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Why Pittsburgh is above average for non-car transit, and how it might be getting better

BY RYAN DETO // RYANDETO@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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IKE MOST AMERICANS, Pittsburghers are still mostly reliant on

personal vehicles to get around. The majority of city residents still use cars to get to work and run other errands, and life without a car still has many barriers.

But unlike many cities in America, Pittsburgh actually offers a fair number of non-car travel options, and a significant section of Pittsburghers regularly utilize those. Pittsburgh isn’t on the same level for non-car transit as New York City, San Francisco, or Washington, D.C., but for a city its size, and one in a Rust Belt region, Pittsburgh punches well above its weight.

According to a 2019 City Lab article that measured each metro area in the U.S. by how amenable they are to living without owning a car, Pittsburgh was ranked 11th out of areas with more than 1 million people. A 2020 study from the website CompareCarInsurance.com ranks Pittsburgh as the seventh least car-dependent metro in the U.S. Casual observers might find these rankings shocking, but the data backs it up. More than 17% of Pittsburgh city residents commute via public transit. Bike commuting in the city is only at about 2%, but has doubled over the last decade. An impressive 11% of Pittsburghers walk to work, putting it in the top 10 of U.S. cities for walking rates.

And there are reasons to believe that things can, and are, getting better for Pittsburghers without cars. The cycling network is expanding with bike lane extensions and new bikeshare stations, including connections into predominantly Black neighborhoods like Hazelwood.

Local politicians are advocating strongly for more non-car infrastructure projects, like extending the East Busway into the Mon Valley and procuring funds to refurbish several public staircases. City officials are embracing seasonal closures of streets to cars as a way to provide more room for outdoor dining and people riding bikes, scooters, or skateboards. Some people are also starting to explore our rivers as transportation options.

Even Pittsburgh’s over 150-year-old incline still frequently transports people from Mount Washington.

There are several reasons why Pittsburgh showcases relatively strong non-car rankings among U.S. cities. Infrastructure like busways provide rapid transit throughout three different sections of the county, with the Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway leading the way and arguably being one of the most efficient non-heavy rail transit corridors in America. It carried 24,000 passengers a day pre-pandemic. Pittsburgh’s light rail lines also provide tens of thousands of suburban commuters a public transit option to commute Downtown, when many other American regions lack such amenities.

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As the city has added bike infrastructure over the years, like the Penn Avenue protected bike lane, there has been a corresponding increase in the number of bike commuters. And thanks to Pittsburgh’s tightly packed and narrow roadways — and abundance of sidewalks in many neighborhoods — walking has always been an enticing option, with places like Oakland, Downtown, and sections of the North Side having more than 30% of their commuters walk to work.

The newest bike network expansion is into Hazelwood, which now has a separated bike trail through the Hazelwood Green development. This new trail connects to the Eliza Furnace bike trail — which heads west to Downtown and connects to Oakland through the Junction Hollow trail — as well as linking to the trails across the Monongahela River into the South Side and on to Homestead and McKeesport. The new Hazelwood trail also recently received three Healthy Ride bikeshare stations, giving those without access to a bike the opportunity to ride.

Other potential bike expansions could include the “Bright Line” trail from Homewood to Aspinwall. The railway that owns the former elevated rail line has agreed to sell, and a campaign has been started to purchase the line. Bike advocates are excited about the possible connections it can make.

Another potential expansion starting to pick up steam is the extension of the East Busway. The line currently starts in Downtown and ends in Swissvale, but transit officials and advocates want to see it extended with spurs to Monroeville and deeper into the Mon

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Boating on the North Shore along the Allegheny River on Thu., May 13, 2021

Valley to McKeesport. Not only have local Mon Valley officials joined the call, but Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald recently stumped for the expansion on national news, indicating that if Congress were to pass a largescale infrastructure plan, the expansion would be a priority.

Communities in the Mon Valley are

home to an increasing Black population, as well as low-income groups that data shows are becoming increasingly reliant on public transit. Extending the busway could be a huge boon for the former steel mill communities.

“Thirty-forty years ago when those mills shut down, those communities still have not recovered,” said Fitzgerald to

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the CBS Evening News on March 31. “So to be able to connect those communities to the job centers provides opportunities.”

Federal officials like U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Forest Hills) also wants to improve walking conditions in the city of Pittsburgh. His latest earmark request includes $5 million to reconstruct eight public steps located throughout the city. He has also requested $2 million from the 2022 fiscal year budget for pedestrian and street crossing improvements on North Avenue in the North Side, which has some of the highest walk commuting rates in the city. This is on top of the dozens of projects Pittsburgh’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure has undertaken to make city streets safer for pedestrians.

And there could be more non-car transit options coming to the city. Mayor Bill Peduto has discussed the possibility of water taxis running along the rivers, and some kayakers and paddle boarders have already taken advantage of these waterways. During the warm months, Scoobi offers mopeds to use within select city neighborhoods, and officials are expecting electric scooters to hit the streets sometime in the near future (once the state legislature legalizes the vehicles).

Until then, Pittsburgh has embraced shutting down popular streets to car traffic to allow for more space for outdoor dining and gathering, with plans to shut down some Downtown streets to traffic this summer. Officials are even considering making some of these permanent, like in sections of Market Square.

Let’s hope this is just the start of efforts to loosen the grip that cars have had on Pittsburgh’s transportation system.

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becoming a more bike-friendly city. With the construction of bike lanes and more programs and initiatives being brought forth for cyclists, the city continues to make progress in becoming a safer place for cyclists to ride. And Black Girls Do Bike, the brain child of founder Monica Garrison, has been doing that work since 2015.

Described as a “community of women of color with a passion for cycling,” Black Girls Do Bike originated in Pittsburgh and has since grown to a national program with nearly 100 chapters in cities across the U.S. Garrison says she grew up biking around the Steel City.

“Cycling has always been a part of my life,” she tells Pittsburgh City Paper over email. “As a kid, it was one of

my favorite activities. Riding my bike was my first real taste of freedom and adventure. My big brother and I spent summers riding around our neighborhood picking up friends along the way.

Later in life, I rode my bike as a city commuter from my first apartment to my job in Downtown Pittsburgh. This helped me to save gas money and get me to work stress-free.”

