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A two-acre addition to Allegheny RiverTrail Park (ARP) in Aspinwall is a coveted gift to the community, park founder Susan Crookston said. “For now and for generations to come,” she said. The site, just off Freeport Road, was awarded a $367,000 state grant...

TAWNYA PANIZZI   | Monday, Dec. 20, 2021 12:01 a.m. An Aspinwall pharmacist has been honored for lengthy public service that includes flood relief efforts, mission trips to Honduras and volunteering with the Boy Scouts. She has walked for diabetes awareness and...

By Patricia Sheridan Staff writer With more than 18 acres to roam, “The River Rocks: Let’s Blaze a Trail!” party at Allegheny RiverTrail Park was an outdoor extravaganza celebrating the park’s 10th anniversary. The Friday night event also showed off an additional mile...

Fishing Report: Rivers catfish on the prowl in cooler waters John Hayes Pittsburgh Post-Gazette jhayes@post-gazette.com Sep 9, 2021 12:00 PM Allegheny River (Allegheny County) Doug Shriber and his son, Nate, 6, both of Squirrel Hill, landed a 37-inch, 41-pound...

Public invited to participate in interactive Juneteenth art display at Aspinwall park Tawnya Panizzi | Tuesday, June 22, 2021 2:52 p.m. A public art display this week at Aspinwall Riverfront Park will honor and raise awareness of Juneteenth, the holiday that...

Photo courtesy of Sweetwater Center for the Arts. 30 Pittsburgh summer camps your kids will love Sally Quinn April 20, 2021 Features, Guides to PGH, Kid Friendly Businesses, Kid Friendly Events, Kidsburgh Pittsburgh This article first appeared in Kidsburgh.org, which...

Look for expanded seating, longer hours and a more extensive menu from the riverside dining gem. April 7, 2021  Hal B. Klein PHOTOS COURTESY FARMER X BAKER Jennifer Urich’s mission to elevate riverfront dining at Aspinwall Riverfront Park entered its third season...

by Kristy Locklin Aspinwall Riverfront Park is commemorating the first anniversary of the pandemic with “Waves of Gratitude,” a public art installation made of 1,800 ribbons hanging 24 feet in the air that was organized by Susan Crookston, the park’s executive...

As 2021 draws to a close, here are 21 reasons — new, expanded, revived or revitalized — to love the city, right now.  Sean Collier, Lauren Davidson, Ollie Gratzinger, Hal B. Klein, Virginia Linn, Jessica Sinichak, Photos by Huck Beard (1) Commissary Kitchens Help...

Aspinwall, PA – Allegheny RiverTrail Park presents a winter festival called Shiver on the River on Friday, December 17 from 6pm-9pm. Shiver on the River will feature live music, a holiday market with artisanal vendors, a special holiday display for children on loan...

Aspinwall Riverfront Park expands, changes name to Allegheny RiverTrail Park Tawnya Panizzi | Wednesday, July 21, 2021 2:02 p.m. E Aspinwall Riverfront Park, the recreational gem off Freeport Road with a fishing dock, dog park and garden-lined trail, has expanded by...

ASPINWALL RIVERFRONT PARK HONORS JUNETEENTH WITH AN INTERACTIVE WORK OF PUBLIC ART Aspinwall, PA   Aspinwall Riverfront Park is honoring Juneteenth with a work of public art.  “As an African American who lived in Galveston, I want to convey that our history is part of...

In brief: Riverfront Theater Company holding open auditions, Aspinwall yard sale and more in Aspinwall, Fox Chapel TRIBUNE-REVIEW | Monday, May 10, 2021 11:01 a.m. SUBMITTED Riverfront Theater Company actors rehearsing at the performance space at Aspinwall Riverfront...

90.5 WESA | By Julia Zenkevich Published April 12, 2021 at 5:51 AM EDT   Margaret J. Krauss / 90.5 WESA A partial view of the Brilliant Line from Aspinwall Riverfront Park. Allegheny Valley Railroad has agreed to sell a 3.6 mile long stretch of railroad to...

By Ryan Deto CP photo: Abbie Adams View of Brilliant Branch Railroad Bridge from Aspinwall Riverfront Park There is a four-mile abandoned rail corridor that connects Pittsburgh's East End to Aspinwall across the Allegheny River. Pittsburghers have probably spotted it...

Let's capitalize on this once in a lifetime opportunity to create Pittsburgh's own High Line and link ARP with the East End! Allegheny Valley Railroad has agreed to sell ARP the Brilliant Line, a magnificent nearly 4 mile long rail corridor stretching from the Park,...

Women-Owned Restaurants and Businesses You Can Support in Pittsburgh March 8, 2021 by Emily Catalano Happy International Women’s Day, everyone! To celebrate today, we thought that we’d highlight some of the fantastic women-owned restaurants and food businesses in...

By Ryan Deto This event has now passed Plans have been in the works for years to extend the multi-use, riverfront trail from Millvale up to Aspinwall, and while those are still ongoing and have some delays, they are taking a small step forward with a...

The Fox Chapel Garden Club has reinvented itself this holiday season by moving its annual holiday floral fundraiser outdoors, says co-chair Weezie Walter. Safety first in the era of covid, so the holiday event, traditionally held indoors at the Fox Chapel Golf Club...

Tawnya Panizzi | Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021 12:00 p.m. Attendees of the River Rocks fundraiser at Allegheny RiverTrail Park in Aspinwall will get a first-ever glimpse at 6 acres of newly acquired property that is expected to further transform the site into a regional...

Riverfront Theater Company eager to return to in-person productions with 'Into the Woods Jr.' Tawnya Panizzi | Wednesday, July 21, 2021 11:35 a.m. Details Riverfront Theater Company has teamed up with Emmerling Ice Cream in Indiana Township for a pre-show fundraiser....

Aspinwall Riverfront Park offers busy slate of summer music TAWNYA PANIZZI | Tuesday, June 15, 2021 10:43 a.m. JAN PAKLER | FOR THE TRIBUNE-REVIEW The Rock the River concert series will kick off June 27 at Aspinwall Riverfront Park. Shown here is a concert from June...

We are so grateful for the overwhelming outpouring of support for our funding application for the acquisition of the Brilliant Line. Given that we only had 3 and 1/2 days to pull this off over Easter weekend, we had hoped for 100 letters and 1,000 positive comments in...

by Tawnya Panizzi Residents from Sharpsburg to Pittsburgh’s East End could be connected by a four-mile bike/pedestrian corridor that would provide access to fitness, recreation, shopping and dining in a project that’s expected to cost nearly $14 million. Allegheny...

https://cleveland.cbslocal.com/video/5430718-eye-catching-art-exhibit-at-aspinwall-riverfront-park/ Waves of Gratitude is showing what the community is grateful for after a tough year.  

by Bob Batz Fox Chapel High School students recently showed some love to Aspinwall Riverfront Park to kick off a series of public art projects there this spring. They fabricated and painted big wooden letters to make an “L-O-V-E” sign and decorated that with two wood...