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4th Annual Community Development Summit — 05/14+15

Bybreen May 2, 2014May 2, 2014

Pittsburgh’s Fourth Annual Community Development Summit: Reaching Across Boundaries is on May 14-15 at the Omni William Penn Hotel. Among the esteemed presenters, Mayor Peduto will be participating as moderator on a panel discussing the roles of neighborhoods and government in shaping the cities of tomorrow. Pittsburgh’s new City Planning Director, Ray Gastil, will also be on a panel, entitled “Planning for Demographic Change in our Neighborhoods.” The Summit’s two keynote speakers will be Shelley Poticha and David Rusk. Shelley is the director of the Natural Resources Defense Council’s (NRDC) Urban Solutions program, building NRDC’s work for better cities that… Read the rest

“Fifth Wall: Transit Tales” Shares Perspectives on Transit

Bybreen April 14, 2014April 14, 2014

Bricolage’s Fifth Wall series seeks to break down the barriers between scripted storytelling and current events in the world at large. The 2014 Fifth Wall Series continues, as part of the Transit Tales project, with a panel discussion on public transit in Allegheny County. Specifically, how (or if) public input should be included in planning for public transit. Panelists include: Lucy Spruill – Committee for Accessible Transportation Bonnie Young-Laing – Hill District Consensus Group Ben Samson – Architectural Designer Tom Conroy – Amalgamated Transit Union Grant Ervin – City of Pittsburgh Moderated by Chris Potter – Pittsburgh City Paper Fifth… Read the rest

Events | Politics | Uncategorized

progress pittsburgh PRE-ELECTION BONANZA: tuesday 10.24.06

Bybreen October 18, 2006

progress pittsburgh is hosting a PRE-ELECTION BONANZA to bring you everything you need to know to get educated for and involved in the upcoming general election. please join us on october 24th at 5151 penn gallery in garfield, with the partisan project show, for an evening of information and informal conversation. representatives from organizations like the league of young voters, america votes, sierra club and more will be there, some campaigns will be present, and there will be a dj to keep things lively. who: you! what: pre-election bonanza when: 10.24.06 @ 6pm where: 5151 penn avenue why: information +… Read the rest

Television | Uncategorized

smith

Bybreen August 30, 2006

set to premiere on september 26th is CBS’s new show ‘smith.’ why do you care, you might ask? well, at least the first episode of this show was filmed in pittsburgh. the trailer, which you can watch here, shows master theif ray liotta and his team busting into the mellon institute to steal a priceless work of art, then escaping by zooming along highways and the monongahela river. awesome! every little bit counts.… Read the rest

more things to do tonight

Bybreen July 21, 2006

1. Traditional fuel. It’s… Bad for the environment. A foreign-relations headache. And getting much more expensive. But what are our other options? Join us for Green Drinks this Friday at Phipps Conservatory from 5:30 to 7:30pm for a discussion on the great advances in bio-diesel and other local alternative fuel options with our hosts Steel City Bio-fuels, United Oil Company, and the PA Dept. of Environmental Protection. And after our discussion, Steel City Bio-fuels will give a live demonstration on how they make bio-fuel! About This Month’s Hosts: Steel City Bio-fuels (www.SteelCityBiofuels.org) United Oil Company (www.UnitedB100.com) What is Green Drinks?… Read the rest