Pittsburgh, PA

  • Most Topular Stories

  • Pittsburgh bloggers--and Pop City--take the Suzuki Kizashi for a spin

    Pop City
    16 Mar 2010 | 5:00 pm

  • And then the pigs, they did fly.

    That's Church
    Virginia
    19 Mar 2010 | 8:36 am

  • Check Your Water Bills

    PGH is a City
    11 Mar 2010 | 9:38 am
    When I first moved to Pittsburgh, the Strip District was my instant favorite neighborhood. I immediately became a regular shopper there enjoying all of its eateries and ethnic stores. However, I never expected that in a few short years this awesome place would continue to grow and evolve into an even better destination.Coming soon, there are 3 new ways I can't wait to enjoy the Strip.1. Pittsburgh Public Market - Before I moved to Pittsburgh three years ago, I'd never seen a traditional market house. Then I visited Cleveland (Ohio), Frankfurt (Germany), and most recently Harrisburg. Wow.

  • Sex Addicts Anonymous

    That's Church
    Virginia
    18 Mar 2010 | 12:17 pm
    Found on the Post-Gazette’s main page: Am I outing myself as some sort of sci-fi nerd or would you say “frack” and “frak” have gone pretty mainstream? Either way, I think the effects of “fracking” are “babies” … or “getting caught doing girls in the public bathroom.”

  • Guilty Plea In Stabbing Death Of NE Pa. Woman

    Topix: Pittsburgh, PA News
    20 Mar 2010 | 11:23 am
    Required fields are marked with an asterisk The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications.
 
 
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    KDKA: Local News

  • North Braddock Shooting Kills 1

    20 Mar 2010 | 4:47 pm
    Police are investigating a shooting in North Braddock that left one person dead Saturday morning.

  • U.S. Rep. Altmire To Vote Against Health Care Bill

    20 Mar 2010 | 2:22 pm
    Congressman Jason Altmire of McCandless says he will vote "no" this weekend when the House is expected to take up health care reform legislation.  Altmire has been one of about two dozen Congressmen who have been sitting on the fence as the clock ticks down to a vote on the contentious heath care issue.

  • Steelers President Takes 'Wait & See' Attitude

    20 Mar 2010 | 2:13 pm
    Pittsburgh Steelers President Art Rooney II says the team is taking a "wait and see" attitude on the sexual assault allegations against quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.  A 20-year-old college student claims Roethlisberger assaulted her in the bathroom of a Georgia nightclub two weeks ago.

  • Parking Authority Back To Writing Tickets

    20 Mar 2010 | 2:06 pm
    For two weeks during the snowstorm last month, the Pittsburgh Parking Authority issued no tickets in the city.  They missed out on more than $200,000 in revenue. Now the crackdown is on.

  • Hurricanes Edge Penguins 3-2 In Overtime

    20 Mar 2010 | 1:01 pm
    The Carolina Hurricanes and Pittsburgh Penguins played another one-goal game on Saturday at Mellon Arena and for the second time in mere days, the Canes won in overtime. Jamie McBain scored with 0.9 seconds left in overtime to give the Hurricanes a 3-2 win.
 
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    TechBurgh Blog and PodCast

  • “Where’s Waldo?” comes to the iPhone

    Andy Quayle
    16 Mar 2010 | 11:47 am

  • SEO Link Building Basics

    Admin
    16 Mar 2010 | 8:39 am
    You are probably aware that link building for SEO is very important. The proper SEO techniques is as important as well. I want to talk about link reputation and link popularity. When we think of links getting fired to your website, there are two factors that we need to take into account, link reputation and link popularity. Link popularity has to do with how many links, or how strong the links are. It’s important to have high link popularity. The other thing that is important is reputation. We can have lots of links pointing to the website, but unless they’re pointing to the…

  • Copywriting Tips: Quality KEYWORDs

    Admin
    16 Mar 2010 | 8:34 am
    When it comes to online promoting, copywiting is what converts traffic into profit. What this suggests is, though S.E.O means generating traffic to your web site, it’s the copy that turns traffic into future shoppers. The site www.podcastinterviews.com has a lot of information about this. Now, when doing some copywriting, though having the right keywords to optimize your net site is correct, frequently it just isn’t really enough. Keywords are good, but to have express mind-set keywords is better. Have no idea what this means? Let me explain. When an individual searches for…

  • Design: Make a site background image full window

    Andy Quayle
    16 Mar 2010 | 8:03 am
    I was playing around with some design stuff recently and thought I’d record this moreso for my own reference than anything but feel free to use it   In web site design, you have a cater to different browser sizes, different window sizes and different computer screen resolutions. Fixed dimensions aren’t always the best answer. There’s a little piece of CSS code you can use to define a background image and make it full window width no matter how large or small the browser window is. See below: body { background: url(background image URL here) no-repeat; background-size:100% } I’ve…

