I love this city. There, I said it. Every five years I make a pilgrimage to my college reunion in nearby Westmoreland County, and every five years I stop here and discover another reason — or three or four — to fall in love again.
You may have heard about Pittsburgh’s success story of the 1990s: Steel mills close, waterfront develops, high-tech and research businesses flourish. But after the economic calamities of the past five years, pockets of town were and are suffering. Yet this is Pittsburgh — scrappy, energetic, entrepreneurial — and so I wasn’t surprised to learn it’s actively reclaiming its abandoned places.
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No trip to Pittsburgh is complete without a trip to the Church Brew Works on Liberty Ave. Built in an old church, the pews have been repurposed into booths, the brew tanks are located at the former alter, the stained glass remains, and the confessional is now the bar. the food is more upscale than traditional brew pub fare, but the prices are reasonable. I wish the place was closer.
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