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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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A proposed view from the Frick Park Trail of the new Fern Hollow Bridge shown at Squirrel Hill Urban Coalition’s community meeting on Sept. 8, 2022.

Proposed apartment complex on vacant Irish Center Site evokes community frustration

By Adrienne Cahillane, Staff Writer • July 12, 2023
Canadian developers and local architects want to build apartments on the old Irish Center Site, and some community members are fighting back.
Photos: President Biden discusses infrastructure following Frick Park bridge collapse

Photos: President Biden discusses infrastructure following Frick Park bridge collapse

By Jon Moss, Pamela Smith, and Clare Sheedy • January 28, 2022
President Joe Biden visited Pittsburgh on Friday to tout his administration's investment in infrastructure as well as the City's work in advanced manufacturing and robotics. His visit comes in the wake of a Friday morning bridge collapse in Frick Park. 
Schenley Park, pictured, is the closest park to Pitt’s campus, just a five-minute walk from the Cathedral of Learning. The park has hiking and biking trails, disc golf courses and an outdoor ice skating rink in the winter months.

Touch grass: How to get the most out of Pittsburgh’s parks

By Charlie Taylor, Senior Staff Writer • August 19, 2021
Pitt’s urban campus gives students plenty to do around Pittsburgh, but all the concrete, steel and stifling city air can weigh on students’ mental health. Luckily, Pittsburgh offers ample opportunity for its residents to reap the benefits of the outdoors, with 165 parks of varying size.
The Pittsburgh Monster Pumpkins Festival will be held Oct. 19 to 20 on the North Shore.

Oakland Outlook: Fun activities to kick off fall

By Megan Williams and Ana Eberts, For The Pitt News • October 10, 2019
Leave your summer routine behind and adventure both in and around Oakland this fall. Digital staff writers Megan Williams and Ana Eberts share their favorite fall activities to do around the City in this week’s edition of Oakland Outlook.
The cast of “The Two Gentlemen of Verona,” produced by Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks, poses together.

Shakespearean plays take over Pittsburgh parks

By Madeline Gavatorta, Staff Writer • September 4, 2018
On Sept. 2, fans of Shakespearean drama lined the lawn at Frick Park for a special performance of the classic comedy "Two Gentleman of Verona."
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