2014 Guide to Crafty/Indie/Vintage Holiday Shopping Events in Pittsburgh

November 19, 2014 Lindsay Leave a Comment

Saturday 11/22 – Pittsburgh Vintage Mixer Time: 9am-3pm Location:Teamsters Local 249, 4701 Butler Street in Lawrenceville Details: Vintage Vendor Fair Admission: $5 at the Door Facebook Event | Follow @PghVintageMixer Friday 11/28 & Saturday 11/29 – I Made It Holiday Market @ Heinz 57 Center Time: Friday 2pm-8pm, Saturday 11am-5pm Location: Heinz 57 Center, 623 Smithfield Street Details: 80+ Artisans, Food Truck, Free Parking Link | Facebook Event | Follow: @IMadeItMarket Thursday 12/4 – 21+ Party at TechShop Time: 7pm-10pm Location: TechShop Pittsburgh, 192 Bakery Square Blvd. Details: TechShop hosts a holiday party with demos, workshops and a holiday market… Read the rest

March Madness and April PULSEations

April 10, 2013 Lindsay 1 Comment

Back in March, a group of Pittsburgh bloggers organized a March Madness bracket challenge – we all agreed that each blog would write a post about the winning bloggers favorite nonprofit organization. Kate Stoltzfus (aka the brains behind the blog Yinzpiration) had the winning bracket and her nonprofit of choice is PULSE. I am more than happy to write about PULSE as I think this is one nonprofit that has been quietly making a big impact on some Pittsburgh neighborhoods and is well positioned to continue to do more for the city. PULSE stands for Pittsburgh Urban Leadership Service Experience. … Read the rest