to purchase a calendar of the years events!
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Hookstown Fair 1198 State Route 168 Hookstown, PA 15050 724-573-4512 www.hookstownfair.com • This fair is the county’s showcase of agriculture. Located on Rt. 168, one mile east of Rt. 30, the fairgrounds are a great family outing for rides, food, entertainment and the AMA Motocross. BEAVER COUNTY
Horse Trading Days Downtown, Zelienople 724-348-4836 www.horsetradingdays.info • July event includes crafts, sidewalk sales, games, dancing, music, concerts, food, pedal power tractor pull, log sawing and more. BUTLER COUNTY
International Children’s Festival West Park Ridge Ave. and Arch St. Pittsburgh, PA 15212 412-456-6666 www.pghkids.org • Indoor, paid admission performances along with outdoor stages, strolling performers, workshops, and recreational, educational and cultural activities. Festival takes place in May. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Live Nativity Community of Christ Church 3472 South Park Road Bethel Park, PA 412-831-0458 • Drive-Thru Live Nativity at Community of Christ Church. Experience the portrayal of the First Christmas in Bethlehem, with luminara-lit scenes, costumed actors, life size scenery and live animals; all from the comfort of your car! ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Monaca Fall Fest Pennsylvania Ave. Monaca, PA 724-775-2628 • This annual festival, which runs along Pennsylvannia Avenue between Sixth and 14th streets, features a custom and classic car cruise, food booths, parade, pony rides, crafters and children’s activities. BEAVER COUNTY
Mount Pleasant Glass and Ethnic Festival 1 Etze Ave. Mount Pleasant PA 15666 724-542-4711 www.mtpleasantglassand ethnicfestival.com • Nestled in the Laurel Mountains, amongst beautiful fall foliage, Mt. Pleasant comes alive in September during the festival, which is always its last full weekend. This sparkling fall spectacular has evolved into an event that provides enjoyment for over 50,000 people in three days. Because of the uniqueness of the festival, it has grown to be one of the largest outdoor festivals in the Western Pennsylvania area. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
National Road Festival Historic National Road 866-927-4969 visitwashingtoncountypa.com • Annual four-day May festival in celebration of the National Road. Enjoy concerts, plays, ethnic foods, exhibits, artisans, Civil War reenactments and much more on the Historic National Road, U.S. Rt. 40. FAYETTE, SOMERSET AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES
North Washington Volunteer Fireman’s Rodeo North Washington, PA 16048 724-437-9877 www.nwvfd.com • Sponsored by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA), this five- day rodeo event in August includes a parade, food and a community night where the Queen of the North Washington Rodeo is selected. BUTLER COUNTY
Penn’s Colony P.O. Box 431 Saxonburg, PA 16056 724-352-9922 www.pennscolony.com • Experience 18th-century music, live reenactments of battles, living history encampments, parades and drills, games, dances and other activities of Colonial times on the last two weekends in September. The festival takes place in Colonial Village in historic Saxonburg. BUTLER COUNTY
Pennsylvania Arts & Crafts Country Festival 724-863-4577 • Arts and crafts festival held the last weekend in May. Artwork, ceramics, clothing, jewelry, pottery and much more are all on display. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta Point State Park Downtown Pittsburgh 412-427-4893 www.threeriversregatta.net • The world’s largest inland regatta. This free, family-oriented event in July includes air shows, Formula One powerboat races, hot air balloon races, water skiing and fireworks. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Polishfest University of Pittsburgh Cathedral of Learning Pittsburgh, PA 412-231-1493 • Family-oriented festival of Polish music, song, dance and culture. Festival is free to the public and is held in November. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
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Shadyside Arts Festival Walnut St. Pittsburgh, PA 15232 412-682-1298 www.shadysideshops.com • Art on display of all shapes and sizes, including American collectibles, sculptures, paintings and drawings; dancing and dance lessons; nightly outdoor jazz performances; and workshops presented by the artists. Festival held in August. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Three Rivers Arts Festival Gateway Plaza and Point State Park Downtown Pittsburgh 412-471-6070 www.artsfestival.net • This 17-day festival in June features arts, crafts, food, free performances and an artist’s market. New exhibitors are introduced daily. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Trax Farms Strawberry Festival Trax Farms 528 Trax Road Finleyville, PA 15332-9801 412-835-3246 www.traxfarms.com • Strawberry festival in June. Pick delicious home-grown strawberries right from the fields and see strawberry jam demonstrations. Children’s activities and food are also available. WASHINGTON COUNTY
Venture Outdoors Festival 304 Forbes Ave., 2nd Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-255-0564 www.ventureoutdoors.org • The premier outdoor recreation experience presenting education and appreciation of the full range of natural assets available in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Activities include hiking, biking, rowing, canoeing, rock climbing, in-line skating, music and more. The festival takes place in May. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
The Washington Antiques Fair Consol Energy Park Meadow Lands, PA 15347 724-942-0357 www.washingtonantiques fair.com • Happening the last Sunday of every month March through October, this fair attracts hundreds of quality antiques and collectibles from all across the country. WASHINGTON COUNTY
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Westmoreland Museum of American Art A 35 mile drive east of Pittsburgh brings you to the wonderful Westmoreland Museum of American Art. With a 12,500 square foot expansion, the museum has found a temporary home in a 30,000 square foot building which allows them to keep the entire collection on display as well as keep events, educational and public programs humming. The expansion will include new galleries, studios and classrooms. The whole family can come explore the unique collection of American art, portions of it focused on Southwestern Pennsylvania. Every Sunday throughout spring and summer, children can stop in for Imagine Nation Studio Sundays. This special treat changes each week and allows the kids to take part in free, themed art activities that include creating their own art project in the studio. The museum also includes diverse art discussions, music and studio classes all year-round, as well as the treasured permanent collection and changing exhibits. Call 724-8371500 to get involved!
Westmoreland Arts and Heritage Festival 252 Twin Lakes Road Latrobe, PA 15650 724-834-7474 www.artsandheritage.com • Four-day festival during the first week of July, complete with on-stage entertainment, fine arts exhibitions, demonstrating artists throughout the park, children’s activity area, cultural and historical displays, an artist’s market, ethnic foods, music and much more. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Westmoreland Fair Westmoreland Fairgrounds P.O. Box 501 Pleasant Unity, PA 15676 724-423-5005 www.westmorelandfair.com • Held in August, the fair offers fun for the entire family whether you enjoy the animals, exhibits, food, rides, motocross or music. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
MUSEUMS Air Heritage Museum Beaver County Airport Beaver Falls, PA 15010 724-843-2820 www.airheritage.org • Aircraft restoration and museum. Specializing in World War II artifacts. BEAVER COUNTY
The Andy Warhol Museum 117 Sandusky St. Pittsburgh, PA 15212 412-237-8300 www.warhol.org • The most comprehensive singleartist showcase in the world. Displays permanent collections from Warhol’s art and archives as well as temporary exhibitions presented by other artists. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Baker-Dungan Museum Penn State Beaver Broadhead Cultural Center 100 University Drive Monaca, PA 15061-2799 724-773-3815 www.beaver.psu.edu/ • Named for two of the first settlers in Beaver County, this museum replicates life in 18th-century Beaver County through displays of home and farm tools, furniture, etc. BEAVER COUNTY
Beaver Area Historical Museum 1 River Road Extension P.O. Box 147, East End Ave. Beaver, PA 15009 724-775-7174 www.beaverheritage.org • Named “The Best Local Historical Museum” in America, it features important exhibits on the people, events and objects that have shaped the Beaver area. BEAVER COUNTY
Beaver Falls Historical Society Museum (Located in the Carnegie Free Library) 1301 Seventh Ave. Beaver Falls, PA 15010 724-846-4340 • Displays items of 125 years of Beaver Falls history. Includes special displays such as cutlery made by the Chinese in the 1800s. BEAVER COUNTY
Buhl Historic House and Museum 221 S. Main St., Rt. 19 Zelienople, PA 16063 724-452-9457 zelienoplehistoricalsociety.com • Built in 1805, this museum hosts various traveling exhibits and contains permanent collections of artifacts related to the Buhl family’s beginnings in Zelienople and the history of Zelienople, its schools, commerce, business and daily life. BUTLER COUNTY
Butler Art Center 344 S. Main St. Butler, PA 16003 724-283-6922 www.butlerartcenter.net • Features tri-state artists, nine rotating art exhibits annually, four fixed exhibits, art classes for children and adults, membership meetings open to the public, a gift shop and more. BUTLER COUNTY
Butler County Heritage & Industrial Center 119 W. New Castle St. Butler, PA 16001-5237 724-283-8116 www.butlerhistory.com • The Heritage Center exhibits artifacts and memorabilia from the county’s industrial and agricultural past. The Heritage Center is open to the public weekends from May through October and special tours or events can be planned anytime. BUTLER COUNTY
Carnegie Museum of Art 4400 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213-4080 412-622-3131 www.cmoa.org • Paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, prints and drawings, architecture, film and video—both of ancient and modern-day culture. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Carnegie Museum of Natural History 4400 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213-4080 412-622-3131 www.carnegiemnh.org • Explore dinosaurs, ancient Egypt, minerals and gems, geology, African and North American wildlife, birds, Arctic life and the hands-on Discovery Room. Two of the galleries feature temporary exhibits based on natural science and anthropology on an ongoing basis.
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Fallingwater Voted the most important building of the 20th century in a poll conducted by the American Institute of Architects, American architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater is a unique work of art that should not be missed. This truly unique home was designed and built for Edgar Kaufmann Sr., owner of the Kaufman’s Department Store, in 1934. Located 50 miles southeast of Pittsburgh in Fayette County, the Smithsonian Magazine listed Fallingwater as “one of the 28 places to visit before it is too late”. This masterpiece was entrusted to the Conservancy by Edgar Kaufmann Jr. in October, 1963. In 2006, more than 136,000 people visited the house and grounds of Fallingwater, and the home’s total visitation has surpassed four million guests since it opened to the public in 1964. It’s a house that stretches out over a 30-foot waterfall. Between tours of the grounds, in-depth tours and even a brunch tour, Fallingwater offers a unique and fun learning experience for everyone! Arrange for your tour by calling 724-329-8501.
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Compass Inn Museum Rt. 30 Laughlintown, PA 15655 724-238-4983 www.compassinn.com • Authentically restored 1799 stagecoach stop delivers informative and entertaining tours that tell the story of transportation and life in the early 1800s. Open May through October. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Cooper Cabin Pioneer Homestead 199 Cooper Road Cabot, PA 16023 724-283-8116 www.butlerhistory.com • Original homestead in Butler County, now a pioneer museum. Living history demonstrations given.
