Monthly Archives: October 2008

Looking for Auction Items for the Union Project Annual Holiday Fundraiser

Image via WikipediaSo today seems to be a day of blogging about business. I did some reading about business books this morning so I guess business is on the brain. One of the places in Pittsburgh that I think is pretty special and that you have seen me write about often is the Union Project in East Liberty/Highland Park. One of the reasons to love more

So you have a business idea…

Image by mbfulk via FlickrPittsburgh has some resources for people that want to start businesses, especially technology businesses.  I have attended some of the work shops at the Tech Council, definitely worth a few hours of your time. I just wanted to highlight AlphaLab (they have a blog here).  I mentioned AlphaLab recently because they have a more

Pizza and Other Pittsburgh Lunch-time Offerings

I work downtown and one of my favorite parts of the job is deciding where to have lunch every day! My co-workers and I started keeping tabs of all the great eateries in Pittsburgh last year and have hit up quite a few of them since then. I’ll admit, most of my favorites are places that offer pizza… because I am simply obsessed. Our latest lunch-time more

Links Worth a Look – October 28th

Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look: www.nickysthaikitchen.com – Nicky's Thai Kitchen – Thai restaurant has opened a newlocation on the Northside. Public Figures | Pittsburgh 250 Community Connections – Some history behind the South Side Sculpture Project. Zip lines – Old Man Neill. which is becoming a favorite read of more

Radio Round Up – October 24, 2008

Image via WikipediaThe Great Glass Pumpkin Pittsburgh Glass Center, Penn Ave, East Liberty Friday, September 24, 6-9pm $25 make your own glass pumpkin or just watch the artists at work with glass Spirits of the RiverFront Friday, September 24, 7-9pm Pittsburgh’s floating classroom the Explorer takes off for a haunted cruise around the rivers Matchmaking more

Git Aht – Things To Do This Weekend (Boo n'at)

(Things to do while pretty much condemning your next kid to a lifetime of fighting other kids at the playground…) Friday The Great Glass Pumpkin (And Make Your Own, Kinda) The Pittsburgh Glass Center, ‘SLiberty(ish), 6-9 p.m. Make your own glass pumpkin for 25 bucks, or just attend the event for free and see artisans practicing their craft, which more

Haunted Boat Ride on the RiverQuest Explorer

RiverQuest is awesome and one of those cool things that didn’t exist when I was a kid.  RiverQuest, which used to be called Pittsburgh Voyager, is a floating classrom that is here to provide hand on learning on the rivers.  Earlier this summer, RiverQuest moved to a new vessel that is a green, environmentally friendly ship – the Explorer is one of more