August 6 Run: Meet at the PPG Place fountain downtown for a Regatta run

I know, I know, we've been promising a South Side run for 2 weeks now, but Lainy just alerted me to the Sand Sculpture created for the Regatta this weekend, and really we can't miss it.  So let's meet at the PPG Place fountain/ice rink downtown (map) and see the Regatta sights powering up.

Last week we were downtown too, on the Strip side, to run through the setup for Open Streets - which, if you didn't stay to see it, brought in more human-powered vehicles than I've ever seen in one space. We beat the wheeled crowds, though, and got our coffee-and-almond-mele fix at La Prima with no waiting.  Not to be a traitor to LP,  but I later discovered that the fabulous Smallman Galley 2 blocks away opens for coffee at 7 am on Sunday - let's keep it in mind for next time.
Endorsements:

• Picklesburgh - where runners especially liked the lemon jalapeno ice cream and the pretzel wrapped around a pickle with provolone.  Sadly over until next summer!
• May be related:  Pickleball?
• And related to that:  Presbyterian bowling (like they have at Frick Park)
• Not related at all:  Eagle Lake in Acadia
• Movie:  Little hours showing at the Hollywood Theater, Dormont this weekend
• Concert with Gretchen's daughter, Margot and her band, Hourglass:  St. Alexis Parish Festival in Wexford, Saturday August 5