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The Pop Stop: Popsicles in Pittsburgh

What’s better than beating the heat with a popsicle? How about beating the heat with a freshly made popsicle containing fresh fruit and ingredients from the back of a bicycle? Pittsburgh’s newest (and only) popsicle delivery system on 2 wheels is changing the way to eat frozen treats. English teacher and Pittsburgh native Todd Saulle started The Pop Stop after a conversation with a friend who owns a popsicle shop in West Philadelphia. Saulle was captivated with the idea and started research immediately. Given the recent boom in mobile food in Pittsburgh, Saulle decided to take the concept mobile, and… Read the rest

It’s a Tree Burning, Bluegrass Jamming, Shovel Riding Kind of Weekend in Pittsburgh

Happy New Year!  Welcome to our first weekend list for 2013.  Lots of fun in the snow, or possibly rain for this weekend – regardless of the weather – here are some unique events to check out all around Western PA this weekend. You can hear us live on the radio with the WDVE morning show most Friday mornings at 6:45 am.  Here are the details and links for the events we discussed this morning. Volunteer at the Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank – one of the things we mentioned this morning was the Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank.  Click here for… Read the rest

Four Things To Do This Week

Here’s your first weekly preview of 2013!   Check Out The New Franktuary M-W: 11a–midnight Th–Sat: 11a–2a Sun: 12p–midnight 3810 Butler St, Lawrenceville The much anticipated upscale hotdog shop is finally opening in Lawrenceville. I, for one, am thrilled because I’m never able to be downtown during the day to enjoy their original location. Franktuary: http://franktuary.com/lawrenceville/ Check out our other coverage here: http://iheartpgh.com/2013/01/04/a-sneak-peek-at-franktuary-the-second-coming/   Downtown Reddit Bar Crawl Vote for a time here: http://doodle.com/bkxy4rpni4tvyeye Good drinks, good people, good god let’s party now that the holidays are over. Reddit thread: http://www.reddit.com/r/pittsburgh/comments/160o9z/vote_for_rpittsburgh_bar_crawl_date/   Pittsburgh Improv Jam (21+) Thursday 10p, $3 Cabaret… Read the rest

A Sneak Peek at “Franktuary: The Second Coming”

We’re happy to kick off the new year with a visit to a new Pittsburgh establishment.  Opening very soon – as in a few hours – is the newest outpost of Pittsburgh most local hot dog shop – Franktuary. 8 years ago Franktuary opened in the basement of a church downtown. This week – Franktuary opens their second location in Lawrenceville.  The owners have been referring to the opening of the Lawrenceville location as “The Second Coming” – you can see lots more tweets and photos of the build out on Twitter with the #PrepareYeForTheSecondComing Here are a few photos… Read the rest

3 Neighborhoods and 3 Blogs – IheartPGH talks Pittsburgh Neighborhoods with AOL's Rented Spaces Blog

Last week we had the opportunity to suggest some Pittsburgh neighborhoods and blogs for a post on AOL’s Rented Spaces about top housing markets in Pittsburgh and Louisville. AOL’s Rented Spaces – “Insiders’ Tips on Top Housing Markets” – March 5, 2010 by Katie McCaskey… Read the rest

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