Sept. 17th – Dragon Boat Festival

We have dragon’s on these rivers.
What is a dragon boat? – A 40 foot long boat with a dragon’s head on the front, powered by 20 paddlers and a drummer on the back.

Sept. 17th is the 4th Annual Dragon Boat Festival @ South Side River Front Park
Pittsburgh Dragon Boat Festival Website – http://www.pittsburghdragonboatfestival.org/

Teams will compete all day and there will be food and activities to learn about Chinese and Pan-Asian cultures in Pittsburgh.

Can’t Make the Festival: Check out Three Rivers Rowing Asociation for Dragon Boat outings (and other opportunities to get on the water)
Three Rivers Rowing Assocaiton – http://www.threeriversrowing.org

Hot Dogma

Hot Dogma is a reason to go downtown for lunch. Located in the basement of Trinity Cathedral – Hot Dogma serves up hot dogs, salads, fruit shakes, and more.
Another reason to love Hot Dogma is that they have free wireless internet.
The entrance to the place is on Oliver Ave – across from what used to be Lazarus.
Visit their website for more info: Hot Dogma – www.hotdogmapgh.com

Check out this article about Hot Dogma from the Post Gazette –
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04302/402845.stm

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Beehive

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The Beehive
is probably where we first started talking about I heart PGH. This little gem of a coffee shop just keeps getting bigger and better. This was probably the first of the independent coffee shops in Pittsburgh and it continues to be a popular one.
3 reasons why I like the beehive
1. Free Wireless
2. Independently owned
3. They will make me anything I ask for (aka one of the only places to get a smoothie that is not just sugar water and ice)

Yes – we know that sometimes the staff here has a reputation for being too cool. However after spending much time here we have found most of them are pretty nice people.

If you are looking for a place to get a snack and work on your laptop – make this your desitination