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What's not to like about McCandless Crossing? Okay, maybe the parking is a bit of an adventure with all the high curbs and labyrinthine parking islands. But, parking aside,...
Going to the dentist's office is never something the average person looks forward to doing, but the folks at Babcock Dental Center strive to make it as pleasant as...
The other day I took my wife's car to get all four tires changed at Discount Tire in Ross Township. Now granted, I got a price that I wasn't...
I stopped down for a quick bite after a trip to the doctor's office for my son's routine checkup. He had wanted to go to Chipotle on the way...
The other day I went with my family to the Verizon Wireless on McKnight Rd. in Ross Township store to upgrade my wife's iPhone 6 and to...
My son and his buddy, who had stayed overnight - both Fifth graders at Ross Elementary - were way too loud for me and my wife Saturday morning. I...
The Cheesecake Factory at Ross Park Mall sits up high in the North Hills and is the first branded upscale shopfront you see as you drive across the hilltop...
Rico's Restaurant is situated in the heart of a Ross Township on its own street, 1 Rico Lane, perched up high just off Evergreen Rd. and near the McKnight...
For years, I have driven McKnight road and zoomed or crept past Sushi Tomo, next to the Arby's across from North Hills Villiage shopping plaza, and always...
If I were so lucky to unlock a genie in a bottle and it granted me three wishes, and one of those wishes was to pick a place to...
On a hot Saturday night in June (Saturday, June 12, 2021), I traveled across the North Hills of Pittsburgh to Millvale to meet a friend for a late evening craft beer at the Grist House Craft Brewery. This day featured a nearby event, the Millvale Music Festival, which I intended to grace beforehand. That didn't happen. I won't get into details, but I have a relative that lives in Millvale, and when I was on the way to the festival, I saw him on his porch. Next thing you know, we're having a drink, and the music festival can...
I used the excuse of picking up a pizza for the family as a reason to stop down at Monte Cello's on Babcock Blvd. in Ross Township and enjoy...
What can I say, I love this place. I found myself here after an hour or so hike at Allegheny County's North Park "green trail" and thought, man, a...
There is nothing spectacular about shopping at North Hills village, however, there is a local photography shop of note - Premier Imaging & Camera. Other than that, you will...
Pines Plaza could use a fresh coat of paint, but who are we to complain? There is a wonderful variety of unique stores at this shopping plaza in the...
Mt. Nebo Pointe is nicely located for the folks in the North Hills living in Ohio Township, Ben Avon Heights, Ross Township, and West View. We like the uniqueness...
Over the years many businesses have come and gone at Ross Towne Center, but the management has done a great job keeping new tenants coming in. Anchored by two...
As a resident of Ross Township, I will say I am at this shopping plaza quite a bit. I live a short commute away in the Berkeley Hills /...
On the positive, West View shopping plaza sits in the heart, smack-dab in the middle of West View, which is smack-dab in the middle of Ross Township, which is...
During the Covid-19 lockdown in the late fall of 2020, we ordered a takeout dinner for four people. The food was packed well, tasted great and the portions were...
When you are shopping at the mall, who doesn't like a slice of pizza to hold the hunger over until, well, you can have dinner. Now, if dinner is...
Ross Park Mall is not only a high-end retail shopping outlet destination for the North Hills but for the greater Pittsburgh area in general. Although built in the golden...
DiPietro's is a long-standing favorite of ours. We particularly love the Sicilian-cut pizza. A distinguishing factor that sets DiPietro's apart from the rest is the quality of their ingredients. This...