The annual Sweetheart Couples Skates at North & South Park are back on for this year -- a great opportunity to skate with your sweetie this Valentine's Day. Another great sweetheart skate option includes the popular Valentine's on Ice at Schenley Park offers a great two-for-one special evening, where just $4 gets a couple three hours of romantic skating, mini massages, light refreshments and salsa dance lessons. The first 250 couples get a free rose from Alex's Flowers of Oakland. The downtown Rink at PPG Place is also offering a Valentine's Day Sweetheart Skate.

Despite slightly overcast skies in Western Pennsylvania this morning, the sun managed to lighten Gobbler's Knob in the small town of Punxsutawney just enough to cause the world famous furry forecaster Punxsutawney Phil to see his shadow upon emerging from his warm burrow. It always seems backwards to me, but the bright sky (and Phil's shadow) means six more weeks of winter, and not the early spring many are probably hoping for, although our winter has been so unusually mild many of you probably don't care. His official forecast as it was read by his handlers at sunrise on Gobbler's Knob:

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We all know that Pittsburgh still evokes in some minds the images of a smoky, soot-filled town -- a reputation that hasn't applied for decades. Instead it is a small, friendly city, filled with people who love their traditions, from kielbasa to Kennywood. A city that boasts an arts scene that would make many larger cities jealous. A city with an amazing array of diverse neighborhoods where everyone can find a place that feels like home. A city with several state parks within an hour's drive. A city with the best sports fans in the nation. Here are just 10 Things to Love About Pittsburgh. What else do you love?

With most Pittsburgh school children off from school, a number of Pittsburgh institutions are offering free admission and/or activities in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Carnegie Science Center is offering free admission and parking to all visitors from 10:00am to 5:00pm thanks to the support of Duquesne Light. At the Pittsburgh Children's Museum there are special Martin Luther King, Jr. Day events and activities. In Friendship, at the Pittsburgh Glass Center, community members of all ages are invited for a free day of glass fun with bead and tile making, glass blowing and flame working demonstrations.