Couple move toward culture of Downtown life
Saturday, July 4, 2009 at 01:00PMPittsburgh Post-Gazette - July 4, 2009
By Marylynne Pitz
On a typical summer night, Ralph and Mary Cindrich leave their condominium at 151 Firstside, pedal bicycles to the Hot Metal Bridge, cross to the South Side and dine at Bar Louie in Station Square.
Or, they walk to PNC Park to see a baseball game and stop in afterward at Atria's to hear live music on the first Thursday of the month.
Last fall, they saw the Pittsburgh Public Theater's production of "The Chief," a play about the late Art Rooney Sr. On their walk home through Market Square, they ran into sports writers Vito Stellino and Ira Gordon and invited them over for a drink.
"Culturally, it's more stimulating to live in the city," said Mary Cindrich.
Mr. Cindrich, a successful sports agent who played professional football with the New Orleans Saints and the New England Patriots, does not miss commuting to the twin Victorian-era office buildings in Carnegie that he has put up for sale. Now his home office, which includes hunting trophies of a beautiful deer and birds, is just down the hall from his bedroom.
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