By Lourdes Daughtry | Staff Writer

The opening of Shore Thing, a new floating food and entertainment platform placed off Allegheny Landing on the North Shore, has brought a new attraction to Pittsburgh’s riverfront.

Shore Thing, created by the nonprofit Riverlife, wants to bring life to the city’s waterfront in an original way: by placing public space directly on the water. The 4,500-square-foot platform, built on 10 recycled barges brought in from Dubuque, Iowa, can be found between the Sixth- and Seventh-Street “Sister” Bridges on the Allegheny River and is now open for activities.

Shore Thing includes food, art, and recreation to create a space for socializing and riverside fun. The food menu, created by BG Brewing of Braddock, includes a fun mix of backyard favorites and flavors, such as Wagyu hot dogs, poke bombs, haluski, macaroni salad, shaved ice, and vanilla ice cream with rainbow sprinkles. Craft beer, cocktails, lemonade, canned sodas, and non-alcoholic beer are all available on the menu.

Throughout the season, visitors can enjoy a floating library with books for all ages, classic board games such as Go Fish and Chess, and hands-on art stations packed with watercolors, colored pencils, and magnetic boards. Shore Thing will be open until mid-October, with hours from 3 to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and noon to 10 p.m. Friday through Sunday. It’s closed on Mondays.

Check out the August edition of The Northside Chronicle for the full story.