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Excitement is building in Pittsburgh this weekend with a lineup of events that promises to draw crowds and boost local businesses.Paul Lambert, of Tom’s Watch Bar in the North Shore, highlighted the weekend’s activities, including a much-anticipated boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul, a college football showdown with Clemson facing Pitt, UFC 309 featuring a Jon Jones fight and the Steelers taking on the Baltimore Ravens.Lambert expressed hopes for strong support from Baltimore fans visiting Pittsburgh for the game at nearby Acrisure Stadium on Sunday.”We want Ravens fans to enjoy our space throughout the weekend. The Steelers fans, of course, will make sure everyone knows it’s their home,” Lambert said.These events are crucial for local businesses, as football weekends fill bars and restaurants when parking lots and tailgating spots are packed, Lambert noted.Visitors like George and Alicia Borlodan, who traveled all the way from California, are taking full advantage of the city’s sporting events.George revealed plans to see the Steelers Hall of Honor Museum, attend the Panthers and Penguins games, and finish the weekend with the Steelers.Alicia was looking to buy some black and gold merchandise.”We can only get it online, and so a lot of times, it sells out pretty quick,” Alicia said. “We can’t get anything Pittsburgh — Penguins, anything.”With packed itineraries and loyal fans, Lambert and local businesses are optimistic about a lucrative weekend ahead.
Excitement is building in Pittsburgh this weekend with a lineup of events that promises to draw crowds and boost local businesses.
Paul Lambert, of Tom’s Watch Bar in the North Shore, highlighted the weekend’s activities, including a much-anticipated boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul, a college football showdown with Clemson facing Pitt, UFC 309 featuring a Jon Jones fight and the Steelers taking on the Baltimore Ravens.
Lambert expressed hopes for strong support from Baltimore fans visiting Pittsburgh for the game at nearby Acrisure Stadium on Sunday.
“We want Ravens fans to enjoy our space throughout the weekend. The Steelers fans, of course, will make sure everyone knows it’s their home,” Lambert said.
These events are crucial for local businesses, as football weekends fill bars and restaurants when parking lots and tailgating spots are packed, Lambert noted.
Visitors like George and Alicia Borlodan, who traveled all the way from California, are taking full advantage of the city’s sporting events.
George revealed plans to see the Steelers Hall of Honor Museum, attend the Panthers and Penguins games, and finish the weekend with the Steelers.
Alicia was looking to buy some black and gold merchandise.
“We can only get it online, and so a lot of times, it sells out pretty quick,” Alicia said. “We can’t get anything Pittsburgh — Penguins, anything.”
With packed itineraries and loyal fans, Lambert and local businesses are optimistic about a lucrative weekend ahead.
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