By Harriet FrapierITWPA MemberIt’s 2 p.m., the sun is shining at full blaze, and I’m ready for a rest. Sitting by the market I look across the square to its grand skyscrapers hovering above -- the scene is intriguing. To the left elderly men challenge each other to a game of chess. On the right a clown draws a crowd of kids with his juggling. Everywhere people sit … [Read more...] about A Spotlight on Pittsburgh — Discover What Makes Downtown a Unique Place to Explore
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Morton Arboretum Offers Much More than Trees
By Connie ReedITWPA MemberI’m driving through the splendor of one of the world’s largest arboretums, surrounded by the beauty of trees, shrubs, and plants collected from around the world, 1,700 acres of them, when I see a giant ant -- make that two -- no, three. They must be 10 feet tall! The monstrous ants posed on the hillside seem ready to stampede toward my … [Read more...] about Morton Arboretum Offers Much More than Trees
Permission to Board? The BB River Queen
By Laura MacyITWPA MemberOn a beautiful spring day (well, actually, we lucked out … after a horrid rain storm cleared and the sky became illuminated by the sun), my daughter Tiffany and I took the trio (8-year-old Todd, 7-year-old Tess, and 4-year-old Tanner) for a Lunch Cruise on the River Queen on the Ohio River. The BB Riverboat Company boasts that it is … [Read more...] about Permission to Board? The BB River Queen
Taqueria Paty: One of the First in a Food Revolution
By Jerry L. NelsonA food revolution is sweeping the nation … in the form of a new version of meals on wheels. Don’t confuse this with the charitable offering, good as that is. This one is being fostered by the food industry in the broadcasting world. Lots of “done over” Airstreams outfitted with restaurant quality kitchens instead of the sleeping … [Read more...] about Taqueria Paty: One of the First in a Food Revolution
Holidaying at Hole in the Wall, Transkei, South Africa
By Dorette AvlonitisThe perfect getaway from the daily grind, the Hole in the Wall Hotel and Holiday Village near Coffee Bay is hard to reach and hard to leave (not only due to bad roads).When we started out in our rental car from East London airport, we were mystified that the GPS indicated it would take seven and a half hours to drive 177 miles. I thought it inaccurate and … [Read more...] about Holidaying at Hole in the Wall, Transkei, South Africa