  • Buying into Apple’s Unseen and Unknown iPad

    Andy Quayle
    15 Mar 2010 | 5:23 pm
    How often do you buy a product before you or anyone you know have seen it? Normally, when you buy something you see it on a shelf, you get to manhandle it, play with it, test it, drive it, heck at grocery stores they even let you taste food before you commit to buying it. There have been nearly 200,000 people who have preordered the Apple iPad, they haven’t placed their hands on it, they haven’t seen it in ‘person’, it’s unlikely that someone they know has recommended one to them because there isn’t one to recommend. In fact, there are those who suggest not buying one until you…
 
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    ThePittsburghChannel.com - Video

  • 1 Dead, 1 Injured In Shooting, Hit-And-Run

    ThePittsburghChannel.com
    20 Mar 2010 | 4:11 pm
    Pittsburgh police are investigating a shooting and a hit-and-run in the Hill District overnight that left a man dead and another injured.

  • Wax Statue Of Mr. Rogers Unveiled

    ThePittsburghChannel.com
    20 Mar 2010 | 4:03 pm
    It's a birthday celebration for Pittsburgh's favorite neighbor, and everyone’s encouraged to wear their favorite sweater.

  • Rain On The Way Sunday -- But When?

    ThePittsburghChannel.com
    20 Mar 2010 | 3:58 pm
    Weather Watch 4 Chief Meteorologist Stephen Cropper outlines when Pittsburgh can expect rain Sunday.

  • Obama On Capitol Hill For Final Health Care Push

    ThePittsburghChannel.com
    20 Mar 2010 | 1:39 pm
    President Barack Obama is encouraging House Democrats to finish work on his health care overhaul bill, telling them, "We're going to get this done." The vote is scheduled for Sunday. (March 20)

  • National Guard Drops Supersize Sandbags In ND

    ThePittsburghChannel.com
    20 Mar 2010 | 8:56 am
    National Guard crews are trying to hold back the bloated Red River near Fargo by dropping huge sandbags. Residents meanwhile are just trying to get through it.
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    BizJournals.com: Pittsburgh

  • Markets close lower Friday

    19 Mar 2010 | 1:12 pm
    The stock markets started off strong Friday, zigged and zagged all day, but ended up in the red by the closing bell. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.35 percent or 37.19 points to 10,741.98 by the end of Friday trading, and the Nasdaq was down 0.71 percent or 16.87 points to 2.374.41. (AA) (ATI) (AEO) (DKS) (HNZ) (KMT) (KOP) (PNC) (PPG) (X) (WAB) (WCC)

  • Pittsburgh loses 2.19% of jobs year-over-year in January

    19 Mar 2010 | 11:48 am
    Private-sector employment declined in January in all of America’s 100 biggest labor markets, including Pittsburgh according to figures released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

  • Pittsburgh loses 4,000 construction jobs

    19 Mar 2010 | 11:39 am
    Construction employment continued to evaporate, as 313 out of 337 metro areas lost construction jobs between January 2009 and January 2010, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.

  • PNC probing Cincinnati-area debit card breach

    19 Mar 2010 | 6:55 am
    PNC Financial Services Group is investigating a possible security breach in the Cincinnati area involving some debit cards issued by the former National City Corp. (PNC)

  • Northern Lights center has size issues

    19 Mar 2010 | 6:02 am
    Matt Schaefer, vice president of leasing with Johnstown-based Zamias Services Inc., is pretty blunt about the Northern Lights shopping center in Baden, Beaver County, a 450,000-square-foot shopping center with 200,000 square feet of empty space.
 
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    Pop City

  • Pittsburgh bloggers--and Pop City--take the Suzuki Kizashi for a spin

    16 Mar 2010 | 5:00 pm
    What happens when you give a bunch of Pittsburgh bloggers a Suzuki Kizashi for three days? Jim Shorkey Pittsburgh Suzuki and Kia dealer and GatesmanMarmionDrake+Drake have jumped onboard the car blogging bandwagon with the Shorkey Road Test, an invitation to local bloggers to put the Kee sa' shee through its paces and generate a buzz.  "We wanted to use a word-of-mouth strategy to announce the new Kizashi," says Shorkey, who insists that even a carpooling mom like me (I know nothing about cars) could contribute. "We're hoping that by giving customers the opportunity to hear what real…

