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The Pittsburgh Pirates aren’t the only ones celebrating an opening day on the North Side. Gus & Yiayia’s ice ball stand opened on Tuesday for the season. Ice balls were served from the bright orange ice ball cart under the rainbow-colored umbrella near West Park — a few blocks away

The “ice ball man” is back on the North Side. Gus Kalaris has been manning the bright orange ice ball cart under the rainbow-colored umbrella near West Park on Pittsburgh’s North Side for seven decades. The stand opened for the season on Wednesday, just in time for the Pirates home opener on Thursday. JoAnne Klimovich Harrop | Tribune-Review Gus Kalaris shaves a 50-pound block of ice at Gus & Yiayia’s on Pittsburgh’s North Side on April 8.   On the menu at Gus & Yiayia’s are three...