I am going to the Quilt Show to see the Pittsburgh Friendship Quilt
Well, here is an event I never thought I would think about attending but I am actually looking forward to this Quilt Show. While Quilt Shows aren’t one of my normal weekend hangouts, I am often looking for unusual events…
Pictures from the Water Balloon Fight
I really didn’t know what to expect when I agreed to volunteer at the Market Square Water Balloon Fight. It was an awesome afternoon – there had been a group of volunteers who spent all day filling water balloons. When…
Live from the donut eating competition
Live from the donut eating competition Originally uploaded by IheartPGH (Click here to see more pictures…) I am in market square for the donut eating contest. This is a picture from round 1. The top competitor has consumed 16 donut…
Radio Round Up – July 25, 2008
Friday: Red Dress Run The Hash House Harriers, Pittsburgh’s drinking club with a running problem, are running in red dresses to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Donut Easting Contest Part of PUMP’s Stay and Play Friday’s in Market Square…
Running in A Red Dress
The Hash Hound Harriers, Pittsburgh’s Drinking Club with a Running Problem are back in RED. Friday, July 25th, 2008 is their Red Dress Run. Yep they will be running around town in red dresses – Men and Women, in red…
North Side Celebration in The Park – July 26, 2008
Thanks to Cosette from CosyMake for posting this great picture of the flyer for the North Side Celebration in the Park Flyer. She will be there selling some of her beautiful hand knit items. The festival is hosted by a…
Learn Coffee at The Grind
I have this event marked on my calendar but I was grabbing some lunch yesterday at the Union Project and the flyer for this event really caught my eye. The printed version of this flyer is really beautiful as the…
You can be crowned Pittsburgh’s Donut Eating Champion
To celebrate the grand opening of Dunkin Donuts in Market Square, Dunkin Donuts will be holding a donut eating contest at this weeks Stay and Play Fridays. While I think competitive eating is a little strange I am sure this…
Blogging about Good Night, States
Good Night, States is a Pittsburgh based band that has been generating quite some buzz around the burghosphere and beyond. You may recognize their leading lady from my favorite downtown dining establishment, Franktuary. They have a double header coming up…
Pittsburghers are Tasty – New York Times Looks at T-shirts and Cities
Today’s New York Times has a nice little article about t-shirts and city pride. The article includes references to GLUE – Great Lakes Urban Exchange, Spreadshirt.com and the Pittsburghers are Tasty T-shirt. I have just added some more tasty t-shirts…
Radio Round Up – July 11, 2008
The theme for this weekend is free festivals of fun… Friday: Stay and Play Fridays in Market Square Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District Mt. Lebanon First Friday Saturday: Calliope’s Rootz Festival – Folk Music in Shadyside @ Mellon Park…
More Free Festivals of Fun
This weekend is packed full of free fun. For Friday head Downtown for the Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District and Stay and Play in Market Square. But there is much more happening this weekend all over town… Shadyside –…


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