Family-Friendly Fall Fun Around Pittsburgh From glowing jack-o’-lanterns and giant pumpkins to trick-or-treat trolley rides and hands-on science fun, Pittsburgh offers countless ways to enjoy Halloween. Whether your family is looking for spooky thrills or kid-friendly festivities, these eight events are sure to put everyone in the Halloween spirit. Portals of Fear Older kids, teens and adults looking for a fright won’t want to miss Portals of Fear in West Mifflin. Packed with

Summer is almost here and the patios are open! Check out these Pittsburgh city spots with rooftop and patio dining and enjoy great food in the great outdoors. FROM THE ROOFTOPS Biergarten Address: Kimpton Hotel Monaco, 620 William Penn Place, Downtown Contact: monaco-pittsburgh.com/restaurants/rooftop-biergarten, or 412.230.4800 German-influenced bar bites. Perched nine stories above William Penn Place is a seasonal open-air rooftop biergarten. Cinderlands Warehouse Address:

North Allegheny student Sidney Rice stitches sustainability and imagination into a fast-rising future in fashion. At just 17, Sidney Rice is redefining what fashion can be—and where it can come from. A lifelong Pittsburgher, Sidney, a junior at North Allegheny Senior High School, recently earned national recognition as a 2026 YoungArts Award winner in fashion design. Sidney’s journey began early—with thread, a needle, and creativity. “My mom taught me to sew when I was 6,” sh

Bethel Park martial arts instructor and world champion Alicia Tavani joins hundreds of players vying for victory in a high-stakes Netflix reality series. When Alicia Tavani stepped off a plane in London to film “Squid Game: The Challenge,” she knew exactly what she was walking into—and what she was leaving behind. No phone. No schedule. No certainty. For most people, that kind of isolation would be unsettling. For Tavani, a 13-time world champion martial artist and owner of N