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Urban Hike is Back – and in search of a 24 hour donut shop

I am sitting here looking out the window at SUNSHINE. Last saturday was perfect weather – and I enjoyed walking around Lawrenceville on Saturday afternoon. See my post about the Slaughterhouse Gallery here. I just checked Weather.com and we are looking at another 70 degree weekend. So it is time to get outside and not do yard work. Thankfully Urban Hike is back for the 2008 season. If you are a regular reader of IheartPGH – you will know I heart Urban Hike. I have been on number of their hikes and give it a huge endorsement. Please don’t let… Read the rest

Primary Pittsburgh Project: Emoticons

The Primary Pittsburgh Project is a cross blog project to share the primary stories of why Pittsburgh is great in a 5 day blogging marathon before the PA Presidential Primary.  Please visit Primary Pittsburgh to share you story. I found this video on YouTube and I think it is a great example of one of the greatest new job stories of the area – technology.  Pittsburgh has long been ahead of the rest of the US in technology.  With Carneige Mellon and other universities – Pittsburgh is one of the hotbeds of technology development.  The emoticon story is a great,… Read the rest

Radio Round Up – April 17, 2008

The guys at WDVE had me do a run down on Thursday this week – so we are a day early for the Radio Round-Up. Pittsburgh Signs Project Call for Photographs PittsburghSigns.org – website of pictures of signs Putting together a book for the 250 Birthday of Pittsburgh Everyone is invited to submit photos of their favorite signs Deadline is April 30, 2008. Map and Compass Scavenger Hunt Sunday, April 20, 2008 at Heartwood Acres Western, PA Orienteering Club Multiple trails for all levels of Orienteering skills. Earth Day Recycling at Fifth Avenue Place Tue, April 22 to Fri. April… Read the rest

Map and compass scavenger hunt at Hartwood Acres

Scavenger Hunts have been a popular activity so I thought this looked like a good event to post.  I am happy to learn that there is a Western PA Orienteering Club.  Grab your compass and some friends, they will give you a map and you will navigate Hartwood Acres using your compass.  Multiple trails will be mapped out for different levels. Where: Hartwood Acres Park, Middle Rd, Allison Park, PA 15101 When: Sunday, April 20, 2008; sign-in 11 AM – 2 PM What is Orienteering? Orienteering is a competitive form of land navigation. It is for all ages and degrees… Read the rest

Earth Day – Recycle your Jean, Sneakers, Eye Glasses

Tuesday, April 22 is a big big day here in Pittsburgh.  It is Primary election day and it is EARTH DAY.  Which provides an excellent excuse to think about recycling. I think this event, reSoultion,  at Fifth Avenue Place is an extra good idea because they giving you a chance to recycle something that you can’t normally recycle.  Jeans will be turned into insulation, eye glasses will be sent to those who need them and sneakers will be turned into play ground sources.  Just drop off your items and they are even giving away some earth friendly gifts too. TUESDAY,… Read the rest

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