If you're looking for STEAM learning and outreach in the city of Pittsburgh, this is for you. Our…read morekids have really enjoyed the week-long classes in the summer, and Saturday morning classes during the school year. As our kids have grown, they've had the opportunity to take most of the classes offered to their grade level, and they look forward to taking the classes the even bigger kids take. Our kids have created small buildings out of junk materials, drawing robots, bouncy balls, circuits, shrinky dinks, solar heaters, and have learned other intangibles! They're free to explore and understand why things work or don't work in our world (problem solving skills.) While our kids wish that some of the sessions could be longer, we as parents feel each class is the right amount of time with our kids' attention spans. The staff and instructors are very helpful, polite, and very interested in helping the kids learn!

Best high school in the Pittsburgh area. Academic excellence, loyal alumni, and tradition. You're a…read moreCCHS grad for life. Glad my son has chosen this school. Worth every penny.

Really nice school right next to WQED and a huge church the grounds were really clean and well…read morekept. They have a huge football stadium with a nice track and field. Coming to school and leaving is pretty congested because your pulling out on 5th Avenue. But it's a nice neighborhood with nice parks close by

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!

Falk School isn't a terrible place. I think there are a few cons, which I will start with, but it…read moredoes have its good traits, too. Also, I am a former student, having graduated in 2006, so hopefully having some inside knowledge will be helpful. The cons: 1) There was a "hiccup" (to put it lightly) about a recent performance that was not completely vetted before it was performed. It was called "Bread and Puppet" (or something like that) which caused a negative backlash among parents who currently have students there. 2) In specific regard to taking a foreign language class, the only language offered is Spanish. There's nothing wrong with learning it, but I think that the reason given, from what I have heard in the years since graduating Falk, was because there was not enough interest in adding another to the curriculum. Perhaps a good idea going forward would be to send out info prior to the start of the school year to see if the students would be interested in taking a language other than Spanish so that adequate planning can take place to accommodate it. All that being said, a few of the pros were: 1) Being that Falk is a small school, I know that it was easier for people to make friends and also to know where the strengths were in each subject. The teachers made it easier to understand what was being taught by not rushing through the materials and would make an effort to help by making sure to let students ask questions either in a group setting or one on one. 2) There were some fun events like the school carnival each spring and also going on the field trips throughout each year. Personally, I think having events like that were what made my time at Falk enjoyable.

Got kids? Wanna make them smarter? Sign them up for a great education at Falk. I went there from…read moregrades 1-8, and look at me! Well, maybe not at me, but at a lot of great kids who've make a lot of great friends at Falk. The students learn languages, music, arts and crafts, math, science, history and more... plus there are good sports and recreational activities. This all happens in an environment where the staff are encouraged by the very important relationship between Falk and University of Pittsburgh, and Pitt's excellent School of Education. Other schools have good teaching, but Falk's relationship to Pitt means that new methods are being tried and that teaching is being augmented and improved routinely. When I was a student there, I spent one period a day for several weeks experimenting with a "teaching machine", which was a forerunner to the more advanced technology common in schools today. I want to stress that Falk's teachers are not machine substitutes. They are there to teach, to create a great learning environment, and to support the kids in every way. I loved Falk and your kids will, too! Arrange a visit and see for yourself.

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.