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New Coffee Shop in Morningside

A friend and Morningside resident recently took me to the Morning Glory Coffeehouse on Chislett Street (1806 Chislett to be exact).  I’m a simple drip coffee drinker with a spoon-standing test for strength and the Morning Glory passed with flying colors.  Also, the apple turnover my friend purchased was delicious.  The decor was bright and modern with lots of vintage accessories like flowered thermoses and cool milk carafes.  While any coffeehouse that invites you to “throw a record on our turntable” garners immediate hipster cred, the staff is friendly and the bright colors of the vintage books and games keeps… Read the rest

Pizza and Other Pittsburgh Lunch-time Offerings

I work downtown and one of my favorite parts of the job is deciding where to have lunch every day! My co-workers and I started keeping tabs of all the great eateries in Pittsburgh last year and have hit up quite a few of them since then. I’ll admit, most of my favorites are places that offer pizza… because I am simply obsessed. Our latest lunch-time outing was to Piccolo Forno in Lawrenceville. We had been there a few times before but this time I was due for pizza. I love the atmosphere of Piccolo Forno, it is bright and… Read the rest

Brewing Up an Evening of Beer for A Good Cause

Image by mirkoshanghai via FlickrThe second annual Brewing Up a Cure is this Saturday nigth, October 18, 2008 at Mr. Smalls Funhouse in Millvale.  This excellent event, I attend last years event – it was excellent, is hosted by TRUB.  TRUB stands for Three Rivers Underground Brewers  – one of Pittsburgh’s home brew clubs. Brewing Up a Cure is great because it is a beer festival of home brewed beers – none of that fancy commercial stuff, well their might be a little of that but mostly home made beer. Tickets are just $30 and you can find more info… Read the rest

Links Worth a Look – October 3rd

Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look: Welcome to Mckees Rocks! – McKees Rocks has a great website. The Quiet Storm Coffeehouse & Restaurant – Pittsburgh, PA – nice review of the Quiet Storm on Yelp from a MA yelper! Urban Hike News: details on the October 3rd scavenger hunt – Join us for Urban Hike’s annual scavenger hunt on Friday, October 3rd, 6 pm in downtown Pittsburgh. We will start at the Original Oyster House, 20 Market Square. Teams will report to a super-secret location at 8 pm and we’ll find out who won! It’s free,… Read the rest

I Made It! For the Holidays – Support Handmade this Holiday

Happy Holidays from I Made It! Market Don’t miss out on this opportunity to purchase unique and few-of-a-kind handmade holiday gifts created by more than 50 local artists. This Market is produced in partnership with the Steel Valley Arts Council – visit artists in SVAC’s Artspace 105 during the Market. For more information, visit www.steelvalleyarts.org. I Made It! For the Holidays * Saturday, December 8 *2 – 8 pm Homestead Owls Club, 108 W. 8th Avenue, Homestead (end of Homestead Grays Bridge by the Waterfront – parking on 7th and 8th Avenues) food, drinks, mingling, fun www.myspace.com/imadeitpgh aduffey@gmail.com… Read the rest

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