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History Books – Making the Connections

Making the Connections Book Launch Party Friday, April 17, 2009, 4-7 pm Shadow Loung, 5972 Baum Blvd, East Liberty RSVP on Facebook here. One of the final events of the Pittsburgh 250 celebration was the community connections wrap up session back in December.  The afternoon turned out to be a lot more fun that I had anticipated.  As part of the Pittbsurgh 250 birthday celebration – the folks at the Sprout Fund helped to distribute over $1,000,000 in grants to communities around western PA to celebrate pride and progress in their community. I was honored to serve on the grant… Read the rest

PGH 250 Community Connections Wrap Up – Check out some of these projects!

Image via WikipediaI know that you are probably saying that you have heard enough about Pittsburgh’s 250 Birthday – I agree that a year long party is really long.  One aspect of the birthday celebration is a number of grants to fund projects that represent pride and progress in the region.  I was honored to be party of the grant making process last year and I was truly blown away by the proposals.  The projects that have received funding have been really great. Check out some of these great projects at the Community Connections event on Monday, December 13,  2008… Read the rest

Links Worth a Look – December 1st

Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look: Pittsburgh Geek Night – meet other Pittsburgh Geeks every other month at the Church Brew Works. Happy Birthday, Pittsburgh! | Pittsburgh Metblogs – Pittsburgh's official 250 Birthday was yesterday – Mike also links to more info about how you can celebrate this weekend. The blog is gone, but Pittgirl lives on in t-shirts | The US spreadshirt blog – Wear Pittsburgh has a new Pittgirl t-shirt. Click here to see more links we like.… Read the rest

Links Worth a Look – October 28th

Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look: www.nickysthaikitchen.com – Nicky's Thai Kitchen – Thai restaurant has opened a newlocation on the Northside. Public Figures | Pittsburgh 250 Community Connections – Some history behind the South Side Sculpture Project. Zip lines – Old Man Neill. which is becoming a favorite read of mine, brings up the idea of zip lines in Pittsburgh. I think this is a good idea and I think you will enjoy reading his blog. Click here to see more links we like.… Read the rest

Fort Ligonier Days – 250th Anniversary of the Battle

Image by ryanophilly via FlickrEach year thousands of people head to Ligonier – just a quick 60 minute drive from Pittsburgh for a huge celebration that commemorates the battle of Ligonier which was one of the battles of the French and Indian War.   The fort is still there and you can even watch a reenactment of the battle. I try to make it to Fort Ligonier Days each year for the parade on Saturday Morning and the food – it is the most amazing festival food I have ever found. I definitly don’t want to miss the 250th Anniversary celebration… Read the rest

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