and you thought home depot was your only option. tisk, tisk. for environmentally responsible building materials, visit artemis. right on butler street in lawrenceville, linda and janice will make your green renovation dreams come true. they have options for every part of your house, and the stuff looks really cool too. go check them out and learn something about how you can decrease your impact.
artemis’ website is: http://artemisenvironmental.com/
a favorite of young and old alike, arsenal lanes has become to the place to bowl. in fact, i would venture to say that it has spurred a resurgence of bowling. it’s got a fun theme each night of the week, is really affordable and has new surfaces on its lanes.
here’s the low-down:
sunday…dj night
monday…live bands [a.k.a. rock’n’bowl]
tuesday…college night [0.50 bowling and drafts]
wednesday…ladies night [women bowl free]
thursday…80s night
friday…karaoke
saturday…super saturday [noon-three]
except where noted otherwise, all events are $7 all-you-can-bowl and/or run 9pm-12am.
arsenal lanes is located at 44th and butler streets [enter on 44th]. contact: 412.683.5992.
a source close to me says that the best thing about arsenal is the atmosphere…”it’s not too serious. it’s not full of people going crazy about bowling. it’s a good atmosphere for fun, nerd fun.”
ok, so i listed it as a fav under the 16:62 design zone this morning, but then i actually went there for lunch. once again, i was blown away by the food. i had a three mushroom omlette with oyster mushrooms, jarlsburg cheese and herbs. my fellow luncher had an egg white omlette with spinach, tomatoes, basil and goat cheese. i’ll venture to say they were both excellent, and reasonably priced. my chai latte was pretty good too. it took a good bit for the food to appear, but was worth the wait. as i implied in my earlier reference, their sunday morning brunch [with weekly specials] is amazing. you can find coca cafe at 3811 butler street. their hours: Tue.-Fri. 7AM-3PM, Sat. 8AM-4PM & Sun. 10AM-3PM. contact: 412.621.3171.
lawrenceville is a neighborhood fighting hard for established vibrancy, and the business district has been its largest point of success to date. keep your eye out for the lawrenceville community plan to be released early next year. they are on a role.
the 16:62 design zone, starting at 16th street in the strip district and ending at the 62nd street bridge in lawrenceville, is host to a large number of creative businesses. products range from custom carpentry and stained glass to furniture and pottery. to the best of my knowledge, all member businesses are locally owned and operated.
for a directory of businesses, click here.
some personal favs:
who new retro mod – awesome mid-century modern furniture and accessories. jeff and roger are awesome.
ray’s marlin beach grill – good quality food and beer. cool ownership and decor.
coca cafe – amazing food! go for sunday brunch…if you can get a seat.
Barebones productions is a Pittsburgh theater company started in 2003 to bring more to the Pittsburgh theater community.
barebones productions returns with its most challenging play to
date…
the Pittsburgh premier of the Tony Award winning FROZEN, by Bryony Lavery
Frozen follows the stories of a murderer, his psychologist, and the mother of one of his victims in an effort to explore our capacity for forgiveness, remorse, and change– after acts that would seem to rule them out entirely. Continue reading