Reggae at Riverview returns for 5th year

Reggae at Riverview will make its return on Aug. 2, marking the fifth year of the annual music festival.

Held at the newly renovated Valley Refuge Shelter in Riverview Park, the family-friendly festival will run from 1-9 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, and will feature a lineup full of reggae bands and local DJs to perform.

This year’s headline act is Milton Blake and the Royal Fyah Band. Food will also be served by various vendors, including authentic jerk chicken. Vegan options are also available.

During the festival, the Pittsburgh Park Rangers will lead a children’s hike through Riverview Park at 5 p.m.

Attendees are encouraged to ride bicycles or walk across the new Davis Avenue Bridge, carpool, ride share or use public transportation, as parking is limited.

For more information, find the event on Facebook or visit its Instagram page, instagram.com/reggae_at_riverview/

Northside pools reopen for the summer

As school is out for the summer for Pittsburgh Public Schools students, CitiParks pools are once again open to give everybody a chance to splash and swim. These include the following Northside pools: Jack Stack in Brighton Heights, Sue Murray near Allegheny Commons and Riverview in Observatory Hill.

According to CitiParks Aquatics, Jack Stack is open for all to swim from 1-7 p.m. on weekdays, with adult lap swim from noon until 1-7 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Riverview is closed Mondays and Wednesdays but otherwise has the same hours as Jack Stack.

Sue Murray is open Monday through Friday from noon until 5 p.m.

Both Jack Stack and Riverview are open weekends for all from 1-5:45 p.m., with adult lap swim from noon until 1 p.m. Sue Murray does not offer adult swim and is closed weekends.

All CitiParks pools will be open on July Fourth and Labor Day, which is the last day pools will be open according to CitiParks.

Voodoo Brewing vanishes from the North Shore

After serving up drinks for a little more than three years, Voodoo Brewing Company’s North Shore location on North Shore Drive has gone the way of the ghost and closed permanently.

Before the location’s Facebook page was deleted, Voodoo thanked customers for supporting the pub and said the decision to close was based on focusing on other parts of the business.

“This shift will allow us to improve our production, expand distribution, and support our growing network of franchise locations across the country,” the post said.

This is not the first closure for the brewery, as the Homestead location closed in 2023. The North Shore brewery closed on June 3, leaving the closest Voodoo Brewery location to Pittsburgh in New Kensington.

Summer hours, events announced for Children’s Museum

The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh is operating under new hours during the summer, opening from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. from June through August.

According to a June 2 press release, the museum’s summer exhibit, “I am wild, a Charley Harper exhibit” involves interactive art inspired by birds and animals of varying habitats and will be open until Aug. 31.

July will also see the return of the museum’s solar concert series at Buhl Community Park and Nova Place on July 10. The solar concert series is a project of the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, Saturday Light Brigade, Zero Fossil and Faros Properties / Nova Place.

The museum will open early on July 20 for members, featuring special activities and promotions.