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Please vote for Srvd as Pittsburgh’s Hottest Startup by 6pm today!

You can skip the mumbo jumbo if you want and just vote for Srvd, an app that makes it easier to order and pay for drinks at the bar, by 6pm today.

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One of the things we love about Pittsburgh (and one of the things that actually brought some of the I heart PGH team together) is the growing, vibrant startup community. Lindsay and I actually met and worked out at Thrill Mill, one the the local incubators, and you can usually find one or both of us at a startup or entrepreneur-related networking event each week.

Tonight, Pittsburgh is hosting its regional Tech Cocktail Mixer and Startup Showcase (tickets are still available), where startups from around the city will be demoing and pitching their ideas for the chance to go to the national showcase in Las Vegas.

The startup I’m a part of, Srvd, formed over a Startup Weekend in March 2014 hoping to ease the frustration of trying to get a drink from a crowded bar, while giving real value back to bars and alcohol brands. It seems we hit a chord, because we won second place and are kicking things back into high gear again to make this a reality. You can help by voting for Srvd at Tech Cocktail’s showcase now.

I truly feel fortunate to be part of such an enthusiastic and wickedly smart team that’s always believing in and striving to achieve our vision. Plus, it’s a super fun project and it allows us to connect with incredible local businesses to help them be even more successful.

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I say this often, but it’s hard for me to put into words just how life-changing the startup community has been for me, both professionally and personally. In just a short time, I’ve gained not only valuable experience, an incredibly supportive network, and multiple job opportunities, but genuine friends and even family.

If you’re looking to get more involved in entrepreneurship and startups, there’s a few places to start: attend events hosted by AlphaLab and Thrill Mill, join Meetup groups, or, if you really want to dive in (and I suggest you do) attend a Startup Weekend. Or you can always shoot me an email or tweet at me.

Please vote for Srvd!

Voter Guides and Election Day Links for Pittsburgh

Tuesday, November 6 is election day – in addtion to voting for the President – there are lots of other races on the ballot that should be on your radar.  But just as importantly for Pittsburgh – May 21, 2013 is the primary election for Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh and even-numbered city council seats.  If you aren’t registered to vote – please take a moment to register so you are ready for the Primary election in May.  Click here to fill out a voter registration form.

Below are some links to voting resources as well as local voting guides and endorsements from Pittsburgh bloggers.  We are posting links to guides and blog posts from both democrats and republicans.

Find Your Poling Place & Voting Info

Poling Place Locator:

  • Vote411.org – a non-partisan polling place locator run by the League of Women Voters
  • VotesPA.com – PA Department of State’s Voting Info Website

Election Protection

  • 866ourvote.org or call 1-866-687-8683
  • Additionally the Post-Gazette would like to be notified of any voting issues from their Facebook page “Also, please notify the Post-Gazette about irregularities by sending an email to localnews@post-gazette.com with subject line ‘Voting Problems.'”

Voter Guides

Last week we asked our followers on Facebook and Twitter to share links to voter guides – the following we submitted to us.

#VotePGH – Tweet The Vote

We’ll be following the hashtag #votepgh and sharing photos and links through election day – please use #votepgh in your tweets so we can follow along

What Pittsburgh Bloggers Are Saying About the Election

Here are some posts by local bloggers about the election.

If you have a post about the election or a voter guide we should add to the list please leave the link in the comments below.

Happy Election Day – Voter Resources and Election Day Parties

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Today is Tuesday, May 17 and that means it is primary election day here in Pittsburgh.

The polls are open from 7am-8pm.

Click here for the Allegheny County Polling Place Locator

Who Should I Vote For?
The folks at Progress Pittsburgh have put together a big table with candidates for most of the city and county races that includes information about which candidates have been endorsed by the Post-Gazette, Planned Parenthood, P2pac, Allegheny County Democratic Committee and other groups.  The table also includes links for more info on each of the candidates.

Did some one say party?
Yes, most canidadates will be hosting some sort of celebration after the polls close this evening.  Here are the events that we know of (h/t Progress Pittsburgh for compiling this info in one place).

  • Darlene Harris – Billy’s Troy Hill Bistro, 1720 Lowrie St.
  • Bruce Kraus – Green Front Inn, 2341 East Carson St.
  • Lucille Prater-Holliday – The Montage, 201 N. Braddock Ave.
  • D. Raja – Greentree Radisson Hotel
  • Rich Fitzgerald – IBEW, Hot Metal Street
  • Chelsa Wagner – Gaetano’s, 1617 Banksville Road
  • Valerie McDonald Roberts – Tonic Bar and Grill, 971 Liberty Ave.
  • Doug Shields – Doug Shields’ Campaign HQ 5800 Forward Avenue
  • Patrick Dowd – Church Brew Works, 3525 Liberty Ave

Tweet About It – #votepgh
We will be following election day – all day on twitter – please tweet about election day and use the hash tag #votepgh

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Today is the Last Day to Register to Vote in the May Primary Election

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If you really love Pittsburgh – you will vote.  The May 2011 Primay Election is May 17.   Today – APRIL 18 is the last day to register to vote before the May election.

You can use the super easy registration tool from Rock the Vote here.  Fill out the form, print it out, sign your name and put this in the mail before the end of today.

Follow this link –  Register to Vote Here or click the logo below to get started.