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Editorial | Which Pitt News desks saw their shadow on Groundhog Day

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • February 3, 2023

Who saw their shadow this Groundhog Day and who is ready for spring to begin?

Poetry | Winter demands rest

By Grace DeLallo, Assistant Opinions Editor • January 25, 2023

Assistant Opinions Editor Grace DeLallo explores through poetry the need to slow during the cold months, despite demand from the outside world that we carry on as normal.

Winterfest at The Frick offers art, winter activities

By Ananya Pathapadu, Staff Writer • January 17, 2023

Winterfest at The Frick is an outdoor family friendly event featuring activities such as skating, live performances, guided art making, carriage rides and more. Winterfest is a two-weekend event taking place Jan. 14-16 and Jan. 21-22 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

6 plants that can survive a winter in a college student’s room

By Maya Valletta, Staff Writer • January 12, 2023

Plants are a great way to create a cozy and bright living space even with the constant gray skies of a Pittsburgh winter. Here are six plants that can survive the season in a dorm room, along with some plant care tips to keep them alive.

Phipps Conservatory creates ‘arctic adventure’ for annual winter flower show and light garden

By Maya Valletta, Staff Writer • November 30, 2022

Phipps Conservatory’s Winter Flower Show and Light Garden includes 15 acres of lights and plants. This year’s theme is arctic adventure. Many rooms have topiary winter animals which are made of natural materials such as dry grasses and mosses.

The Green Space | Ode to Winter

By Sarah Stager, Contributing Editor • February 18, 2021

It’s February — dark, gloomy, gray and cold.

Staff Picks: Books to cozy up with

By The Pitt News Staff • November 1, 2020

It’s November, and a particularly melancholic winter looms on the horizon. But as long as we’re staying in, we might as well get cozy, and there’s no better way to do that than with a good book.

Poetry | Winter in One Night

By Emily Pinigis, Staff Columnist • November 14, 2019

The night is cold and quiet

Opinion | Poem: Brightening Winter

By Emily Pinigis, Staff Columnist • December 7, 2018

Oh, what a magnificent time of year! The snow twinkles in the colored lights’ glow It seems everyone is warm, and without fear As they sit ’round the fire to watch the snow

Winter, the Oakland garbage pile of seasons

By Allison Dantinne, Staff Columnist • November 30, 2018

I’ve walked past a smashed-up pumpkin loitering on the sidewalk in front of my house several times a day in recent weeks. It reminds me of two things looming on the horizon, both of which I hate to think about — I am surrounded by other people’s garbage, and autumn is over.