Polish Hill, Vintage Scooters, Industial Murals – Round Up – April 30, 2010
Image by IheartPGH via Flickr Kayak Pittsburgh Opens Saturdays and Sundays in May 7 days a week starting June 1 June 5th – Paddle at the Point – help break the world record for most canoes and kayaks on the…
Art, Carp, Shakespeare and Oh! Susanna – Radio Round Up – April 23, 2010
Image by stephjoyous via Flickr Friday – Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District, 5:30-9pm Galleries, exhibits and more, check out wedding themed art at Salon Christine Boca Chica at the Backstage Bar from 5:30-7:30 Shakespeare Sonnet-a-thon / BYOB (Bring Your…
Shakespere N'at – Sonnet-a-thon
( Image via Wikipedia If Shakespeare is your thing – check out this Sonnet-a-thon. I have to say my first reaction to even the word Shakespeare is to run quickly in the other direction – it evokes memories of bad…
Saturday Night, Alright, Alright – 6 great events for Sat. April 24
Image by mknobil via Flickr Okay, so I am not the biggest elton John fan, but I wasn’t sure how else to title this post to convey the excitement about Saturday Night. Here are 6 great events happening in Pittsburgh. …
Eat Local: Earth Day Edition
Thanks to everyone who commented on the recent Latin Goes Local at Seviche and Farm to Table, and More posts! Here are the lucky contest winners: Winner of the 2010 EcoCents Green Guide: Becky Utech Gaugler of the Carnegie Museum…
Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans
I believe it was John Lennon who first penned this quote and I think it perfectly outlines the past few months for us. Last July, my husband and I decided to take a leap of faith and move back to Pittsburgh after living in…
Fairs, Flowers and Flea – Radio Round Up – April 16, 2010
Here is the list of things we discussed on WDVE this morning. You can hear our weekend picks Friday morning at 6:45 on 102.5FM. Since your dad was a lad…Gus and Yia Yai’s Ice Balls Located next to the Tennis…
Links Worth a Look – April 15th
Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look: Pittsburgh Parks CEO to Attend White House Conference on America’s Great Outdoors – Meg Cheever, CEO of the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy has been invited to attend the White House Conference…
Lawrenceville Blossom Tour
Celebrate spring with on the Lawrenceville Blossom Tour! Beginning Friday April 16th and running through Sunday April 18th, this free event will involve 24 participating businesses along Butler, 43rd, 44th, Hatfield and 50th streets. These businesses will distribute flower and…
Farm to Table, and more!
I had the pleasure of attending the Farm to Table conference a few weeks ago where several of the area’s farms and natural food companies were represented, showing off their goods.
Let me highlight a few of my favorite organizations represented at the event:
The Green Chef PA is a collection of four lovely women based in Sewickley who are on a mission to change the way people think about, shop for and prepare food. They were preparing a few of their favorite fresh and fast treats for the crowd to munch on while they were checking out the event. They offer catering, personal chef services, instruction and gardening resources. Everything they make is prepared from scratch and made with the freshest local ingredients possible.
Buy Fresh Buy Local is a lovely website devoted to being a central resource for over a thousand places to find local food in Pennsylvania.
Latin Goes Local at Seviche
I recently visited Seviche for a tasting of their finest offerings during a warm Pittsburgh spring evening.
During happy hour, Seviche offers a special menu with select tapas for $5, select glasses of wine for $4, special cocktails (including mojitos) for $5 and Latino beer for $3. Seviche also has Chickita Tuesdays when all ladies get their first drink on the house, all day long.
Seviche’s mojito selection is crisp and refreshing; I enjoyed the Seviche Mojito Classico, made with Bacardi Superior rum, muddled mint, fresh lime juice, mint infused simple syrup and a splash of soda. They also have peach, key lime, mango, mixed berry, and banana flavored mojitos.
Solids or Stripes – Quantum Theater's Q Ball
Image by newneonunion via Flickr If you are looking for something fancy to do this Saturday night you might want to check out the Q Ball. This is the gala fundraiser for Quantum Theater. Quantum Theater has been staging performances…
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