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today i patronized one of downtown’s few independent and reasonably priced lunch vendors. hot dogma serves up fresh and tasty meals with a mission. today i had a veggie el greco- this is a veggie dog covered with artichoke hearts and feta cheese, and boy is it good. i like it so much that i haven’t ventured beyond it on the menu but, for the reasons more
located just outside city limits is a successful woman-owned business called the pittsburgh candle company. susan miller manufactures and sells 100% soy-based candles at her west view shop. so, for those people that you don’t know what to get for them for the holidays and were going to buy the generic candle anyway, please consider making a trip to more
local dance company the dance alloy kicks off their 30th anniversary season with “the circus of time” at the kelly-strayhorn theatre in east liberty. this program will feature two pieces: “time & again” by guest coreographer claire porter, and “selective memory” by dance alloy artistic director beth corning. the second piece will feature a guest performer, more
a favorite of young and old alike, arsenal lanes has become to the place to bowl. in fact, i would venture to say that it has spurred a resurgence of bowling. it’s got a fun theme each night of the week, is really affordable and has new surfaces on its lanes. here’s the low-down: sunday…dj night monday…live bands [a.k.a. rock'n'bowl] tuesday…college more
ok, so i listed it as a fav under the 16:62 design zone this morning, but then i actually went there for lunch. once again, i was blown away by the food. i had a three mushroom omlette with oyster mushrooms, jarlsburg cheese and herbs. my fellow luncher had an egg white omlette with spinach, tomatoes, basil and goat cheese. i’ll venture to say they more
the strip, originally an industrial area, is best known for its wholesale business. however, it also provides lots of opportunities for the individual shopper. business hours are often limited, but they’ve got stuff that you can’t get anywhere else…at least not for those prices. as a neighborhood, the strip has seen growth in business and residential more
as one of our many riverfront neighborhoods devastated by the end of steel, the south side has come leaps and bounds in the last twenty years. perhaps the poster child for business district revitalization, the south side boasts a huge diversity of independently owned businesses and is known for its “both types of blue hairs” culture. for a directory more
