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Learn To Recycle Right, Help Design a New Bridge, and Pick Up on the Pickleball Craze

Posted on July 13, 2023   |   Updated on September 30, 2025
Francesca Dabecco

Francesca Dabecco

Learn to recycle in the city of Pittsburgh

Be sure you’re recycling properly in the City of Pittsburgh. (Aron Petrus / Getty)

Welcome to your Hey Pittsburgh bulletin board 📌— a virtual space to place volunteer opportunities, scholarships, workshops, and more things that help your neighbors.

🎨 Want to be a part of the new design for the Davis Avenue Bridge connecting to Riverview Park? Community members are meeting at the Healthy Active Living Center in Brighton Heights at 7 p.m. tonight to discuss public art proposals. If you have old photos of the bridge, share them with the committee.

🚲 Tell your walking and biking friends: The Forbes Avenue two-way protected bike lane, Fern Hollow Bridge, and pedestrian improvements are officially open. Check out this video.

📝 Have a local biz? Apply to be a vendor at the Pittsburgh Zine Fair at The Kingsley Association on October 15. The deadline to apply is August 12.

♻️ Learn to recycle right! The Pennsylvania Resources Council is hosting a free recycling webinar on Tuesday, July 18 at 6 p.m. to teach you how to dispose of a wide variety of materials.

🏓 Looking to pick up on the pickleball craze? The Salon is hosting pickleball clinics from 7:30 to 9 a.m. on Fridays at Blue Slide Park.

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