After weeks of heavy rain, Venture Outdoors opened its new Downtown Dock on the Allegheny River on Friday, June 13—featuring a 100-by-50-foot floating facility with four kayak launches including one ADA-compliant launch. The dock, located near the Convention Center, offered a variety of kayak rentals and will expand in 2026 with plans for a boathouse that includes educational opportunities.
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Pittsburgh mascots will race go-karts at Three Rivers Karting Entertainment Park in Leetsdale on Thursday, July 24th at 8:30 p.m.—the race will take place during halftime of a championship—and free admission lets fans vote for their favorite mascot’s chosen charity until 7 p.m.
The Pittsburgh Steelers signed T.J. Watt to a new three-year extension that pays him $41 million a season and makes him the highest-paid non-quarterback. His contract is worth up to $144 million over four years — it keeps him with the team until 2028.
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