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Study puts Pittsburgh among the best places in the United States to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

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2 years ago

March 7, 2024

Study puts Pittsburgh among the best places in the United States to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh is known for many things – its football team, the bridges and rivers, steel, medicine, technology, and of course, the St. Patrick’s Day Parade which is among the biggest in the U.S.

Now, a recent study from WalletHub found that Pittsburgh is among the best cities in the country for celebrating the day when everyone is just a little bit Irish.

According to their study, Pittsburgh ranks fifth in the U.S. for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.

The study looked into various factors including the percentage of the Irish population, Irish pubs and restaurants, access to bars, average beer price, DUI fatalities per capita, weather forecast, and prices for three-star hotels on St. Patrick’s Day.

Pittsburgh, while having the overall ranking of fifth, found itself in the top 10 for percentage of Irish population at 5th, 10th for access to bars, and first in DUI fatalities per capita, meaning that the city has the least DUI fatalities per capita according to data from from the U.S. Census Bureau, Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and others.

Coming in first, as expected was Boston, followed by Chicago, Savannah, Georgia, and Reno, Nevada.

Our fellow Pennsylvanians in Philadelphia found themselves ranked 12th.

The Pittsburgh St. Patrick’s Day Parade is set for Saturday, March 16 at 10 a.m.

You can read WalletHub’s full study at this link.

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Emotional 2026 Pittsburgh Marathon saw multiple new records set

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47 minutes ago

May 3, 2026

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Emotional 2026 Pittsburgh Marathon saw multiple new records set

This year’s Pittsburgh Marathon is one for the record books. More than 52,000 runners crossed the finish line, with more than 300,000 spectators cheering them on.

“We’re welcoming people from around the world,” P3R CEO Troy Schooley said. “This event has turned into an international event for our city. We’re going to show it off today. The runners will run through 14 neighborhoods. We have 33 different countries represented today and all 50 states.”

Mohammed El Youssfi claimed the men’s division of the Pittsburgh Half Marathon, crossing the finish line and immediately wrapping himself in the Moroccan flag.

“This is my first time in Pittsburgh, but the special moment for me today is the people here cheering me on,” El Youssfi said. “That helped me to win the race.”

Emotions ran high for Pittsburgh’s very own Will Loevner. The Winchester Thurston graduate has run the Pittsburgh Marathon multiple times, finishing as the runner-up in 2024 and fifth in 2025. But in 2026, he took home top honors, crossing the finish line first at 2:14.

“I’ve now won the Philadelphia marathon, the Cleveland marathon twice,” Loevner said. “To win Pittsburgh, I feel like it was the trifecta and the most special one for me. I mean, being in the hometown, nothing even compares.”

Buze Diriba Kejela is 2026’s women’s Pittsburgh Half Marathon champion, setting a course record for women and crossing the finish line at 1:08:39.

“I’m happy to set the course record. I like it,” she said.

Before the runners crossed the start line, the handcyclists got a head start. Marshall Tempest of Monroeville came out on top in the Pittsburgh Marathon Handcycle Division, finishing at 1:40:16.

“I’ve done 13 Pittsburgh marathons, and this is my 5th time winning it, in a row,” he said. “It feels good. It was a rough one, but I was determined to get that 5th one.”

“I love running,” said Will Henry Lawrence, who ran the half-marathon. “I love being able to have breath in my lungs and let my feet hit the pavement. I had a stroke six years ago, and so I give all glory to God for being able to get out and exercise.”

Tickets for the 2027 Pittsburgh Marathon are on sale for 48 hours, starting at 3 p.m. on May 3, 2026. You can register at thepittsburghmarathon.com

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