Derry Fire Museum 116 E. Second Ave. Derry, PA 15627 724-694-2653 • Displays include a 1929 pumper as well as fire helmets, extinguishers and various other equipment dating back as far as the 1800s. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Duncan and Miller Glass Museum 525 Jefferson Ave. Washington, PA 15301 724-225-9950 www.duncanmiller.net • Duncan Glass of Washington and Pittsburgh and memorabilia of other Washington Glass Factories. Glass show and sale held the last weekend of July. WASHINGTON COUNTY
Fort Pitt Museum 101 Commonwealth Place Point State Park Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-281-9284 • Recreated 18th-century bastion of the famous British fort in the forks of the Ohio River. Chronicles the early Colonial history of Pittsburgh. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
The Frick Art & Historical Center 7227 Reynolds St. Pittsburgh, PA 15208-2923 412-371-0600 www.thefrickpittsburgh.org • The Frick Art Museum houses the fine art collection of Henry Clay Frick, along with notable temporary exhibitions from around the world. The Car and Carriage Museum is the city’s only automobile museum, displaying 35 antique cars and carriages from 1890 to 1940. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
George Westinghouse Museum 325 Commerce St. Wilmerding, PA 15148 412-823-0500 • The George Westinghouse Museum provides a retreat into early 19th century Wilmerding where George Westinghouse lived and worked. The museum features Westinghouse’s life and career by documenting his accomplishments and focusing on his many inventions.
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Harmony Museum 218 Mercer St. Harmony, PA 16037 724-452-7341 www.harmonymuseum.org • Formerly the Communal Harmony Society Building. Museum contains a collection of artifacts and items from Harmony in the 19th century. David Bradford House Museum 175 S. Main St., P.O. Box 537 Washington, PA 15301 724-222-3604 www.bradfordhouse.org • Built in 1788 as the home of David Bradford, leader of the Whiskey Rebellion.
Early American Farm Implements Museum U.S. Rt. 40 Chalk Hill, PA 15421 724-438-5180 • Over 1,000 items of antique machinery, tools, furniture, and farm and household devices on display.
Depreciation Lands Museum 4743 S. Pioneer Road Allison Park, PA 15101 412-486-0563 www.depreciationlandsmuseum. org • Named for the depreciation of early U.S. money, the museum explores Pennsylvania’s history throughout this time period. Features a replica of an early schoolhouse and blacksmith shop, an authentic log house, a Conestoga wagon and displays of early tools.
Fort Mason Historical Society Museum 548 N. Main St. Masontown, PA 15461 724-583-9944 • Exhibits life in early 20th-century Fayette County, including displays of local industries, a turn-of-the-century physician’s office and a hands-on school room.
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Johnstown Flood Museum 304 Washington St. Johnstown, PA 15901 814-539-1889 or 888-222-1889 www.jaha.org • Learn more about one of the worst peacetime disasters in United States history. Historic photos, artifacts, exhibits and models chronicle the causes and aftermath of the Great Flood of 1889, which nearly destroyed the city. SOMERSET COUNTY
The Dr. Thomas R. Kerr Museum 402 Delaware Ave. Oakmont, PA 15139 412-826-9295 www.kerrmuseum.com • Built in 1897, the house now stands as a museum in honor of Dr. Thomas Kerr, one of the areas first physicians. The home is a treasure trove for the historically curious. Open to the public on the first Saturday and third Wednesday of each month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Also open by appointment and for groups. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
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Kinsey Family Museum 440 Mill Road Ligonier, PA 15658 724-238-0106 www.kinseyroots.org • Display includes Kinsey family memorabilia, a pioneer home display and a beehive oven.
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Little Beaver Museum Rt. 168 and Plum St. Darlington, PA 16115 724-846-3487 • Two floors of artifacts from the Little Beaver area collected and donated by local residents. Items include brick yards, clothing and military uniforms dating from the late-19th century to the early-20th century. BEAVER COUNTY
The Little Red Schoolhouse 200 E. Jefferson St. Butler, PA 16001 724-283-8116 www.butlerhistory.com • Butler’s first public school recreates the one-room school experience. BUTLER COUNTY
The Lowrie Shaw House 123 W. Diamond St. Butler, PA 16001 724-283-8116 www.butlerhistory.com • Built in 1828 as a summer residence for Butler’s only U.S. Senator, Walter Lowrie, this period house museum’s historical and architectural significance was honored by a listing on the National Register of Historic Places. BUTLER COUNTY
The Maridon Museum 322 N. McKean St. Butler, PA 16001 724-282-0123 www.maridon.org • The only museum in the Western Pennsylvania region with a specific focus on Chinese and Japanese art and culture. BUTLER COUNTY
The Mattress Factory 500 Sampsonia Way Pittsburgh, PA 15212 412-231-3169 www.mattress.org • Museum of contemporary art that commissions, exhibits and collects sitespecific installations that artists create in residency. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Museum of Rural Life 401 Meadowcroft Road Avella, PA 15312 724-587-3412 www.heinzhistorycenter.org • Outdoor living history museum of 19th-century Western Pennsylvania that spans 200 acres and includes the world-renowned Meadowcroft Rockshelter, the oldest and longest continually used human site in North America. WASHINGTON COUNTY
Old Stone House 2865 William Flynn Hwy. Slippery Rock, PA 16057 724-738-2409 www.oldstonehousepa.org • Stage coach stop in the 1800s, now reconstructed and managed by Slippery Rock University. Site features craft fairs, 18th- and 19th-century military encampments and reenactments, concerts, tours and other events. Open April through October. BUTLER COUNTY
Passavant Historic House and Museum 243 S. Main St., Rt. 19 Zelienople, PA 16063 724-452-9457 www.zelienoplehistoricalsociety.com • Former home to one of the founding families of Zelienople-Passavant. Built in 1808, this house contains collections and artifacts such as clothing and furnishings used by early family members, items from the first Passavant store, family portraits and letters. BUTLER COUNTY
Pennsylvania Trolley Museum One Museum Road Washington, PA 15301 724-228-9256 www.pa-trolley.org • Experience the sights, sounds and feel of an earlier era as a vintage street car takes you on a round trip over 3 miles of track and more than a century of history. WASHINGTON COUNTY
Photo Antiquities 531 E. Ohio St. Pittsburgh, PA 15212 412-231-7881 www.photoantiquities.org • A museum dedicated to 19th-century photography, images and equipment. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Pittsburgh Children’s Museum 10 Children’s Way Allegheny Square Pittsburgh, PA 15212 412-322-5058 www.pittsburghkids.org • Three floors of hands-on fun for the whole family, including a two-story climbing maze, puppets, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and more. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
PONY League Baseball and Softball International Headquarters 1951 Pony Place Washington, PA 15301 724-225-1060 www.pony.org • International amateur youth baseball and girls’ softball organization and museum. WASHINGTON COUNTY
go PLACES Carnegie Mellon School of Music College of Fine Arts Building 5000 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-268-2383 www.cmu.edu/cfa/music/concerts • Performs many genres of music, ranging from classical to jazz. Performances held at various sites.
Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society 315 South Bellefield Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-624-4129 www.pittsburghchamber music.org • Presents world-renowned chamber music ensembles six times a year at the Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland.
Carnegie Music Hall 4400 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-622-3131 www.carnegiemuseums.org • Performance and music hall constructed in 1895. Venues include concerts, lecture series and travel films.
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble 527 Coyne Terrace Pittsburgh, PA 15207 412-889-7231 www.pnme.org • Performs new musical works written by living American composers. The ensemble has premiered more than 200 musical pieces. Performances are held at the City Theatre on Pittsburgh’s South Side.
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Roebling Park/Saxonburg Museum 199 N. Rebecca St. Saxonburg, PA 16056 724-352-3043 historicsaxonburg.com • Located in Roebling Park, on North Rebecca Street between Main and Water Streets. The 6,000 square foot Museum was built in 1991 and given to the Borough by the Reldon and Hattie Cooper Charitable Foundation. The history of the community is represented in a number of museum rooms which display artifacts from the growth and development of Saxonburg, since its first settlers arrived in 1831. BUTLER COUNTY
Saint Vincent Gristmill Museum Beatty Road Latrobe, PA 15650 724-537-0304 www.benedictine.stvincent.edu • The Gristmill Museum houses several items of interest from the gristmill. Self-guided tours are free and are available when the General Store is open. The Gristmill Museum and General Store are open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and from 12:30 to 4 p.m. on Sundays. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall/Museum 4141 Fifth Ave. at Bigelow Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-621-4253 www.soldiersandsailorshall.org • Veteran memorial building that houses a museum of military history, beginning with the Civil War. Museum includes a Persian Gulf exhibit. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Tour-Ed Mine Museum 748 Bullcreek Road Tarentum, PA 15084 724-224-4720 www.tour-edmine.com • Museum of coal mining from 1800 to present. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Victorian Vandergrift Museum and Historical Society The Old Sherman School 184 Sherman Ave. Vandergrift, PA 15690 724-568-1990 www.vvmhs.com • Dedicated to preserving and promoting the history of Vandergrift—the first successful planned industrial town created to be sold to its workers. Museum collection contains memorabilia and artifacts from Vandergrift daily life. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
West Overton Museums West Overton Village Scottdale, PA 15683 724-887-7910 www.westovertonvillage.org • House where Henry Clay Frick was born. Eighteenth- and 19th-century artifacts such as farming equipment, as well as a distillery. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Westmoreland Museum of American Art 221 N. Main St. Greensburg, PA 15601 724-837-1500 www.wmuseumaa.org • Features early American paintings, sculptures, furniture and an extensive toy collection. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
MUSIC The Abbey Singers 2431 Arlington Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15210 412-431-1039 • Professional vocal sextet specializing in acapella music and music accompanied by light instruments. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Bach Choir of Pittsburgh 1108 S. Braddock Ave., Suite A Pittsburgh, PA 15218 412-241-4044 www.bachchoirpittsburgh.org • Performs major choral works by many different composers, ranging from Renaissance to contemporary. Projects include a three-concert subscription series, appearances by featured artists for concerts and performing arts series, The Summer Choral Institute and participation in community outreach efforts. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Calliope The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society 6300 Fifth Ave. 3rd Floor Pittsburgh PA 15232 412-361-1915 www.calliopehouse.org • Nonprofit educational and presenting organization that promotes and preserves traditional and contemporary folk music and its allied arts. Features include Folk Masters Concert Hall Series and the Smoky City Folk Festival as well as classes in folk music and folk art. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Chatham Baroque, Inc. The Ice House #201 Pittsburgh, PA 15201 412-687-1788 www.chathambaroque.org • Quartet specializing in Baroque Chamber Music. Performs 12-concert series a year, records for Dorian Recordings and tours nationally. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
First Niagara Pavilion at Star Lake 665 Route 18 Burgettstown, PA 15021 724-947-7400 www.livenation.com • Live entertainment in an outdoor setting. Big-name performers in music, ranging from classical to contemporary. WASHINGTON COUNTY
Jewish Music Festival 497 Clemson Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15243 412-977-9605 www.pjmf.net • Dedicated to presenting musical rarities from Jewish culture and history. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
MCG Jazz 1815 Metropolitan St. Pittsburgh, PA 15233 412-323-4000 www.mcgjazz.org • Strengthening the Pittsburgh jazz community through live performances. Eight performances from October through May. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh 600 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-926-2488 www.themendelssohn.org • Choir is composed of more than 100 volunteer singers and a 24-voice professional core who perform a varied repertory. Venues include a three-concert subscription series at Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland as well as regional, national and international tours.
