Monthly Archives: November 2009

Light Up Night Squared

Image via Wikipedia There are now two great places to celebrate Light Up Night tomorrow in Pittsburgh – Downtown and Mt. Washington. Mt. Washington Light Up Night More info including a list of Light Up Night Specials available at VuPlus.org Schedule of Events 5-7pm Decorate a tree with Santa – Charles Lewis Park (next to the more

Serious Swing – Pittstop Lindy Hop v. 9.0

If you are a swing dancing fan or have always wanted to try swing dancing – this is the weekend for you. November 20-22, 2009 is the 9th annual PittStop LindyHop – 3 full days of swing dancing your pants off. The Pitt Stop folks have been organzing an annual swing dance weekend here in Pittsburgh since the year 2000. A reliable swing dancing more

Pittsburgh's own eco fashion innovator *Jonano* to hold Sample Sale Tomorrow Friday 20th

We just recieved an email from Stephanie at Jonano about their sample sale tomorrow. I wanted to share because Jonano is a pretty cool company that has been generating some buzz across the country with their eco-friendly fashions. I learned about Jonano a few years ago and have some of their t-shirts (you can customize some of their bamboo t-shirts more

Interested in Starting A Business – Check Out Start Up Drinks

Image by caseywest via Flickr If you are thinking of starting a business here in Pittsburgh there are lots of great groups to check out.  Every other month or so, entrepreurs gather in the morning for Open Cofffee (usually hosted at the Alpha Lab offices on Carson St.).  Some of the Open Coffee folks are getting together for Start Up Drinks.  Kind more

Links Worth a Look – November 14th

Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look: 500 Internal Server Error – 500 Internal Server Error Steeltown Anthem – This is a new-ish blog that has some great posts about art, architecture and design in Pittsburgh. Thanks to the Pittsburgh Craft Collective for helping us find another great blog. Sixteen Pittsburgh Steelers Bars more

Radio Round Up – November 13, 2009

Image by pineapplebun via Flickr My Tale of Two Cities Screening to Benefit Sewickly Public Library Check out Carl Kurlander’s documentary about moving back to Pittsburgh. The film will be screened at the Santa Fe Film Festival in December. See it here in Pittsburgh this weekend. Friday, November 13, 2009, 7pm Sewlickly Public Library The more

The Nina, The Pinta Make a Pilgrimage to Pittsburgh

Image by matneym via Flickr Last week the Nina and the Pinta sailed into Pittsburgh, well okay not the original ships that Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue with but the reproductions of The Nina and The Pinta. The two ships are docked next to Heinz field until November 15, 2009. The website for the ships is – http://www.thenina.com/ more