Monthly Archives: November 2008

Radio Round Up – November 14, 2008

Image via WikipediaTweet Up at the Matress Factory To kick off their newest exhibit which looks at the effects of all of this digital communication, the Mattress Factory is inviting all people who use facebook, twitter, blog and anything else that your friends call geeky to the Mattress Factory. Friday, November 14, 8-10pm – Sign up here and get more

I Love Me Some Good Lawerenceville Eats

Lawrenceville, PA has everything I love about Pittsburgh right in a row. Cupcakes at Dozen, pizza at Piccolo Forno, vintage gems at the several thrift shops and great art in a collection of galleries. I lunched at a new eatery today, Coca Café and can safely say it is one of my favorite restaurants in the city. Just a few doors down from Piccolo, Coca more

Pittsburgh Tweet Up #2

For this month’s Tweet Up, we have joined forces with the Mattress Factory. Jeffrey Inscho has been instrumental in planning a Social Media Meet Up in conjunction with the opening reception for the MF’s newest exhibit, PREDRIVE: After Technology. In order to become part of this event you will need to register here. Join us on Friday the 14th. from 8-10 more

Links Worth a Look – November 12th

Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look: Workshop featuring the founder of Kiva.org – I know this is a little pricey but Kiva.org is an amazing website and would love to hear more from the founder. The Gobblerito lands at Mad Mex – MadMex puts an entire thanksgiving dinner in a burrito for the month of November. xmittens :: Xmittens more

Weihnachtsmarkt this weekend is Historic Harmony

Image via WikipediaWeihnachtsmarket is German for Christmas Market.  Historic Harmony village, which is about a 25 minute drive north of Pittsburgh, is hosting their annual Christmas Market this weekend (Nov. 15-16, 2008). Now it has been a few years since I took the tour of the Harmony Museum but here is what I remember about Harmony – The historic more

Big Box Reuse in Your Town, Inc.

Your Town, Inc. is an exhibit at the Miller Gallery, curated by Astria Suparak, at Carnegie Mellon University showcasing 80 photographs by Julia Christensen from her new book Big Box Reuse.  Your Town, Inc. will be at the Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon University until November 23rd with a lecture and book signing by Christensen Thursday:Carnegie more

Thanksgiving Comes Early at Dozen Bake Shop

Nothing like some early tryptoph turkey! Dozen Bake Shop in Lawrenceville hosts two prix fixe Thanksgiving dinners this weekend (menu and info below).  Hope to see you there!  This also reminds me how many great places there are to go around town to eat a communal meal and meet some new folks.  One of my favorite places in Pittsburgh, Enrico’s hosts more