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Are Yinz Registered to Vote?

September 27, 2016 Lindsay

I’ve spent the past few days at home with the flu, which has given me plenty of time to watch the Presidential debate previews, documentaries on the candidates, the debates and the debate recaps. Twelve years ago, I had never voted, but a few month after attending a candidate MeetUp at the Church Brew Works, I quit my job and went to work full time on the presidential campaign. Today, September 27 is National Voter Registration Day, a perfect excuse for a post on registering to vote. October 11, 2016 is the LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE before the… Read the rest

Help Me Register 1000 New Voters // Kick-off Party at East End Brewing Tap Room on 9/7

September 2, 2016 Lindsay

Dear Pittsburgh, I need your help making sure every resident of Pittsburgh is registered to vote in the most fun way possible. Since May, I have been working for NextGen Climate, an organization that is working to elect climate change champions across the country. Before I tell you about some of the fun stuff, I want to share two reasons why I think this is an important issue for Pittsburgh and Western PA. The environment matters – we cannot just keep, keeping on with the way things are going. We can’t keep throwing plastic into landfills and look the other… Read the rest

Thur. May 26 – PUBLIC MEETING on Negley Ave Bike Lanes

May 23, 2016 Lindsay

Negley Ave Bike Lane Public Meeting Thursday, May 26, 6:00-7:00pm Union Project, 801 N Negley Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 Facebook Event: http://bit.ly/1s4WkiS More info on the Bike Pittsburgh blog here: http://bit.ly/1qETTlR. … Read the rest

Following the PA Senate Race

April 5, 2016 Lindsay

In just an hour, the three democratic candidates for PA Senate will participate in a live televised debate on WTAE. In just three weeks, the voters of Pennsylvania will go to the polls to decide which one of these three candidates will challenge Republican Pat Toomey in the general election. You can follow the debate on Twitter with the #PASenDebate. I’ve created a Twitter list of the candidates for Pa Senate here. As you know, this years Presidential election has been anything but typical. One of the things that has come up in many conversations over the past few months… Read the rest

Startup Weekend is back! Join us Sept. 18-20 for Startup Weekend Civic

September 11, 2015 Josh Lucas

A 54-hour hackathon cultivating impact and entrepreneurship Do you know what’s great? We are living through an interesting time in the history of technology, where everyday people can choose to have a real impact. It’s not a matter of waiting for large institutions to fix what we know can be fixed. You and me, me and you, we can just choose to engage each other and build solutions. That’s why Startup Weekend Civic Pittsburgh is happening at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, September 18th in the neighborhood of Allentown. It is a chance for us to come together and build solutions.… Read the rest

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