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Fridays Are Our Days
Hannah's sons October 2025Hannah Wilson continues to rediscover Allegheny RiverTrail Park in each new season of her life. She first fell in love with the park back in 2018 as a bride-to-be, considering a potential riverfront wedding. Down the line, she found herself...
The Past, Present, and Future of RTC at ARP
The Riverfront Theater Company, RTC, is celebrating its 65th anniversary and ARP is thankful to partner with such a great, longstanding organization. As the 65th anniversary is commonly recognized as a “sapphire” year, RTC has decided to theme this year their...
Allegheny RiverTrail Park Hosts Second RiverTrail RecDay
Allegheny RiverTrail Park held its second RiverTrail RecDay on Sunday, June 1, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.. It was a fun-filled, educational celebration of outdoor recreation. The event was organized in partnership with State Rep. Mandy Steele and featured 27 organizations...
Spanish Teacher by Day, Dance Instructor by Night: Jessica Taylor Brings Bachata to ARP
Since 2021, Jessica Taylor has been energizing Allegheny RiverTrail Park (ARP) with her bachata classes and socials. Taylor is the founder of For the Love of Bachata (FTLOB), a Pittsburgh-based dance company dedicated to sharing the joy of bachata. ARP partners with...
TRIB: River Rec Day set at Allegheny RiverTrail Park
Annie Tritsch and her children describe Allegheny RiverTrail Park in Aspinwall as a magical place where they spend time collecting pinecones, exploring trails and roller skating. “It’s a beautiful place for kids to connect with nature and see the river, run and play,”...
TRIB: Summer at Allegheny RiverTrail Park: Music, community, and more
Get ready for an unforgettable summer at Allegheny RiverTrail Park! With stunning riverfront views, a jam-packed lineup of free concerts, public fishing docks, kayak rentals, community events, food trucks serving up local flavor, craft brews on tap, playgrounds for...
Touching Grass with Trace Brewing: A Bloomfield Brewery Finds a Second Home at the River
Since 2022, Trace Brewing has been a familiar face at Allegheny RiverTrail Park, bringing their signature style, community-minded spirit, and award-winning brews from their home base in Bloomfield to the riverfront in Aspinwall. From Foundry to Foam Housed in a...
Allegheny County – RAAC Completes Acquisition of the Brilliant Line to Advance Regional Trail Connectivity
PITTSBURGH –The Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County (RAAC), under the umbrella of Allegheny County Economic Development (ACED), completed the acquisition of the 3.6-mile Brilliant Branch rail line on April 4th, 2025. RAAC acquired the line from the Allegheny...
Pamela Anticole – Allegheny RiverTrail Park Wedding Photos
Author: Pamela Anticole (pamelaanticole.com/) Who should get married at the Allegheny RiverTrail Park? Allegheny RiverTrail Park weddings are really perfect for couples who have a deep appreciation for the outdoors and natural beauty. You get this incredible...
Allegheny RiverTrail Park Takes Wedding Bookings In-House: A New Era for Couples and the Community
Sky's the Limit PhotographyAllegheny RiverTrail Park (ARP) is embarking on an exciting new chapter by taking private wedding bookings in-house, enhancing both the wedding experience for couples and the park's long-term sustainability. This transition means that ARP...
Winchester Thurston Summer Camp Brings Magic to ARP!
Winchester Thurston Summer Camp is set for another season of athletics, art, exploring, science, and more at Allegheny RiverTrail Park. Last year, the camp spent five weeks at ARP and hosted 170 campers from all over the city. With over 70% of campers coming from...
Revisiting the past: Gary rediscovers daily a place that lives in his memories
Gary rediscovers daily a place that lives in his memoriesGary Wimer has collected a lifetime of memories on this slice of the Allegheny River. In the 1960s, when Aspinwall's riverfront was basically an industrial scrapyard with a dock there was nothing Gary and his...
PG – ‘Everyone likes fun’: The best Pittsburgh-area playgrounds are engaging for all kids
'Ultimately, kids learn through experiences. The more varied experiences we can provide from a design point of view, the better' The next time kids hound you for a virtual reality headset or an electric scooter, remind them of this: The first playground was a sand...
PG – This is a gem’: Allegheny RiverTrail Park doubles in size
Sitting at a picnic table in the middle of a grassy lawn, Leo Rudzki thought about what this site had been for most of the 71 years he’s lived in Sharpsburg. “This was a wasteland,” said the retired Sharpsburg police chief. Around Mr. Rudzki on Saturday, kayakers...
TRIB Fox Chapel Herald – A Front Yard for All: Grand Opening of the Allegheny RiverTrail Park’s Expansion
A Front Yard for All: The Grand Opening of Allegheny RiverTrail Park's ExpansionBy Tina TuminellaMay 14, 2024 "Other duties as assigned" is par for the course for Tony Miga, director of operations at Allegheny RiverTrail Park (ARP), a public park managed by an...
