Category Archives: East

Take a Hike

Our friends at Urban Hike are at it again. This week is is a tale of two Hills – Polish Hill and the Upper Hill. This is a great way to meet some cool people and to check out some of Pittsburgh’s neighborhoods.

Here is what they have to say:

a hike through the Upper Hill and Polish Hill (with a little bit of Oakland thrown in for good measure).
WeÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ll visit a historic bank, get a great 360-degree view of the city,
and hear about some budding Scorseses. Meet us in front of Schenley High
School on Centre Avenue.

Parking:
We donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t have permission to park at the school. You can find street
parking on Bigelow Boulevard (not the BIG Bigelow Boulevard, the one thatÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s a
block away from Schenley High).

More info is available at: http://www.urbanhike.org

Happy Birthday Shadow Lounge

Big Big Birthday Party at the Shadow Lounge

Come celebrate the Shadow Lounge turning 6
And the Birthday’s of Hilary Brown, Justin Strong and SMI

Doors Open at 9pm
Free Food and Cake

DJ Selecta and Vinny (* I can attest that Shadow Lounge always, always, always has good music)

i heart dock

An old furniture store in Braddock is the new site of a collaborative public art project between Braddock, The STUDIO for Creative Inquiry and The Carnegie Mellon School of Design.

This building will once again cast light on Braddock Avenue. The five large glass-block windows which run up the eastern corner will have alternating light projections of contour line images of landmarks in Braddock transitioning to large projected letters. The word spelled out in the four top windows will change between DOCK and DOCC. The name Braddock is often spelled -Braddocc- by younger generations there.

Things are happening in Braddock, keep an eye out for more interesting projects in Braddock. It is exciting to see that people in the area are seeing great potential in the ruins of a town that has gained a reputation for being a wasteland.Ã‚Â For more information on Braddock and the opportunities for creative development there check out the Mayor’s website – http://www.15104.cc/

This is a picture of the project during the light up night celebration.Ã‚Â It was a happy coincedence that one of the other spectators is a fellow Pittsburgh lover.

I heart Braddock

Cinco De Mayo is coming soon

I am not sure why it did not occur to me to me write a post about Mad Mex before. Mad Mex is like a home away from home for me, so I guess I assumed that everyone knows about it and eats there as often as I do. I don’t have time to give a full ode to Mad Mex – I am sitting here at Mad Mex finishing my excellent lunch special and I have to hurry so I can get back to work.
But I did want to take a moment to give everyone a head up about Cinco de Mayo celebrations at Mad Mex. I just gave my lovely server Sarah one of the I Heart PGH baby buttons and some of the other servers have already stopped by to see if I have more. I heart Mad Mex and the staff loves this website.

Anyhow, Cinco de Mayo is a holiday that I think should be celebrated – so save the date on your calendar and head over to Mad Mex for
$1 off Mexican Bottles
Breakfast Burritos starting at 9am
$5 big azz margaritas
and
A Chance to win free mad mex for a year (which is about the best thing I would ever want to win ever)

Where is this place? The original Mad Mex is hidden in Oakland. Great location (just be warned it is usually loud there.) Plus there are some other Mad Mex locations in ‘gasp’ the suburbs. Which is another reason I heart Mad Mex because they provide a safe and healthy place for me to dine on those rare ocassions I have to stray from the city.
Click here for a list of Mad Mex locations.