September 16, 2009 – 6:38 AM
Image by JessyeAnne via Flickr This is a neat event that is another creative way to think about our city, transit and how cars fit into the urban landscape. It fits well into the conversation we have been having about if you need a car in Pittsburgh on the post about Zipcar. Last year, I posted about Parking Day 2008 and recieved this interesting more
May 18, 2009 – 11:55 AM
Last month I made it to the end of Viper Soul Club at the Shadow Lounge and one of the last songs of the evening was about Pittsburgh but I wasn’t able to get all of the details from DJ Juddy about this Pittsburgh song. Well this video popped up on YouTube today – with the entire song and a great slide show of phoos from Vipers Soul Club in January. more
April 30, 2009 – 6:52 PM
Image by gem66 via Flickr This is a very interesting time for the automobile industry – it is interesting to think about just how much cars have changed when they were first developed. The exhibit Model T at 100 is at the Frick Musuem until May 3, 2009. has a 1914 Model T as part of their collection and they have borrowed some other Model T’s for more
April 19, 2009 – 6:43 AM
Null Space, Chris Briem’s blog with lots of interesting info – often about Pittsburgh, links to this blog post from Otherstream – a blog from a North Carolina resident who has just purchased a 2nd home here in Pittsburgh – mostly just because he loves Pittsburgh. I wanted to share an excerpt of his post Why Pittsburgh… So now on to the bigger and more
February 5, 2009 – 11:55 AM
Image via WikipediaI stumbled upon this event while browsing weekend activities for this weekend at ThisIsHappening.org and this looks like my kind of event – Pittsburgh story telling. A bunch of historians from around Pittbsurgh are digging up some artifacts and stories from the Warhol Museum (I love Andy Warhol’s time capsules), The Homewood Cemetary, more
November 12, 2008 – 12:49 PM
Image via WikipediaWeihnachtsmarket is German for Christmas Market. Historic Harmony village, which is about a 25 minute drive north of Pittsburgh, is hosting their annual Christmas Market this weekend (Nov. 15-16, 2008). Now it has been a few years since I took the tour of the Harmony Museum but here is what I remember about Harmony – The historic more
October 9, 2008 – 6:10 PM
Image by ryanophilly via FlickrEach year thousands of people head to Ligonier – just a quick 60 minute drive from Pittsburgh for a huge celebration that commemorates the battle of Ligonier which was one of the battles of the French and Indian War. The fort is still there and you can even watch a reenactment of the battle. I try to make it to Fort more