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Pittsburgh Opera, Inc. 2425 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-281-0912 www.pittsburghopera.org • Presents four grand operas annually on stage at the Benedum Center. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Heinz Hall 600 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3259 412-392-4900 www.pittsburghsymphony.org • Performances include subscription concerts and the Pops Series at Heinz Hall as well as a series of free concerts in area parks, concerts for area preschool and school- age youngsters as part of the educational program, and community outreach programs. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Heinz Hall 600 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3259 412-392-4872 www.pittsburghyouth symphony.org • Orchestra of young musicians ranging in ages from 14 to 21. Performances are held three times a year from September through May. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Renaissance and Baroque Society of Pittsburgh 5530 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15206 412-361-2048 www.rbsp.org • Presents a concert series of early music on period instruments, bringing internationally acclaimed musicians to the acoustical treasure of Synod Hall in Oakland. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
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Kennywood Park Founded in 1898, Kennywood Park is one of the oldest and most beloved amusement parks in America. A Pittsburgh destination that is not to be missed, the park was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987 and features three working wooden roller coasters, as well as a newer steel coaster named Phantom’s Revenge, and an indoor coaster, the Exterminator. Other popular rides include classics such as the Merry-Go-Round and the Whip to the Swingshot, Aero 360 and the park’s newest ride, The Cosmic Chaos. The park also features areas such as Kiddieland for the younger set, Volcano Valley and Lost Kennywood, a replica of turn-of-the-century architecture that houses some of the attractions from the park’s 116-year history. Stop by more than a dozen dining areas offering treats that can’t be found at any other amusement park anywhere. Kennywood is a unique experience and remains one of “America’s Finest Traditional Amusement Parks.” Visit www. kennywood.com for more information and tickets!
The Renaissance City Winds 3333 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-681-7111 • Pittsburgh’s oldest professional chamber music ensemble. Presents two Pittsburgh Concert Series as well as ensemble tours throughout the eastern U.S. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
River City Brass Band BNY Mellon Center 500 Grant Street, Suite 2720 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-434-7222 or 800-292-7222 www.rcbb.com • Professional ensemble of musicians who perform concerts of both classical and pops-oriented music of varied themes throughout the year. Performances and tours are located at various sites.
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Seton Hill University Concert Series Seton Hill University Seton Hill Drive Greensburg, PA 15601 724-838-4280 www.setonhill.edu • Performances three times a year by the Westmoreland Symphonic Winds. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
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Westmoreland Children’s Chorus P.O. Box 518 Greensburg, PA 15601 724-830-1057 or 724-837-0847 • An audition children’s chorus, whose members range in grades 4 and up, present quality children’s musical literature in four concerts a year. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Westmoreland Choral Society P.O. Box 518 Greensburg, PA 15601 724-830-1057 or 724-837-0847 www.westmorelandchoral society.com • Performs a four-concert, six-performance subscription series of music ranging from sacred and classical to “Golden Oldies” and contemporary. Performances are held locally at the First Presbyterian Church, the Palace Theatre and St. Vincent College’s Archabbey Basilica. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Westmoreland Symphonic Winds Seton Hill University Seton Hill Drive Greensburg, PA 15601 724-552-2923 www.wswinds.org • Performs concert band or wind instrument arrangements in three venues a year. Performances are held at Seton Hill College’s Cecilan Hall. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra 105 N. Pennsylvania Ave. Greensburg, PA 15601 724-837-1850 www.Westmorelandsymphony.org • Professional orchestra performances include free summer park concerts and ensemble performances in area schools throughout the year. Many venues performed at the Palace Theatre. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Scottdale Heritage Singers Scottdale, PA 15683 724-887-4344 • Local area volunteers and musicians perform music from Colonial times, the Civil War era, and the ‘30s and ‘40s in authentic dress and voice fitting the times represented. The singers perform at venues such as churches and city clubs; the singers have also prepared an annual musical performed on the third weekend of September. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
St. Vincent Camerata St. Vincent College 300 Fraser Purchase Road Latrobe, PA 15650-2690 724-537-4565 www.stvincent.edu • Vocal ensemble that performs music of the Medieval Renaissance and Baroque Period. Performances are held at St. Vincent College’s Archabbey Basilica. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
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St. Vincent College Concert Series St. Vincent College 300 Fraser Purchase Road Latrobe, PA 15650-2690 724-537-4565 www.stvincent.edu • Series of solo recitals and chamber concerts performed by world-class performers. Performances are held at the St. Vincent Science Center Amphitheater.
Stephen Foster Memorial Forbes Ave. at Bigelow Blvd. University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15260 412-624-4100 www.pitt.edu/~amerimus/museum.htm • The world’s only concert hall, museum and library dedicated to an American composer, Pittsburgh native Stephen Foster. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
University of Pittsburgh Concert Series 110 Music Building Pittsburgh, PA 15260 412-624-4125 www.music.pitt.edu • Classical, world music, contemporary and jazz are performed at the University of Pittsburgh by Pitt students as well as outside acts. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
PARKS Alameda Park 184 Alameda Park Road Butler, PA 16001 724-284-5383 www.co.butler.pa.us • Includes adult and kid’s pools, picnic areas, shelters, ball fields, Kid’s Zone play area and activities scheduled for both summer and winter. BUTLER COUNTY
Allegheny County Parks 412-350-7275 www.county.allegheny.pa.us/parks/ dlfac.aspx • The county operates a number of facilities, including Boyce Park, Deer Lakes, Harrison Hills Park, Hartwood, North Park, Round Hill Park, Settler’s Cabin Park, South Park and White Oak Park. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve 614 Dorseyville Road Pittsburgh, PA 15238-1618 412-963-6100 www.aswp.org • Home of the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania. Features more than 5 miles of trails on 134 acres. The reserve’s indoor facilities include the Audubon Nature Store, a 125-seat auditorium, an interactive Discovery Room for children and a Natural History Library. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Big Rock Park Eighth St. and Second Ave. New Brighton, PA 15066 724-846-1870 www.newbrightonborough.org • The newest park in Beaver County. Park includes 7 acres of shore bordering the Beaver River, a 1/2-mile walking trail, picnic areas and fishing. BEAVER COUNTY
Brady’s Run Park 526 Brady’s Run Road Beaver Falls, PA 15010 724-770-2060 www.co.beaver.pa.us • Beaver County’s largest park. Includes shelters, walking trails, ball fields, tennis courts and an ice arena. BEAVER COUNTY
Bridgewater Bicentennial Park Riverside Drive Bridgewater, PA 15009 724-774-7615 • Includes plenty of fishing, marinas surrounding the park and shops within boating distance. BEAVER COUNTY
Brush Creek County Park Rt. 588 North Sewickley and Marion Townships 724-770-2060 www.co.beaver.pa.us/ recreation/brush.htm • Features include three baseball fields, four tennis courts, 11 parking areas, a lake, picnic tables, 4 miles of walking trails and the only covered bridge in Beaver County. BEAVER COUNTY
Butler County Parks & Recreation P.O. Box 1208 Butler, PA 16003 724-284-5383 www.co.butler.pa.us • Major facilities include Butler Township Park, Deschon Park and Saw Mill Run Park. BUTLER COUNTY
go PLACES Canonsburg Town Park Canonsburg, PA 15317-0004 724-745-1800 www.canonsburgtownpark.com • Park includes a swimming pool, picnic tables, picnic table shelter, five pavilions and cooking area.
Deems Park 478 Sunset Drive Daisytown, PA 15427 724-938-9478 www.deemspark.com • Private park and picnic facilities for public use by reservation.
Cedar Creek Park R.D. #4, Box 102-AA Belle Vernon, PA 15012 724-830-3950 www.westmoreland.pa.us/parks • Includes hunting, pavilion and bicycle rental, concession stands, a model radio-controlled airfield and an amphitheater.
Dunlap Creek Park New Salem Road Uniontown, PA 15401 724-430-1200 • Fifty acres stocked for fishing and boat rentals.
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Chestnut Ridge Park South of State Rt. 31 Between Mt. Pleasant and Donegal 724-830-3950 www.inwestmoreland.com/ countyparks • Area available for fishing and hunting. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Citiparks City of Pittsburgh Department of Parks and Recreation 412-255-2539 www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/ parks/index.html • The city maintains more than 2,500 acres of green park land in more than 200 community parks. Major facilities include Frick, Highland, Mellon, Riverview and Schenley. Allegheny Landing borders the Allegheny River on the North Side, and Riverside Park borders the Monongahela River on the South Side. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
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Forbes State Forest Laughlintown, PA 15655 724-238-1200 www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/stateforests/forbes.aspx • Forest includes cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, hiking and primitive camping. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Fort McIntosh Park River Road Beaver, PA 15009 724-773-6504 • Historical site of Fort McIntosh, overlooking the Ohio River. First permanent base of the first peacetime army. BEAVER COUNTY
Frankfort Mineral Springs Raccoon Creek State Park 3000 State Rt. 18 Hookstown, PA 15050-1605 724-899-2200 or 724-899-3611 www.dcnr.state.pa.us/state parks/parks/ raccooncreek.aspx • Formerly a health resort in the late 1800s. Today, the buildings no longer exist but small waterfalls from that time period remain in this location. BEAVER COUNTY
Frick Woods Nature Reserve Frick Environmental Center 2005 Beechwood Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 412-682-7275 • Includes scenic trails (a 1,700-foot paved, all-people trail) and is the site of year-round nature programming and festivals for all ages. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Keystone State Park 1150 Keystone Park Road Derry, PA 15627 724-668-2939 or 888-PAPARKS www.dcnr.state.pa.us/state parks/parks/keystone.aspx • Swimming, boating, fishing and more are available on this 78-acre lake with a 1,000- foot turf and sand beach. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Laurel Ridge 1117 Jim Mountain Road Rockwood, PA 15557 724-455-3744 www.dcnr.state.pa.us/state parks/parks/laurelridge.aspx • Features a 70-mile backpacking trail, snowmobiling and cross-country skiing. FAYETTE AND WESTMORELAND COUNTIES
Linn Run State Park Rector, PA 15677 724-238-6623 www.dcnr.state.pa.us/state parks/parks/linnrun.aspx • Includes fishing, picnic facilities, cabins and trails. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Loyalhanna Lake 440 Loyalhanna Dam Road Saltsburg, PA 15681 724-639-9013 or 724-639-3785 www.lrp.usace.army.mil • This 400-acre lake offers 48 sites for boating, fishing, water skiing and hiking. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Mammoth Park Rt. 982 Mt. Pleasant Twp. 724-830-3950 www.inwestmoreland.com/ countyparks • Both trout and warm water fish are stocked in this 27-acre lake. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Mingo Creek Park 100 W. Beau St. Washington, PA 15301 724-228-6867 www.washcochamber.com/ recreation.asp • Hiking, picnicking, horseback riding and bicycling. Off of Rt. 136. WASHINGTON COUNTY
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Fort Necessity Located in the foothills of the Southern Allegheny Mountains, Fort Necessity offers both indoor and outdoor activities for history buffs, first-time explorers and everyone in-between. Open year round, Fort Necessity hosts living history encampments as a tool to interpret the experiences of historic soldiers. It includes the reconstructed fort, a visitor center, the 1820s Mount Washington Tavern, Braddock’s Grave, and five miles of hiking and skiing trails. Just seven miles from the fort is the site of George Washington’s first major event, Jumonville Glen. Learn all about the story of the National Road, the first highway built entirely with federal funds and known today as Route 40. Just call 724-3295512 or visit www.nps. gov/fone for park events and hours.
