For a 90th year, the bright orange cart with the rainbow umbrella will be parked on Pittsburgh’s North Side. So will Gus Kalaris, 92. Known as the “Ice Ball Man,” Kalaris sitting on a stool by the stand is a welcome sight every spring. He will greet customers around noon
When Leigh-Anne Weiss saw a Facebook post announcing that Dave & Andy’s Homemade Ice Cream shop in Oakland is closing this week because owner Andy Hardie is retiring, she said she was left with a sense of sorrow. “This is sad when you hear about such a great place closing,”
Kennywood’s newest version of its famous Potato Patch fries will be smashed. The West Mifflin amusement park spent the offseason transforming its classic bumper-car ride into a Potato Patch theme. Called Potato Smash, the attraction will feature 20 vehicles — which the park refers to as “spud-tacular” cars — modeled
The stretch of Fifth Avenue in Shadyside where the Mansions on Fifth sits was once known as Millionaire’s Row, home to families with last names including Westinghouse, Carnegie, Frick and Mellon. Today, many of the opulent structures are gone, but a 20,000-square-foot mansion and a nearby 8,000-square-foot building remain. The