After taking a long hiatus from riding, she says she picked up her bike again in 2013 as a way to manage her mental and physical health. Riding served as a stress reliever, and a way for her to connect with her children. She says that despite the joy she found in riding, there were very few riders in the city that looked like her. That was the genesis of Black Girls Do Bike; after looking for a community at city events and even on the internet,

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Garrison decided to take matters into her own hands.

The title of the group suggests that there is a perception that Black girls don’t bike, and Garrison says that, while there is some truth to that, there is a large community of Black girls and women who are riding bikes. Black Girls Do Bike boasts 25,000 members, so there is obviously a community of Black cyclists, but the stereotype still persists.

“As a community, Black people in the U.S. are statistically less active than other races and more likely to suffer from preventable diseases caused by poor diet and inactivity,” says Garrison. “There is also the perception that people of color riding bikes are doing it out of necessity and not for recreation or health reasons.

This, I think, stems from the wealth gap we have in this country.”

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Members of Black Girls Do Bike showing their new custom kits.

bikes for recreation, as alternative transportation, or racing professionally, you also might not consider it,” she says.

Garrison also points out one very important factor: good bikes are expensive. The bikes she could afford as a kid were heavy, cumbersome, and often in need of repair.

She also stresses the specific barriers for Black women in cycling. She says there are unique considerations, like not learning to ride because of lack of access to a bike, not being able to find a helmet to fit thick, natural, curly hair, or feeling unsafe because drivers are less likely to respect a Brown body on a bike.

“I think perception plays a large role in the limits we set on ourselves,” Garrison explains. “You may never have learned to ride and fear beginning this process as an adult. Maybe your neighborhood lacks proper infrastructure to make riding from your front door to work an option. Street riding can already be intimidating and even more so for a female cyclist.”

Garrison also talks about the landscape of Pittsburgh biking.

“I am a Pittsburgh native, so I’ve seen the metamorphosis of this town over the

past 20 years. We have special terrain here that makes selling the idea of universal cycling a challenge. We have definitely come a long way as a bike city thanks to the work of BikePGH to dream up, help create, and document a connected bike lane ecosystem,’’ she says. “We have a healthy bike community thanks to our many friendly bike shops, and our unique bike events like the Dirty Dozen, the Underwear Ride, Open Streets, and the Frigid Bitch Alley Cat.” As far as the next steps for Black Girls Do Bike, Garrison says she wants the group to continue to grow and expand into different cities. They are also partnering with USA Cycling to create a Black Girls Do Bike race team. And while the group continues to grow and expand its programming, the central goal remains the same.

“Women of color often have the weight of the world on their shoulders,” says Garrison. “They are the backbone of their families and often beacons in their communities. I wanted to demystify cycling for these women and gift them a tool that could help them live richer healthier lives.”

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Hike, bike, and paddle your way around Pittsburgh – can you find these popular trails?

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A driver failing to stop as a couple and their dog walk at a crosswalk at Sherman Avenue near the Mexican War Streets in the North Side on Thu., May 13, 2021.

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THE LONG JOURNEY TO PITTSBURGH’S CENTRAL PARK

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HE GREEN SCAPE is so inviting, my father describes it as Pittsburgh’s Central Park. The long park from Brighton to Cedar with several names: West Park, Allegheny Commons, North Park — I just call it Our Park, “our” being the North Siders who walk themselves, their kids, or their dogs on the tree-lined pathways capped at one end with the beautiful Lake Elizabeth and the other side with the relatively new fountain near Allegheny General Hospital.

As I stand only a few yards away from the park, I marvel at how lucky I am to live so close to this gem.

And then I attempt to cross the street.

There is a painted crosswalk. There are yellow caution signs indicating that a driver should “yield” to pedestrians, yield to me. I wait. And wait.

Sometimes, for fun, I pull out my phone and videotape the vehicles who do not stop.

I have many video-taped private vehicles who do not yield, but also Port Authority buses, public safety (?!)

vehicles, and, of course, police cars.

Sometimes I think the ambulances that do not have lights and sirens on, so therefore do not seem to be en route to or from an emergency, are looking for customers. How else to explain their reckless driving? And yes, no stopping for pedestrians who are clearly attempting to cross is reckless and illegal.

Sometimes, not very often, but sometimes, a car does stop. One time, a car stopped as they should for me to cross. The driver behind the car who was following state law was so angry that he turned down the street that I was walking, followed me down the street, yelling at me. I had on my headphones so I have no idea what he said, but my neighbors who were sitting out on their stoop (North Siders, I love you) yelled back at them (Really, I love you, North Side).

You would think, you would hope, that crossing at an actual light would help the situation. It does not. Especially not at North Avenue and Federal Street. A crosswalk so uncomfortable that people

have created their own walkway through the park and in the middle of the street on Federal, closer to Allegheny Commons.

It was so well-trodden that it is now an official crosswalk with zebra stripes. This is the people-centered built environmental design, thank you.

But back to North Avenue and Federal proper. Crossing it to me feels like, well … have you ever seen images of the wildebeest in the Maasai Mara in Kenya, crossing that river gorge, and there are crocodiles just waiting to grab their throats and rip them down into the current of the Mara River? Well, that is how it feels like to cross North Avenue and Federal Street.

If you are at the north-west corner and you get the green light to cross, you think you’re good to go, but that is more of an “if” then a “for sure, go ‘head, young buck.” You see, in addition to cars coming from the east, who just jump on that right turn real quick before anyone else moves, there are also the cars coming from the west, who have been playing Jedi mind tricks or just Jedi mind melds (OK Vulcan,

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I know) deciding if they can do a horrible, illegal, dangerous but perfectly acceptable Pittsburgh Left. Now, even though the drivers have been in non-verbal commutation to see if this vehicle will make a Pittsburgh Left, the one factor not considered is you, little baby wildebeest, trying to innocently and legally cross the street when the — well now, this is the amazing part — when the light turns green.

So you have to dodge the car making the Pittsburgh Left, rush past the car doing that quick right turn, and hope that the bus stopping at the bus stop that is inextricably right near that corner doesn’t stop short and block the crosswalk so you can pass safely.

It is so much to do when all you want to do is sit in a beautiful park, enjoy that green space, that beautiful lake with the views of downtown Pittsburgh. To soak in that peace and beauty, maybe sit and read a book. Although one thing about West Park/Allegheny Commons/North Park, there aren’t many places to sit, but that is for another column ...