Montour Trail P.O. Box 11866 Pittsburgh, PA 15228 412-257-3011 www.montourtrail.org • Built on the abandoned grades of two coal-hauling railroads, this trail will span 47 miles once completed. Currently, about 30 miles between Coraopolis and Clairton are open for multiuse, nonmotorized travel. Member of the Allegheny Trail Alliance’s Great Allegheny Passage, the Cumberland and Pittsburgh Trail. ALLEGHENY AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES
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Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens Awaken your senses and immerse yourself in 17 distinct botanical experiences. Located in Schenley Park in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood, Phipps is a Victorian glasshouse conservatory that has 2.5 acres of indoor and outdoor gardens. Open since 1893, Phipps has recently become a strong advocate for advanced green-building practices, sustainable gardening and a new environmental awareness, receiving countless awards each year for its environmental excellence. After viewing the beautiful exhibits, enjoy locally grown organic food from the award winning Café Phipps. The cafe is a 3-star Green Restaurant Certified® eating establishment as well as a Hobart Center for Foodservice Sustainability award winner. Call 412-6226914 to learn about the special events scheduled year-round.
Moraine State Park 225 Pleasant Valley Road Portersville, PA 16051-9650 724-368-8811 www.dcnr.state.pa.us/state parks/parks/moraine.aspx • Located around Lake Arthur, this park includes activities such as picnicking, swimming, fishing, boating, hiking and bicycling. BUTLER COUNTY
National Road Heritage Park 3543 National Road R.D. #2, Box 528 Farmington, PA 15437 724-437-9877 www.nationalroadpa.org • Regional park encompassing the corridor through which many immigrants passed on their westward migration. FAYETTE COUNTY
North Country Trail Cook Forest State Park P.O. Box 120 Cooksburg, PA 16217 866-445-3628 or 616-897-5987 www.northcountrytrail.org • The initial 95 miles of the North Country Trail meanders through the rolling hills and stream valleys of the Allegheny National Forest. Marked with white paint blazes and routed wooden signs, this northwestern Pennsylvania trail is one of the more established along the route of the North Country Trail. BUTLER COUNTY
Northmoreland Park Allegheny Township 724-830-3950 www.inwestmoreland.com/ countyparks • Features an activities center, bicycle/ BMX course, a model radio-controlled airfield, and boating and cross-country ski rentals. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Ohiopyle State Park Ohiopyle, PA 15470 724-329-8591 www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/ ohiopyle.aspx • Includes a 28-mile bike trail, white water rafting, and hiking and equestrian trails. FAYETTE COUNTY
Old Economy Park #5 Forcey Drive Baden, PA 724-770-2060 www.co.beaver.pa.us/ recreation/parks.htm • Features include a swimming pool, two tennis courts and picnic shelters. BEAVER COUNTY
Path of Progress Heritage Route 814-696-9380 www. nps.gov/papr • Includes 500 miles of three major highways and numerous back roads in a nine-county area of Southwestern Pennsylvania, with signs directing travelers to historic sites, evidence of past industries and small towns.
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Powdermill Nature Reserve 1847 Route 381 724-593-6105 www.powdermill.org • Biological-filled station and a small exhibit room. Includes dioramas depicting plants and animals in Southwestern Pennsylvania, herb and butterfly gardens, and a 3/4-mile walking trail. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Raccoon Creek State Park 3000 State Rt. 18 Hookstown, PA 15050-1605 724-899-2200 or 724-899-3611 www.dcnr.state.pa.us/state parks/parks/raccooncreek.aspx • Activities include camping, cabins, boating, fishing, picnic areas, mineral spring, wildflower reserve, 5 miles of trails and a nature center. A beach area with bathhouse and refreshment stand are open from Memorial Day through Labor Day. BEAVER COUNTY
Renziehausen Park Eden Park Blvd. McKeesport, PA 15132 412-675-5020 www.mckeesport.org • Home of the Heritage Center which holds the first school of McKeesport and records. The Park features one indoor banquet facility that holds 250 people, one large outdoor banquet facility that holds 80, seven pavilions, Rose Garden and Garden Club, playgrounds, children’s sprinkler system, tennis and basketball courts, hockey court, 1.5 miles of fitness trail, Lake Emily, five baseball fields and Band Shell. Special annual events are held from June to December featuring the International Village held in August. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Steel Valley Trail P.O. Box 318 Homestead, PA 15120 www.steelvalleytrail.org • The trail will run through what was once the steel-producing capital of the world. The trail user will see plenty of working mills, bustling railroad lines and strings of working barges on the Monongahela River as well as several historic sites. Member of the Allegheny Trail Alliance’s Great Allegheny Passage, the Cumberland and Pittsburgh Trail. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Three Rivers Heritage Trail P.O. Box 42434 Pittsburgh, PA 15203 412-488-0212 www.friendsoftheriverfront.org • From the amusement park at Sandcastle to the Heinz plant where the world-famous ketchup is made, this trail offers a thrilling kaleidoscope of city life with the skyline of downtown Pittsburgh always in view. Member of the Allegheny Trail Alliance’s Great Allegheny Passage, the Cumberland and Pittsburgh Trail. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
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Washington County Department of Parks & Recreation 100 W. Beau St., Suite 604 Washington, PA 15301 724-228-6867 www.washcochamber.com/ recreation.asp • Parks facilities are Cross Creek Park, Mingo Creek Park and Ten Mile Creek Park as well as the Panhandle Trail, which will be developing over the next few years. WASHINGTON COUNTY
The Washington Park 283 Dunn Ave. Washington, PA 15301 724-228-2812 www.washcochamber.com/ recreation.asp • Outdoor pool and water slide, ice rink, tennis courts and nature trails. WASHINGTON COUNTY
Whispering Pines Family Campground 1969 Henderson Ave. Washington, PA 15301 724-222-9830 • Open April through October. LP gas, pool, playground and shaded sites. WASHINGTON COUNTY
Youghiogheny River Trail Regional Trail Corporation 111 W. Main St. West Newton, PA 15089 724-872-5586 www.youghrivertrail.com • A 70-mile trail stretching from McKeesport to Connellsville in the north section and Connellsville to Confluence in the south section. Bike and canoe rentals are available along the trail. Member of the Allegheny Trail Alliance’s Great Allegheny Passage, the Cumberland and Pittsburgh Trail. ALLEGHENY, FAYETTE AND WESTMORELAND COUNTIES
SITES & ATTRACTIONS Allegheny Cemetery 4734 Butler St. Pittsburgh, PA 15201 412-682-1624 www.alleghenycemetery.com • After its incorporation, 100 acres were purchased and the first interment took place in 1845. Today, Allegheny Cemetery encompasses 300 acres with over 15 miles of roadways. Of that 300 acres, 100 acres remain for future development, making Allegheny not only one of the most affordable but accessible cemeteries in the Greater Pittsburgh area. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Allegheny Observatory 159 Riverview Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15214 412-321-2400 www.pitt.edu/~aobsvtry • Research facility for the University of Pittsburgh. Tours of the facility and the observation deck are available April through October. Reservations are necessary.
Bushy Run Battlefield Rt. 993 Jeanette, PA 15644 724-527-5584 www.bushyrunbattlefield.com • Pennsylvania’s only recognized native Indian battlefield. Marks the attack against a relief force under the command of Colonel Henry Bouquet during Pontiac’s War in 1763.
Carnegie Science Center One Allegheny Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15212 412-237-3400 www.carnegiesciencecenter.org • More than 250 hands-on exhibits and attractions, an interactive planetarium, an OMNIMAX theater, a health science theater, a miniature railroad and village, and more.
Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame Community College of Beaver County One Campus Drive Monaca, PA 15061 724-869-9684 www.bchof.org • Shines a spotlight on the careers of more than 250 athletes, coaches and sports personalities, among them, Joe Namath, Tony Dorsett, Babe Parilli and Norm Van Lier.
The Butler County Heritage Center 119 W. New Castle St. Butler, PA 16001 724-283-8116 www.butlerhistory • Home of the original Bantam jeep. Displays ongoing exhibits concerning Butler County history. BUTLER COUNTY
Christian W. Klay Winery 412 Fayette Springs Road Chalk Hill, PA 15421 724-439-3424 www.cwklaywinery.com • Wine tour includes hayrides to the vineyard and wine tasting in the 1880s-style barn. Live entertainment is performed on weekends.
Butler County Historical Society 123 W. Diamond Street Butler, PA 16001 724-283-8116 www.butlerhistory.com • Made up of four sites: Cooper Cabin, Shaw House, Little Red Schoolhouse and the Butler County Heritage Center. Facility also contains a resource library.
Covered Bridges of Washington County 866-927-4969 visitwashingtoncountypa.com • Twenty-one covered bridges located in Washington County are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. For a detailed map, contact the Washington County Tourism Office.
