Category Archives: Downtown

Win Steelers tickets!

Have you ever dreamed of celebrating Christmas Eve with the Steelers? If so, this year you might be able to make that dream a reality. Longstanding high-end Downtown retailer Larrimor’s is giving away two tickets to the December 24th game against the St. Louis Rams! To enter, all you have to do is visit Larrimor’s on Facebook, become a fan, more

Want to Win Steelers Tickets?

Image by bethykae via Flickr Who wouldn’t want to win two free tickets to a Steelers game? Luckily for us, Pittsburgh shopping institution Larrimor’s is giving away two tickets to the December 12th Steelers vs. Bengals game.  All you have to do to enter is visit Larrimor’s on Facebook, become a fan, and leave a comment on their wall saying which more

Pecha Kucha Night! (That's pe-chak-cha to Pittsburghers)

Pecha Kucha is the onomatopoeic Japanese word for the sound of conversation – A.K.A. an event for the local creative class to meet and network while presenters share their stories, collections, products and/or work in 6 minutes and 40 seconds of exquisitely matched words and images and then sit the hell down.  Join the Pittsburgh chapters of AIGA more

Where Are You Celebrating After the St. Patrick's Day Parade?

Image by ccs-pics via Flickr We have recieved numerous emails asking what to do after the St. Patrick’s Day Parade.  As you may know, Market Square is under construction (check out these articles on the impact of the construction on the Market Square businesses – Post-Gazette 2/5/2010 and Tribune Review 2/26/2010).  We are very sad to see another more

Behind Our Scenes:"Backstage" Artists at SPACE

Often times museum employees “are artists who dedicate their days promoting the artwork of others and their nights & weekends creating artwork of their own.” Curators Laura Mustio and Nicole Rosato celebrate this fact with a new show, Behind Our Scenes, opening Friday night from 6-9PM at SPACE (812 Liberty Ave. in Downtown). Rosato herself is more

Summer Gallery Crawl in the Cutural District

Image by now picnic via Flickr The Cultural District has been organizing these gallery crawls for the past few years – I have made it down town for a few of these friday evening events and it is always a great and interesting time.  All of the Gallerys along and near Penn Avenue open their doors and put out a spread of snacks.  Since it is July more

Early Look at Light Up Night

Image by Barack Obama via FlickrIheartPGH hearts Franktuary and I know this place is only open for lunch, but for light up night, November 21, 2008. Tim and Megan will be staying up late to serve hot dogs and hot chocolate.  Live music by Martha Jane. Know of other light up night activities?  Please share! more