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The Ultimate Guide to Pittsburgh Farmers Markets

Spring is officially here, and that means one thing – Pittsburgh Farmers Markets are coming back!

SATURDAYS SEWICKLEY FARMERS MARKET

Every Saturday, April 10 – Nov. 20 Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Location: St. James Parking Lot, 200 Walnut St., Sewickley, PA. The Farmers Market at St. James Church of the Divine Redeemer Parish features vendors that sell meat, locally-grown fresh vegetables, local honey, organic farms products, pierogies, pasta.

THE TERMINAL FARMERS MARKET

Every third Saturday of the month starting April 17 – October 16 Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Location: The Terminal in the Strip District, between the 18-20 Street Passageways The newly-opened Terminal in the Strip District is launching a brand new farmers market on the third Saturday of every month from April through October. Each market will feature local farmers and artisans, such as Cherry Valley Organics, City Grows, Kingfly Spirits, The Pickled Chef, Primrose Farm and more.

BEAVER FARMERS MARKET

Every Saturday, April 24 – Nov. 27 Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Location: Beaver Courthouse Parking Lot, 4th & Market Streets.

One of five Beaver County Markets open this season, including markets in Ambridge, Beaver Falls, Chippewa and New Brighton.

They feature locally-grown agricultural products including plants, fruits, vegetables, meats, eggs and honey, along with wine, baked goods, hot prepared meals, bagels and breads.

FARMERS MARKETS OF GREENSBURG

Every Saturday, April 24 – November Hours: 9:00 a.m. – Noon Location: Lynchfield Recre-

ation Park & Rt 66N Offering local produce, breads, eggs, plants, cookies, salsa.

BRADDOCK FARM STAND

Saturdays starting April 24 Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Location: 1000 Braddock Avenue, Braddock From Grow Pittsburgh, the Braddock Farm Stand features their own locally-grown produce. Grow Pittsburgh markets accept Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program checks, EBT/SNAP payments, and Food Bucks. Produce is priced affordably or on a sliding scale.

BLOOMFIELD SATURDAY MARKET

Every Saturday, May 8 – Nov. 20 Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Location: 5050 Liberty Avenue The market features fresh fruit, vegetable, and locally-made goods. Vendors include Freedom Farms, Who Cooks for You Farm, Sturges Orchards, Cutting Root Farm and Apothecary, Old Time Farm, Twin Brook Dairy, Paul Family Farms, and Sol Patch Garden.

The Bloomfield Saturday Market also hosts a winter market from December through March on the first and third Saturday of each month. The market is a program of Bloomfield Development Corporation.

MONROEVILLE LIONS FARMERS’ MARKET

Every Saturday, May 8 – Nov. 20 Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Location: Monroeville Community Park, 2399 Tilbrook Road.

Vendors selling local produce, baked goods, meats and preserves. Vendors in the past have included: Pitaland, Paul’s Apple Orchard, McKinney Family Farm, Larry Musser’s Produce, Mish Meats, McElhinny Farm, Ruk’s Preserves and Harvest Valley Farms and Bushy Run Winery.

LIGONIER COUNTRY MARKET

Saturdays starting May 15 Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Location: West Main Street & Route 30, Ligonier Offering all kinds of fresh picked produce, flowers, farm beef, poultry and eggs, specialty breads, pastries, hot cooked foods, honey, maple syrup, jewelry, purses, country crafts and much more.

BUTLER CITY FARMERS MARKET

Saturdays, May 29 through October Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Location: 205 S. Chestnut Street, Butler The Butler City Farmers Market takes place in an open-air space, featuring local produce, baked goods, crafts and more.

ELLWOOD CITY FARMERS MARKET

Every Saturday, June 5 – October 9 Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Location: Beaver Avenue Municipal Parking Lot, 500 Block of Beaver Avenue, Ellwood City, PA Part of the Ellwood City Revitalization (ECR) project, the Ellwood City Farmers Market features locally-grown fruits and vegetables, along with flowers, baked goods, snacks, live music and kids activities.

SWISSVALE FARMERS MARKET

Every Saturday, June 5 – October 30 Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Location: 2036 Noble Street You’ll find locally-grown produce, baked goods, prepared foods, plus a variety of hand-made crafts and gift items. Vendors include: Jodikinos Farms, Growing Groceries PGH, Catchfly Gardens, Pitaland, Great Harvest Bread, Sugar Mama’s Sweets and Treats and Just Harvest. Live music is also at the market.

FARMERS MARKET COOPERATIVE OF EAST LIBERTY

Every Saturday Hours: 5:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Location: 344 Sheridan Avenue The Farmers Market Cooperative of East Liberty is the city’s only

year-round market operation, offering locally-grown meat, fresh produce and more.

SUNDAYS CITY OF PITTSBURGH SQUIRREL HILL

Sundays, May 16 – Nov. 21 *no market July 4 Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Location: Beacon/Bartlett parking lot Features farm-fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, cheese and baked goods. All City of Pittsburgh farmers’ markets accept food stamps (SNAP), credit and debit cards as part of Just Harvest’s Fresh Access program, where food stamp shoppers will receive a special match at the farmers markets.

CARNEGIE FARMERS MARKET

Every Sunday July 11 – Sept. 26 Time: 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Location: East Main Street between Broadway and Mary Streets in Carnegie Featuring vendors such as Primrose Farm, D&O Wine Cellars, Hey Tabouli!, and Mediterra Bakehouse. The Carnegie Farmers Market is also participating in Just Harvest’s Fresh Access program this year.

MONDAYS BEAVER FALLS FARMERS MARKET

Every Monday, May 3 – November 22 Hours: 3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Location: The market is in the parking lot behind Brodhead Apartments, 712 12th Street, Beaver Falls Features fruits and vegetables, baked goods, meat, honey, freshcut flowers and bedding plants.

Vendors change regularly, and include Enon Country Gardens, Oakspring Farm, and PJ’s Deli.

CITY OF PITTSBURGH EAST LIBERTY Mondays,

May 10 – November 22 *no market May 31 and September 6 Hours: 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Location: N. Euclid Ave. & Broad St. Features farm-fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, cheese and baked goods. All City of Pittsburgh farmers’ markets accept food stamps (SNAP), credit and debit cards as part of Just Harvest’s Fresh Access program, where food stamp shoppers will receive a special match at the farmers markets.

