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Links Worth a Look – February 11th

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Book Review: Zombies Ate My Headlines | Pittsburgh Metblogs – Mike from Pittsburgh Metblogs has posted a nice review of the Carbolic Smoke Ball book "So much praise has already been heaped onto this book, I really can’t add much more. The book is a great read, I was laughing with just about every page. The pace, was very well done as well, a good mix of longer stories, shorter snippets and even a few photo and caption articles as well."
BLOGSKI » Seen around the neighborhood: Mother’s Bread advertisement – Another picture of a great sign in Polish Hill.
A Love Letter to Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Magazine: February 2009 – Pittsburgh believed in me in a way New York never really had. How could I not warm to its confidence? But my affection amounted to more than that. Something about the landscape of the city, so affecting on that first visit years before, started to feel like home.

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Pop City – Need a loan? Pertuity launches innovative social finance platform – This company looks really interesting. Kind of a mashup between social networks and banking. Borrowers and investors get better rates. I am interested in learning more about social lending and it is nice to see there are some ties to Pittsburgh.
Are you ready for some football? (Pittsburgh) | handmade in PA – Black and Gold gifts from Pennsylvania crafters
Natural Stitches: Knitting On » Blog Archive » Are you ready for the playoffs? – I love that even the knitting shops in Pittsburgh are excited for the Steelers.

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Begginers Cross County Skiing – Saturday Jan. 25 – I think this should be a good weekend to get outdoors!
Welcome a new Bakery to Sq. Hill! – A new bakery is sweetening up Squirrel Hill’s bustling commercial district. Located in the heart of the thriving East End neighborhood at 2119 Murray Ave., Sweet Tammy’s opened its doors to lovers of homemade treats Dec. 1.
Pittsburgh leads campaign to bail out the troubled Hostess Twinkie – Pittsburgh-based Rose Stein Inc. has launched a national campaign to rescue the beloved Twinkie,
Pittsburgh's Tugboat Printshop gets inaugural treatment this week – Congratulations to Tugboat Printshop !!
"The artists, Paul Roden and his wife Valerie Lueth, earned a coveted invitation to hang their work in the inaugural week exhibition, Manifest Hope: DC Gallery, a diverse gathering of the nation’s most talented visual artists who provided artistic inspiration to the Obama campaign, such as the now famous iconic blue and red image of Obama's face by Shepherd Ferry. "
I steel PGH t-shirt – Another great t-shirt in black and gold! Thanks for leaving a comment about this!

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Steelerbaby | Facebook – Be a fan of Steeler Baby on Facebook!
Warren Miller Success! : Venture Outdoors – Great pictures from the Warren Miller Film showing last weekend. I really like the picture of theshowing inside Carnegie Library in Homewood.
WQED adds new channel – Fans of "Sit and Be Fit" and "On Q" or "Charlie Rose" reruns need not fret. Those programs will move to a new digital subchannel called the WQED Create Channel.

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with love from pittsburgh: toodles, 2008! – This is Laura's summary of what she did in 2008 – which is worth a look beacuse she did a lot of great Pittsburgh stuff in 2008 and has added the photos too. I can't wait to see how 2009 shapes up.
Quantum Theatre is now on Facebook – Join the Quantum Theater Facebook group.
Sweetwater Cooking – Cooking School located near Sation Square. They also offer wine tastings.

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