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• Snickie – New Pittsburgh food blog – PopCity media points out that there is a new food blog in town. check out some of the reviews and suggest some good places for pumpkin pickin
• PodCamp Pittsburgh 2009: Wrap up – If you missed last week's PodCamp Pittsburgh #4 PopCity Media has a nice wrap up. Lots of great presenters from Pittsburgh and beyond. Food from Franktuary and treats from the Goodie Truck too.
• Almost! – Tazza D’Oro – A sneak peek (with lots of photos) at the new Tazza D’Oro location on the CMU campus. More good coffee in more places.
• G21st Street at 21st Street Coffee and Tea – 21st Street Coffee and Tea in the Strip District will be open for the G20

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• BLOGSKI » Blog Archive » Pittsburgh Entrepreneur Fund – Blogski has a nice write up on the Pittsburgh Entrepreneurship Fund – a loan fund for start ups and growing businesses
• Bittersweet Harvest | Your Source for the Emerging Pittsburgh Art Scene – I wanted to point out this great blog about the Pittsburgh Arts Scene – they have had some nice posts recently. Here is some more info about Bittersweet Harvest "This blog is designed by artists for artists to inform you about what is going on in the Pittsburgh arts community. This includes a wide range of the arts, so feel free to share with me what you are working on! Bittersweet Harvest is your source to find out what is happening locally in the 'burgh while providing inspiration and information about the galleries and artists of Pittsburgh. The best of the best of PGH's art scene! Thank you for stopping by!"
• New Coffee Shop and New Cantina Open in Lawrenceville – Check out the Lawrenceville Corporation newsletter – there is a new coffee shop and a new bar/restaurant (they are currently just serving drinks, but food is coming soon) on Butler Street in Lawrenceville

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• the “other” Hank’s in New Brighton | Dave and Dave’s Excellent Blog – For all of the Glen's Frozen Custard Fans out there – here is another custard shop. Check out the Daves blog for a video clip too.
• Only In Pittsburgh » Blog Archive » Mary Mondays! – Great picture from Big Jim's in the Run – Steelers Flag and Virgin Mary.
• Pittsburgh's Kobold reaches Mt. Everest summit – Michael Kobold, a watchmaker from Robinson, and Sir Ranulph Fiennes have scaled Mount Everest, reaching the summit last night.
• Post Gazette Video – Chemexin and Pressin Coffee – Amy and Drew – Tazza D’Oro – Post-Gazette talks coffee with some of the top coffee shops in town

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I posted a picture of the homemade ho hos I found on my first visit to Big Dog Coffee back in November.
If you haven’t had a chance to check out one of the newest and I think nicest coffee shops in town – check out this video interview with the owners of Big Dog Coffee from today’s PopCity Media.

Read some other reviews of Big Dog Coffee on Yelp and Urban Spoon.

Image via WikipediaPittsburgh has been getting very serious about coffee in the past couple of years.  The coffee shops around the city are not only great places for coffee but have become hubs of different neighborhoods.  Some of the local coffee shops have come together to form PACA – Pittbsurgh Area Coffee Association.The PACA website is PittsburghCoffee.org, which includes a map of local coffee shops and a listing of coffee blogs.This weekend Pittsburgh will host the Mid-Atlantic & Northeast Regional Barista Competition.  This is kind of like the iron-chef of coffee making.  Baristas from 11 different states will be competiting for fame and prizes.  Check out some of the baristas from Tazzo D’oro who are experience competitors and bloggers.   The competition is free to attend.  They will be selling deserts to accompany the coffee – all proceeds benefit the Greater Pittsburgh Communty Food Bank.Friday, Satruday & Sunday, Feb. 6-8, 2009 11am-5pm daily (Complete Schedule here) @ Pittsburgh Marriot North in Cranberry More on the competition:  

• Espresso Throwdown Preview ‘09 @ 21st Street Coffee Blog
• Post-Gazette Article on the competitions @ Tazzo D’Oro blog
• check out their Super Bowl pictures here.
• Are Your Ready for Some Espresso? @ Aldo Coffee Blog
• Watch Ed Wethii from Kiva Han and Ken Zeff of Crazy Mocha talk to John Delano on KDKA here.
• Follow the Barista Competition on Facebook here. 

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• More playground chat (and a little Schenley history) « Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Blog – a follow up on the presentation about the playgounf of the future
• Welcome baristas and coffee lovers! « Mid-Atlantic & Northeast Barista Competition – Pittsburgh is hosting the Mid-Atlantic & Northeast Barista Competition this winter! Coffee experts will be coming from all over to the great PGH to compete in coffee!
• Autumnal Lasagna – Burghilicious – Another amazing recipe from Lauren!
• Pittsburgh Sports and Mini Ponies – I love that there is a blog about both Pittsbrugh Sports and Mini Ponies. I think "mini ponies" is now the most unique tag we have here at IheartPGH. I hope there are future posts I can tag with "mini ponies"

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