ROBINSON FARMERS MARKET AT HOLY TRINITY

Every Monday, starting May 24 – October Hours: 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Location: Holy Trinity, 5718 Steubenville Pike, McKees Rocks Features produce, dairy, ice cream, hummus, wine, whiskey, kettle corn, shaved ice, honey, baked goods, pasta, coffee, pressed juice, smoothies, goat cheese, gyros, jerky, olive oil, bread, and more.

ZELIENOPLEHARMONY FARMERS MARKET

Every Monday, June 7 – October Hours: 3:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Location: Zelienople Community Park Fresh fruits, vegetables from McKinney Family Farm, along with a rotating list of vendors, such as Awesome Acres, Becky’s Baked Goods, Belle Fleur Gardens, The Enchanted Olive and Harkins Mill Wines.

TUESDAYS BETHEL PARK FARMERS MARKET

Every Tuesday, May 4 – Sept. 28 Hours: 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Location: South Park VIP Parking Lots, directly off Corrigan Drive.

Offering fresh produce and baked goods, like cookies and breads, along with items like gyros, sal-

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LAWRENCEVILLE FARMERS MARKET

Every Tuesday, May 18 – Dec. 14 Hours: 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Location: Arsenal Park, between 39th and 40th Streets, and between Butler and Penn Streets.

The Lawrenceville Farmers Market will feature vendors such as Harvest Valley Farms, Sturges Orchards and Wildom Farm.

CHIPPEWA FARMERS MARKET

Every Tuesday from May 4 – November 23 Hours: 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Location: Chippewa United Methodist Church 2545 Darlington Road, Beaver Falls Features locally-grown plants, fruits and vegetables, along with food products like biscotti, baked goods, and hot prepared meals.

Hosted by Beaver County Farmers Markets.

LATROBE FARMERS MARKET

Every Tuesday from June 1 – September 28 Hours: 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Location: Legion Keener Park Latrobe’s farmers market features local vendors with produce, baked goods, popcorn, crafts and more.

NEW BRIGHTON FARMERS MARKET

Every Tuesday, from June through October Hours: 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Location: 5th Avenue & 12st Street, New Brighton, PA Hosted by Beaver County Farmers Markets, features fresh fruit, vegetables, plants, baked goods, and prepared foods.

WEDNESDAYS CITY OF PITTSBURGH CARRICK DAIRY DISTRICT Every Wednesday, May 12 – November 24

Hours: 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Location: Carrick Dairy District, 1529 Brownsville Road Features farm-fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, cheese and baked goods. All City of Pittsburgh farmers’ markets accept food stamps (SNAP), credit and debit cards as part of Just Harvest’s Fresh Access program, where food stamp shoppers will receive a special match at the farmers markets.

ROSS TWP. FARMERS MARKET

Every Wednesday from May 12 through October Hours: 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Location: St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church parking lot, 920 Perry Hwy. Vendors will include farms and greenhouses, prepared foods, baked goods, and local businesses. Vendors include Leeper Meats, Yvonne’s Handmade Pasta, Mazur’s Greenhouse & Farm, Sam’s Gyros, Daugherty Orchards, Yoder’s Amish Baked Goods, Colombino Farms and The Flame BBQ.

MOON TOWNSHIP FARMERS MARKET

Every Wednesday June 2 – October 27 Hours: 3:00 – 6:30 p.m.

Location: Moon Park, 1350 Joe DeNardo Way, Coraopolis The Moon Township Farmers Market is a producer-only market, and all vendors grow or make at least 75% of their own products for sale. Vendors in 2021 will include Graeter’s Ice Cream, Tree Cup Tea, Tommy’s Jerky, Butler Maple Farms, Wigle Whiskey, Mediterra Bakery, Simmons Farm and more.

MT. LEBANON LIONS FARMERS MARKET

Every Wednesday June 2 – October Hours: 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Location: Mt Lebanon United Lutheran Church at 975 Washington Rd in Mt. Lebanon Find local produce, fresh-baked breads and other food products.

Vendors in previous years have included Mediterra Bakehouse,

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arkets across western Pennsylvania will be opening in the coming weeks, offering local produce, fresh-baked breads, sweet treats, prepared foods, flowers, and more.

As we have in years past, we’ve rounded up a dayby-day guide to all of the markets that we could find. This year, we’re excited to partner with the Pittsburgh Food Policy Council and Farm to Table Western PA on our 2021 list, featuring more markets than we ever have before.

Dillner’s Family Farm, Nellie’s Middle Eastern Foods, Paul’s Orchard, Logan Family Farm, Salsa Sam’s, LVIV European Pierogies, Dock to Table Seafood, Costello Honey, Sand Hill Berry Farm, Bad Azz BBQ and Next 7 Organic Farm.

PETERS TOWNSHIP FARMERS MARKET

Every Wednesday, June 2 – October 27 Hours: 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Location: St. David’s Episcopal Church, 905 E. McMurray Rd., Venetia, PA. Vendors in previous years have included City Fresh Pasta, Cherish Creamery, Fresh From the Farm Juices, Hello Hummus, Jose Quiroz Farm, Kern Farms, Loafers Bread, Logan Family Farms, the Olive Tap, P3 Grain Free, the Pie Place, Simmons Farm, Swopes Honey, Wild River Kettle Korn, Wu’s Shaved Ice, Bad Azz BBQ, Pitaland, Wood Stoked Oven Pizza and Caustelot Creamery. In 2021, the market will bring back live music, and on-site dining.

BELLEVUE FARMERS MARKET

Every Wednesday, June 2 – October 27 Hours: 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Location: Bayne Park, 34 North Balph Avenue, Bellevue, PA A variety of fresh, locally-grown food as well as hand-crafted items sourced from local ingredients.

HAMPTON TOWNSHIP FARMERS MARKET

Every Wednesday, June 2 – October 13 Hours: 3:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Location: Community Park, 3101 McCully Road, Allison Park The Hampton Township Farmers Market will have local produce, honey, baked goods, spices, and much more. Keep an eye out for occasional food truck days throughout the season, too.

