Welcome to the Southwestern Pennsylvania Guide…
A Melting Pot of Pittsburgh Area Historical Attractions, Heritage Events, Folklore and Quirky Culture…
The Southwestern Pennsylvania Guide (SPG) serves as a virtual hub for the promotion and awareness of Pittsburgh’s attractions and events, with a particular focus on historical and heritage resources. This site aims to feature such sites in the context of our quaint and nostalgic past, with an eye on preservation, renewal and development for the future. Therefore, this site provides a conglomerate of information for those seeking to explore the region’s industrial, agricultural and cultural roots as well as the rebirth of Pittsburgh’s urban core and rural countryside. I hope to form a community of like-minded folks that share this vision. Although this site is in its 19th year, it is always a work in progress.
I periodically add unique content in the following categories: Attractions, History, Folklore, and Miscellaneous. However, much of the content is brought in via an RSS feed that promotes related, hand-selected content from local Pittsburgh bloggers. This provides a central fusion of information that is often overlooked and failing to reach an underserved audience.
I am also working on building a directory of heritage-related places. Currently, the directory is mainly comprised of open-source historical marker data from PHMC, but it is growing. There is also an events calendar to easily find heritage events and information from around the region, along with selected news and happenings.
Finally, I welcome free event submissions! Use the link in the menu to submit your event and it will be added, pending review. This is especially useful for historical societies, heritage organizations, museums and historical sites to help them spread the word about their programs and happenings. If you are represent such an organization in the tri-state area and would like to have your content featured here, please email me at brett@swpenna.com.
Good Moring Mike,
My name is Tyian Battle Executive Director of ACH Clear Pathways. ACH is hosting The Hill District Arts Festival 2022 and we came across our information about the arts festival.
I’d like to thank you for sharing our information, but wanted to make sure you have the correct information. The Hill District Arts Festival is not supported by the Pittsburgh Foundation Advancing Black Arts.
If you can be so kind and update your information by changing to our Major Sponsor The New Crawford Grill it’ll be updated and accurate.
If you have any question or want to speak with me feel free to contact me at 412-815-0271.
Again you are truly appreciated!
Hi Tyian,
I made the correction as noted; thank you for bringing it to my attention. I added this event from Facebook, and this information was imported automatically. I mention this so that you may also want to find and update the Facebook source from which this came, if it hasn’t been done already.
As a vital part of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Guide, I enjoy promoting events such as yours. Feel free to send me similar event info in the future, or use the site’s functionality to add an event yourself.
Thank you,
Brett
I’ve been coming to this site on and off for years! What a great source of information. Even though I grew up in this area, I still learn new things on swpenna.com. Thanks Brett!