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Pizza-lympics Throwdown: Spak Brothers Pizza And More

Achievement: #52. Pizza-lympics

On the hunt for a killer slice of pizza? Let your pals at 101 Achievements offer some tips. For round 2 of our 8-part pizza challenge, we paid a visit to Spak Brothers Pizza in Garfield. (Highly recommended.) Continue reading

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The Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum: A Tour In Pictures

Achievement: #59. Go to the Sports Museum

We took a brief tour through Pittsburgh sports history with the help of the Heinz History Center, and we’ve come to bring you a report on it. Check it out! Continue reading

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Why On Earth Is It So Hard To Actually Finish A Puzzle?

Achievement: #89. Do the Pittsburgh Skyline Puzzle

It’s easy to start a puzzle. It’s easy to leave one half-assembled upon your table for months on end. But actually finishing a puzzle? It took us four years of procrastination, but we’ve finally found the time! Continue reading

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Heinz Chapel Tours Are Fun, Free, & Educational

Achievement: #67. Visit Heinz Chapel

If you’re looking for free and educational, we’d suggest taking a guided tour of Heinz Chapel in Oakland. We learned a lot, and boy, are those stained glass windows magnificent! Continue reading

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Over-21 Night At The Science Center

Achievement: #57. Over-21 Night at the Science Center

Have you always wanted to dash around the Carnegie Science Center without running over a bunch of little kids? You’re in luck. Once a month, the Science Center sends the kids home and lets the grown-ups play. (And have wine!) Continue reading

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Screw Sochi*, Check Out Our Pizza-lympics

Achievement: #52. Pizza-lympics

Looking for the best pizza in Pittsburgh? We’re here to help. For the first round of our 8-part pizza challenge, we take on the mondo slices at Pizza Sola in the South Side. Spoiler alert: we’ve got an early front-runner for the gold. Continue reading

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Pittsburgh 2014 First Night

Achievement: #17. First Night

Nothing starts the New Year off quite like Pittsburgh’s annual First Night Celebration! Check out the stabby-good-time that was the start of 2014! Continue reading

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Tequila Tour: Infusions & Smoky, Sexy Mezcals

Achievement: #71. Verde Tequila Tour, Act IV

In this fourth package of reviews from our yearlong scaling of the wall of tequila at Verde Mexican Kitchen and Cantina, we cover infusions and mezcals. (And hell yes, we ate the worm.) Continue reading

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Run, Don’t Walk, To Cafe Sam!

Achievement: #92. Cafe Sam

In which we take a long-overdue trip to Cafe Sam, a lovely little restaurant located on the cusp of Shadyside and Bloomfield. In our humble opinion, this place is a gem — read on to see why. Continue reading

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A Super Saturday Morning In Pittsburgh’s Strip District

Achievement: #56. Saturday Morning in the Strip District

Spending Saturday morning in Strip District is more than a fun time; it’s a Pittsburgh institution. Follow us as we take you on a brief tour of some of our favorite spots in the Strip! Continue reading

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