MIDWEEK MARKET AT SOUTHSIDE WORKS

Every other Wednesday, starting July 14 through October Hours: 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Location: The Town Square Area of SouthSide Works SouthSide Works is launching a mid-week farmers and artisan market with Buy Fresh Buy Local of Western PA and I Made It! Market beginning in July. The Midweek Market will be open to the public, and will offer popular prepared foods vendors, local produce, meat, cheese, dairy, and wares from local artists. The market will also feature live music.

THURSDAYS SHILOH FARM STAND

Thursdays starting April 22 Hours: 2:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Location: 7209 Thomas Blvd.

From Grow Pittsburgh, the farm stand at Shiloh features their own locally-grown produce. Grow Pittsburgh markets accept Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program checks, EBT/SNAP payments, and Food Bucks. Produce is priced affordably or on a sliding scale.

AMBRIDGE FARMERS MARKET

Every Thursday, May 6 through November 18 Hours: 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Location: St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church, 624 Park Road, Ambridge Features fruits and vegetables, baked goods, meat, honey, freshcut flowers and bedding plants.

Hosted by Beaver County Farmers Markets.

MARKET SQUARE DOWNTOWN FARMERS MARKET

Every Thursday, May 13 – October 23 Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Location: Market Square The Downtown Market Square Farmers Market has been a summertime staple for more than 15 years. Over 30 weekly vendors sell fresh fruit, vegetables, organic milk and cheese, honey, breads, cakes, fresh-pressed juices, and other homemade food products are available for sale in Market Square every Thursday. The market also includes free afternoon concerts from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30

Select farmers markets accept food stamps (SNAP), credit and debit cards as part of Just Harvest’s Fresh Access program. The Fresh Access program enables shoppers to use their food stamps, as well as credit and debit cards, to buy fresh, nutritious, and locally-grown food. Food Bucks give Fresh Access food stamp shoppers extra money to spend on fruits and vegetables. You can find the most updated information on which markets accept food stamps, Food Bucks, SNAP benefits and more here. p.m., and special events, like a free bulb giveaway during the first market of the season from Western PA Conservancy.

WASHINGTON MAIN STREET FARMERS MARKET

Every Thursday, May 20 – October Hours: 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Location: 139 S. Main Street, Washington, PA. Now in its 18th year, the Washington Main Street Farmers Market offers fresh, locally-grown produce, including organic options, meat, eggs, dairy products, breads, pastas, salsas, and other prepared foods. Live music is also scheduled for more weeks. In the past, vendors have included BadAzz BBQ, Bread Spreads by Susan, Conover Organic Farms, Headacres Farm, Jodikinos Farms, Kern’s Farm, Peanut Butter Bones and more. For every $1 of SNAP benefits redeemed at the market, benefit holders will receive $2 in tokens to spend at the market.

MURRYSVILLE FARMERS MARKET

Every Thursday, June 3 – September 30 Hours: 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Location: Murrysville VFC Field, 3235 Sardis Road, Murraysville, PA The Murrysville Farmers Market offers local produce vendors, baked goods, pantry items, dairy products, fresh flowers and plants, honey and herbs, and hot foods, such as wood-fired pizzas, food trucks, and also live entertainment.

VERONA FARMERS MARKET

Every Thursday, June 3 – November 18 Hours: 2:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Location: 736 E. Railroad Avenue, Verona At the Verona Farmers Market, find local produce, sweets, artisan products and more. Vendors include Chocolate Moonshine, Schramms Farms and Orchards, Crafted Creations, Gary’s Gourmet Produce, Caruso Farms, Carter Farms and more.

Markets that accept SNAP through Just Harvest’s Fresh Access program: • Bloomfield • Monroeville • Swissvale • Squirrel Hill, • Carnegie • East Liberty • Forest Hills • Lawrenceville, • Carrick • Bellevue • Market Square • Wilkinsburg • North Side

WILKINSBURG THURSDAY MARKET

Every Thursday, June 17 – October 14 Hours: 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Location: Harold Young, Sr. Parklet, 700 block of Penn Avenue, Wilkinsburg The Wilkinsburg Thursday Market offers fresh, locally grown produce, homemade preserves, baked goods, prepared foods and more. The Market accepts EBT/SNAP payments, and Food Bucks. Produce is priced affordably or on a donation basis.

FRIDAYS THE ORIGINAL FARMERS MARKET (BRIDGEVILLE AREA)

Every Friday in May starting May 7, then open every Monday, Wednesday and Friday starting in June.

Hours: Starting at 5:30 p.m.

Location: 151 Parks Road, McDonald, PA Vendors include Bayer Farm, Simmons Farm, Janoski Farms, George Bartkus Cheese, Debbies Deluxe Cookies & Cakes, Tim Wu Shaved Ice, Victoria’s Fudge-ALicious, and more!

CITY OF PITTSBURGH NORTH SIDE

Every Friday, May 14 – November 19 Hours: 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Location: Allegheny Commons Park, East Ohio St. & Cedar Ave. Features farm-fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, cheese and baked goods. All City of Pittsburgh farmers’ markets accept food stamps (SNAP), credit and debit cards as part of Just Harvest’s Fresh Access program, where food stamp shoppers will receive a special match at the farmers markets.

FOREST HILLS FARMERS MARKET

Every Friday, May 21 – October 29 Hours: 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Location: Forest Hills Presbyterian Church parking lot,

1840 Ardmore Blvd., Forest Hills, PA. Features home grown produce, baked goods, and unique products for sale.

Previous vendors have included: Cherish Creamery, Bates & Hayes Concessions, Billy’s Country Smokehouse, Harvest Valley Farms, Hello Hummus, Logan Family Farms, Monroe’s Coffee, McElhinny Farm, Olive & Marlowe, Pasta Bill, Sandhill Berries, and Wood Street Bread Company.

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP FARMERS MARKET

Every Friday, June 4 – October 1 Hours: 3:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Location: Cranberry Township Municipal Center Front Parking Lot, 2525 Rochester Road, Cranberry Township The Cranberry Twp. Farmers Market will feature special events on select market days throughout the season. The market provides everything from fresh fruit and produce, artisan gifts, baked goods, live music, food trucks, and hour hours featuring local brews and libations.

FARMERS MARKET AT THE BLOCK NORTHWAY

Every Friday, June 4 – October 29 Hours: 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Location: The Block Northway, near DSW Shoe Warehouse in the South Atrium, Upper Level Market vendors include farmer’s market sellers, artisan booths, food trucks, live music and more.

