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it's all good on First Night. (photo courtesy of Pittsburgh Cultural Trust)|Upward and onward

First Night Pittsburgh: Rocking Out the Old Year, Rolling in the New

There will be something for everyone and everything for someone at the city’s annual New Year’s Eve party.

Makem and Spain leading the audience in Irish song sing-along.

A Fun Romp Through the Pittsburgh Irish Festival

From wolfhounds to JigJam, Rick Handler details all the diverse activities that have made the Festival a success for 25 years.

Artist Sarah Zeffiro with her mixed-media work "Wading" at Fieldwork Contemporary Gallery.

Unblurred: First Fridays on Penn Avenue

On the first Friday of each month Penn Ave. in Garfield bustles with a gallery crawl, popup night market, and live music. Photojournalist Martha Rial takes you there.

Cyclists listen to a talk during last year's Future of Downtown Bike Infrastructure Ride in downtown Pittsburgh.|A wide range of bikes are available to ride during the Try-A-Bike Jamboree.

Cycling-Enthusiasts Roll Out for BikeFest

BikePGH’s annual celebration of all things biking, BikeFest, will bring thousands of cyclists onto the streets this month for than 50 events.

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Car-Free Fun Draws Thousands to Final Open Streets

The Strip District and Lawrenceville were the scene of a different kind of traffic jam as thousands of cyclists, walkers, rollerbladers and skateboarders turned out for Open Streets Pittsburgh.

open-wheel racers jockey for position.

The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix: A Roaring Success for 33 Years

Hot and humid weather didn’t keep a large crowd of people from attending this year’s races.

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Unveiling and Unmuting: How To Spend the Remaining Days of the Arts Fest

With one weekend past, clock’s ticking on making a TRAF pilgrimage. Christopher Maggio explores the many exhibits still left to see and hear.

Baron Batch paints a mighty pachyderm while a DJ from the Pittsburgh collective Detour provides the beats. The painting was later auctioned to benefit Tree Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh Earth Day 2015

From Schenley Plaza to Market Square to Mellon Square Park, Pittsburgh threw a citywide Earth Day party in honor of our home planet.

|||A fanciful Earth Day photo shot by Laura Petrilla that will be featured in Macy's Downtown windows with several others and auctioned off.|||

Go Green for Pittsburgh’s First City-Wide Earth Day Party

From live music and food trucks to composting classes and yoga sessions, all powered by sun or wind, there’s nothing half-hearted about Pittsburgh’s first unified, city-wide Earth Day celebration.

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First Night Pittsburgh 2015

Experience the festivities with Martha Rial’s First Night Pittsburgh 2015 Photo Gallery

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