Monthly Archives: February 2009

Pittsburgh Twestival

This Thursday, folks from around the world will be gathering to support a great cause. The Pittsburgh Twitter community will be getting together at local bars, restaurants, bowling alleys, malls, movie theaters, parks etc… to raise money for Charity:Water.The event is being dubbed as a “Twestival“.Charity:Water is a non-profit organization that more

Serious Competition at the Barista Competition

Serious Competition at the Barista Competition, originally uploaded by IheartPGH. Since there is bo football this sunday I thought I would check out a different type of competition. As I mentioned last week, Pittsburgh is hosting the the Mid-atlantic and Northeast Regional Barista competition at the Cranberry Marriot. The best baristas from 11 more

Its Blogfest Time – Pittsburgh Blogfest 17 is back on Feb. 20, 2009

Image by cynthiacloskey via Flickr Ever couple of months, a group of bloggers gathers for an informal chat at Finnegan’s Wake on the North Side.  It is a laid back event – just show up and grab a name tag.  Great opportunity to chat with some of your favorite bloggers and meet others bloggers. WHAT: Pittsburgh Blogfest 17 WHEN: Friday, February 20th, more

Wanna Win some Groundhog Shwag? Tell me how you celebrated in PGH on Feb 2nd!

For over 120 years, Punxsutawney Phil has been predicting the weather. The famous groundhog decides whether the northeast will endure 6 more weeks of winter or enjoy an early spring. Every year on February 2nd the Inner Circle, distinguished townsmen, party with the community and outside visitors (and there is no shortage of outside visitors, even in more

Dear IheartPGH … Pittsburgh Marriage Proposal Ideas?

Image by winkydo via Flickr Yesterday, I opened up my email to find one with the subject help – I opened the email thinking maybe it was a request to post an event or recommend a neighborhood – but this is a big request… Subject: help Dear IheartPGH, Needed an awesome idea and figured you were the best person to turn to. I want to figure out the more

Iron Chef of Lattes at the Regional Barista Competition

Image via WikipediaPittsburgh has been getting very serious about coffee in the past couple of years.  The coffee shops around the city are not only great places for coffee but have become hubs of different neighborhoods.  Some of the local coffee shops have come together to form PACA – Pittbsurgh Area Coffee Association.The PACA website is PittsburghCoffee.org, which more

Telling Untold Tales – Unbeknownst Pittsburgh!

Image via WikipediaI stumbled upon this event while browsing weekend activities for this weekend at ThisIsHappening.org and this looks like my kind of event – Pittsburgh story telling.  A bunch of historians from around Pittbsurgh are digging up some artifacts and stories from the Warhol Museum (I love Andy Warhol’s time capsules), The Homewood Cemetary, more