MONONGAHELA FARMERS MARKET

Every Friday from June 11 – October 29 Hours: 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Location: Set up on the side street that runs along the side of Chess Park in Monongahela’s Main Street District Previous vendors have included: Aunt Kims Jellies, Gimme Some Sugar cupcakes, Jimmy’s Italian Ice, Sam’s Gyro, Harden Farm, Triple B Farm, and more!

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Green Grocer

The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank’s Green Grocer mobile farmers market provides fresh food options at affordable prices at 20 different market stops in 20 different neighborhoods. Everyone is welcome to shop at the market, and Green Grocer accepts multiple forms of payment, including SNAP/EBT and FMNP & SFMNP checks. Green Grocer runs from April 1 – November.

2021 SCHEDULE: 1st & 3rd Mondays

11:00 – 12:00 p.m. Spring Hill, Three Rivers Manor, 125 Rhine Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Millvale, Yetter’s Candy parking lot, 504 Grant Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15209 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Sharpsburg, Sharpsburg Community Library, 1212 Main St, Pittsburgh, PA 15215

2nd & 4th Mondays

11:00 – 12:00 p.m. Mt Oliver, Clock Tower, Brownsville Road & Hays Ave., Mt. Oliver, PA 15210 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Clairton, Family Dollar parking lot, 533 Miller Ave., Clairton, PA 15025 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Glassport, Glassport Honor Roll Park, 440 Monongahela Ave., Glassport, PA 15045

1st & 3rd Tuesdays

11:00 – 12:00 p.m. Woods Run, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Woods Run, 1201 Woods Run Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Oak Hill, UPMC Matilda H. Theiss Health Center, 373 Burrows St., Pittsburgh, PA 15213 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Rankin, A Child’s World Daycare Center, 300 Rankin Boulevard, Rankin, PA 15104 11 – 12:00 p.m.

2nd & 4th Tuesdays

East Hills, East Hills Community Center, 2291 Wilner Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15221 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Lincoln-Larimer-Belmar, Corner of Lincoln Ave. & Lemington Ave., 1433 Lincoln Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15206 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Hill District, Centre Heldman Plaza, 1850 Centre Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15219

1st & 3rd Thursdays

11:00 – 12:00 p.m. Homewood, Alma Illery Medical Center, 7227 Haimlton Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15208 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. East Pittsburgh, Across from East Pittsburgh Community Center, 509 Bessemer Ave., East Pittsburgh, PA 15112 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Wilmerding, Wilmerding Apartments on Station St., 314 Commerce St., Wilmerding, PA 15148

2nd & 4th Thursdays

11:00 – 12:00 p.m. McKees Rocks, 5 Generation Bakers, 1100 Chartiers Ave., McKees Rocks, PA 15136 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Sheraden, Pavilion, Hillsboro St. & Sheraden Blvd.

Pittsburgh, PA 15204 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Northview Heights, 533 Mt. Pleasant Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15214

1st & 3rd Fridays

11:00 – 12:00 p.m. Monview Heights, 48 Midway Dr., West Mifflin, PA 15122

2nd & 4th Fridays

11:00 – 12:00 p.m. Duquesne, Route 837 & Grant Ave., 35 Grant Ave, Duquesne, PA 15110

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The key to eating local is to make a commitment to eat seasonally. Eat greens, asparagus, berries in spring. You can then progress to tomatoes, corn, zucchini, melons throughout the summer. Move on to autumn crops, such as potatoes, more greens, squash in the fall.

Summer is the time to preserve the harvest.

A simple Internet search will provide direction and know-how for canning, fermenting, drying and freezing your favorite summer produce.

Buy a few extra quarts of blueberries each week and freeze them. You will be rewarded in mid-winter when you’re mixing your local food smoothies.

The farm stands and stores, farmers markets and retail stores that sell these local products are located throughout Allegheny County.

Farmers Markets typically run once a week for about four hours at a time.

Ask your favorite restaurant if they buy from local farms. If you notice specials that contain seasonal ingredients, they are most likely getting these from a local producer.

Lastly, start a garden and grow your own food! The easiest plants and some of the most delicious are tomatoes and basil. You will be rewarded with the freshest tasting ingredients for many summer dishes.

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10. Busway named after civil rights icon 11. Hover train that never happened 14. Intense one-day road cyling race: Dirty _____

16. Place to practice your crab walk 19. Skateboarding workshop for womxn 21. Animals painted on top of 10th Street Bridge by artist Tim Kaulen in the ‘90s and again in 2018 22. This bridge caught fire in 2016 24. Scooters that share name with cartoon dog 25. Bridge named after local famed environmentalist and rowdy South Side street

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4. OpenStreetsPGH and Bike to Work Day wouldn’t exist without this group.

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13. Outdoor recreation company celebrating 20th anniversary 15. John Mahoney in Striking Distance: “Take _____” 17. Pittsburgh’s last wooden street 18. Pittsburgh Pirate bridge namesake: Roberto _____ 20. Stand on water with this paddleboard adventure group 23. Derogatory Peduto nickname: Bike Lane _____

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ROLLEYS ARE OFTEN romanticized as a quaint, bygone mode of travel, relegated to black-and-white images and that song Judy Garland made famous in the film Meet Me In St. Louis. Now they are widely regarded as a novelty, a thing to rent for weddings or to charm tourists.

But Scott Becker, executive director and CEO of the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum in Washington, Pa., points out that, while Pittsburgh’s trolley or streetcar systems are not nearly as extensive as they used to be, they still serve as a viable mode of transportation in the city.

“A lot of people get confused,” says Becker. “Every week, someone says, ‘Isn’t it a shame they got rid of all the trolleys or all the streetcars in Pittsburgh?’ and I say, ‘Well, you can ride one today.’ And they look at me funny and go, ‘What are you talking about?’”

Becker cites how the Port Authority of Allegheny County still runs two trolley lines from South Hills Village to and from Library into Pittsburgh, and over to the North Shore on to the North Side.

In total, he says Port Authority has 83 vehicles powered by an overhead wire running through Beechview, Mt. Lebanon, Overbrook, and other communities.

“The trolley era is not over in Pittsburgh,” he says.

