Sunday, March 6 is the 16th annual Empty Bowls dinner to benefit the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. This is a simple meal of bread and soup. Tickets are $20 per person but that includes a bowl that has been handmade by local artists and volunteers. (I think we made bowls in my high school ceramics class for the very first empty more
So if you didn’t get tickets to see Snoop Dog, Lady Gaga or Trey Anastasio this weekend – never fear there is a ton of awesome stuff happening in town too. Here are some of our picks for this weekend. You can listen to IheartPGH live on DVE on friday mornings at 6:45 (or just sleep in read our updates here in the blog). ———————– Last more
Image via Wikipedia Raccoon Creek State Park, which is located west of Pittsburgh, near the airport, is worth a visit if you’re ever in the area; there is a swimming area off of the lake, plenty of trails, and simply driving through the park is a relaxing, eminently enjoyable experience. I didn’t have time to hike all of the trails at Raccoon more
One interesting consequence of Pittsburgh’s mad professor topography is the manner in which even the most mundane constructions can be made interesting if they are placed properly. For example, I generally hate malls and outlets, particularly in other cities where the stores are simply a large, ugly mass of commerce placed off of an interstate in a more
Here are a few things – events, blog posts, etc. – that are worth a look … Another Inspiring Pittsburgh Interview – Yinzpiration Meets Carrie Nardini @yinzpiration @imadeitmarket – Learn more about Carrie and the I Made It Market. Includes a great list of place to eat in Pittsburgh. Because everyone needs a little Shakespeare in their life more
Happy President’s Day! President’s Day means that many people have Monday as a holiday. One IheartPGH reader sent us an email asking for some suggestions on how to spend the extra day off. This is a tricky one because lots of fun things are often closed on Mondays. But thanks to our Facebook fans we have a great list of some things more
Here is a run down of what we talked about on WDVE this morning. You can listen to IheartPGH on WDVE FM 102.5 at 6:45 am on Friday mornings No Soup for You! Sadly, the South Side Soup Contest is already sold out but there are a ton of other things happening in town this weekend. While the soup might be sold out here is a different more
