Category Archives: links n’at

Like, Follow, Love – Handcrafted Vote Signs, Beer & Ice Cream Sandwiches, Update on Superior Motors

Here are a whole lot of links from around the web that I think Pittsburgh lovers will like…

LIKE on Facebook: Pole-2-Polls is crafting out the vote. A group of local crafters are making handmade vote signs that are showing up around town.

FOLLOW on Twitter: @AlcosanWWTP get to know your local wastewater treatment plant

ATTEND this Event: Beer + Ice Cream Sandwiches! Leona’s Ice Cream Sandwiches is pairing up with the Brew Gentleman for the ultimate afternoon snack on Saturday, October 18. (If you haven’t had one of the Leona’s Ice Cream Sandwiches yet – you are missing out! Stop what you are doing and go get one now!) // @LeonasLLC @BrewGentleman

SAVE the date: The Pittsburgh Vintage Mixer – a vintage sale of epic proportions will be on Saturday, November 22 at the Teamsters Temple in Lawrenceville // @PghVintageMixer

Apply for this job: Small Farm Central is a hiring a customer success specialist. If you like talking about locally sourced foods, here is a great chance to work with a local business that helps small farms with tech needs. // @SMFarmCentral

Read this article: AOL has an update on Kevin Sousa‘s Superior Motors project in Braddock – How Kickstarter’s Most-Funded Restaurant Is Transforming a Town (Read our post about the Superior Motors Kickstarter here.) // @SousaPGH @SM15104

<3 this Photo on Instagram: The Corn Pit at Freedom Farms

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Links N’At – What is the correct glassware for an IC Light?

One of my favorite photos of Pittsburgh, snapped on a previous StepTrek

Here are A few links about Pittsburgh n’at that we think are worth a click…

Robotics Incubator coming to Oakland // @PghBizTimes
In case you haven’t noticed – non-pittsburghers are moving to town. NextPittsburgh has profiles 6 people and what brought them to town – New talent: 6 recent hires and what drew them to Pittsburgh // @NEXTPittsburgh
Wanna hang out with a bunch of developers? Check out the Pittsburgh Code & Supply MeetUp
For the serious beer drinkers and history lovers… Do you know the history of your beer glassware? Check out this post – So Long, Shaker Pint: The Rise and Fall of America’s Aweful Beer Glass – from the Atlantic’s CityLab blog for an extensive look at the history of the shaker pint and what glassware you should be using. So what glasswhere should I use for an IC Light? // @CityLab

ATTEND this Event: GTECH’s Wet Hoptoberfest – Friday, October 3 at the Wigle Whiskey Barrel House

LIKE on Facebook: Abomination Creations – handmade, super scary masks made by Jordan Patton who also works at TechShop Pittsburgh

FOLLOW on Twitter: @SSSNA is the twitter account South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association – don’t miss their annual StepTrek this weekend

Have a link you think is worth a share? Share it in the comments below!

links n’at – Best Christmas Commercial, Saxifrage School, SwissMiss and more

Here are a few links that we’ve shared on Facebook and Twitter that you may have missed.

Check out the latest email blast from the Saxifrage School. The Saxifrage School is working on some awesome ideas around education. I’m excited to learn more about their upcoming Dev.Year program. @SaxifrageSchool
The Pittsburgh League of Women Voters has been doing excellent non-partisan voter education work in the city and county. You should like them on Facebook here.
The Bloggers from eatPGH have a new book – Pittsburgh’s Chef’s Table. Check out the book launch party at Marty’s Market on December 7. @eatPGH
Just discovered the blog Downtown Living – lots of great photos from someone who lives downtown. @thejunctionman
Speaking of Saxifrage School, check out this post by the school’s director on Medium – Learners in Residence: join our higher-ed lab as a full-time student
Here is a great photo of Schenley Park and Forbes Field from April 24, 1936 via reddit.com/r/pittsburgh
THE BEST Christmas Commercial ever will be on the air again this holiday season. Air times for Eat N’Park’s Christmas Star Commercial are available here. @eatnpark
Pgh gets some national attention – SwissMiss (which is one of my favorite non-Pittsburgh blogs) has a post about Pittsburgh artist Vanessa German who is the founder of LoveFrontPorch (you may have seen the “Stop Shooting We Love You” yardsigns). @swissmiss
We’ve been raising money to support the CHS Holiday Project. A special thanks to Miss Pennsylvania, Annie Rosellini, for supporting the cause. @MsPAorg