progress pittsburgh PRE-ELECTION BONANZA: tuesday 10.24.06
progress pittsburgh is hosting a PRE-ELECTION BONANZA to bring you everything you need to know to get educated for and involved in the upcoming general election. please join us on october 24th at 5151 penn gallery in garfield, with the…
smith
set to premiere on september 26th is CBS’s new show ‘smith.’ why do you care, you might ask? well, at least the first episode of this show was filmed in pittsburgh. the trailer, which you can watch here, shows master…
more things to do tonight
1. Traditional fuel. It’s… Bad for the environment. A foreign-relations headache. And getting much more expensive. But what are our other options? Join us for Green Drinks this Friday at Phipps Conservatory from 5:30 to 7:30pm for a discussion on…
be in a movie about pittsburgh
i just received this information in an email: “IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD” BE PART OF A FILM SHOOT SATURDAY JULY 1, 2006 5:00 PM AT THE POINT On Saturday July 1st at 5 p.m., Pittsburghers, past and…
e house
one of the many hip shops on carson street in pittsburgh’s bustling south side is the e house. not only is it hip, but it’s also green. e house is one of the few places in this city where you…
pittsburgh’s great blizzard travel game
while shopping at capo’s furniture in beaver falls recently, i came upon pittsburgh’s great blizzard travel game. produced in 1978 by c.p. marino, this game comes with a two-sided board, destination cards, weather cards, blizzard cards, cars [player pieces] and…
the fish that saved pittsburgh
so i was just flipping around on cable and this movie caught my eye. with pittsburgh in the name, how could i resist? it turns out that this 1979 sports spoof is about the pittsburgh pythons, a basketball team that…
artemis
and you thought home depot was your only option. tisk, tisk. for environmentally responsible building materials, visit artemis. right on butler street in lawrenceville, linda and janice will make your green renovation dreams come true. they have options for every…
you’re safe in “the vault”
the vault is an awesome bank turned coffee shop in brighton heights. it’s a cleanly decorated space with tall ceilings and friendly people. the coffees and teas are wonderful [they make their chai from scratch] and the staff is knowledgable…
that’s amore…a trip to pino’s
recently i made a visit to pino’s mercato, the italian restaurant that could. in the sea of italian eateries that is pittsburgh’s bloomfield neighborhood, i have been searching for “the best.” everyone has a suggestion, but none of the nominees…
get on the bus!
perhaps you’ve noticed recently that the port authority seems to be stepping things up a bit. they’ve improved their advertising and purchased some new buses, and it’s paid off. ridership in 2005 increased significantly over previous years. however, there are…
DonnaLisa’s Fine Coffee & Teas
with the closing of la prima espresso on liberty avenue over the summer, downtown workers were sent scattering along sidewalks searching for a decent alternative. the obvious choice was starbucks, but for those of us seeking to support local business…
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