Accordion Pool Party in Lawrenceville
Image by gadgetgirl via Flickr On Saturday, September 12 from 3-7PM, Leslie Park swimming pool at 4700 Butler St. in Lawrenceville will thrum with activity-and not a drop of water. The site will host Accordion Pool Party, an ethnic music…
Help Name the New Park on Mt. Washington
Image by william.k via Flickr I saw this on the Venture Outdoors blog this week and thought it was worth sharing. Visit Pittsburgh has a poll on their site – vote on a name for the new park or suggest…
Visionary Arts Festival in Schenley Plaza
Pittsburgh neighborhoods are abound with arts festivals this summer, but the first Pittsburgh Visionary Arts Festival promises to be a bringing together more than 50 local visionary artists and art innovators into a single venue. For three full days, these artists…
Lebowski Bash @ Arsenal Lanes with DJ Swank Cat
Image by Sleeper Cell via Flickr As if a Sunday evening of bowling at Arsenal Lanes wasn’t great enough… The every popular DJ Swank Cat is bring the Summer of Swank to Sunday night. Sunday, July 26, 2009 – 9pm…
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…
Spend Saturday in Regent Sqaure – Yard Sale and Book Sale
Image via Wikipedia Its Yard Sale Season! Saturday, May 16th head over to Regent Square for sales and more sales. 10th Annual Regent Square Yard Sale 8am-2pm Pick up maps at the Regent Square Theater (on Braddock Ave) or the…
Pittsburgh Marathon Events for Everyone Else
Even if you aren’t up for running 26 miles on Sunday May 3 there are tons of activites for everyone else to celebrate. Over 20 bands will be preforming along the course – click here for a complete lists of…
Hilltop Urban Hike – Saturday April 25
Image by michael and anna via Flickr Woo Hoo! Spring has sprung and the urban hike folks are back with their first hike of 2009. This is one of my favorite PGH activities – totally laid back group – you…
cityLive – People that do more than talk
For over a year now, cityLIVE has been putting together interesting panel discussions and forums on all sorts of interesting topics. Check out my post about the first cityLIVE event here. Both CEOs for Cities and Return to Pittbsuburgh have…
Glass Flowers Never Die
Image by Old Shoe Woman via Flickr I know that many people wanted to attend for Valentine’s Day and it sold out quickly. The glass center is back with another love themed activity. You and your sweetheart and make a…
I heart Giveaways – Free Hair Cut from Dean of Shadyside
Image via WikipediaSome of the blogs that I follow on a regular basis occasionally have a contest to giveaway prizes to their readers. I have been collecting a big pile of things to giveaway but I didn’t get a chance…
Polish Hill, Photos and a Stop by the Police
Well this started as a simple “check out this picture” blog post that took a funny turn when it led to a run in with the police. I had just stopped at La Prima in the strip District for a…
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