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Image by william.k via Flickr I saw this on the Venture Outdoors blog this week and thought it was worth sharing. Visit Pittsburgh has a poll on their site – vote on a name for the new park or suggest a name – deadline is August 31, 2009. Cast your vote and enter to win a night at the Renaissance hotel. Cast Your Vote, Submit Your Big Idea, and more
Last month, OpenThread organized the first Small Press Festival here in Pittsburgh. OpenThread is a regional arts collective that has been working on events to connect other writers and artists in Western PA. The Small Press Festival was a month long celebration of the smaller publications here in Pittsburgh including a weekend expo of local small more
Last month I made it to the end of Viper Soul Club at the Shadow Lounge and one of the last songs of the evening was about Pittsburgh but I wasn’t able to get all of the details from DJ Juddy about this Pittsburgh song. Well this video popped up on YouTube today – with the entire song and a great slide show of phoos from Vipers Soul Club in January. more
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 more
This event was a big big success last year. I have to admit I was a bit skeptical about this idea, but after seeing the pictures and video it looks like everyone had a great time. more
Art Olympics, Saturday, June 21, 6:30 pm, Market Square This event looks like it is going to be a great time. Artists will be competing against the clock and with limited materials to create sculpture. I think it will be interestesting to see how the different teams tackle the creative process. The final products will be judged by a panel of experts. I more
