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Pittsburgh designer Zeto in Brooklyn

ByLindsay
While this event is in Brooklyn, NY and not Pittsburgh it is worth sharing.  Congratulations to Pittsburgh clothing designer Nami Ogawa.  Nama’s clothing line Zeto will be having a trunk show at Brooklyn’s SodaFine Boutique. If you are in Brooklyn, stop by on September 28th from noon to 7pm.   If you are in Pittsburgh you can check out Zeto-Clothing.com … Read the rest
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Hug a Tree for Pittsburgh

ByTiffany
I missed this when it appeared a few months back, but there was a story on Treehugger.com about the green initiatives at Pittsburgh’s new Children’s Hospital and the creation of the Pediatric Environmental Medicine Center. Treehugger is a great site for anyone interested in environmental news and problem-solving, and it’s great to see Pittsburgh getting some love for its treehugging innovations!… Read the rest
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The PG is looking for your t-shirt stories

ByLindsay
I saw this little post on the website for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette today. I thought this might be of interest to some of our blog readers. I am not sure if they are only looking for Pittsburgh stories or for stories from all over. I think I might submit my story about myIheartPGH t-shirt. I am looking forward to reading this article when it comes out. Seeking Your Help: Your favorite T-shirt Wednesday, January 17, 2007 Every favorite T-shirt usually comes a with good story on why it’s so special to you. Maybe you were wearing it when you met… Read the rest
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ByLindsay
I received this in an email from the folks at VisitPittsburgh.  It is pretty cool that Pittsburgh ranked 3rd in AmericanStyle Magazines top Arts Cities. Help Pittsburgh Be Recognized as TOPS IN THE ARTS! Think Pittsburgh is a contender in the world of art? VisitPittsburgh thinks so and AmericanStyle magazine wants to hear from you. The monthly arts magazine has opened its official balloting process to identify the Top 25 Arts Cities in the United States . In 2006, Pittsburgh ranked third in the magazine’s 9th annual Top 25 Arts Destinations Readers’ Poll. (Pittsburgh has appeared four times since the… Read the rest
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The De-”h”-ification of Pittsburgh???

ByChris
“We’ve got Fort Pitt. We made it (Pittsburgh) grow, it’s a wonderful place now, and you took away our h. Who the h*** are you”? Ever look at old maps, from around the turn of the last century, and wonder where our h went? Well, I don’t know if many of you iheart-ers know this story, but I heard this on morning today. Thought I’d share (go 2 mins into the radio stream if you don’t want to hear the setup). Btw, Roger Kruwlich is a great storyteller if you’re interested in listening to his other pieces. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6243297… Read the rest