Featuring the city: What’s cool in the ‘Burgh

By: Zach Brendza | Features Editor Over the past three years, I’ve had the pleasure of being your Features editor. Throughout my tenure, I’ve experienced a lot of cool things and covered interesting stories for pleasure of The Duke’s readers and for my own enjoyment. While it may be self-proclaimed, I feel like this makes me an authority on things to do in Pittsburgh. So … Continue reading Featuring the city: What’s cool in the ‘Burgh

Hang Ten, Three Rivers: Surf Pittsburgh gives city new experience

By: Zach Brendza | Features Editor It’s a bright and blue-skied August afternoon on one of the last weekends of the summer boating season. As Ben Calik wades in the water of the Monongahela, a smile comes across his face as a certain singer comes on the boat’s stereo. “Ben loves to surf to the songs of Prince,” Steve Ford jokes. Just another day on the … Continue reading Hang Ten, Three Rivers: Surf Pittsburgh gives city new experience