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Braddock’s Grave Fort Necessity National Battlefield 1 Washington Parkway Farmington, PA 15437 724-329-5512 www.watsonschoice.com/Guide Book/ DayTrips/Attractions/BraddocksGrave. htm • The final resting place of British Major General Edward Braddock, leader of an ill-fated expedition to the forks of the Ohio River to try to capture French-held Fort Duquesne. FAYETTE COUNTY
Broadhead Cultural Center Penn State Beaver Old Broadhead Road Monaca, PA 15061 724-773-3800 www.br.psu.edu/Information/ Tours/21402.htm • This campus/community performing arts facility presents a variety of cultural programs for all ages, including musical theater, children’s shows and concerts. BEAVER COUNTY
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Buttermilk Falls First Ave. off Rt. 18 Homewood Junction, PA 15010 724-843-1246 • A 40-foot scenic outcropping with walkways, paths, a waterfall and a quarry that produced the famous Homewood sandstone. BEAVER COUNTY
Calvary United Methodist Church 971 Beech Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15233-1705 412-231-2007 www.calvarymethodistpittsburgh.org • Historic North Side landmark with stained glass windows. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
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Cucumber Falls & Cucumber Ravine Ohiopyle State Park Ohiopyle, PA 15470 724-329-8591 • Waters cascade into a waterfall bordered by a series of mountain peaks. The Cucumber Ravine is blanketed with wildflowers and rhododendron. The falls and ravine are popular places for park visitors.
Located in Pottersville, Butler County, Moraine State Park features 3,225- acre Lake Arthur, an outstanding warm water fishery with fantastic sailing and boating. Check out the Frank Preston Conservation Area or walk along the 7-mile paved bike trail that winds through the north shore of the lake. The park also provides horseback riding, hiking, mountain biking, and snowmobiling trails. Swimming is popular at the two park beaches. During the winter season, ice boating, sledding, skating, cross-country skiing and ice fishing are popular. Each year, at the height of summer, the Annual Regatta at Lake Arthur is held and includes water, air and land events, children’s activities, entertainment, great food and ends with fireworks on Saturday night, all coordinated by a board of community volunteers. Nominated for the U.S. Department of the Interiors Award, the Annual Regatta is held in August.
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The Duquesne Incline 1220 Grandview Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15211 412-381-1665 www.incline.cc • This century-old cable car travels between W. Carson Street and the restaurants of Grandview Avenue on Mount Washington. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
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Frick Art and Historical Center Experience the culture and refinement of the Gilded Age at the Frick Art & Historical Center. The Frick Art Museum houses the fine art collection of Henry Clay Frick, along with notable temporary exhibitions from around the world. The Car and Carriage Museum is the city’s only automobile museum, displaying 35 antique cars and carriages from 1890 to 1940. The complex, located on 5.5 acres of beautifully landscaped lawn and gardens in the city’s Point Breeze neighborhood, includes Clayton, the restored Frick mansion; The Frick Art Museum; The Car and Carriage Museum; the Greenhouse; the Frick children’s playhouse; and The Café. The site welcomes over 100,000 visitors a year. Be sure to check out the summer outdoor music series held at the Frick, one of the most popular events, which is entering its 20th season!
Emu Farm Tours/Eppley’s Emu 3117 E. Mud Pike Berlin, PA 15530 814-267-5061 www.singinghillpa.com • Singing Hill is a small farm business nestled in the hills of Western Pennsylvania that raises emus and makes products from emu oil. Visitors are welcome to stop in and take a tour of the farm learning about the benefits of emu oil and petting an emu. SOMERSET COUNTY
Fallingwater Rt. 381 Mill Run, PA 15464 724-329-8501 www.fallingwater.org • The architectural masterpiece of Frank Lloyd Wright and former home of Pittsburgh store owner Edgar J. Kaufmann. Often referred to as “the house on the waterfall.” FAYETTE COUNTY
Flight 93 Memorial P.O. Box 326 Somerset, PA 15501 814-443-4557 www.honourflight93.org • Crash site and final resting place of crew and passengers of UA Flight 93, the fourth aircraft of September 11, 2001. SOMERSET COUNTY
Fort Ligonier 200 S. Market St. Ligonier, PA 15658 724-238-9701 www.fortligonier.org • Museum with a full-scale, on-site reconstruction of the 1758 to 1766 fort. Created by the Fort Ligonier Association. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Fort Necessity 1 Washington Parkway Farmington, PA 15437 724-329-5512 www.nps.gov/fone • Area of the historical battle includes the reconstructed fort, a visitor center, the 1820s Mount Washington Tavern, Jumonville Glen, Braddock’s Grave and the story of the National Road. FAYETTE COUNTY
Freedom Corner Centre Avenue and Crawford Street 412-765-1320 www.freedomcorner.org • In 1963, Freedom Corner was the point of departure for more than 2,000 Pittsburghers who attended the historic March on Washington when Dr. King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech to an audience of more than a quarter of a million people. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
The Frick Art & Historical Center 7227 Reynolds St. Pittsburgh, PA 15208-2923 412-371-0600 www.frickart.org • Landscaped, 5 1/2-acre site features Clayton, the magnificently restored estate of Pittsburgh industrialist Henry Clay Frick; the Frick Art Museum; the Car and Carriage Museum; Greenhouse; and Café.
Greensburg Garden and Civic Center Westmoreland Trust 951 Old Salem Road Greensburg, PA 15601 724-836-3074 www.westmorelandculturaltrust.org • Houses the Greensburg Civic Theater, Greensburg College Club, Greensburg Garden Center, Westmoreland County Historical Society and the Westmoreland Suzuki School of Music.
Friendship Hill National Historic Site 223 New Geneva Road Point Marion, PA 15474 724-725-9190 www.nps.gov/frhi • Former estate of entrepreneur, politician, diplomat, financier and scholar Albert Gallatin. Guided and audio tours of the house, special programs, hiking trails and picnic areas are available.
Greersburgh Academy Market St. Darlington, PA 16115 724-846-3487 • Oldest standing academy in Western Pennsylvania. Displays the history and historical artifacts of Fort McIntosh.
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Gateway Clipper Fleet 9 Station Square Dock Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-355-7980 www.gatewayclipper.com • Six ships offer a variety of sightseeing, dinner, dance and private charter cruises daily. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
GCU Saint Nicholas Chapel 5400 Tuscarawas Road Beaver, PA 15009-9513 800-722-4428 www.gcuusa.com • Awarded for its design, this replica of the wooden Greek Catholic Churches in the Carpathian Mountains was built to honor the founders and members of the Greek Catholic Union. BEAVER COUNTY
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Hartwood Acres 200 Hartwood Acres Pittsburgh, PA 15238 412-767-9200 www.county.allegheny.pa.us/parks/ hwfac.asp • This 629-acre Allegheny County park includes 16th-century-style Tudor mansion filled with original English and American antiques. Free concerts are available in the summer, as are hayrides and tours (both by reservation only) and other special events. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Heinz Memorial Chapel University of Pittsburgh Fifth and Bellefield Avenues Pittsburgh, PA 15260 412-624-4157 www.heinzchapel.pitt.edu • Premier example of French Gothic architecture adapted to an American setting. Charles Connick’s 23 stained glass windows are some of the tallest in the world. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Hidden Valley Four Seasons Resort One Craighead Drive Hidden Valley, PA 15502 814-443-8000 www.hiddenvalleyresort.com • Resort includes 17 slopes, 20 miles of cross-country ski trails, 18-hole golf course, tennis courts, swimming pools, hiking and biking trails, conference center, dining facilities and lodging. SOMERSET COUNTY
Historic Hanna’s Town Rt. 119 (Between Greensburg and Crabtree) Greensburg, PA 15601 724-836-1800 www.starofthewest.org • The first English court west of the Allegheny Mountains moved to Greensburg in 1786. Costumed guides provide tours of this site, which includes a reconstructed courthouse/ tavern, log palisaded fort, Klingen Smith house, arch- aeological excavations and a field museum containing artifacts of the time. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania 1212 Smallman St. Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-454-6000 www.heinzhistorycenter.org • The library and archives are recognized as a premier regional repository of documents, records, images and artifacts, including over 40,000 books relating to Western Pennsylvania. Housed by the Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Iceoplex at Southpointe 114 Southpointe Blvd. Canonsburg, PA 15317-9559 724-745-6666 www.iceoplexatsouthpointe.com • The official training center of the Pittsburgh Penguins. WASHINGTON COUNTY
Idlewild Park Rt. 30 E. Ligonier, PA 15658 724-238-3666 www.idlewild.com www.kennywood.com • Family theme park that includes Story Book Forest, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood of Make-Believe, H2OHHH Zone and much more. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
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League of Separated Tribes Native American Cultural Center www.freewebs.com/leagueof tribes/ index.htm • Native American artifact displays and informational library. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
LeMoyne House and Gardens 49 E. Maiden St. Washington, PA 15301 724-225-6740 www.wchspa.org • A stop along the Underground Railroad and home of the noted abolitionist, educator and physician, Francis Julius LeMoyne. WASHINGTON COUNTY
Jumonville 887 Jumonville Road Hopwood, PA 15445 724-439-4912 800-463-7688 www.jumonville.org • Area includes a retreat center and a 60-foot cross that can be seen in three states and seven counties. FAYETTE COUNTY
Kennywood Park 4800 Kennywood Blvd. West Mifflin, PA 15122 412-461-0500 www.kennywood.com • Hailed as America’s finest traditional amusement park— as well as a National and State Historic Landmark— it features five roller coasters, live shows, arcades, miniature golf and paddle boats. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Kentuck Knob P.O. Box 305 Chalk Hill, PA 15421 724-329-1901 www.kentuckknob.com • Contemporary sculpture and historical artifacts make up this mountain estate designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. FAYETTE COUNTY
Laurel Caverns 200 Caverns Park Road Farmington, PA 15437 724-438-2070 www.laurelcaverns.com • Largest cave in Pennsylvania. Guided tours of developed and undeveloped sections of the cave, picnic tables, campgrounds and miniature golf available.
Laurel Highlands Laurel Highlands Visitors Bureau 120 E. Main St. Ligonier, PA 15658-1297 724-238-5661 www.laurelhighlands.org • Encompasses more than 100 miles of land in three counties. Area features fine hotels, shopping, historic sites, museums, white water rafting, skiing, golfing, fishing, hiking, biking and much more.
