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Category: Green PGH

  • Good Green News

    In this months Utne Reader there is an article about ten cities that are leaning green. In the US – the article talks about Portland, Los Angeles and PITTSBURGH!
    SustainLane give Pittsburgh the number 1 spot for local food. Pittsburgh ranks #19 overall. I would say that is pretty good for a rusting steel town. Pittsburgh looses points for things like city innovation and a lack of a future plan – so there is still work to do.
    A big round of applause for those people supporting farmers markets. The Utne reader reports that Pittbsurgh has 7 farmers markets and 188 community gardens (which is nearly 4 times as many gardens as Seattle has).

  • SALVO Arts Festival

    SALVO Arts Festival
    Art meets sustainability. Construction Junction opens its doors for the annual festival of Salvage Arts.
    Artists will displace thier work and workshops in all sorts of things from mosaics to jewlery will be offered. Lots of entertainment and fun. Visit http://www.salvoarts.org for more info

  • Urban Hike – did you know Pittsburgh has an urban horse farm?

    Yes, there is an urban horse farm and many other unusual things in this city that one would not expect to find in a city. About once a month or so, some of the folks from Ground Zero (http://www.gzpgh.org) plan a walking tour of a different city neighborhood. One does not need to leave the city limits to find some interesting things. They have covered some of the hidden neighborhoods in the city of Pittsburgh.
    The hikes are free, just show up and you are guaranteed to meet a great group of people and learn alot about the neighborhood.

    The hikes are organized by:
    Sean Beasley
    Kate Fink (you may recognize her from WDUQ radio)
    Mark Hoffman
    Emily Keebler

    We at Iheartpgh.com have met some of these hikers and can attest that they are great people, definitly PGH lovers. To learn more about the hikers visit http://www.urbanhike.org

    Saturday October 1 – Urban Hike visits Carnegie.
    Meet at Eccentricities, 222 Third Avenue, 10 am, October 1st.
    There should be plenty of street parking – Gas is expensive. How about these buses instead? 100, 25D

    The hike will take about three hours.
    As always, comfortable shoes, sunscreen and water are excellent ideas.

    For More Info – Urban Hike http://www.urbanhike.org

  • BUY A GOOD FRIEND A GOOD BEER

    is the tag line for the East End Brewing Company (http://eastendbrewing.com/) – you may have seen their beers at some local drinking establishments around Pittsburgh. I was a fan of the Big Hop before I knew that it was made by a brewer that hearts PGH
    Currently they have 3 year-round beers:
    Big Hop IPA
    Black Strap Stout
    East End Witte

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    The East End Brewing Company is located in an tiny unassuming warehouse in Homewood next to the busway. Visit the website http://eastendbrewing.com/ for updates on Brewery Open Houses. Scott Smith, the brewmaster, is a super nice guy and has opened the place up on occasion for beer lovers to come in for a visit

    There are 2 other great reasons to visit http://eastendbrewing.com/ and drink their beer.
    1. Sustainability – they are committed to being an enviromentally sustainable business!!

    2. Pouring List
    East End Brewing Co. beers can be found at lots of great little neighborhood bars around Pittsburgh.
    check out the pouring list http://eastendbrewing.com/pouring.htm and see if there is a bar in your neighborhood or a new neighborhood to visit.