Saturday Features

In Focus: 13 years of camp

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This is Ben Roethlisberger’s 13th year in often sticky heat at the Steelers training camp at Saint Vincent College. We’re guessing it was easier (at least physically) back in 2004, when he first came to Latrobe as a young man of 22. Of course, he went on the next season to become, at age 23, the youngest quarterback to win a Super Bowl. He has led the Steelers to eight postseason berths, five AFC North championships, three AFC championships. Then, there are those Lombardi trophies — two, since he’s been the quarterback. Now, at age 34, the rigors of training camp take a daily toll as he prepares for the upcoming season. View The Gallery >

Let’s go to the fair

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From the screams of carnival ride-goers, to the sounds of livestock being prepped for show and the revving of engines during a demolition derby, nothing says summer like the county fair. The Fayette County Fair in Dunbar Township, which started July 28, closes today. View The Gallery >

In Focus: Let’s go to the fair

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From the screams of carnival ride-goers, to the sounds of livestock being prepped for show and the revving of engines during a demolition derby, nothing says summer like the county fair. The Fayette County Fair in Dunbar Township, which started July 28, closes today. View The Gallery >

In Focus: Women of the gridiron

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In the NFL, you see incredible athletes. In the WFA — Women’s Football Alliance — you see dedicated mothers, women with day jobs, AND incredible athletes. Last Saturday, the D.C. Divas and the Dallas Elite came together at West Allegheny High School in North Fayette to compete for the nation’s highest honor in women’s tackle football. View The Gallery >

Eid al-Fitr

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On Wednesday, The Islamic Center of Pittsburgh held a celebration of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan, a month of fasting to detach from worldly pleasures in Islam, at Flagstaff Hill in Oakland. In the sun’s golden glow not long after sunrise, dozens of people — African, Asian, Middle Eastern, white — gathered on the hill to lay out their prayer rugs with their friends and families. Upon the conclusion of the prayer and a speech about becoming closer to God and appreciating one another, everyone, regardless of ethnicity or formality of dress, embraced and broke their fast together on the hillside. View The Gallery >

Learning to glide

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For those looking for a different way to get to know Pittsburgh, The Three Rivers Inline Club and the National Skate Patrol (NSP) Pittsburgh chapter team-up to offer a Free Start & Stop Skate Clinic and a Beginners’ Skate in Shadyside. The group meets every week at the Liberty Elementary playground in Shadyside to offer basic skills and safety instruction then sets off on a short ride through the streets every Wednesday from early spring to mid-fall. Started in 1994, the Three Rivers Inline Club hosts regular meet-ups for skating excursions, from beginner to advanced, in and around Pittsburgh. For beginners, or for people who would just like to try the sport, free gear can be arranged with advance notice. The schedule and meeting places for the outings can be found at their website, skatepittsburgh.com. The National Skate Patrol Pittsburgh chapter, led by Gene Slevinski of Highland Park, teams up with the Three Rivers Inline club to lead the skaters and ensure safety as they navigate through traffic. View The Gallery >

Frankie Fridays

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He’s a one-man-band singing Elvis tunes to a dancing monkey. Frankie Capri recently played at The Original Oyster House as part of the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership’s “Frankie Fridays.” Mr. Capri, who began in the early 1980s playing at the Liberty Belle Tavern and later the Lava Lounge, delighted crowds with his offbeat Vegas lounge act, including magic tricks and animated animals dancing to his music. Mr. Capri hasn’t had a regular club gig lately, but fans can still find him at numerous festivals and fairs in the region. View The Gallery >