November 9, 2011 – 2:41 AM
You may have noticed some buzz on the internet about Mac Miller and his new song and album Blue Slide Park. Mac Miller is a hip hop artist who is from Pittsburgh and has recorded a few songs about the area. Especially because it is the featured album in this weeks iTunes email: Thanks to Mac Miller for putting Pittsburgh and this park on more
April 15, 2011 – 10:58 AM
It is shaping up to be a super spring weekend in Pittsburgh. We know that Friday is a hockey night in this town – but here are some things to keep you busy until game #3. You can listen to IheartPGH chat live with Jim and Randy on WDVE 102.5 FM most Friday mornings at 6:45 am. The Tech Fair CMU now calls this Spring Carnival – but more
Tags Carnegie Mellon University, cmu spring carnival, comicon, Easter egg, frick park, Handmade Arcade, pittsburgh comicon, pysanky, Schenley Plaza, steel city showdown, tech fair, Ukrainian festival
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January 14, 2011 – 10:04 PM
Image via Wikipedia Before I get started, there has been a pretty lengthy debate as to whether riding a sled in the snow is termed as sledding or sled riding. Now, I never considered the term sled riding EVER to be incorrect since I’ve grown up in either central/western PA my entire life. As soon as I went to college, though, things more
May 28, 2010 – 11:40 AM
Image via Wikipedia Alona asked, “We just got a new puppy! He’s a black lab mix – and boy is this heat getting to him. Where’s a good place in or around Pittsburgh to take a dog for a swim? Thanks!” So glad that Alona asked “in or around” as the following places are scattered all over the Pittsburgh metro area. The good news is that there are more
May 7, 2009 – 1:31 PM
Image via Wikipedia Since the playoff game is on Friday night and hopefully Sunday – Saturday afternoon is free this weekend. A great afternoon to combine some exercise with beer. Check out the Venture Outdoors mircobrewery hike. We’ll start this activity with an easy hike through Frick Park to get our bodies moving. Afterward, we’ll head over to more
March 8, 2009 – 9:00 PM
Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look: Ridgway Rendezvous – Chainsaw art festival! Why haven't I heard of this before? Just finished the 10th annual festival. I am putting this on the calendar for next year. Pop City – Pittsburgh's Frick Park named Best Urban Escape by Get Out! magazine – Pittsburgh's 561-acre more
Tags artists, arts & culture, chainsaw, festival, frick park, getout, Get_Out-Magazine, parks, popcity, public_art, ridgeway-pa
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October 22, 2008 – 8:26 AM
Image via WikipediaI wanted to highlight this event for a few reasons Nature Photography Bingo sounds like a great idea – Participants will be given a disposable camera and a bingo board with items found in nature, and can work alone or in groups to photograph the items and complete the boards. At the end of the event, the ETC students will collect more