The era, as he puts it, dates back to the late 1800s, when Becker says horse-drawn Citizens Trolleys helped people get around, especially on rainy days when the city’s dirt streets turned to mud. The horses were replaced with trolley cars, which rose to prominence and ran for decades, transporting the region’s growing population of workers and families.

The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum has served to highlight the past, present, and future of trolley and light rail in the state, including the Pittsburgh region.

According to its website, the museum touts a collection of nearly 50 street and electric railway cars, 20 of which are operational on the museum’s fourmile ride.

At its peak, Becker says Pittsburgh boasted 68 streetcar routes and over 600 miles of track. This was until the Port Authority took over the trolley lines from Pittsburgh Railways in 1964, inheriting what Becker says was a rundown system.

“And the lines were pretty tired,” says Becker. “But they hadn’t put a lot of money in because they were trying to get out of the business.”

As a result, the organization decided to mostly retire the system. Becker says that politics and other factors, including labor strikes, also contributed to the demise of

Pittsburgh’s trolleys as a main form of travel. He says many city planners in the early 1960s saw trolleys as “old fashioned” and no longer wanted to create infrastructure to support them.

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The museum highlights this with artifacts like the last Presidents’ Conference Committee, or PCC streetcar that ran in Pittsburgh, the iconic vehicles operating from 1936 to 1999.

Becker adds that resources like the museum give insight to the important role trolleys played in the lives of people

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in Pittsburgh.

“People’s lives revolved around the streetcar, you know, they went everywhere,” says Becker. “They went to work, they went to school, they went to the movies, they went to Kennywood.

They went to Westview Park. They got married. They eloped on the street car ... We had a couple one day that came down and they were on their 50th wedding anniversary. And they had eloped on the streetcar, and they wanted to see the kind they had ridden. So, I mean, people’s lives were intertwined with the streetcar.”

He says that, in comparison with cars, which became the preferred method of commuting in and around Pittsburgh, trolleys have many benefits, including being more environmentally friendly.

Becker points out that Southwesten Pennsylvania also still serves as a center for trolley technology and manufacturing, including Brookville Equipment Corporation, which is one of the few makers of streetcars in the U.S. Becker says the museum recently expanded — including a new 21,000-square-foot education center set to open in 2022 — and will also launch programming covering other fascinating aspects of the trolley system. One program they have planned, called Rolling Melting Pot, will cover how the streetcar connected various ethnic neighborhoods, and how some cars even had advertising written in different languages for non-English speaking immigrant passengers.

From May 22-23, the museum will also host Fred Rogers Weekend to honor the late children’s television pioneer, who Becker says popularized the term “trolley” in Pittsburgh on his show Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, which famously featured a tiny trolley car.

Becker also gives credit to the Port Authority for continuing to keep the trolley and light rail systems in Pittsburgh going and keeping the tradition alive.

Port Authority also recently released a plan to possibly extend its light rail lines north to Bellevue and Cranberry.

“The story is not over, it’s not like you’re talking about dinosaurs here,” says Becker. “People ride to work every day on a street car in Pittsburgh. So this is not an old story here. This is not old history. I always try to tell people that, actually, the exciting thing is that all this technology has been upgraded over the years and it still has a place and in cities to get people around.”

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running route, or maybe a handful that they cycle through for a change of pace. But after running marathons and growing tired of his usual routes, Edward May decided to run all the streets of Pittsburgh, thousands of them.

May’s Run All The Streets project, or RATS for short, began in December 2018 shortly before Christmas. Since then, he’s run almost all of Pittsburgh’s approximately 4,800 streets, with only about 550 remaining, following in the footsteps of Lazarus Lake, the co-creator of the notoriously grueling Barkley Marathons, where runners complete 100 miles in a limited 60-hour period.

“He was a really good runner, and he was doing all the roads in Tennessee.

And that kind of lit a spark, like, I don’t think I’ll ever be able to do this ultramarathon he puts on, because it’s so difficult,” says May, who is 58. “But as I thought, ‘You know, I bet you I could run every street in Pittsburgh.’”

Before he could put foot to pavement, though, May had to figure out a way to accurately track his progress. He started with uploading his progress to Google Maps, then decided to go with a less digital option: stitching together a map from OpenStreetMap, a free collaborative street map, and tracing his progress with a marker.

He also established a set of rules for himself. Unlike others who embarked on similar projects, May, who has lived in Squirrel Hill for most of the project, doesn’t require himself to start and end each run at home. He also allows himself to mark a street as completed so long as he ran on one side of it, and he doesn’t count roads that aren’t accessible to pedestrians, such as interstates, busways, and private or gated roadways.

“I’m kind of a purist generally, but I wanted to also be reasonable to myself,” says May. He counts stairs in his project, though, and he considers them “the worst or best surprises” when they suddenly appear,

marked as streets. Some stairs are overgrown or in poor repair, and if he cannot physically run or walk them, he has to reroute, which can be frustrating.

“I’ve learned that if I plan too carefully that I get disappointed and it messes up my route, so I’ll plan a little bit and then kind of see how it goes,” May says.

May also sets broader goals, such as completing five new streets per run. He tries to run at least 3 miles per session, and he often runs 5 or 6 miles, although when his long runs coincide with running for RATS, he sometimes will cover 15 miles or more in a single run. His first experience running, however, was a bit shorter.

“My ex was a runner. And so I was like, ‘Sure, I can do that,’” May says. “I think I ran as far as I could for a block and had to walk the rest of the way back, but that kind of got me started.”

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Marathon to marathons in other cities and locations — which he often travels to with other runners from the community.

May began his project in Esplen in the West End because it “looked flat.” Since then, he’s covered at least part of most neighborhoods so that his filled-in map of completed streets creates a recognizable outline of the city’s neighborhoods and bridges.

“Doing this has made me realize that most areas of the city — I would say all the city is accessible at most of the time.

And so it kind of encourages me to be bolder and say, ‘You know what? Sure, I’ll go there,’” May says. “And I’ve learned a lot about the city. … Everywhere you go, there are people living their lives and decorating their porches and, you know, basically everyone wants their own little castle.”

Of all the little castles he’s seen in his runs, one of his favorites had an approximately 7-foot-tall decorative T-Rex skeleton. He also enjoys seeing

people’s Halloween decorations and street art “in the strangest places.”

