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Test Driving the Chevy Volt – Pittsburgh Auto Show

From Lindsay: Thanks to the folks at Chevy for inviting us to the pre-auto show preview.  I have been really impressed at how eager the team at Chevy is to work with local bloggers.  They were kind enough to not only giveaway Steeler’s tickets last fall but they were also very happy to help turn the test drive party into a fundraiser for the CHS holiday drive and they even loaned vehicles to the CHS folks to use for delivery of holiday gifts.  I just can’t say enough about how amazing the Pittsburgh community was in coming together to support… Read the rest

So you have always wanted to open a cafe?

Maybe you are sitting at your desk right now – reading IheartPGH and other hilarious blogs – just trying to make it to 5pm.  You have dreams of opening your own cafe – spending your days brewing coffee and talking to regular customers.  Well here are 2 opportunities here in Pittsburgh that might just be the ticket to your own cafe with the support of some great Pittsburgh community organizations. Image by 18brumaire via Flickr Open Your Own Business – First up, the Union Project is accepting proposals for their cafe space.  If you are a long time reader of… Read the rest

The Writing on the Wall, or Rather, in the Sky

If you are out and about in Downtown or Oakland on Friday and Saturday around 5:30pm – look up in the sky.  The Sky is the Limit is a new project from Carnegie Mellon University Associate Professor of Art Kim Beck.  An airplane skywriter will write messages over Pittsburgh taken from billboard advertising. The Sky Is The Limit Friday, October 1 and Saturday, October 2 5:30pm The plane will fly over downtown Pittsburgh, the North Side and Oakland. Each letter will be one mile high and will be visible throughout the area. More info here and follow @idealcities on twitter… Read the rest

Fairs, Flowers and Flea – Radio Round Up – April 16, 2010

Here is the list of things we discussed on WDVE this morning.  You can hear our weekend picks Friday morning at 6:45 on 102.5FM. Since your dad was a lad…Gus and Yia Yai’s Ice Balls Located next to the Tennis Courts in West Park, stop by for the best ice ball in Pittsburgh Tribune Review article about Gus and Yia Yia from June 2001 Facebook Fan page for Gus and Yia Yia’s Lawrenceville Blossom Tour Check out some of the local businesses along Butler St. Friday – Sunday, April 16-28, 2010 Raffles, prizes, and more Stay dry with an umbrella… Read the rest

Blogs, Talk Show and Waffles – Saturday, Oct. 24

UPDATE SAT 10/24: We have a great line up of Guests and hilarious blog posts for this eve. Click here for a sneak peek. We will also have some trivia questions and fantastic prizes! Join us live in Pittsburgh or streaming online at www.waffleshop.org – we will be taking questions via skype and twitter too! We now have an official hash tag #blogtalk (Thanks to our guest Nick for the hash tag idea) The Blog Show – Tomorrow, Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 11pm IheartPGH will be hosting a trial run of our first ever talk show at the Waffle… Read the rest

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