While never a student at CMU, I have many friends who were and friends that are professors at the…read moreschool. However, I have been affiliated with the university in some way or another throughout my life. Whether for film festivals, librabry visits, collabs with the art school I attended, seeing President Obama speak, or attending ska shows (that's right, back in the day it was the place to be for a good show), I have spent a lot of time on campus. It was a nice walk from my place in Bloomfield as well. The campus is beautifully landscaped with gorgeous buildings. The architecture is just wonderful. Staff and faculty that I have come in contact with over the years are stellar human beings.

A world class institution with strong programs in Robotics, Engineering, and the Performing Arts…read more I regularly attend their musical performances which feature great programming and artistic interpretation. It's a beautiful campus with lots of traditions.

Kiddie Tech was the right choice for us. The staff is very professional, caring and willing to do…read morewhatever is best for our child. The center is clean, bright and affordable compared to most of the others in the area. We are very happy with our choice.

We walked around a little bit on campus yesterday and it's a beautiful campus full of greenery…read moredespite being in the middle of the city. There's a bunch of affordable food options on Forbes Ave and around the area on S Craig St.

So...my daughter will be attending University of Pittsburgh in the fall of 2026 and we are all…read moreexcited. What we are not happy about is the University's Ship2Pitt program. The Ship2Pitt program allows students to ship 4 boxes of their belongings to the school for free, which is awesome...EXCEPT IF YOU LIVE IN HAWAII OR ALASKA, OR ANY OTHER US TERRITORY THAT'S NOT PART OF THE 48 CONTIGUOUS STATES!!! It is going to be expensive enough in order to get everything we need in order to get our daughter there, for example, airline ticket and now shipping cost for her belongings. I called University to ask about this policy and the reason they won't service Hawai', Alaska, or other territories is because they can't guarantee that the boxes will get there on time or get there safely. Guess what folks...UPS, FedEx, USPS can't 100% guarantee that boxes being shipped from the contiguous 48 states will get there safely and on time! University of Pittsburgh needs to service all the United States to include Hawai'i and Alsaka (last I checked they were still part of the USA) and other territories or take the Ship2Pitt program away entirely! This is discrimination based on geography!

For a VERY small campus, the school campus is nice and neat, similar to the campus at the…read moreUniversity of Missouri in St. Louis, but half of its size.

The St. Athanasius Community Center is an amazing resource with an incredible variety of programs…read more There are arts and crafts, painting, pickleball, coffee clubs, meals for seniors, music. Thai Chi, and more While it was once a Catholic School, and you can still see chalk boards and desks, the Center has morphed into providing amazing programs to seniors and the community.

We've been taking our three 1/2 year old there now one day a week since she was first eligible to…read moreattend. She has gone through the school program and has really learned a lot. We've also taken our youngest and she just turned one. Both love it there! My wife and I really love this place and are very happy we found it for our kids. The women who work here are great and really seem to care for the kids. They are very attentive to any special needs and providing a good environment.

Great place to work! Love the atmosphere here and all of the friendly hard working teachers,…read more staff, and students!

This review is for the guided tour of the nationality rooms and the building itself…read more The 42 story late Gothic Revival architecture-style building was dedicated in 1937 for the University of Pittsburgh. The land it sits on in Oakland was a gift from the Mellon family. It houses 31 Nationality rooms, each nationality representing influences of communities that supported and planned their construction. The room was provided by the University. All the elements within, design, and labor was provided by the room's committee with rules being the period design be dated before the signing of our Constitution (and the founding of the University of Pittsburgh) in 1787. The building is the tallest building of learning in the Western Hemisphere, second largest in the world as of this review, second to one in Moscow. At the time of its inception, it was the tallest building in Pittsburgh, but by the time it was built, the Gulf Tower overshadowed it. Interesting tidbits -- there is excellent 360 degree viewing from the 36th floor open to the public i have yet to visit, a pair of Peregrine Falcons roost at the top, and it is supposed to be haunted. Also, note, this tall building can be seen all over Pittsburgh since there aren't any tall buildings near it for miles! I did take the guided tour of the Nationality rooms and highly recommend. Aidan was our guide for the 23 of us. He led us on a 90 minute tour, going to rooms those in our group suggested. We were able to cover 7 of the 31 rooms -- Polish, Irish, Swedish, German, Japanese. Indian, and Israel Heritage rooms. Aidan gave us interesting information about each of the rooms --materials used, artifacts, traditions. Well worth the $10. Tips are accepted and appreciated so, dont skimp! There are also self-guided tours, also $10. However, those are first come, first serve, no reservations and only available on weekends. To be noted, while classes are not in session, all rooms are locked so are only accessible by a card key from either the guided or self-guided tour. Plus. If you are on a self-guided tour, you can be interrupted by the guided tour which has precedence. Just take the guided tour for goodness sake. Oh. And one last note. On a winter day, it was wicked hot in the whole building,tall open space or the rooms. I certainly wonder who gets to pay for all that heat.

Unlike any place in the world, the Cathedral of Learning is worth a visit. At 42 stories tall, it's…read morea 1931 Late Gothic Revival cathedral that's part of the University of Pittsburgh. It's the tallest educational building in the Western Hemisphere and the second-tallest university building in the world. On a Saturday at 1pm, my family of three went on a 1.5-hour guided tour of the Cathedral of Learning's Nationality Rooms. Funded by different communities in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania, each classroom is designed to honor different countries around the world. There's an Austria room, one from France, another from Japan. It's one of the quickest ways to travel the world! The cathedral itself is breathtaking to visit on your own. Walk inside and wander quietly to enjoy its beauty.