Archive for the 'Downtown Living' Category
Pittsburgh Area Offers Farmers’ Market Fare
August 12th, 2008 categories: Dormont, Downtown Living, Mt. Lebanon, South Side
Summer cooking (and eating!) is best with fresh food from a farmers’ market. Here are some of the markets in Pittsburgh and the surrounding communities:
Ambridge Farmers’ Market - Route 65 and 6th Street, 4:00-7:00, Thursdays- Avella Farmers’ Market - Avella Firehall on Route 50, 10:00-1:00, Sundays
- Beaver Farmers’ Market - 800 Fourth Street, 10:00-1:00, Saturdays
- Beaver Falls Farmers’ Market - behind Brodhead Apartments, 8th Avenue and 12th Street, 3:30-6:30, Mondays
- Bethel Park Farmers’ Market - Community Center parking lot by the playground, 3:00-7:00, Tuesdays
- Bloomfield Farmers’ Market - Cedarville Street & Friendship Avenue, 3:30-7:30, Thursdays
- Bridgeville Farmers’ Market - 151 Parks Road, 5:30-close, Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
- Carrick Farmers’ Market - Carrick Shopping Center, 3:30-7:30, Wednesdays
- Coraopolis Farmers’ Market - 1201 Fifth Avenue, 3:30-6:30, Mondays
- Cranberry Farmers’ Market - Municipal Center rear parking lot, 3:30-6:00, Fridays; Fire Station on Rt. 19, 10:00-1:00, Saturdays
- Dormont Farmers’ Market - Espy Avenue Parking Lot, 3:30-7:30, Mondays
- Downtown Pittsburgh Farmers’ Markets - City-County Building, 10:00-2:00, Fridays
- East Liberty Farmers’ Market - Penn Circle West, 3:30-7:30, Mondays
- Forest Hills Farmers’ Market - Presbyterian Church, 4:00-7:00, Fridays
- Green Tree Farmers’ Market - Green Tree Park, 4:00-7:30, Thursdays
- Market Square Farmers’ Market - Forbes Avenue and Market Place, 10:30-2:00, Thursdays
- Monroeville Lions Farmers’ Market - Gateway High School, 9:00-12:30, Saturdays
- Moon Township Farmers’ Market - Moon Park, 3:00-6:00, Tuesdays
- Mt. Lebanon Lions Farmers’ Market - Washington Road near Cochran Road, 4:00-7:00, Wednesdays
- Mt. Lebanon Uptown Farmers’ Market - 600-750 Washington Road, 8:00-noon, Saturdays
- Mt. Washington Farmers’ Market - 403 Grandview Avenue, 3:30-7:30, Tuesdays
- North Side Farmers’ Market - East Ohio Street & Cedar Avenue, 3:30-7:30, Fridays
- Oakland Farmers’ Market - Sennot Street between Meyran Avenue & Atwood Street, 3:30-6:30, Fridays
- Pleasant Hills Farmers’ Market - Presbyterian Church, 3:30-7:00, Thursdays
- Sewickley St. James Farmers’ Market - Broad Street, 9:00-1:00, Saturdays
- South Side Farmers’ Market - 18th and Carson Streets, 3:30-7:30, Tuesdays
- SouthSide Works Farmers’ Market - parking lot at 26th and Sidney Streets, 11:00-4:00, Saturdays
- Strip District Farmers@Firehouse Farmers’ Market - 2216 Penn Avenue, 9:00-1:00, Saturdays
- Washington Farmers’ Market - 139 S. Main Street, 3:00-6:00, Thursdays
- West End Farmers’ Market - Noblestown Road at Obey Street, 3:30-7:30, Thursdays
- Wexford Farmers’ Market - Pine Community Park, 3:00-6:00, Thursdays
- White Oak Farmers’ Market - Rainbow Village, 3:30-6:30, Tuesdays
- Whitehall Farmers’ Market - First Commonwealth Bank, 3:30-7:00, Mondays
- Wilkinsburg Farmers’ Market - Ross Street parking lot, 3:00-6:00, Thursdays
Some of these markets are open until November, so you have plenty of time to support local growers by buying fresh fruits and vegetables.
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Downtown Living - You Can Afford It
May 19th, 2008 categories: Buyers, Downtown Living
In case you missed it, the Pop City archives feature an interesting article “Downtown Living - More Affordable Than You Think.”
You’re reading more and more news stories about the trend of people living Downtown, both locally and nationally. You’re hearing about cool new places to live in Downtown Pittsburgh, like the Granite Building, 151 First Side, 930 Penn Avenue, the Carlyle and Piatt Place. And maybe you’re saying to yourself, “I wish I could live Downtown, but I can’t afford to live in the City.”
Think again. Living in Downtown Pittsburgh is not only less expensive than you might think, but you might actually save money (not to mention time) by making the move.
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Downtown Living vs. the Suburbs
April 23rd, 2008 categories: Buyers, Dormont, Downtown Living, Mt. Lebanon, Peters Township, South Side, Upper St. Clair
There are some great benefits to living closer to downtown — proximity to food, entertainment and shopping, as well as access to the amazing cultural scene. There are also wonderful aspects of living in the suburbs, like owning a bit more land and having a larger house as well as enjoying community pools and having barbecues in the cul-de-sac.
Some people want to live downtown because they can walk to everything. But keep in mind there are suburbs that also are considered to be very “walkable.” If you’re looking for a house where you don’t have to get in your car every time you want a gallon of milk, then check out Walk Score.
You enter an address or zip code, and it finds the distance to the nearest grocery stores, post offices, restaurants, libraries, movie theaters and other useful destinations, and then assigns a score based on the walkability of your location.
Here are how 4 local areas rank at keeping you near the hustle and bustle:
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Downtown – 86 out of 100
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South Side – 80
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Mt. Lebanon – 63
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Dormont - 60
Upper St. Clair, I’m sorry to say, scored a 12. Peters Township wasn’t much better with 28. Walk Score is a great tool for anyone looking to find a home in a walkable neighborhood.
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