Living in Pittsburgh Presented by Jamie Rossi 1 1 Welcome to Pittsburgh! • Founded 1758 • Approx. 300,000 Residents • Former Steel Capital of the World • Now, Meds & Eds Based Economy • Host of 2009 G-20 Summit 2 Living in Pittsburgh 2 Pittsburgh Facts! Many are surprised to learn that ¾ of PA sits within Appalachia. And that Pittsburgh is the most populous (and the northernmost) city in the interstate region known as Appalachia. 3 Living in Pittsburgh - 7 January 2011 3 Known as the City of Bridges Pittsburgh has more bridges than any city in the world! 4 Getting to Know Pittsburgh 4 Pittsburgh is also the City of Stairs! Pittsburgh has more public staircases than any other hilly city in the U.S.! 5 Getting to Know Pittsburgh 5 Where do Grad Students Live? Shadyside Lawrenceville/ Bloomfield Oakland Squirrel Hill South Side Greenfield 6 Living in Pittsburgh 6 Let’s Talk Services… • Cable/Internet – Comcast (www.comcast.com) – Verizon (www.verizon.com) • Cell – AT&T – Sprint – T-Mobile – Verizon • Trash – City of Pittsburgh (412-255-2773) • Recycling – City of Pittsburgh (Google Pittsburgh Recycling) 7 Living in Pittsburgh 7 Transportation • Bus (Port Authority) – www.portauthority.org – Google Transit (Caution) • Biking – www.bikepgh.com • Car – Zipcar www.zipcar.com/carnegiemellon – Uber www.uber.com/cities/pittsburgh – Lyft https://www.lyft.com/rider/cities/pittsburgh-pa • Plane – www.flypittsburgh.com • Train/Bus – www.amtrak.com – www.greyhound.com – www.megabus.com 8 Living in Pittsburgh 8 Types of Stores - Food • Grocery Stores – Giant Eagle (Everywhere) – Aldi’s – Whole Foods – Trader Joes – Bombay Food Market (Centre Ave.) – Young’s Oriental Grocery (Forward Ave.) – Panda Supermarket (Forbes Ave.) – Salem Halal Meats & Groceries (S. Bouquet St.) 9 Living in Pittsburgh 9 Types of Stores - Food • Grocery Stores (continued) – Kohli’s Indian Imports (S. Craig St.) – R Market (Halal) (S. Highland Ave.) – Saltan Bey (Halal) Centre Ave.) – Murray Avenue Kosher (Murray Ave.) – East End Co-op • Specialty Stores – Pennsylvania Macaroni (Strip District) – Wholey’s (Strict District) 10 Living in Pittsburgh 10 Types of Stores - General • General Needs/Clothing Stores – Kohl’s (Robinson) – Marshall’s (Waterfront) – TJ Maxx (Waterfront) – Ross Dress for Less (Waterfront & Robinson) – Target (Waterfront) – Wal-Mart (Robinson) • Second Hand Stores – Thrift Stores – Goodwill (South Side) 11 Living in Pittsburgh 11 Types of Stores - Furniture • Furniture Stores – IKEA (Robinson) • General Needs Stores – Target (Waterfront, East Liberty) – Wal-Mart (Robinson) • Second Hand – Goodwill (South Side) – Habitat for Humanity RE-Store (Swissvale) – Construction Junction (Point Breeze) – For sale @ CMU facebook page – Craigslist 12 Living in Pittsburgh 12 Types of Stores – Warehouse & Outlet • Warehouse – Sam’s Club (Monroeville) – Costco (Waterfront and Robinson) • Membership can be “shared” • Make sure that you have room to store stuff! • Outlet – Grove City – Tanger 13 Living in Pittsburgh 13 Types of Stores – Everyday/Other • Drug Stores/Pharmacy – CVS – Rite Aid – Walgreens • Discount Stores – Family Dollar – Dollar Tree – Everything’s $1 14 Living in Pittsburgh 14 Shopping Logistics • Sales Tax – 7% in Allegheny County – 6% in most of Pennsylvania – In addition to sale price – No sales tax on Food and Clothes (PA) • Tipping 15 Living in Pittsburgh 15 Where to Shop in Pittsburgh? • Shadyside (Walnut St.): Upscale shopping • Squirrel Hill (Murray Ave): Small Stores Mixed with Chains • Oakland (Forbes): University Shops • Station Square: Historical & Tourist Stuff • Strip District (Penn Ave): Wholesalers and Specialty Merchants • South Side (Carson St.): Small Boutiques and South Side Works • Bakery Square (East Liberty) 16 Living in Pittsburgh 16 Driving in Pittsburgh? • Pittsburgh Left • Driving Directions/Navigation Instructions • Parking Chair 17 Living in Pittsburgh 17 What To Do? • Culture • Sports • Entertainment • GSA Events • Eating • Parks & Rec • Day Trips 18 Living in Pittsburgh 18 Culture • Pittsburgh Cultural Trust (pgharts.org) – Theatre – Opera – Symphony – Gallery Crawl • CMU and Pitt – Musical Concerts – Musicals – Dramas – Art Exhibitions 19 Living in Pittsburgh 19 Sports • Steelers • Penguins – Pens Rush Tickets • Pirates – Skyblast Concerts • Pitt Basketball • Pitt Football • CMU Football 20 Living in Pittsburgh 20 Entertainment • Movies • Concerts – CMU/Pitt/Duquesne – PPG Paints Arena • Clubs – South Side – Station Square – Strip District – Lawrenceville 21 Living in Pittsburgh 21 GSA Events • Outdoor Events – Ski Trip – Sporting Events – Movie Premiers – CMU & Pittsburgh • Performances • Cultural Events – Arts Pass – PSO CMU Evening • Wine Tasting • Beer Tasting 22 Living in Pittsburgh 22 Eating • Primanti’s • The O • Strip District Restaurants – Lidia’s Italy – Enrico’s Biscotti Company • Penn Brewery • Church Brew Works • Hofbrauhaus 23 Living in Pittsburgh 23 Parks & Rec • Kayaking Downtown • Hiking – Venture Outdoors • Schenley Park • Frick Park – Hiking – Mountain Biking 24 Living in Pittsburgh 24 Day Trips • Falling Water • Laurel Caverns - Spelunking • Ohio Pyle -Whitewater Rafting • Appalachian Trail/Laural Highlands • Punxsutawney (Groundhog Day) • Lake Erie 25 Living in Pittsburgh 25 Questions? Enjoy Pittsburgh! 26 Living in Pittsburgh 26 Acknowledgements • Portions adapted from “Thrifty Living” • Most photos courtesy visitpittsburgh.com • Parking Chair photos from Wikipedia Contact Info • Jamie Rossi – [email protected] 27 Living in Pittsburgh 27.