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SCAREHOUSE<br />
118 Locust St, Etna • 412-781-5885<br />
scarehouse.com<br />
Ranked one of America’s scariest Halloween attractions<br />
by the Travel Channel, this is actually<br />
three themed haunts in one. Get ready to be<br />
spooked, thanks to top-notch special effects.<br />
GO EAT<br />
KIVA HAN<br />
420 S Craig St • 412-687-6355<br />
This charming coffeeshop in the university<br />
neighborhood of Oakland has a great lunch<br />
menu. The baked tofu sandwich is one of the<br />
hidden gems of the city’s lunch scene. $<br />
SMILING BANANA LEAF<br />
5901 Bryant St • 412-362-3200<br />
smilingbananaleaf.com<br />
This laidback Highland Park eatery features<br />
traditional Thai dishes in a cozy, welcoming<br />
atmosphere befi tting its whimsical name. $$<br />
POINT BRUGGE CAFÉ<br />
401 Hastings St • 412-441-3334<br />
pointbrugge.com<br />
What’s the Belgian restaurant experience<br />
without a big plate of mussels? Accompany<br />
it with a Belgian beer like Piraat for the full<br />
experience at Point Brugge. $$$<br />
GO PARTY<br />
LAVA LOUNGE<br />
2204 E Carson St • 412-431-5282<br />
lavaloungepgh.com<br />
Mondays feature spelling bees, Tuesdays are<br />
for cheap tacos, and Thursdays bring live bands<br />
to Lava Lounge, which lies on the indie/punk<br />
edge of the South Side’s cultural gradient.<br />
LITTLE E’S<br />
949 Liberty Ave • 412-392-2217<br />
littleesjazz.com<br />
Upstairs from Mahoney’s restaurant, Little E’s<br />
is downtown’s hottest jazz club. Wednesdays<br />
through Saturdays, Pittsburgh’s best<br />
musicians wow the crowds.<br />
REX THEATRE<br />
1602 E Carson St • 412-381-6811<br />
rextheatre.com<br />
This historic movie theater-turned-music venue<br />
hosts local and touring rock bands. It also shows<br />
movies and sporting events on the big screen.<br />
FUN FACT<br />
The banana split was invented in nearby<br />
Latrobe, PA, in 1904.<br />
Portland<br />
MAINE<br />
GO SHOP<br />
TAVECCHIA<br />
52 Exchange St • 207-772-1699<br />
tavecchia.com<br />
Located in the heart of the historic Old Port,<br />
Tavecchia has sold upscale women’s clothing<br />
and accessories, including selections from<br />
local designers, for three decades. The eclectic<br />
shop has something for every occasion, from<br />
evening dresses to outerwear.<br />
GO SEE<br />
LIVE MUSIC AT ONE<br />
LONGFELLOW SQUARE<br />
181 State St • 207-761-1757<br />
onelongfellowsquare.com<br />
New England’s best folk performers take the<br />
stage at One Longfellow Square just about<br />
every weekend, with a diverse lineup in<br />
October that includes The Duke Robillard Band<br />
(Oct. 15) and the Kingston Trio (Oct. 24).<br />
FREEPORT, ME<br />
20 miles northeast of Portland<br />
freeportusa.com<br />
With the arrival of crisp fall days, folks in<br />
Maine start preparing for winter. There’s no<br />
better place to gear up than Freeport, home<br />
of L.L. Bean and roughly 200 designer stores.<br />
Just a short drive away is Wolfe’s Neck Woods<br />
State Park, a great place to picnic with an<br />
ocean view.<br />
GO EAT<br />
DIMILLO’S FLOATING RESTAURANT<br />
25 Long Wharf • 207-772-2216<br />
dimillos.com/restaurant<br />
Locals think of it as a tourist joint, but DiMillo’s<br />
is the place in downtown Portland for a lobster<br />
dinner with a long ocean view. The Dimillo<br />
family has been baking, broiling and steaming<br />
Maine lobsters to perfection since 1954. $$$<br />
GO PARTY<br />
ROSIE’S<br />
330 Fore St • 207-772-5656<br />
Esquire named this bar as one of the nation’s<br />
best, and its assessment was spot-on.<br />
Unpretentious Rosie’s welcomes visitors with<br />
cheap and delicious local brews (22 ounces for<br />
$3.75), like the Hooker Pale Ale, and burgers<br />
that are straightforward, juicy giants.<br />
FUN FACT<br />
L.L. Bean’s fl agship store in Freeport has been<br />
open continuously since 1951.<br />
Raleigh/Durham<br />
NORTH CAROLINA<br />
— Linda Fullerton — Alison Fields<br />
GO SHOP<br />
TOOTS & MAGOO<br />
142 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill • 919-942-3339<br />
tootsandmagoo.com<br />
From its superior fi ne-art shows to its<br />
imaginative gifts and eclectic, stylish<br />
accessories, this family-owned gallery/<br />
boutique makes it clear that fashion and<br />
whimsy need not be mutually exclusive.<br />
A SOUTHERN SEASON<br />
University Mall, 201 S Estes Dr, Chapel Hill<br />
919-929-7133<br />
southernseason.com<br />
If hospitality could be learned by osmosis, a<br />
stroll through this store’s well-stocked aisles<br />
of fi ne foods, kitchen supplies, wines and<br />
tableware would enable even the clumsiest<br />
entertainer to host the next state dinner at<br />
her house.<br />
EPONA & OAK<br />
329 Blake St, Raleigh • 919-828-7500<br />
eponaandoak.com<br />
When this spa/boutique brags about stressfree<br />
shopping, it really means it. Pick up a<br />
slinky hand-printed dress and hammered<br />
copper necklace from a local designer before<br />
or after a rejuvenating Swedish massage.<br />
GO SEE<br />
CARRBORO FARMERS MARKET<br />
301 W Main St, Carrboro • no phone<br />
carrborofarmersmarket.com<br />
A typical Saturday morning at this community<br />
farmers market often feels more like a street<br />
festival. Enjoy local crafts, and taste samples of<br />
fruits, cakes and cheeses while listening to the<br />
occasional impromptu acoustic performance.<br />
MORDECAI HISTORIC PARK<br />
1 Mimosa St, Raleigh • 919-857-4364<br />
raleighnc.gov/mordecai<br />
The graceful antebellum Mordecai House has<br />
barely changed in almost 200 years, though its<br />
original residents would likely be surprised by<br />
the city that’s grown up around it. The park is<br />
also home to Andrew Johnson’s birthplace.<br />
NEW BERN, NC<br />
129 miles southeast of Raleigh<br />
visitnewbern.com<br />
This charming town features a picture-book<br />
selection of colonial- and antebellum-era<br />
architecture for those eager to get lost in<br />
history. But for fans of pop history (pun<br />
intended), this birthplace of Pepsi-Cola offers<br />
visitors the chance to learn about and sample<br />
their famous soft drink.<br />
OCTOBER 15, <strong>2010</strong>–JANUARY 9, 2011<br />
Ordinary Madness mines the museum’s rich holdings of contemporary art<br />
to illuminate the bewildering experiences we subconsciously accept as<br />
part of our daily lives.<br />
412.622.3131<br />
www.cmoa.org<br />
CONT’D ON NEXT PAGE<br />
Lina Bertucci, Haim Steinbach, 1988 (detail), 1988/2005,<br />
Marhoefer Family Fund © Lina Bertucci. By permission.<br />
OCTOBER <strong>2010</strong> GO MAGAZINE<br />
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