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This Weekend in Pgh: Groundhog Day Festivities, I Made It Market, Brewery Tour & More

Groundhog Day 2005 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Happy February 1! While it may be super bowl weekend – Pittsburgh has decided that isn’t really an occasion worth celebrating. Thankfully hockey is back and Punxsutany Phil makes an appearance. There are a bunch of ways to celebrate Groundhog Day around Pittsburgh this weekend. And with just 14 days left until Valentine’s day – there are a few activities to help you pick out or make some gifts for that special someone.

Here are the events we share on WDVE radio this morning. You can listen to us live with the DVE Morning show most Friday mornings at 6:45 am.

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Groundhog Day Celebrations Hoggapalooza @ Harris Grill Friday, Februrary 1, 2012 Harris Grill Celebrates Groundhog Day Pittsburrrrrgh Drowned Hogs Swim Saturday, February 2, 2013 – 11 am 8th Annual swim in the Mon to benefit Circle C Youth and Family Services Groundhog Day at Mad Mex If the Groundhog sees his shadow, it’s half off all drafts all day long! No shadow? $6 Big Azz Margaritas all day Groundhog Day the Movie Showing at The Oaks Theater in Oakmont & The Hollywood Theater in Dormont
First Fridays on Penn Ave The first Friday of every month businesses along Penn Ave in Friendship/Garfield neighborhoods stay open late for a free gallery crawl Highlights for February include: Pie @ Commonplace/Voluto Coffee Shop Glass Blowing Demonstrations at Pittbsurgh Glass Center Show N’Tell at Catapult Coworking Space
Cake Classes at Dozen Bake Shop Saturday, Februrary 2, 2012 9 am Cake Pop Class 2 pm cupcake Bouquet class Call the shop for details (412) 683-2327
East End Brewing Tour and Tasting Saturday, Februrary 2 1pm and every other Saturday $25/ticket – includes a growler full of beer.	Where Beer is Better (Photo credit: Hryck.)
I Made It Market This pop-up craft market sets up shop just in time for Valentine’s Day shopping Saturday, February 2nd from 12 – 5 pm. This event is INSIDE the corner space formerly occupied by Joseph Beth Bookseller at 510 S. 27th Street. Find the event on Facebook.
Pittsburgh TweetUp to Benefit The Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank Thursday, Februrary 7, 2013 Uno Chicago Grill at the Waterfront

Punxsutawney Phil and Blogus Groundhogus (bloglocal.net)
City celebrates 20th anniversary of ‘Groundhog Day’ (dailyherald.com)
Skumps, Groundhog! (rutheh.com)
All Hail to the Groundhog! (fidelitybank.typepad.com)
Morning Cup of Links: Groundhog Day Origins (mentalfloss.com)
When is Groundhog Day 2013 & What Does it Mean? (bostinno.com)
Midday News Links: Illinois Town Celebrates Anniversary Of Groundhog Day Movie (chicagoist.com)

February 1, 2013

Pumpkinfest @ Dozen Lawernceville

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Way more than just pumpkin cupcakes at this celebration! Pittsburgh’s favorite cupcake shop is getting serious about fall flavors with their first annual Pumpkinfest.

How are your pumpking carving skills? The Pumpkinfest includes a Pumpkin Carving Contest -and they are still looking for people to enter – email tanya – at -dozenbakeshop.com if you are interested.

There will also be a doggie costume contest and all kinds of pumpkin treats as well as live music. (more…)

October 7, 2010
Cupcakes, Playboy Bunnies & Google – Radio Round Up – March 26, 2010
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Here is a run down of what we talked about on WDVE this morning. You can listen to IheartPGH on WDVE FM 102.5 at 6:45 am on Friday mornings.

Free Cupcake Tasting Party
- Dozen Cupcakes, Butler Street in Lawrenceville
- Friday, March 26, 2010 – 7-10pm
Bunny Party – Playboy Bunny Party
- Saturday, March 27, 2010 @ The Warhol Museum
- Pajama Party to kick off the new exhibit of art work inspired by the Playboy Bunny exhibit that opens at the Warhol on Sunday
Canines and Cupids and Pinball
- Rescheduled from the February snowstorm – new date Saturday, March 27, 2010
- Fundraiser for the Western PA Humane Society
- Visit the PAPA – Professional and Amateur Pinball Association – World Headquarters which is only open to the public twice a year, pinball tournament
- Rare chance to check out this unique collection of hundreds of pinball machines
Intro to Kayaking
- Venture Outdoors has a kayak intro session to help you get ready for kayak season
- Sunday, March 28, 2010, 2-5pm @ Sarah Heinz House
- Learn to kayak in the swimming pool – prepare to get wet!
Allegheny County 2010 Marbles Program

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- Did you know that from 2004-2008 – the national marbles champion has come from Allegheny County?
- FREE marbles competitions for kids 14 and under
- weekly matches with a championship round over the summer
Pittsburgh Goes Google
- Google is going to invest in a major upgrade of internet infrastructure in a handful of cities around the US
- This means internet that is is 100 times faster than what you have now – you will be able to down load a full movie in about a minute
- Help Pittsburgh get on Google’s list of communities by visiting PittsburghGoesGoogle.com to send a message to Google
Oozing Pittsburgh Photo Contest
- The Pittsburgh Photo Blog Only in Pittsburgh is looking for the most Pittsburghy Pittsburgh Photos
- Winning photo will be turned into a t-shirt
- Submit your photos by March 31, 2010
March 26, 2010
Dozen's Summer Cupcake Preview Party = Free Cupcakes

If free beer isn’t your thing, how about free cupcakes. This Friday, March 26 – Dozen will preview their new summer cupcake menu with a FREE cupcake tasting party at their Lawrenceville location. You can find info about all 5 Dozen locations here – http://www.dozencupcakes.com/

Dozen cupcakes sells cupcakes and lots more – including rice krispie treats (a personal favorite), cookies, brownies, brunch and more. Currently Dozen is in the lead on Boring PGH’s cupcake poll – Dozen vs. Coco’s.

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March 23, 2010
Links Worth a Look – March 14th
Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look:
- Dozen's Summer Cupcake Preview Party scheduled for March 26, 2010 – Stop by the Dozen Bakeshop in Lawrenceville on Friday, March 26 7-10pm to sample the new cupcakes and treats that they will be adding to the menu for the summer. "Join hundreds of cupcake lovers for the biggest party of the year. The cupcake menu preview party brings hundreds of people down to Lawrenceville to sample mini versions of our new flavors a week before the general public gets to try them."
- Once PA's third-largest shopping district, East Liberty is making a comeback – In case you missed it – here is the March 2, 2010 New York Times article about East Liberty. Yes – East Liberty was once one of the largest shopping areas in the entire state. This article focuses on some of the larger developments that have come to East Liberty – East Side and Bakery Square. While not mentioned in this article – take note that some great local businesses played a part in recent redevelopment of East Liberty too. From the article: "In the 1950s, the East Liberty neighborhood five miles east of downtown was Pennsylvania’s third-largest shopping district, behind Center City Philadelphia and downtown Pittsburgh, with more than 500 local businesses and a population of 14,000."
- Secret City offers interactive adventure exploring Carnegie Library – A new digital game from the DeepLocal artist in residence – that offers a chance to explore libraries. The next round of Secret City will be in April 2010.
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March 14, 2010