Cindy Leonard took a break from the summer heat earlier this month to cool off on the water steps on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. The price was right, she said — free. “With the price of groceries going up, gas, electrical bills, you have to watch what you buy,” she said.
Joe Lyden of Lower Burrell had to scrap plans to take a trip with his wife.
“Vacation is off the table,” he said. “It’s just too much.”