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Laurel Highlands Living Treasures Animal Park PO Box 346 Donegal, PA 15628 724-593-8300 www.ltanimalpark.com • See, pet and feed over 500 friendly animals. Park features nine acres of land and more than 100 species and breeds of animals. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
L.E. Smith Glass Co. Factory Tour and Outlet Store 1900 Liberty St. Mount Pleasant, PA 15666 724-547-3544 or 800-LESMITH www.lesmithglass.com • One of only a handful of American hand-made glass factories remaining. Experience the art of this 400-year-old craft through the factory tour and store. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Ligonier Ligonier Valley Chamber of Commerce 120 E. Main St. Ligonier, PA 15658 724-238-4200 www.ligonier.com • Town located in the Laurel Mountains. Area offers historical sites, museums, shops and restaurants as well as a chance to experience the natural beauty of this scenic valley through activities such as hiking, fishing and cross-country skiing. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Linden Hall 432 Linden Hall Road Dawson, PA 15428 724-529-7543 or 800-944-3238 www.lindenhallpa.com • Guided tour features elaborate Victorian furnishings, oriental carpeting, original paintings and Tiffany windows. Property includes a golf course, a restaurant and a 74-room hotel. FAYETTE COUNTY
Living Treasures Animal Park— Moraine 268 FoxRoad New Castle, PA 16101 724-924-9571 www.ltanimalpark.com • Living Treasures is a wonderful setting for a great family experience! The large petting zoo is the thrill of the day for young visitors, while the exotic animals fascinate young and old alike. Bring your camera for those once in a lifetime photo opportunities. LAWRENCE COUNTY
Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild 1815 Metropolitan St. Pittsburgh, PA 15233 412-322-1773 www.manchesterguild.org • Year-round art exhibitions, musicians and jazz artists. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
The Monongahela Incline 5 Grandview Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15211 412-442-2000 www.portauthority.org/PAAC/ CustomerInfo/Inclines/tabid/119/Default. aspx • Commuters and tourists can travel to and from the top of Mount Washington to see the view of Pittsburgh’s city skyline. This cable car is one of the few remaining inclines in the country. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
National Aviary in Pittsburgh Allegheny Commons West 700 Arch Street Pittsburgh, PA 15212 412-323-7235 www.aviary.org • Home to more than 200 different species and 500 of the world’s most exotic and endangered birds, this aviary is the only independent indoor bird facility in North America. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
National Flag Plaza and Scout Center 1275 Bedford Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-261-1776 www.americanflags.org • Contains America’s principal bicentennial collections, including a replica of the Liberty Bell and the Statue of Liberty. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Nemacolin Castle Between Front St. and Brashear St. Brownsville, PA 15417 724-785-6882 www.nemacolincastle.org • Guided tours of the 22 furnished rooms in this historic home of the Bowman family. FAYETTE COUNTY
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Senator John Heinz History Center Voted Best Museum by the readers of Pittsburgh Magazine, the Heinz History Center has something for every sort of art, history, or sports lover. From the French and Indian War to the Immaculate Reception, from photos and maps to interactive environments, this dynamic museum encompasses six floors of long term and changing exhibits. Named for the late Senator John Heinz and located in Pittsburgh’s Strip District, the center is affiliated with the Smithsonian Institute. It is the state’s largest history museum and contains countless, original artifacts. The exhibits that are permanently housed at the museum are interactive as well as educational and make it a perfect way for all ages to discover 250 years of Pittsburgh history.
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Carnegie Museums Andrew Carnegie’s legacy lives on in four of his namesake museums—the Carnegie Museum of Art and the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Oakland, and the Carnegie Science Center and the Warhol on the North Shore. Carnegie Museum of Art is arguably the first museum of contemporary art in the United States, and includes a permanent collection of more than 35,000 objects featuring a broad spectrum of visual arts. Make incredible memories as you peruse the history museums, Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems, skeletal remains of prehistoric dinosaurs, and ancient Egyptian artifacts. The Warhol is the largest single artist museum in the U.S. and allows you creative interaction with the art and life of Pittsburgh native Andy Warhol. Visit http://www. carnegiemuseums.org/ or call 412-622-3131 to learn more about current featured exhibits, ticket prices or annual membership.
Nemacolin Woodlands Resort & Spa 1001 Lafayette Drive Farmington, PA 15437 724-329-8555 800-422-2736 www.nwlr.com • Facilities include hotel accommodations, meeting facilities, golf courses, skiing, restaurants, swimming pools, specialty shops, an equestrian center and a private airfield.
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Quecreek Mine Rescue Site/Dormel Farms 151 Haupt Road Somerset, PA 15501 814-445-4876 www.quecreekrescue.org • Site of the 2002 miraculous rescue of the nine trapped coal miners.
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Old Concord School Old Concord Drive, R.D. #4 Belle Vernon, PA 15012 724-836-1800 • One of the first “subscription schools” in Westmoreland County. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Old Economy Village 270 Sixteenth St. Ambridge, PA 15003 724-266-4500 www.oldeconomyvillage.org • Nineteenth-century village containing 17 original buildings and more than 16,000 objects that tell the history of the Harmony society who settled there. BEAVER COUNTY
Oliver Miller Homestead Corrigan Drive South Park, PA 412-835-1554 www.olivermiller.org • Includes an original 18th-century stonehouse and springhouse, a reconstructed loghouse and a blacksmith shop. Open on Sundays April through December. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Overly’s Country Christmas 116 Blue Ribbon Lane Greensburg, PA 15601 800-9-OVERLY www.overlys.com • Imagine: it’s the holiday season and you’re driving with your family along a road in Western Pennsylvania. The stars overhead are twinkling, the rolling hills are covered with a dusting of snow. Suddenly, you round a curve and you’re dazzled by a blaze of twinkling lights. You’ve arrived at Overly’s Country Christmas®. Group tours available, call for information. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Peter Loucks Homestead 527 N. Chestnut St. Scottdale, PA 15683 724-887-6350 • Victorian home of Peter Loucks, the founder of Scottdale. Site contains a birthing house as well as other artifacts from that time frame. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens One Schenley Park Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-622-6914 www.phipps.conservatory.org • Victorian glasshouse conservatory with 2 and 1/2 acres of indoor and outdoor gardens. Special events scheduled year-round. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
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Quaker Ridge Winery 211 S. Wade Ave. Washington, PA 15301 724-222-2914 www.quakerridgewinery.com • Features award-winning wines, a gift shop and tasting rooms.
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Pittsburgh Center for the Arts 6300 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15232 412-361-0873 www.pittsburgharts.org • Pennsylvania’s largest community arts center presents regional, national and international exhibitions along with a visual art school and shops. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium One Wild Place Pittsburgh, PA 15206-1178 412-665-3640 or 800-474-4966 www.pittsburghzoo.org • This year-round facility presents more than 4,000 animals in their natural habitats. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Rachel Carson Homestead 613 Marion Ave., Box 46 Springdale, PA 15144 724-274-5459 www.rachelcarson homestead.org • Birthplace of ecologist Rachel Carson, whose book Silent Spring helped launch the modern environmental movement. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Research Center for Beaver County and Local History 1301 Seventh Ave. Second Floor Beaver Falls, PA 15010 724-847-9253 www.bchistory.org • History of Beaver County, as well as other Pennsylvania counties, revealed in items such as historical atlases, local newspapers dating back as far as 1830, high school yearbooks and cemetery records. BEAVER COUNTY
Richmond Little Red Schoolhouse 4550 Dutch Ridge Road Beaver, PA 15009 724-843-9313 • A schoolhouse built in the 1800s and open until the 1950s. Includes artifacts from that time frame, such as desks, a pot-bellied stove, blackboards and a small library. BEAVER COUNTY
The Rink at PPG Place Second and Third Avenues at PPG Place Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-394-3641 www.ppgplace.com/rink.shtml • Downtown Pittsburgh’s newest ice rink. For a unique winter experience, enjoy an exhilarating tradition as you glide around The Rink on the PPG Place Plaza. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Rivers Casino 777 Casino Dr. Pittsburgh, PA 15212 412-231-7777 www.theriverscasino.com • Play 3,000 hot and loose slot machines, e-Blackjack or e-Roulette tables. Five award-winning Restaurants. As Sponsor of Penguins Hockey on FSN, watch LIVE Pregame shows in the Wheelhouse Bar & Grill. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Robert Morris University Island Sports Center 7600 Grand Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15225 412-397-3335 www.rmuislandsports.org • The Robert Morris University Island Sports Center, a 32-acre sports and recreation complex on Neville Island, provides people the opportunity to participate year-around in a variety of sports and recreational activities. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Rodef Shalom Biblical Botanical Garden 4905 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-621-6566 www.rodefshalom.org • Pennsylvania’s only Biblical Botanical Garden. Contains more than 100 temperate and tropical plants from “the land of the Bible,” each accompanied by a Biblical verse and presented in various settings, including that of a waterfall, a desert and a bubbling stream. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
go PLACES Sandcastle 1000 Sandcastle Drive Homestead, PA 15120 412-462-6666 www.sandcastlewater park.com • Fifteen different water slides, a lazy river, children and adult pools, a wave pool, a hot tub and a boardwalk with eateries. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center 1212 Smallman St. Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-454-6000 www.heinzhistorycenter.org • Museum devoted to interpreting and presenting the extraordinary history and heritage of Western Pennsylvania. Includes four floors of exhibits including the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum and a discovery place for children. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Seven Springs Mountain Resort R.D. #1 Champion, PA 15622 814-352-7777 or 800-452-2223 www.7springs.com • Pennsylvania’s largest ski facility. Resort offers biking, swimming, horseback riding, an 18-hole golf course, tennis courts, the Alpine Slide, convention facilities, fine dining and lodging. FAYETTE AND SOMERSET COUNTIES
Society for Contemporary Craft 2100 Smallman St. Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-261-7003 www.contemporarycraft.org • SCC presents exhibitions of contemporary art in craft media: clay, fiber, glass, metal, wood and found materials, that focus on multicultural and nonmainstream themes. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
UPMC SportsWorks 333 Allegheny Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15212 412-237-3400 www.carnegiesciencecenter.org • The largest science and sport exhibition in the world! Featuring over 40 exhibits offering 70+ interactive experiences designed to test your skills in virtual games and sporting events. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Station Square Smithfield and Carson Streets Pittsburgh, PA 15219 • Special Events 800-859-8959 • Management Office 412-261-2811 or 800-859-8959 www.stationsquare.com • Formerly the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad yards, the facility contains two nightclubs, one comedy club, 10 restaurants and 45 specialty, retail and service shops. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Steel Industry Heritage Corporation The Bost Building 623 E. Eighth Ave. Homestead, PA 15120 412-464-4020 www.riversofsteel.com • While the era of big steel is gone, the story lives on in Pittsburgh and the river valleys of Southwestern Pennsylvania. Take your group or convention on a big steel journey. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Stone Villa Wine Cellars 1085 Claypike Road Acme, PA 15610 724-423-5604 www.stonevilla.com • Located in Southwestern Pennsylvania, Stone Villa Wine Cellars rests in the foothills of Chestnut Ridge in the Appalachian Mountains. Among the scattered farms and small businesses you can find us on a 150 acre plot. Included in the scenery of Stone Villa is a 2 1/2 acre lake and wonderful landscaping which is breathtaking in all seasons. Open Tuesday through Saturday 11 to 6 p.m. Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays and Holidays. FAYETTE COUNTY
Strip District Smallman St., Penn and Liberty Avenues Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-201-4774 www.neighborsinthestrip.com • Parallel to the Allegheny River, this district provides an open-air-market and specialty shops during the day, with dancing and dining at the various clubs and restaurants at night.
