Peculiar Pittsburgh

A jump back in time with Kennywood’s Jack Rabbit

This Saturday, Kennywood is opening for its 123rd season and will kick off with a centennial celebration of the legendary Jack Rabbit roller coaster. It’s known for its 70-foot double dip and innovative use of the Monongahela Valley terrain, and for many Pittsburghers, it’s the first “big” roller coaster they ever rode.

/ May 6, 2021


You Know You’re a Pittsburgh Local If….

You Know You’re a Pittsburgh Local If…. If you know how to use N’at.  “ If you ever want to visit, I’d be glad to show you around n’at.” See what I did there? LOL N’at is a pittsburghese phrase meaning “and that.” Drive through the Fort Pitt tunnel and feel like you’re getting a […]

/ May 14, 2020


Who is Dean Bog anyway? Meet the YouTuber digging up Pittsburgh’s charms and its flaws

Dean Bog in the South Side Flats. (📸: Dean Bog) I was standing in the kitchen when my wife told me she loved another man.  “His name is Dean Bog,” she gushed. “He’s a YouTuber.” She said Dean was a real artist, the auteur behind a visually stunning video series on Pittsburgh and its many […]

/ February 11, 2020


Pittsburghpedia: How the ‘bikelash’ gave us ‘Bike Lane Billy’

What’s in a name? (📸: File photo) Know your weird and wonky Pittsburgh terms? This post is part of our Pittsburghpedia series, a handy glossary of words and phrases unique to our city that’ll help you #talklikeyoulivehere. Let’s fill you in. Today’s entry … Bike Lane Billy  WHAT IS IT? A pejorative nickname referring to […]

/ January 22, 2020


This quirky Pittsburgh-area museum is music to eccentric ears

Prepare to be amazed. (📹: Kayla O’Brien / The Incline) Peek inside The Bayernhof Museum with us.  It’s a quirky 19,000 square foot museum and the former residence of the museum’s late founder Charles B. Brown III (yes, Charlie Brown).  Inside, you’ll find a world-class collection of music boxes and other antique automatic music machines. […]

/ January 21, 2020


Pittsburghpedia: The Parking Chair’s history, fame, and complicated ethics 

Respect the chair — or don’t. Incline illustration/ photo via Wikimedia Commons Know your weird and wonky Pittsburgh terms? This post is part of our Pittsburghpedia series, a handy glossary of words and phrases unique to our city that’ll help you #talklikeyoulivehere. Let’s fill you in. Today’s entry … The Parking Chair WHAT IS IT? The practice […]

/ November 25, 2019


From sink to ink, this might just be the most Pittsburgh tattoo ever

From sink to ink. Courtesy of Lilly Silknetter We haven’t forgotten about the Downtown sinkhole. And Friendship resident Lilly Silknetter never will. That’s because the breaking news event that united our city in schadenfreude one crisp autumn morning has now inspired a very real and very permanent tattoo. That’s right, Lilly (a.k.a. @silk_lilly on Instagram), […]

/ November 11, 2019


‘Avoid Hunt’s ketchup’ and more unspoken rules of Pittsburgh

In case you didn’t know … (🎨: Haley Weaver / The Incline) As citizens of Pittsburgh, there are a lot of laws we are supposed to follow. But what if there was a completely separate list of rules that all yinzers should know about — and what if they weren’t actually written down anywhere? Sounds crazy, but our Facebook […]

/ October 11, 2019


Pittsburgh’s hierarchy of needs, from pothole insurance to emergency fries

Who wants to get to the top? (🎨: Haley Weaver / The Incline) You may remember the pyramid detailing Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs from your high school psychology class. But what if we applied his theory to Pittsburgh? OK, it’s not exactly the same thing, but we did ask our Facebook friends if there was anything every […]

/ September 4, 2019


Pittsburghpedia: “Take Bigelow,” how a ’90s action flick spawned a yinzer meme

‘Take Bigelow.’ Incline illustration, image via YouTube Know your weird and wonky Pittsburgh terms? This post is part of our Pittsburghpedia series, a handy glossary of words and phrases unique to our city that’ll help you #talklikeyoulivehere. Let’s fill you in. Today’s entry … “Take Bigelow” WHAT IS IT? The phrase comes from the 1993 […]

/ August 19, 2019