Meet the Sprout Fund at the November First Fridays on Penn Avenue
The first Friday of every month is celebrated with a big neighborhood wide open house along Penn Ave in the neighborhood of Friendship. Gallerys have snacks and drink, special exhibits are set up and lots of people are walking around….
This Looks AMAZeing! Coolspring Corn Maze
Image by remolacha.net fotos via FlickrI caught a glimpse of this thing from the article in the Post-Gazette last Friday and I can’t believe I didn’t find it sooner. The Coolspring Corn Maze is a 10 acre maze of cornfields,…
Tree Planting in East Liberty
Image by alexindigo via FlickrAfter you have some pancakes at the East Liberty Rotary Pancake Breakfast on Saturday you can walk across the street to Peabody high school and join Friends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest in planting 115 trees…
So you have a business idea…
Image by mbfulk via FlickrPittsburgh has some resources for people that want to start businesses, especially technology businesses. I have attended some of the work shops at the Tech Council, definitely worth a few hours of your time. I just…
Haunted Boat Ride on the RiverQuest Explorer
RiverQuest is awesome and one of those cool things that didn’t exist when I was a kid. RiverQuest, which used to be called Pittsburgh Voyager, is a floating classrom that is here to provide hand on learning on the rivers. …
Wilderness First Aid
Image via WikipediaIf you are interested in taking your outdoors skills to the next level – this is the course for you. Venture Outdoors is bringing the people from NOLS, which is an amazing organization that lead outdoor trips and…
Dragon Boat Festival 2008
This is the 7th Annual Dragon Boat Festival and this event is kind of special for IheartPGH as it was one of the first things we blogged about in 2005 (and 2006 and 2007. I have attended a few of…
Three Rivers Postcard Club
Why hasn’t anyone told me about this club – I think it sounds great and I hope I can make their annual Post Card Show next weekend. Thanks to the South Pittsburgh Neighborhoods blog for posting about this group. The…
The World Pinball Championships are in Pittsburgh
Actually, I believe that the last 7 Pinball Championships have been held in Pittsburgh. PAPA stands for the Professional & Amateur Pinball Association. One of the reasons the PAPA tournament is here in Pittsburgh is because there is a dedicated…
Running in A Red Dress
The Hash Hound Harriers, Pittsburgh’s Drinking Club with a Running Problem are back in RED. Friday, July 25th, 2008 is their Red Dress Run. Yep they will be running around town in red dresses – Men and Women, in red…
3rd Annual Mountain Bike Festival
Part of BikeFest 08 is the Mountain Bike Festival organized by PTAG (Pittsburgh Trails Advocacy Group). The Mountain Bike Festival will be traveling to all of the county parks. Helmets are required and rides will be about 2 hours. Mountain…
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