The Summit Inn 101 Skyline Drive Farmington, PA 15437 724-438-8594 800-433-8594 www.summitinnresort.com • The Summit Inn is a mountaintop landmark, grand porch hotel, renowned for its panoramic four county views and its nostalgic fireplace atmosphere. FAYETTE COUNTY
Sunset Hills Farm Alpacas 1120 Three Degree Road Butler, PA 16002 724-586-2412 www.sunsethillsalpacas.com • Sunset Hills Farm Alpacas is committed to breeding only the finest quality Accoyo and Peruvian Alpacas. Through careful selection of only top quality alpaca genetics from around the world, Sunset Hills Farm is established as one of the nation’s leaders in award-winning alpacas. Sunset Hills Farm Alpacas offers genetic diversity and premier bloodlines in one central location. BUTLER COUNTY
Tanger Outlets I-79, Exit 41 Race Track Rd 2200 Tanger Boulevard, Suite 509 Washington, PA 15301 724-225-8435 • Manufacturer’s outlet centers with brand name and designer outlet stores. A tourist destination for millions of shoppers looking for quality name-brand merchandise at good prices. WASHINGTON COUNTY
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Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium is one of only six major zoo and aquarium combinations in the United States. Lodged in the city’s Highland Park neighborhood, the zoo is home to thousands of animals representing more than 400 species with 22 threatened or endangered species. Visit the African Savanna, Asian Forest, Bears, Tropical Forest and the Water’s Edge for a look at animals in familiar settings. The PPG Aquarium takes you from the Amazon to the Antarctic through an array of aquatic species in natural settings. The state-ofthe-art Aquarium was completed in 2000 and features penguins, sharks, rays and many more aquatic creatures. The Kids Kingdom, ranked one of the top children’s zoos in the nation, features animals native to Pennsylvania, a petting zoo, reptiles, small mammals and so much more! It’s no small wonder that the zoo was named fourth best in the country by Parents magazine (2009).
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Zelienople Historical Society 243 S. Main St. Zelienople, PA 16063 724-452-9457 www.zelienoplehistoricalsociety.com • Housed by the Buhl and Passavant Homes. Includes a library as well as genealogy and artifacts from the area. Tours available. BUTLER COUNTY
SPECTATOR SPORTS Touchstone Center for Crafts 1049 Wharton Furnace Road Farmington, PA 15437 724-329-1370 or 800-721-0177 www.touchstonecrafts.com • Pennsylvania’s only residential art education facility. Classes available include blacksmithing, ceramics, metalsmithing, textiles, photography, painting and glass. FAYETTE COUNTY
University of Pittsburgh Nationality Classrooms Cathedral of Learning Fifth Ave. and Bigelow Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 15260 412-624-6000 www.pitt.edu/~natrooms • Twenty-six classrooms that depict Pittsburgh’s diverse ethnic heritage through authentic examples of architecture. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
The Vicary Mansion 1235 Third Ave. Freedom, PA 15042 724-775-1848 www.bchrlf.org • Constructed in 1826 of sandstone blocks. It has red oak floors supported by hand sewn beams and boasts a third floor ballroom. The mansion serves as headquarters of the Beaver Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation. BEAVER COUNTY
Washington County Courthouse S. Main St. Washington, PA 15301 724-228-6700 • Built between 1898 and 1900, this fully functional courthouse, with its “unique architectural features,” is part of the National Register of Historic Places. Tours available. WASHINGTON COUNTY
Western Pennsylvania National Wild Animal Orphanage 169 Sheperd Lane Uniontown, PA 15401 724-437-7838 www.wildanimal.org • The only wild animal orphanage in Pennsylvania. FAYETTE COUNTY
Westmoreland County Historical Society 41 W. Otterman, Suite 310 Greensburg, PA 15601 724-836-1800 www.starofthewest.org • Includes Historic Hanna’s Town as well as a library with information on Westmoreland County’s history and genealogy. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Wharton Furnace Farmington, PA 15437 724-437-4571 • Restored to its original appearance, this furnace operated from 1839 to 1873.
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White Water Adventures 6 Negley St. Ohiopyle, PA 15470 800-WWA-RAFT www.wwaraft.com • Guided tours of the Youghiogheny River. Rentals of rafts, kayaks, canoes and more are available. FAYETTE COUNTY
Wilderness Voyageurs, Inc. 103 Garrett St. Ohiopyle, PA 15470 800-272-4141 www.wilderness-voyageurs.com • The East Coast’s original outfitter offers white water rafting on the lower Youghiogheny River, rock climbing and kayak instruction. Rental items include boats, rafts, and rock climbing and mountain biking equipment. FAYETTE COUNTY
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BeaveRun MotorSports ComPlex 201 Penndale Road Wampum, PA 16157 724-535-1000 www.beaverun.com • The region’s premier destination for car, motorcycle and kart enthusiasts. We offer over 400 acres of world- class facilities, including two race tracks, with a third (the “South” track) under development, one of the country’s top three karting centers and a six-acre vehicle testing and training area. BEAVER COUNTY
Carnegie Mellon University/The Tartans • Football 412-268-3087 • Scores and Highlights 412-268-2211 www.cmu.edu/athletics • The Tartans compete in the University Athletic Association, a national NCAA Division III athletic conference. Home football games are played at Gesling Stadium. • Basketball 412-268-3087 • Scores and Highlights 412-268-2211 www.cmu.edu/athletic • Men’s and women’s home games are played in Skibo Gymnasium. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Community College of Allegheny County/ The Cougars • Basketball 412-237-2533 • The Cougars play in the WPCC conference as members of the NJCAA. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
go PLACES Darlington Polo Darlington Polo Field Darlington, PA 16115 724-742-1350 www.darlingtonpoloclub.com • Member of the United States Polo Association, the team’s season begins in May and ends in August. BEAVER COUNTY
Duquesne University/The Dukes • Football Tickets 412-232-DUKE (3853) www.goduquesne.com • The Dukes compete at the NCAA Division I AA non-scholarship level in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference at Arthur J. Rooney Memorial Field. • Basketball Men’s: Tickets 412-323-1919 Women’s: Tickets 412-232-DUKE (3853) www.goduquesne.com • The men’s and women’s teams compete at the NCAA Division I A level as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference at the A.J. Palumbo Center. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Great Race Downtown Pittsburgh 412-255-2493 www.rungreatrace.com • 10K and 5K Runs, 5K Walk, 10K and 5K Wheel-chair, 10K Team Competition, Junior Great Race and 50-Yard Tot Trot. Race takes place in September. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
The Great Ride Pittsburgh Technology Center 300 Technology Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-255-2493 www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/ greatride • Twenty-, 30- or 50-mile recreational bike ride for parents and children to benefit Hostelling International. Also included in this July event is a Family Trail Ride—5-mile ride for kids ages 12 and under. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Head of the Ohio Rowing Regatta Washington’s Landing to Roberto Clemente Park Pittsburgh, PA 412-780-7802 www.headoftheohio.org • October event where oarsmen and women from across the country compete to be the “Head of the Ohio” in this internationally recognized 2 1/2-mile race. Music and entertainment are provided. Food is available for purchase. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Komen Pittsburgh Race for the Cure Schenley Park Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3830 412-342-0500 www.pittsburghraceforthecure.org • A 5K run/walk held every year on Mother’s Day to promote awareness of breast cancer. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Lernerville Speedway 313 North Pike Road Sarver, PA 16055 724-353-1511 www.lernerville.com • Oval track racing. Special events include All Star Sprints, UMP Modifieds, Demo Derby, the Senior Series and World of Outlaws. BUTLER COUNTY
The Meadows Racetrack & Casino 210 Racetrack Road Washington, PA 15301 724-225-9300 www.themeadowsracing.com • Fabulous dining, panoramic view and action-packed racing trackside. WASHINGTON COUNTY
Mellon Mario Lemieux Celebrity Invitational 816 Fifth Avenue, 6th Flr Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-281-3466 www.mariolemieux.org • The largest fundraising event for the Mario Lemieux Foundation. The golf tournament brings celebrities from the worlds of sports and entertainment for a fun-filled, four-day event in June. The public is welcome to watch the tournament from the gallery and participate in a variety of family activities. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Motordrome Speedway 164 Motordrome Road Smithton, PA 15479 724-872-7555 www.motordrome.com • NASCAR Winston Racing Series. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Mt. Lebanon National Clay Court Competition Mt. Lebanon Tennis Center 900 Cedar Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 15228 412-531-1376 • Week-long tennis tournament in July. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-642-PENS, 412-323-1919 or 888-818-PENS www.penguins.nhl.com • Four-time professional hockey Stanley Cup winners. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway 180 Kelso Road Imperial, PA 15126 724-853-RACE www.ppms.com • Stock car racing on a 1/2-mile dirt track. Noblestown exit off of Rt. 22W. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Pittsburgh Pirates PNC Park Pittsburgh, PA 15212 800-BUY-BUCS http://pittsburgh.pirates. mlb.com • In 2001, the Pirates began their 115th National League Season and their first in the new PNC Park. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
MUST SEE
The Children’s Museum The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh was founded in 1983 in the old Allegheny Post Office, gifted to the museum by the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation, and is situated on Pittsburgh’s North Side. The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh presents a wide variety of programs for children in fields ranging from dance and rocket building to quilting and robotics. Visiting artists offer workshops in a host of media, including pottery, Japanese paper cutting, animation and painting. The Museum’s extensive outreach program offers performances, workshops, after school programs, artist days and festival programs for schools and groups throughout the year. For more details, dates and times, call 412322-5058 or visit www. pittsburghkids.org.
