The bustle that makes Pittsburgh's Strip District a fun place for shopping, eating or people-watching on Saturdays soon will be extended to Sundays.

The lively addition will be a flea market, aptly named Pittsburgh Flea, which is set to debut on April 18 and run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sundays through Nov. 14. Of course, a flea market is not a new concept. Many cities have them, and countless suburban parking lots are converted to the short-term sales venues on weekends.

Recycling the notion of a flea market is appropriate, since they're all about recycling, and the Strip District long has been a place that values the old and the new, with remnants of the produce warehouses that first opened in the 19th century right next to the latest coffee shops and ethnic food restaurants. Sundays are an ideal time in the Strip, when many businesses remain open but the crush of shoppers and traffic is diminished.

More than 100 vendors are expected to set up tables in a lot at the corner of 21st and Railroad streets and sell the usual vast assortment of new and used jewelry, clothing, toys, plants, furniture and that all-encompassing category, collectibles. The basic fee to rent a spot is $40 per Sunday, but package rates are available and more information can be obtained at pittsburghflea.com or by calling 412-361-3565.

Additional action in the Strip is expected this year in the form of a public market that Neighbors in the Strip has planned for the produce terminal on Smallman Street. The community group is renovating 6,500 square feet of space in the building between 18th and 19th streets where local vendors will be able to rent indoor booths and sell fresh and prepared foods, arts and crafts and other products.

The flea market and the public market are healthy signs for the Strip District, Pittsburgh's intersection of history and commerce.

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