Category Archives: pittsburgh lovers

Yinz Luv ‘Da Buccos, I Heart Jim Shearer

Jim Shearer, the mastermind behind the web-series “Yinz Luv ‘Da Guins” and “Yinz Luv ‘Da Stillers,” is answering a question he’s been asked ever since he started his homemade, YouTube sports shows three years ago: Do yinz luv ‘da Buccos? The answer is “yes.” In his Opening Day: Yinz Luv ‘Da Buccos exhibit on display at Wildcard through the month more

Even More Day Light – From Pittsburgh to Reykjavik

Image by Barack Obama via Flickr I have know Ben for a few years now and I think we have shared some of his videos here on the blog.  I just received an email update from him about his summer residency in Iceland.  I thought it might be interesting to show off Ben and some other Pittsburghers who are visiting interesting places this summer.  If more

Pittsburgh Hearts Google

I don’t need to tell you that Pittsburgh is a city on the brink. We’re a breeding ground for startups, a few plots of land away from full riverfront development, and we’ve got a plethora of thriving local businesses. Our vibrant and passionate community is what makes these things possible.

A community of connected individuals, young professionals, investors, and concerned citizens who have the power to make things happen just by the click of a mouse is a revolution; and it’s happening in Pittsburgh.

Why not take it to the next level?

Random Acts of Pittsburgh Kindness

Here are a few links and websites I wanted to share because Pittsburghers are nice people and a few clicks or dollars can go along way. First, I want to start by linking to this post on BikePGH – R.I.P. William Thomas, kid’s bike mechanic extraordinaire – this is a really nice post about a really nice Pittsburgher who donated his time to fixing bikes more

WYBMND

What? A celebration of one of Pittsburgh’s Greatest Neighbors – Mr. Rogers. WYBMND = Would You Be My Neighbor Days When: March 15 – 20, 2008 Where: All over Pittsburgh March 20 – Mr. Roger’s 80th Birthday Click Here for a Complete List of Events Some Important Events: March 20 – Wear your Favorite Sweater Day Over 1200 people have signed up more

Congratulations to PopCity Media

PopCity Media has published 100 issues of their weekly newsletter.  That is 100 issues of interesting stories, links to great articles and awesome pictures of Pittsburgh.  If you haven’t visited their site yet – what are you waiting for – check out PopCityMedia.com. I really like that they highlight different neighborhoods around Pittsburgh and more

East of Liberty Part 2

Chris Ivey is an film maker who works on documentarys around the world, but calls Pittsburgh home.  Chris has been working on capturing the story of East Liberty for a few years now.  I was luck enough to catch a glimpse of some of the raw footage a year or so ago when Chris happened to bring his laptop into the Shadow Lounge.  There has been a lot more