NEXTPittsburgh: Jen Urich’s love of nature infuses creativity into Farmer x Baker cafe
Article by Aakanksha AgarwalApril 15, 2024 Jennifer Urich, a farmer, restaurateur and entrepreneur, says she couldn't afford to eat at the restaurants she supplied her farm-fresh produce to, so she started a shipping container restaurant in Allegheny RiverTrail Park...
NEXTpittsburgh: Brilliant Branch Rail-to-Trail to connect Pittsburgh neighborhoods, and beyond
10 Years of NEXT: Seven years ago, a hopeful proposal sought the Brilliant Bridge’s rehabilitation as Pittsburgh’s next rail-to-trail. Now, that process has begun. In honor of NEXTpittsburgh’s 10-year anniversary, we’re looking back on our top stories of the last...
Doug’s Story – How ARP Transforms Lives and Strengthens Our Community
With decades of fishing behind him and many more to come, Doug Shriber knows he’ll never have another day like September 7th, 2021. Back at the dock after a day on the Allegheny River, Doug threw a couple fishing lines in the water while he cleaned the boat with his...
Peter’s Story – How ARP Transforms Lives and Strengthens Our Community
For Peter Leimkuehler’s patients at Union Orthotics & Prosthetics, finding a sense of belonging after amputation can be an uphill battle. “The biggest challenge I see is they feel alone. They don’t see other people like them,” Peter says. To help patients connect...
Laura’s Story – How ARP Transforms Lives and Strengthens Our Community
Every visitor to the park forms their own unique connection to this place. Laura’s story - is one that shows the true power of our park to transform lives and strengthen our community Laura Will and her colleagues at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System understand the...
Fall Festival Planned in Allegheny RiverTrail Park in Aspinwall
Allegheny RiverTrail Park in Aspinwall will host a fall festival Oct. 20. Activities include pumpkin decorating, food vendors, games, music, s’mores, inflatables, a hayride and much more. The festival is scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. Rides are planned for 5:30 to 7 p.m....
Friends of the Front Yard – A Friendly Neighborhood Competition
All month long, four teams will face off to show their love for Allegheny RiverTrail Park - Aspinwall's front yard on the Allegheny River. From October 3rd to November 3rd, all gifts will be matched 1:1 up to $25,000, which means EVERY $1 YOU GIVE BECOMES $2 thanks to...
Community invited to ‘Worship by the Water’ at Allegheny RiverTrail Park
So long as Danny English is Director of Music Ministries at Aspinwall Presbyterian Church, worshippers can expect something special. From original scores at Sunday services to his efforts to maintain a choir despite changing demographics at the Center Avenue church,...
Partnership Announced for Acquisition of Rail Lines Known as the Brilliant Line
County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County (RAAC), and the Allegheny RiverTrail Park (Park) today announced that they have partnered with the Allegheny Valley Railroad Company (Railroad) to begin the process for the acquisition...
Cooper-Siegel Community Library summer readers celebrate in Aspinwall park
Summer reading participants at Cooper-Siegel Community Library in Fox Chapel and its nearby branch, Sharpsburg Community Library, celebrated the programs’ end with a party at Aspinwall RiverTrail Park. There were stilt walkers, magicians, games, therapy pets, prizes,...
Allegheny RiverTrail Park officials break ground for expansion project
A 6-acre expansion of Allegheny RiverTrail Park in Aspinwall is officially underway with the park’s multi-use trail to be extended 1.5 miles to 13th Street in Sharpsburg with dreams of a connection to a trail in Millvale. “It really is tremendous, ” said ARP...
WPXI: Groundbreaking held for expansion of Allegheny RiverTrail Park
A groundbreaking was held Friday along the Allegheny RiverTrail Park, where six acres of land will be transformed. The former industrial scrapyard is now slated to be a public green space with a riverside deck, hillside slides and beautiful views of the Allegheny...
Trib Live: Aspinwall fundraiser brings people to the borough; donations still being counted
A charitable fitness event brought more than 150 people into Aspinwall RiverTrail Park on April 29. Donations are still being tallied for the eighth annual Spin Your Wheels fundraiser for Riding for the Handicapped of Western PA, a group that works to assist...
Trib Live: Riding for the Handicapped of Western PA benefit set in Aspinwall
Outdoor exercise is great for general fitness and well-being, working on that summer body and getting some sun. Add to that another reason: supporting a local charity. The eighth annual Spin Your Wheels fundraiser is scheduled for April 29 at Allegheny RiverTrail Park...
TribLive: Allegheny RiverTrail Park closes out winter Friday program with fire pits and fun for families
Allegheny RiverTrail Park officials closed out this winter’s Cabin Fever program with some fire pits and fun off Freeport Road in Aspinwall. Dozens of families flocked to the 10-acre park Friday evening Jan. 27 to make s’mores, watch a movie and participate in some...