  • When the going gets tough--study reflects the future of biomed and techmed

    16 Mar 2010 | 5:00 pm
    The region took a peek at the state of the global biotech and medtech industries, a sobering picture by all accounts, and offered insights for aspiring startups. The Pittsburgh Technology Council's Life Sciences Network presented key findings from the Ernst & Young study, "Surviving the Squeeze: Trends in the biomedical and medical technology industries" as well as a glimpse of the coming "Beyond Borders global biotechnology report 2010." Among the takeaways: Financing in the U.S. and Europe was up by 89% in 2009, venture capital investment was down by 24%, public and debt markets are…

  • Shaking its sooty reputation, Pittsburgh ranks No. 8 on national green city list

    16 Mar 2010 | 5:00 pm
    "That Pittsburgh has worked to shed its smokestack and soot-filled reputation for a greener Steel City is not new to folks around here, but the results of a survey of 43 cities has at least one of our neighbors to the west looking at Pittsburgh as an example to emulate," reports Pittsburgh Business Times. Pittsburgh ranked eighth in the "Green City Index" created by the Cincinnati Business Courier, a sister publication of the Business Times. Read the complete Pittsburgh Business Times article. Sign up to receive Pop City each week.

  • Under leadership of Saleem Ghubril, Pittsburgh Promise gains national attention

    16 Mar 2010 | 5:00 pm
    "Saleem Ghubril is relishing an early hint of success in his second year heading a college scholarship program that's attracting national attention," reports Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Because of the Pittsburgh Promise, 22 more black male graduates went to college in 2009 than the year before--113 compared with 91. Ghubril contemplates, "At the end of the day, 'failure' for the Pittsburgh Promise will be, 10 years will have passed, and 15,000 kids will have gone to college. So if the worst thing we can do is send 15,000 kids to college, I can live with that." Read the complete Pittsburgh…

  • The Strip District: When good things happen to an already- happening 'hood

    16 Mar 2010 | 5:00 pm
    Local blog PGH is a City nicely sums up some fresh developments in the Strip District. 1. Pittsburgh Public Market is opening this spring at 18th and Smallman Streets. 2. A city-wide flea market is coming to the Strip in April at 21st and Railroad Streets. 3. Development of the Allegheny riverfront property behind the Produce Terminal has been announced. "When I first moved to Pittsburgh, the Strip District was my instant favorite neighborhood. I immediately became a regular shopper there enjoying all of its eateries and ethnic stores. However, I never expected that in a few short years this…
 
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    That's Church

  • And then the pigs, they did fly.

    Virginia
    19 Mar 2010 | 8:36 am
    (source) Hold on to your french fry-topped whatevers, Burghers, because no, I am actually NOT going to LOLcaption that picture with “Im in ur internetz, roulettin ur chat,” or “Im in ur interwebz, lookin at bewbs.” Because, on this one, I’m on Lukey’s side.  I’m so much on his side that he and I could skip arm in arm down the yellow brick road to Oz. Google, who you know I love like a pierogi loves a cheesy-potato mixture, is looking for a few cities in which to lay some majorly awesome techy super duper fast Internet doohickey thingamabob,…

  • Best headline ever?

    Virginia
    19 Mar 2010 | 5:52 am
    Found on the Post-Gazette’s main page: Am I outing myself as some sort of sci-fi nerd or would you say “frack” and “frak” have gone pretty mainstream? Either way, I think the effects of “fracking” are “babies” … or “getting caught doing girls in the public bathroom.”

  • Sex Addicts Anonymous

    Virginia
    18 Mar 2010 | 12:17 pm
    David Duchovny. Charlie Sheen. Bill Clinton. Tiger Woods. David Letterman. Michael Douglas. Ben Roethlisberger. All “sex addicts” who appeared in cartoon form on the most recent South Park episode. Thoughts: 1.  If all of those men were ever actually in the same room at the same time, I bet you could catch an STD just by breathing the same putrid air as them. 2.  Whoever thought I’d be mentioning a Steeler in a list of sex addicts featured on South Park and it WOULDN’T be Jeff Reed? 3.  In one part, the sex-addiction counselor asks the class, “In order to make…

  • Dear God, NOT THE CHICKENS!