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go PLACES THEATER Antonian Theatre Carlow University 3333 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-578-6000 • P resents an eclectic blend of informational and entertaining performances and programs, including student productions, professional performances such as Gargaro Productions and the Pittsburgh Opera, a speaker/lecture series and much more. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Apple Hill Playhouse and Johnny Appleseed Theater 275 Manor Road Delmont, PA 15626 724-468-5050 www.applehillplayhouse.org • The Apple Hill Playhouse presents both comedy and musical theater productions. The Johnny Appleseed Theater presents children’s theater during the summer. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Pittsburgh Riverhounds c/o The Greentree SportsPlex 600 Iron City Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15205 412-539-1191 www.riverhounds.com • The region’s professional outdoor soccer team plays from April through September. WASHINGTON COUNTY
Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA 15212 412-323-1200 www.steelers.com • Former AFC Champions and six-time Super Bowl winners. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Schenley Park Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3830 412 299-2273 www.pittsburghvintage grandprix.com • Week-long event in July features parades, rallies, displays of antique and classic automobiles, and car racing. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Point Park University/The Pioneers • Basketball 412-392-3844 www.pointpark.edu • The Pioneers are excited about their men’s and women’s basketball teams for the upcoming season. The Pioneers compete in the NAIA division. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
PONY League World Series Washington Park Dunn Ave. Washington, PA 15301 724-225-1060 www.pony.org • Players ages 13 to 14 compete in this world series in August. The series attracts competitors from as far as the Asia Pacific Zone. WASHINGTON COUNTY
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Roaring Knob Raceway 380 Fearer Road Markleysburg, PA 15459 724-329-0306 www.roaringknob.com • Full concessions; 3/8 mile banked oval; bleacher and blanket seating; sky boxes available; reserved parking; gift shop; AMA Sanctioned District 5 for MX & XC; 1 1/4 mile Motocross Track; Arena Cross Track 3/8 mile; 5-6 mile Hare Scramble Course. FAYETTE COUNTY
Robert Morris University/The Colonials • Football 412-397-2222 www.rmucolonials.com • The Colonials play in Division I AA. • Basketball 412-397-2222 • The Colonials play their NCAA Division I home games on the school’s Moon Township campus. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Steeler Training Camp St. Vincent College 412-323-1200 www.steelers.com • Official pre-season training camp for the Pittsburgh Steelers. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
University of Pittsburgh/The Panthers • Football 412-648-8300 www.pittsburghpanthers.com • Members of the ACC Football Conference, the Panthers play the top teams in the east along with several national powers. • Basketball 412-648-7488 www.pittsburghpanthers.com • The Panthers are new members of the powerful ACC Conference. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
U.S. Fencing Association Western Pennsylvania Fencing Institute Western Pennsylvania Division 412-512-6634 www.fencinginstituteusa.com • Lessons given in five locations throughout the tri-state area. Competitions are held locally and are open to the public. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Washington Wild Things 724-250-9555 866-456-WILD www.washingtonwildthings.com • The Tri-State area’s newest professional baseball team, boasts a beautiful new ballpark, and great affordable family fun. WASHINGTON COUNTY
The Benedum Center for the Performing Arts 719 Liberty Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-456-6666 www.pgharts.org • Home to the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Civic Light Opera, Pittsburgh Dance Council and the Pittsburgh Opera as well as many other special performances. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Butler Little Theatre 1 Howard St. Butler, PA 16001 724-287-6781 www.bltgroup.org • One of the oldest continuously operating theaters. Comedy, drama and classical theater presented in an intimate setting. BUTLER COUNTY
Byham Theater Fort Duquesne Blvd. and Sixth St. Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-456-6666 www.pgharts.org • Pittsburgh’s only remaining vaudeville house presents several performances of the Pittsburgh Broadway Series and Summer Film Festivals as well as many other special performances. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Carnegie Mellon Drama Carnegie Mellon University Purnell Center for the Arts Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-268-2407 www.cmu.edu • Presents up to six student shows a year—four dramas and two musicals —in Philip Chosky Theater. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Center Stage Players Washington & Jefferson College Olin Fine Arts Center Washington, PA 15301 724-223-6546 www.washjeff.edu • Summertime community theater features children’s theater and programs as well as many special events. WASHINGTON COUNTY
City Theatre Company 1300 Bingham St. Pittsburgh, PA 15203 • Box Office 412-431-CITY • Administration 412-431-4400 www.citytheatrecompany.org • Eight productions per season in contemporary live theater. Other projects include intensive outreach programs for students, adults and senior citizens. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Civic Light Opera Academy of Musical Theater 719 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-281-3973 www.pittsburghCLO.org • Performing arts academy offering lessons in musical theater, dance, acting and voice. Experience levels range from beginner to advanced. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
go PLACES Comtra Theater Comtra Cultural Center 20530 Rt. 19 N., Suite 4 Cranberry Township, PA 16066 724-773-9896 www.comtratheatre.com • Year-round community theater presents both comedies and musicals. BUTLER COUNTY
Greensburg Civic Theatre Greensburg Garden and Civic Center 951 Old Salem Road Greensburg, PA 15601 724-836-PLAY or 724-836-7529 www.gctheatre.org • Nonprofit community theater staffed entirely by volunteers. A major musical is performed in the fall at Greensburg’s Palace Theatre, while comedies, dramas and mysteries are staged at the Greensburg Garden and Civic Center. Children’s musicals and plays are produced by the theatre’s Greasepaint Players, and musical theater classes are available for children in grades 3 to 6. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Harris Theater 809 Liberty Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-681-5449 www.pghfilmmakers.org • Downtown home for the Pittsburgh Filmmakers. The theater is used for movie presentations and some small live performances. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Kelly-Strayhorn Theater 5941 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15206 412-363-3000 www.kelly-strayhorn.org • Located in East Liberty, a community performing-arts center dedicated to encouraging diverse artistic, cultural and educational activities. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Kuntu Repertory Theatre 4140 Wesley W. Posvar Hall 230 S. Bouquet St. Pittsburgh, PA 15260 412-624-7298 www.kuntu.org • Student/community theater group founded to present the work of African American writers. Kuntu seeks to educate, entertain and move both performers and audiences to social action. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Little Lake Theatre 500 Lakeside Drive, S. Canonsburg, PA 15317 724-745-6300 www.littlelake.org • Live stage plays for the entire family since 1949. Dinner theater available. WASHINGTON COUNTY
McKeesport Little Theater 1614 Coursin St. McKeesport, PA 15132 412-673-1100 www.mckeesportlittletheater.com • Community-based theater. Produces four shows a year in an intimate theater setting. Open on weekends from September through May.
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Point Park University Theatre Company Pittsburgh Playhouse 222 Craft Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-621-4445 www.pittsburghplayhouse.com • Presents theater in all genres, ranging from musicals to drama. Theater consists of both student and professional productions.
Mountain Playhouse Route 985 North of Lincoln Highway Route 30 Jennerstown, PA 814-629-9201 www.mountainplayhouse.org • The Mountain Playhouse is Pennsylvania’s oldest professional stock theater and one of only twelve professional summer stock theaters remaining in the United States today.
Pittsburgh International Children’s Theater, Family Series 182 Allegheny Center Mall Pittsburgh, PA 15212 412-456-6666 www.pghkids.org • Subscription-based series presents five professional touring productions at four suburban sites (Mt. Lebanon, North Hills, Moon Township and Monroeville) and at the Byham Theater.
Red Barn Theatre 1279 St. Rt. 228 Fombell, PA 16123 724-452-8082 • Home of the Red Barn Players, located in a country setting, surrounded by green hills, deep valleys, and large fields. The barn is situated along the Ellwood City-Zelienople Road, on Route 288 in Franklin Township.
Shakespeare-in-the-Schools 1617 Cathedral of Learning Pittsburgh, PA 15260 412-624-3459 www.pitt.edu • Performs adaptations of plays by William Shakespeare to Pittsburgh Regional Schools. Performances can also be scheduled for other various community locations throughout the region.
Olin Fine Arts Center Washington & Jefferson College Washington, PA 15301 724-223-6546 www.washjeff.edu • Presents classical and contemporary music, dance and theater, as well as many special events, year-round.
Pittsburgh Musical Theater 327 S. Main St. Pittsburgh, PA 15220 412-539-0900 www.pittsburghmusicals.com • Professional musical theater company. Performs at the Byham Theater and the Antonian Theatre.
The O’Reilly Theater 621 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-316-1600 www.ppt.org • New home of the Pittsburgh Public Theater and the fifth theater in downtown Pittsburgh’s Cultural District.
Pittsburgh Public Theater The O’Reilly Theater Downtown Pittsburgh • Ticket Information: 412-316-1600 www.ppt.org • P resents six shows from October through July at the newly built O’Reilly Theater. Performances range from contemporary theater to classic comedies, dramas and musicals.
Quantum Theatre 67 Bedford Square Pittsburgh, PA 15203 412-697-2929 www.quantumtheatre.com • A nonprofit organization dedicated to making affordable, high quality theatre and presenting compelling human stories from classic works to original voices of student playwrights.
State Theatre Center for the Arts 27 E. Main St. Uniontown, PA 15401 724-439-1360 www.statetheatre.info • A movie/vaudeville theater. Performances include opera, ballet, symphony, modern dance, family and children’s programs, Broadway musicals, big band and comedy.
St. Vincent College Theatre St. Vincent College 300 Fraser Purchase Road Latrobe, PA 15650 724-532-6600 • Performances held in the fall and spring by both students and professional actors in various genres of theater, including comedy, drama and musicals.
Valley Players of Ligonier 208 West Main Street Ligonier, PA 15658 724-238-6514 www.valleyplayers.org • Long-standing theater company presents both musical and dramatic theater.
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Palace Theatre 21 W. Otterman St. Greensburg, PA 15601 724-836-8000 www.thepalacetheatre.org • Hosts a variety of shows by regional and national performing groups, including concerts, musicals, dance, children’s shows, and well-known comedians and celebrities. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Pittsburgh Broadway Series Benedum Center 719 Liberty Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15222 • Ticket Information 412-456-6666 www.pgharts.org • National touring Broadway productions presented live on stage at the Benedum and Byham Theaters and Heinz Hall. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Pittsburgh CLO (Civic Light Opera) The Benedum Center for the Performing Arts Pittsburgh, PA 15222 • Ticket Information 412-281-3973 www.pittsburghCLO.org • Celebrates American musical theater with a variety of performances and shows. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Pittsburgh International Children’s Theater 182 Allegheny Center Mall Pittsburgh, PA 15212 412-456-6666 www.pghkids.org • Presents national and international professional performing artists at venues in the neighborhoods and suburbs as well as in a week-long urban festival.
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Pittsburgh Savoyards P.O. Box 7196 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-734-8476 www.pittsburghsavoyards.org • Performs Gilbert and Sullivan Operettas. Performances are held at the Carnegie Free Library Music Hall. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Playhouse Junior Theater Pittsburgh Playhouse 222 Craft Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-621-4445 www.pittsburghplayhouse. com • Children’s theater productions presented by the Playhouse Theater Company. ALLEGHENY COUNTY
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St. Vincent Summer Theater St. Vincent College 300 Fraser Purchase Road Latrobe, PA 15650 724-532-6600 • Professional equity theater performs small musicals and comedies in the St. Vincent Science Center Amphitheater. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Seton Hill University Performing Arts Center West Otterman Street & Harrison Avenue Greensburg, PA 15601 724-830-0300 • Pre-professional training program for students. Performances in all genres of theater, from comedy to drama. WESTMORELAND COUNTY
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