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Pittsburgh Signs Project Now Available on Amazon.com

If you are a regular reader you will know that we really like signs (and sometimes climb over guard rails to photograph them) and that we have been following the Pittsburgh Signs Project from its beginnings as a blog to a published book.

The book – Pittsburgh Signs Project: 250 Signs of Western Pennsylvania – is now available on Amazon.com. I have a copy and I gave some copies of the book to friends for Christmas. It is even easier to order a copy for your friends who don’t live in Pittsburgh.

If you would prefer to shop local…

Pittsburgh Signs Project: 250 Signs of Western Pennsylvania is now available for sale at Carnegie Mellon’s University Store in the shop or online, the Mattress Factory Museum (North Side) and Heinz History Center (Strip District) shops.

The book is also for sale at the Carnegie Museum of Art Store (Oakland), Andy Warhol Museum (North Side) and Silver Eye Center for Photography (South Side).

Links Worth a Look – February 11th

Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look:

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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Links Worth a Look – September 16th

Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look:

Mattress Factory – A Museum of Contemporary Art: ARTIST SPOTLIGHT :: Damien Hirst – I wish I had seen his work when it was at the Mattress Factory – the fly one looks cool and kind of strange at the same time. My favorite art from the Mattress Factor was the dinner party one that was set up there a few years ago. If anyone has a link to that please share.
Strange Pennyslvania Pittsburgh Premiere! | Dave and Dave’s Excellent Blog – Dave and Dave have a new special about strange things in the great state of PA. I had a chance to chat with the Daves about this new special – I think there are going to be some great segments. Check out the premier on Sept. 25 at 8pm
WTAE turns 50 « BurghBoy Blogs – Happy 50th Birthday to WTAE!
find the time to rhyme – David Pohl is an illustrator, an educator, a DJ, a performance artist, an installation artist, a blogger, a gardener and oh, yeah, a drummer! This is his blog.
Justin Driscoll – The Intersection of Life and Faith – Justin is a youth minister who lives in Western PA who has a background in technology. This is his blog and he has also authored a book "7things I wish I knew before I graduated"

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Author Lecture: Timothy Keller, The Reason For God

While I heart PGH is happy to answer lots of questions about Pittsburgh – questions like the reason for pierogi are more what this website is about. The Reason for God is a book and this event came to me from a Pittsburgh native and a good friend who is working on the publicity for the event. She only send me the best of the best in books and events so it comes with a major recommendation. The CCO is a great organization also based in Pittsburgh that helps to connect students and churches. More info about this event and the CCO is available here.

The CCO Presents An Evening with Timothy Keller, author of “The Reason for God”

When: Thursday, May 22, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA*
Cost: Open to the public and free of charge

Doubting your doubts?
Why does God allow suffering in the world? How could a loving God send people to Hell? Why isn’t Christianity more inclusive? How can one religion be “right” and the others “wrong”? Why have so many wars been fought in the name of God?

If you or your friends ever struggled with any of these questions, you won’t want to miss this event.

As the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, Timothy Keller has compiled a list of the most frequently voiced doubts skeptics bring to his church as well as the most important reasons for faith. His book, The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism, peaked at #6 on the New York Times Bestseller List. In his book, Dr. Keller “addresses each doubt and explains each reason, using literature, philosophy, real-life conversations, and reasoning to explain how faith in a Christian God is a soundly rational belief, held by thoughtful people of intellectual integrity with a deep compassion for those who truly want to know the truth.”

Join the CCO in welcoming Dr. Timothy Keller to the Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland, situated between the campuses of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 22, 2008. The event is free of charge, so bring your friends—skeptics, believers, cynics, and doubters alike!

For more information about this event, please contact Scott Calgaro, Director of Conferences & Events, CCO (scalgaro@ccojubilee.org or 412.363.3303 x109).

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Dr. Timothy Keller attended Bucknell University, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and Westminster Theological Seminary. He was ordained by the Presbyterian Church of America and served as a pastor in Virginia for nine years, while also serving as director for church planting for the mid-Atlantic region. As the founder of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, he started his congregation with a few dozen people in 1989. It now draws over five thousand weekly attendees who meet in three Manhattan locations. Redeemer has begun a movement of church planting across America and throughout major world cities. Many pastors model their churches on Redeemer and Keller’s thoughtful style of preaching. Dr. Keller lives in New York City with his wife and sons. For more information, visit www.redeemer.com.