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Help Name the New Park on Mt. Washington

Image by william.k via Flickr I saw this on the Venture Outdoors blog this week and thought it was worth sharing. Visit Pittsburgh has a poll on their site – vote on a name for the new park or suggest a name – deadline is August 31, 2009. Cast your vote and enter to win a night at the Renaissance hotel. Cast Your Vote, Submit Your Big Idea, and Enter the Prize Drawing! Pittsburghers know Mt. Washington provides the perfect vantage point of the city’s legendary three rivers and triangular urban center. Just an incline ride away from downtown and… Read the rest

Links Worth a Look – August 17th

Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look: BLOGSKI » Blog Archive » Pittsburgh Entrepreneur Fund – Blogski has a nice write up on the Pittsburgh Entrepreneurship Fund – a loan fund for start ups and growing businesses Bittersweet Harvest | Your Source for the Emerging Pittsburgh Art Scene – I wanted to point out this great blog about the Pittsburgh Arts Scene – they have had some nice posts recently. Here is some more info about Bittersweet Harvest "This blog is designed by artists for artists to inform you about what is going on in the Pittsburgh… Read the rest

Aug. 25 – Behind the Scenes of the the G-20

If you are interested in learning more about what is happening here in Pittsburgh to get ready for the G-20 Summit in September check out this event. The Pittsburgh Summit 2009: Behind the Scenes Co-sponsored by the New Pittsburgh Collaborative, NPC members Leadership Pittsburgh and PUMP and others Join us for an exciting, informative and “in-the-know” conversation with Bill Flanagan from the Allegheny Conference and Craig Davis of VisitPittsburgh about what Pittsburgh is doing to prepare for the G-20 in September, what we can expect during the conference, and how Pittsburgh can be a great host to the world. This… Read the rest

Random Acts of Pittsburgh Kindness

Here are a few links and websites I wanted to share because Pittsburghers are nice people and a few clicks or dollars can go along way. First, I want to start by linking to this post on BikePGH – R.I.P. William Thomas, kid’s bike mechanic extraordinaire – this is a really nice post about a really nice Pittsburgher who donated his time to fixing bikes for kids. Just Vote to Help a Greenburg Family win a $10,000 Family Room Makeover I have posted about this on twitter but I wanted to give one last link for this one. Today, July… Read the rest

Yart Sale – Buy Art/Supplies/Baked Goods, Support Pittsburgh Center for the Arts

Buy some art, support Pittsburgh Center for the Arts – this sounds like it will be a great Art Yard Sale! Make a day of it and enjoy Bach Beethoven and Brunch at Mellon park from 10:30-Noon. Join us in the PCA parking lot. Admission and parking are free for this lively, artistic spin on the traditional yard sale. Featuring over 30 individual artists and several PF/PCA departments bringing affordable original works, prints, decorative arts, art books, art supplies, equipment for art making, and some collectibles. Things are tight this year, so we thought we could make a little lemonade…We… Read the rest

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