Many of my friends have students ( or students ) in this school district. They felt it was…read morereputable, and helpful for their children's progress in life.

Fish Fry Time! I live in Bloomfield and come every year for the fish fry at least once. The women…read moreof the church making the food and running the fry are characters for sure. They make a mean fish sandwich and an even meaner Mac and Cheese. It's so creamy and the cheese sauce is like velvet to the lips. There's still time this year to check them out if you can.

---Fish fry review---…read more Given the frigidity of the weather in PGH today and the fact that my friend called off due to having a stomach bug, I opted to make the next stop on my tour of PGH fish fries somewhere relatively close to home. After checking out the infamous PGH fish fry map, I decided on St. Maria Goretti because it was slightly closer and more easily integrated into my normal Fri. evening errand run than Sacred Heart in Shadyside. *Note:* the fish fry is held at the school on Friendship instead of the church on Liberty--they're only two blocks apart, but there's no signage at the church mentioning this. As per usual, I phoned in my order ahead of time to avoid waiting in line and ensure efficient service. Upon arriving at the cafeteria and mentioning my advance order, the people working the food line looked at me and then each other with blank stares. Fortunately, they were good-humored and apologetic about the mix-up and served an order up for me pronto, so after paying for my fried fish dinner ($10), I was still able to beat a relatively hasty exit. Before describing the food, I should note that the packaging for my take out order could have been better. It was served in the standard foam carton and wasn't secured with tape or anything else, so it slid around somewhat in my subsequent travels. Additionally, unlike most other fish fries I've been to, the fish was just plopped on the bun instead of wrapped properly in foil. I realize that these oversights may have been due to the rushed fulfillment of my order, but they're more important to me than to most due to not having a convenient means of transportation at my disposal, so they're worth a mention. I was finally able to eat the food about an hour and a half afterward due to running errands--unsurprisingly, it required brief nuking to get it up to optimal temperature prior to consumption. Fortunately, I didn't feel that this took away from it at all. The fish was generous in portion, meaty, and had a nice crispy (cornmeal?) coating, and the bun stood up to it pretty well. The sides (mac and cheese and green beans) were better in quality than sides I've had at other local fish fries--the beans were well cooked and the mac was tender. My only criticism was that the mac was kind of dry at the time of consumption, but I noticed that a decent amount of the sauce leaked out of the takeout container, so I imagine it would have been a lot moister if I'd eaten it on the spot (it certainly looked that way at the time of serving). Overall, I found St. Maria Goretti's fish fry to be pretty good by PGH standards. The food was decent and reasonably priced, and although there was a decent crowd, it wasn't crazy busy like some others I've been to. As I mentioned, it's held at the school, so unsurprisingly, there were several young children there (though not as many as at St. Raphael's). For those seeking a child-free fish fry, I recommend Epiphany uptown, which seems to serve mainly a young professional clientele. Bon appetit!

My School Preschool is the best preschool in the Mars area, and for a great price. Their tuition is…read morevery reasonable. The teachers all have many, many years of experience, combined with boundless energy, enthusiasm, a love of learning, and love for children. Many of the teachers have advanced degrees, and they're clearly not there teaching for the little bit of money they earn -- they're there because they love to teach. The teachers are simply amazing and gifted. The building is small, but they make the most of it. They offer a Lunch Bunch class for 2-yr olds with a parent that meets once per week for a few weeks in the Fall and Spring, a 3-yr old class on Tues & Thurs AM or PM, a 4-yr old class on Mon, Wed, & Fri AM or PM, and a Mon-Thurs Pre-K class in AM for 5-yr olds. They emphasize hands-on, sensory-based learning through music, movement, stories, arts, science experiments, learning centers during free-play time, poetry, reading, pre-writing and many special projects, field trips, and guest teachers that you'd normally expect to find only in an expensive, private preschool. It reminds a little of the Montessori teaching style. It's also a very diverse place with students from all over the world and they welcome children with a variety of learning disabilities and developmental delays as well. It's a very accepting place. Unfortunately, the building is not handicap accessible for those in wheelchairs or walkers -- all students must be able to walk up and down stairs. Both of my children went here, each for three years and I can't say enough good things about it. My youngest child is finishing his last year at My School this month, and I'll be a little sad not being there in the future. It's a wonderful, fun, and nurturing place.

Fantastic school. Great leadership! My kids love it there.read more

The BEST School Pittsburgh Public School has to offer to the kids of Pittsburgh and its 90…read moreneighborhoods. I graduated in 2004 has the first graduation class of this new building when it was still an high school before the merger of the middle school. State of the art building for state of the art students. Hope this place lives on. Love ya CAPA!!

Highly successful High School for the Performing Arts (CAPA). The faculty is outstanding, and the…read morefacility is top notch. Admission is very competitive, and only by audition. They have programs in Dance, Music, Theater, Literary Arts and Vocal Performance. The academics here are highly ranked. Notable alumni include Billy Porter, Reba Meyers, Jami Morgan and Joe Goldman, Chirag Manohar, Margot Bingham, Leo Pellegrino and Noa Denmon.

Very high taxes. Great schools. Local Community collage with overlapping senior events.read more

Yard sales can leave ya with loads of unwanted things. Thankfully, this Goodwill branch in…read moreOverbrook was open on a Sunday to take that which was taking up space. We drove over here the next day, and a young fellow with piercings and tattoos who resembled Scott Ian of Anthrax, helped us unload the car. If you've got a closet full of things that even eBay won't help you get rid of, drive over to your nearest Goodwill today. In doing so, you'll be helping the disabled find and be trained for employment. My only wish is that they'd pay their executives less so that the rest of their workers could make more money... http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/print-edition/2013/11/15/goodwill-ceos-salary-rises-again.html

Good prices but this location is a disaster. No organization whatsoever. Will stick to the red…read morewhite and blue thrift store. I shouldn't have to search 6 aisles for a black pirate t-shirt.