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Obviously we love blogs, and we like Pittsburgh, and we believe blogs can be a pretty good way to learn about a city. But in this post we take a look at a non digital form of local information – the travel guide book. Travel books are like blogs, but probably better because someone has taken the time to pick out the best bits of information and more
It’s time for the annual City Paper Best of Pittsburgh entries. September 30 is the deadline to vote for your favorite places and things in Pittsburgh. There are lots of categories for voting. And submitting your favorites enters you to win an ipad from the folks at Mac Outfitters. Here are a few of my choices: Best Dance Club – Shadow Lounge Best more
I was recently asked about good places for vegetarians to get their grub on in the ‘burgh. Full disclosure: I am not a vegetarian, but I thought this would be a good question to explore for the masses. The Pittsburgh City Paper’s 2009 reader’s poll named Quiet Storm the best vegetarian restaurant in their 2009 Best of the Burgh issue. Coming in second more
The Goodie Truck? Yes Virginia, there is a mobile sweet shop in Pittsburgh that brings tasty treats and sweets to the streets of town! We first spotted this mobile sugar heaven on Valentine’s day (a perfect day to find some a new thing to love about Pittsburgh <3 <3 <3). Pittsburgh’s mobile sweet shop needs a few repairs – so the Goodie more
Image by Getty Images via Daylife I have been at the August Wilson Center yesterday and today. Oxfam and USCAN (US Climate Action Network) have set up a media center set up here – they are doing press briefings hourly on different topics. They have done a great job of providing info and photos and wireless to bloggers – we are a block from the more
Brad Yoder is a Pittsburgh based rock star. Brad performs all over the country, but most often here in Pittsburgh. True story – my dad happened to be in Colorado and ran into Brad performing. I am familiar with Brad’s music as my sister and her friends are huge fans and almost every mix cd in the car has some Brad Yoder tracks. Brad was recently more
