Author Archives: Lindsay

About Lindsay

Lindsay has been writing about Pittsburgh since 2005. She likes pretzels from the Pretzel Shop on Carson St., used book stores, her rollerblades and she hopes to learn to skateboard someday soon.

Wake Up to a Poem

Oh this is just one of those things that makes you realize Pittsburgh is filled with creative smart people. Check out this service (based in Pittbsurgh) that lets you set up a wake up call where you pick the artist or a poem for your wake up call – Tele-Art.org

I am particularly fond of the story behind this project. From Tele-Art.org…

Alexi

I keep sleeping through the alarm. But a phone call gets me up every time.

Damien

So just get a wake up call.

Alexi

I don’t know…I don’t have any money…

Damien

I bet they have something on the web where they call you with an ad and it’s free.

Alexi

. It would be cooler if you could wake up with a poem. How hard would that be to do?

Damien

Well…all you would have to do is XXXXX, XXX, and XXXXX then XXXX software XXXX server XXXX, XXXXX phone XXXXX, XXXX mp3s maybe XXXX agents XXX. Something like that

Alexi

We should write a grant.

Pittsburgh has craigslist: pittsburgh classifieds for jobs, apartments, personals, for sale, services, community, and events

craigslist: pittsburgh classifieds for jobs, apartments, personals, for sale, services, community, and events

What is craigslist? Craigslist is AWESOME!!!

craigslist is by far the best online FREE classified bulletin board. In New York, Boston and San Francisco craigslist is one of the best ways to find a job or an apartment. Now that Craigslist has been in Pittsburgh for awhile more people are using it and there is a lot of great info on there – and some funny stories too.

Why is it called craigslist? (this is one of my favorite parts and it tells you a bit about what kind of site craigslist is)…

Craig wanted to call it “sf-events”, but more knowledgeable friends suggested calling it “craigslist” to reinforce its personal and down-to-earth nature. He still finds it awkward that such a visible site is named after him, but he’ll get over it.

Do you need some free slide projectors – http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/zip/125598277.html

and there is more FREE STUFF – check out the FREE section under “For Sale” for all sorts of free things that someone else is trying to get rid of.

Do you have a good Pittsburgh Craigslist story? We want to hear about it – email info@iheartpgh.org and tell us how craigslist has helped you.

Cute as a button/Panic Buttons .net

They’re here – we have just recieved our first order of 1″ buttons from our friends at Panic Buttons.net (Pittsburgh based button makers – of course!) and they are cute as a button. Keep an eye out for them around da burgh. If you would like your own I heart PGH button just send us a dollar or two via paypal – paypal@iheartpgh.com and we will send some over to you.











If you need some buttons for your group (which of course you do) definitly check out PanicButtons.net – and support a Pittsburgh loving business.

what is PGH without sports

We have just corrected a small oversight on our part and we now have a category for “sports” – Sports are one part of what makes Pittsburgh a great city – and we aren’t saying that for a place to be a great place to live it has to have sports – One of the reasons to love sports in Pittsburgh is that sports become a major cultural force of connecting people. If you have not done so yet – you must stop by a bar during a Steeler game. A football game in Pittsburgh bring people together like no other force can. So for IheartPGH.com to truely document the best parts of Pittsburgh then we must document this city and sport. We hope you will share some of your stories about sports and Pittsburgh.

Even Ben Roethlisberger has a Blog

Yes, every ones favorite Steeler has his own blog – Ben Roethlisberger’s Blog. Ben shows us some pictures of his dog and some others from his camera phone while he is on the road with the team. From his blog you get the sense that Ben is just a nice guy who happens to be a great football player. It is just nice to see one of these players who also seems to love Pittsburgh and Pittsburghers as much as he loves playing football. Big Ben