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

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