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For the Love of Travel Guidebooks – Offline Guides to Pittsburgh and Beyond

Obviously we love blogs, and we like Pittsburgh, and we believe blogs can be a pretty good way to learn about a city.  But in this post we take a look at a non digital form of local information – the travel guide book.   Travel books are like blogs, but probably better because someone has taken the time to pick out the best bits of information and compile them into a handy little book that can be used in corners of the earth (or corners of Pittsburgh) that have no cell phone or internet reception (and yes there are still… Read the rest

Vegetarian in Pittsburgh

I was recently asked about good places for vegetarians to get their grub on in the ‘burgh. Full disclosure: I am not a vegetarian, but I thought this would be a good question to explore for the masses. The Pittsburgh City Paper‘s 2009 reader’s poll named Quiet Storm the best vegetarian restaurant in their 2009 Best of the Burgh issue. Coming in second was South Side’s Zenith and third, Hoi Polloi on the North Side. This past Sunday, I visited the Quiet Storm for brunch to see what the fuss was all about. I ordered the frittata, a generous square… Read the rest

Help Get the Goodies on the Road: The Goodie Truck Holiday Party

The Goodie Truck? Yes Virginia, there is a mobile sweet shop in Pittsburgh that brings tasty treats and sweets to the streets of town! We first spotted this mobile sugar heaven  on Valentine’s day (a perfect day to find some a new thing to love about Pittsburgh <3 <3 <3). Pittsburgh’s mobile sweet shop needs a few repairs – so the Goodie Truck folks are throwing a holiday celebration. Pittsburgh City Paper readers just named The Goodie Truck Best transient purveyor of pastries in their 2009 reader poll. To celebrate the holiday join them for a sweet celebration this Saturday… Read the rest

Following the G-20 Online

Image by Getty Images via Daylife I have been at the August Wilson Center yesterday and today.  Oxfam and USCAN (US Climate Action Network) have set up a media center set up here – they are doing press briefings hourly on different topics. They have done a great job of providing info and photos and wireless to bloggers – we are a block from the convention center. Check out the coverage at http://g20voice.org/ and photos here – http://www.flickr.com/photos/g20voice/sets/72157622449588322/ Here are some resources for following G20 activity here in Pittsburgh online Real time happenings around all things G20: Twitter Search –… Read the rest

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