Free yoga in Shadyside for the month of February at Yoga Flow.

Free yoga for 30 days! This is great news for all the aspiring yogis in Pittsburgh. Yoga Flow is a new yoga joint getting ready for a grand opening in Shadyside. Yes, we know yoga studios are as common as coffee shops in part of town, but this one sounds pretty cool.
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Uni-Mart closed after more than 20 years

The Uni-Mart on Ellsworth Avenue is closed for good. After more than 20 years of steady business, the Shadyside landmark went out with a weekend BOGO liquidation sale.

Now just an empty parking lot, many Shadysiders can remember making late-night Uni-Mart trips – usually after 2:00 am. When the locals bars close, the next stop for a lot of people was the corner of Ellsworth and Summerlea Street where they could grab a bottle of water, a pack of smokes, or some instant noodles. The convenience will probably be missed by locals.

The question everyone wants to know: Did the Uni-Mart close because they got robbed too many times? In September it happened three times within three weeks, by the same woman! Earlier in the summer (of 2009) they even got held-up by a guy with an HIV infected needle.

According to one of the cashiers (the night before the doors were locked), they had to close due to bankruptcy, not robberies. Can’t we assume that going bankrupt might have something to do with being robbed so often? Just Google “unimart shadyside” and almost all of the search results are crime related.
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"Lean Back" said the Walnut Street telephone pole

Walnut Street in Shadyside was closed between Bellefont and Filbert today due to a utility post that is on verge of falling over. The pole looks like it’s ready to fall into the Henne Jewelers storefront. According to a fireman on scene, the wind did it. To make matters even more dramatic, a single-phase transformer is attached to the pole. Later in the evening, the yellow tape extended the closure from Copeland to Filbert.

All the typical Walnut Street restaurants/pubs are open – Shady Grove, Doc’s Place, William Penn Tavern, Cappy’s. You are warned that parking (which is already a major downfall to Walnut St) will be even worse than usual. Pedestrian traffic is also forbidden, so the only way to get to these places is by going all the way around – and in cases like Cappy’s you’ll have to go through the side alleyway.
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Boarded-up windows in Shadyside - Boston Market on Baume

The Boston Market on Baume Blvd in Shadyside is boarded-up today after G20 protesters did a run-by and threw rocks through almost every window. Tihs was after a larger group was dispersing from a parade-style protest in Lawrenceville. The Mini Cooper dealership and KFC were among others in the area that had windows broken. One guy even threw a rock through a police car windosheild. Watch the video of the Boston Market incident below… Continue Reading ->

The 12th Annual Shadyside Art Festival on Walnut Street

Some photos of the Art Festival on Walnut Street in Shadyside have been uploaded to Flickr. Check out these life size metal sculptures created by Fred Prescott of Prescott Studio. Which one was your favorite?
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