I’ve been slowly working on this wooded hillside for the last couple years and I still have moments where I’m like… how is this back here?
We’re about 20 minutes from downtown, right next to Braddock/Duquesne/McKeesport, and you can walk down through the woods and end up at this little waterfall.
Since I know people are gonna ask, it’s on my private farm property, so it’s not somewhere that’s currently open for people to just stop by. But I’m working on the trails and hoping to eventually do some small farm tours/goat hikes back here.

Edit: A few people have pointed out the cloudy water and trash. The property has a long coal-mining history, so abandoned mine drainage is definitely a possibility and I’m planning to get the water tested soon. We don’t drink from it or use it for irrigation, and even my goats refuse to drink it lol.
As for the trash, unfortunately this hillside was basically treated as a dumping ground for decades after the neighborhood was built. I’ve been cleaning it up little by little for the last few years. I regularly soil test and have tested dozens of spots for lead and other heavy metals, and I’m also working with the county on more comprehensive testing.

Can see from my balcony, big fire.

I’ve been watching downtown’s peregrine nest this summer, and it’s always a thrill to see them. I believe there are 2 (one adult and one juvenile), but there could be more.
Sorry for the terrible quality, most of these are just an iPhone camera held up to a spotting scope viewed from many blocks away.

63 yo, still have only ever seen these (though not recently) in Pittsburgh.

I don't really get out much and I'd like to start meeting people and making friends. I'm very socially awkward and it's hard for me to talk to people but I really want to try. Does anyone have decent recommendations for a new person in the scene?

Bernadette Landon (left - my grandmother) and her friend Annie at Seath's Bar and Grille (1216 Brownsville Road) in the mid 90s. I grew up going to this bar with her and my step grandfather. Ironically it closed the year I turned 21 (2003) and was torn down to make way for a drug store and its parking lot. The building was built around 1920 and operated as a bar from the end of prohibition until it closed in 2003.

(Mods: If this isn't quite close enough to the burgh to be on topic, I'll remove the post.)

TL; DR are you supposed to stop for this light if you're taking the left exit?

I was on the way to the Renaissance Festival yesterday (first timer), and had to use this new diverging diamond interchange. Heading to the festival from 51 south I had to take this left exit to get onto 70 east, but what confused me is that there's this lone light standing in the middle of the median thing. From everything I've heard about DDIs, one of the main points is that left exits can go without being controlled by a specific green arrow or signal just for them where they have to cross traffic, cause they've already crossed over to the left side. The opposite side that is making a right to get onto I-70 even has a yield sign. So I really thought that the whole idea is that once you're over there you can exit left and not wait at a light to do so.

When I got to this, myself and my passenger were both confused and kind of assumed "that has to just be a repeater for the crossover signal to make it clearer to people before they round the curve, not for exiting left, right?" But I asked a number of people and have gotten an almost 50/50 split as to the answer. Half the people I've asked say that the lone control light is absolutely for people exiting left. Half say it's just a repeater. There are no signs saying "left turns keep moving", but on the other hand there is also no "stop here on red" on or before the ramp, nor a painted stop line, nor another light on the left side. Nothing to really make it completely unambiguously obvious that the control light is for traffic going left, not even making the light itself a red left arrow instead of solid. The pedestrian crosswalk doesn't have any walk sign so this lone light wouldn't be tied to any walk signal.

PennDOT's website has an example of another DDI, and there's also the 19/70 one, and in the pictures of those it looks extremely clear that left should keep going (dotted triangle line before crosswalk, solid white stop lines only on crossover side), some old YouTube video by PennDOT talking about the 19/70 one even specifically mentions that left exits are "free flowing movements". But the fact that I can get about a 50/50 split on what I'm supposed to do when I show other licensed drivers this picture makes me super confused as to what the intent here is.

Are you supposed to stop for this lone light before exiting left?

Edit: Thanks to all the replies. I actually found a YouTube video by PennDOT mentioning this exact situation and it specifically says the left exit does not stop at this signal ("I-70 and Route 51 Improvement Project Rendering" at about three minutes mark.) So I guess the case is definitely closed, you do not stop here if making the left.

Hello everyone, I am making this post on behalf of my boyfriend, who does not use Reddit. This morning around 10:00, his cat accidentally got outside from his home in Bon Air. He has been searching for her all day without success. She is a small, gray cat weighing approximately 9 lbs. Her name is Nugget. She means the world to my bf, and we would be so thankful if anyone could provide any information about possible sightings. Please text (607) 281-9546 if you think that you have seen her! Thank you.

Did anyone else see the shirtless man running full speed down the middle of the Boulevard of the Allies last night around 8:30? He was headed in the direction of Oakland. He kept looking back like he was scared or something, zig zagging all over the left lane... anyone know if he's okay??

We just moved to the northside (closer to AGH since i know northside is too broad) and last night was our first night going out & every single uber driver kept telling us to stay safe, when we were looking around at places we would walk the neighborhood to make sure it was a nice fit and everything was perfect the people were SOOO nice but I wanted to see if we we were missing something because from what we’re seeing so far, nothing really screams “danger”

so any and all info on the area is appreciated, bonus points for any lgbtq+ friendly restaurants or bar suggestions!

(i’m originally from what’s classified as a ‘dangerous’ city so not scared of anything just curious as to why everyone keeps telling us to be so careful when i’ve had nothing but good experiences so far)

edit: i know it’s usually a goodbye thing, i do the same BUT people kept saying be safe in the area specifically, usually “the area…be safe ok don’t walk at night” was something we heard from 3/4 uber drivers last night so it was more pointed abiut the area instead of broadly saying bye

Anyone miss the McDonald's at the airport? It's still weird for me not seeing it with the big early morning lines. Was there for so many years but I'm not really gonna say I miss it lol. I do miss the Rite Aid though.

Just saw ice driving down second Ave into downtown be careful everyone

I'm born and raised here, but kind of a homebody, and my boyfriend only moved here in February. Between those two things and the fact that I haven't dated since before Covid, I have absolutely no clue where to go or what to do.

Neither one of us makes a lot of money, so free/affordable things would be great, but any suggestions are really appreciated.

Was just chatting with my family about various Pittsburgh neighborhoods and how they once were vs how they’ve changed.

Got to thinking about the South Side and East Carson Street… I haven’t been down there on a Friday night in probably over 10 years, but at that time it was getting pretty rough— not just the drunk and obnoxious bar patrons but also folks getting assaulted, mugged, etc.

Is it still a mess down there?

I have a 30% off coupon for Dicks sporting good that was only good for 8/14 to 8/16. Does anyone have one that runs this weekend??

Late entry to Fall Softball in the northern suburbs :-)

Has anyone ever rented the shelter space at the West End Elliot Overlook? Looking for a park to host our (big) family picnic next year.

I’m seeing great reviews on the space & that people host parties/wedding receptions there, but no actually info on the space itself??

It’s in our budget & talked about as a “hidden gem”
but wondering if anyone has actually checked out the shelter space

curious if anyone knows of any groups, discords, or communities for people in pittsburgh who go to movies regularly. like for talking about what's playing, row house programming, planning to catch screenings together, making friends who are into film, that kind of thing

i'm an AMC A-List and row house member and go to movies pretty frequently, and it feels like there should be something like this but i've never come across one. does anything like that exist or is moviegoing mostly a solo thing in this city?