One of his major disappointments, though, is how much dumping he’s seen on his runs. From construction debris to tires and household items, he sees it “strewn over hillsides.” While he recognizes the work Dumpbuster’s, a local cleanup organization, is doing, he also hopes that more efforts will be put into reducing the amount of dumping.

Based on CityStrides, a website that allows runners to track their progress, May is almost done with Pittsburgh RATS. He plans to finish by the end of June, and while he’s not sure what he will do next, he has plenty of advice for those who want to start similar projects.

“Be ready for hills,” says May and suggests “determination and just kind of pacing yourself a little bit … If you look at the top, and you’re like, ‘Oh, that’s way too high, I can’t do it.’ And sure, it’s really hard. But if you just focus on that next step, you can get there.”

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^ The Hidden Life of Trolls at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

THU., MAY 20 BIKE • VIRTUAL Riding a bike in urban settings can be intimidating for just about everyone, and unfortunately, bike commuting is disproportionately male. But building confidence is possible for everyone, and bike-advocacy group Bike Pittsburgh wants to help. At its virtual Women & Non-Binary Confident & Comfortable Cycling Workshop, bike experts will address everything from being bike fit, maneuvering in traffic, and feeling in control of your bike. 12-1 p.m. Free with registration. bikepgh.org

FRI., MAY 21 DANCE • VIRTUAL To calibrate your phone, sometimes you need to shake it, and to calibrate yourself, sometimes you need to do the same. Attack Theatre will let you do just that in its three-day Adaptive Dance Series. Presented with ComMotion and Yes, You Can Dance, the free virtual

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dance series is designed for children and adults with emotional, cognitive, and physical disabilities. The opening reception lasts an hour, and each class will be 45 minutes of dancing in a variety of styles, including merengue, contemporary, jazz, and ballet. 5-6 p.m. Continues through Sun., May 23. Free with registration. attacktheatre.com/adsaa

SAT., MAY 22 MARKET • IRL Threadbare Cider House & Meadery celebrates the season with their Spring Mini Market. Enjoy Threadbare ciders and libations, and shop from local vendors like Petal and Stem Floral truck, Cherry Valley Organics, Olive and Marlow, Maia Leppo Jewelry, Finch and Flourish, and Pittsburgh Honey. On top of this selection of vendors, the market will also be hosting a special cider sale that includes a bundle featuring Sweet Guava, Sweet Raspberry, and Sweet Cherry bottles for only $45.

11 a.m.-3 p.m. 1291 Spring Garden Ave., Troy Hill. Free. Register for tickets online. threadbarecider.com/events

MARKET • IRL The Walnut Street shopping district becomes an open-air marketplace when Howard Alan Events presents Shadyside The Other Art Festival. The weekendlong event will feature original artwork by over 100 fine artists, including painters, potters, jewelers, photographers, and others. There will also be a Craft Marketplace with an array of care products, clothing, and home decor. Find a new painting to hang over your couch or treat yourself and your loved ones to some handmade gifts.

Face masks are mandatory. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Continues on Sun., May 23. 739 Bellefonte St., Shadyside. Free. Reservation required. artfestival.com

SUN., MAY 23 LIT • VIRTUAL Join White Whale Bookstore for a familyfriendly book launch featuring author Jonathan Auxier’s Fabled Stables #2: Trouble with Tattle-Tails. This book follows the protagonist of the first in the Fabled Stables series. This time, Auggie and his

magical friends’ lives are shaken up when a new character enters their world: the Tattle Tail. At first, Auggie and his friends think the Tattle Tail is in danger, but things are actually quite the opposite.

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MON., MAY 24 EVENT • IRL Nobody likes online trolls, but garden trolls are a delight. Experience a whole world inhabited by these magical creatures during The Hidden Life of Trolls at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. The special Summer Flower Show presents a cast of troll characters, many made from organic materials like dried plants and ferns, bathing in pools, hiding under bridges, and looming over the Phipps’ many blooms.

Keep an eye out for the tiny troll doors spread throughout the space. Continues through September. 1 Schenley Park, Oakland. Timed ticketing required for all guests. $11.95-19.95. Free for members. phipps.conservatory.org

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TUE., MAY 25 STAGE • VIRTUAL After presenting its first Homegrown Stories in August 2020, City Theatre Company and Point Park University’s Pittsburgh Playhouse are teaming up again to present Homegrown Stories 2.

They commissioned five local playwrights to respond to our current world in 10-minute plays designed for a digital medium. Playwrights Patrick Cannon, Gab Cody, Kim El, Monteze Freeland, and Molly Rice represent a variety of personal, creative, and academic backgrounds. The digital recordings will remain available for four days after the performance. 7-8 p.m.

Streamed from the City of Asylum @ Home virtual channel. Free with registration. citytheatrecompany.org/play/ homegrown-stories-2

ART • VIRTUAL Pgh Photo Fair is hosting renowned curator Barbara Tannenbaum for a free virtual lecture. After 26 years as the head of the Akron Art Museum’s curatorial area, Tannenbaum joined the Cleveland Museum of Art in 2011 as a curator of photography. After starting with the Cleveland Museum of Art, she organized the first “museum exhibition of printon-demand photobooks,” titled DIY:

Photographers & Books. Learn more about Tannenbaum’s life and works by attending this Zoom event. 6 p.m. Free. Registration required. pghphotofair.com

WED., MAY 26 MUSIC • IRL Spend an afternoon outdoors watching and listening to Chatham Baroque at Flagstaff Hill. The performance of dance music from 18th Century Spain and the “New World” will feature Chatham Baroque artistic directors Andrew Fouts on the violin, Patricia Halverson on the viola da gamba, and Scott Pauley on the theorbo and baroque guitar. Dawn Posey, principal second violin of the Pittsburgh Ballet Orchestra and the Pittsburgh Opera Orchestra, will join the performance as the guest violinist. Presented as part of Open Air: A Series in Celebration of the Performing Arts on Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s mobile stage. 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Flagstaff Hill, Oakland. Free with registration. chathambaroque.org/live-performances • IRL = IN REAL LIFE EVENT VIRTUAL = STREAMING OR ONLINE-ONLY EVENT HYBRID = MIX OF IN REAL LIFE AND ONLINE EVENT

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