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The Real Story Behind Charlotte’s Web

Since tomorrow might be gray and rainy… here is a great indoor activity perfect for anyone who loves books.  Mystery Lovers Bookshop, located in Oakmont, is whole shop dedicated to mystery books, they also sell other books and can order any book you would like (support your local book shop).  On Satruday, Mystery Lovers Bookshop is hosting a Coffee & Crime author event with Michael Sims who wrote the book The Story of Charlotte’s Web: E.B. Whites’s Eccentric Life in NAture and the Birth of an American Classic. Michael Sims, Coffee & Crime Oct. 1 If you’ve ever wondered how… Read the rest

Bringing Life Back to the East Liberty Borders

I have been excited about this ideas since we first got an email about it last month.  Fleeting Pages is a project to turn the East Liberty Borders – which closed for business a few weeks ago into a pop-up independent book store.  With the help of a lot of different groups – Fleeting Pages will be open for a month. Fleeting Pages is also putting Pittsburgh on the map – the idea has been covered on national blogs too – GalleyCat and The Consumerist. You can help get the ball rolling on this project by supporting the Fleeting Pages… Read the rest

Still Time for Some Summer Reading + $30 Joseph Beth Books Giveaway

We have books on the brain today and wanted to share some links that might be helpful for anyone looking for a few more books to read instead of beach reads – think burgh reads.  Scroll down for info about how to win a $30 certificate to Joseph Beth Books. Blogging Books About the Burgh Check out the blog Books N’At – a blog that is all about books and the burgh.  Profiles of Pittsburgh authors and a calendar of literary events too. … Read the rest

Links Worth a Look – June 14th

Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look: Fizzy Drinks Class – Hack Pittsburgh hosts a class on Fizzy Drinks – the history, techniques, and equipment behind a range of fermented carbonated beverages. Also will be making root beer. Sat – June 26. La Gourmandine – New French Bakery Opening in Lawrenceville this week – A couple from Paris has moved to Pittsburgh and will be opening a French bakery on Butler Street. The soft opening is on Tuesday. (via Pittsburgh Magazines Eat Street) Book – "Rooney: A Sporting Life" – New book from Pitt history professor Rob… Read the rest

History Books – Making the Connections

Making the Connections Book Launch Party Friday, April 17, 2009, 4-7 pm Shadow Loung, 5972 Baum Blvd, East Liberty RSVP on Facebook here. One of the final events of the Pittsburgh 250 celebration was the community connections wrap up session back in December.  The afternoon turned out to be a lot more fun that I had anticipated.  As part of the Pittbsurgh 250 birthday celebration – the folks at the Sprout Fund helped to distribute over $1,000,000 in grants to communities around western PA to celebrate pride and progress in their community. I was honored to serve on the grant… Read the rest

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