    Virginia
    18 Mar 2010 | 7:21 am
    It’s not every day you get to wake up to an article with this as the leading paragraph: Just how did farm chickens end up inside campus buildings at Carnegie Mellon University last weekend? And who decided to paint them? And the headline is straight Sherlock Holmes –The Case of the Spray-Painted Chickens. So, let me sum this up for you: Nine farm chickens found roaming various CMU buildings.  CMU calls lady from a farm.  Lady from the farm comes and gets the chickens to rescue them.  Lady from the farm says some of the chickens have paint on them.  Lady from the farm says this…

  • Beat Poetry, Tone Style

    Virginia
    18 Mar 2010 | 5:50 am
    It’s time once again for some beat poetry written using the recent tweets of Pittsburgh’s own Santonio Asshat Holmes. Dim the lights. Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em. (Not THOSE, Santonio.) Where’s my mic? Here we go. [snap] [snap] [snap] This movie Mirrors is OTC [bongo beat] [finger parentheses] Off the chain. Wut? Wut? Wut it do? [snap] No! [bongo beat] No! I can watch any movie I please! [snap] And no one, I say not a one! Will stop me! [bongo beats] Not even my mom. [cigarette drag] So if u, yeah u! You there! [snap] If you have a problem wit me watching this movie…
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    Tasty Blog Snack

  • Birthday treat

    ijustine
    20 Mar 2010 | 12:53 pm
    As many of you know I love dailybooth so for my birthday (if you just so happened to want to get me something) you can make me a sign!!!!! I’ll montage em all together once my bday is over thanks for all the love! You guys are totally awesome! Dailybooth birthday thread here!

  • BDAY!

    ijustine
    20 Mar 2010 | 12:39 pm
    xErinMarie made me this cute video for my bday. She’s got some editing skills for sure Thanks girl! A nice how to make a cake vid from mallow610! You guys all know I love cake

  • Bon Jovi!!!!!

    ijustine
    19 Mar 2010 | 10:22 am
    As many of you know I’m a big fan of Bon Jovi and my friend J. Lynn does random covers on youtube.. I requested Bon Jovi and here’s the video! Thanks!!!!!

  • SXSW vlog

    ijustine
    18 Mar 2010 | 1:48 pm
    Just a little vlog.. working on editing everything now! Woo!

  • SXSW 2010

    ijustine
    14 Mar 2010 | 4:50 pm
    Hi! So I’m here in Austin and wanted to figure out a few things to do while I’m here. Let me know and I’ll pick 3 of em
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    PittsburghNews.net

  • 7 Questions With Henry Rollins

    20 Mar 2010 | 3:39 pm
    Performing at the New Hazlett Theatre March 31, 2010 On March 31, 2010, Henry Rollins will be bringing his Frequent Flyer Tour to the New Hazlett Theatre here in Pittsburgh. Henry Rollins is a polymat...

  • Man Goes To Bar, Leaves Child In Car

    20 Mar 2010 | 2:35 pm
    A local father is set to be charged for leaving his daughter alone in a parking lot.The incident occurred in Forward Township last Sunday.Police said the man went to Molnar's Lounge and drank inside f...

  • Spring Means Traffic For Parkway East

    20 Mar 2010 | 2:24 pm
    Parkway East motorists are welcoming spring today by getting jammed up going both directions near the Squirrel Hill and Oakland exits. Motorists heading eastbound were encountering a lane restriction...

  • St. Patrick's Day Parade In Downtown Pittsburgh

    20 Mar 2010 | 2:04 pm
    It may be the best entertainment value in Pittsburgh. For the price of a little sleep, a bit of traffic and a touch of inclement weather, you can have front-row seats to a really good time. The Pittsb...

  • Church Finds New Lease On Life With Bucs

    20 Mar 2010 | 1:59 pm
    SARASOTA, Fla. -- Planets had aligned for Ryan Church by the spring of 2008. For the first time in Church's career, he was playing every day. He was hitting lefties. He was hitting righties. At home i...
 
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    IheartPGH.com

  • Spring Has Almost Sprung – Radio Round Up – March 19, 2010

    Lindsay
    19 Mar 2010 | 4:09 am
    Here is what we discussed on WDVE today – you can listen to IheartPGH chat with Jim and Randy of the DVE morning show most Friday mornings at 6:45 am. Craft Night at Hack Pittsburgh Friday, March 19, 2010 – Doors open at 6pm, Crafting starts at 7pm Check out Pittsburghs first Hacker space, make some custom buttons or bring a craft project to work on and I am sure you will learn about 3d printing too Would You Be My Neighbor Day @ Pittsburgh Zoo In honor of Mr. Rodgers Birthday – Kids get in free Saturday, March 20, 2010 Downtown Walking Tour of County Office Buildings…

  • Pittsburgh Hearts Google

    Jennie
    18 Mar 2010 | 5:59 pm
    I don’t need to tell you that Pittsburgh is a city on the brink. We’re a breeding ground for startups, a few plots of land away from full riverfront development, and we’ve got a plethora of thriving local businesses. Our vibrant and passionate community is what makes these things possible. A community of connected individuals, young professionals, investors, and concerned citizens who have the power to make things happen just by the click of a mouse is a revolution; and it’s happening in Pittsburgh. Why not take it to the next level? Google is searching for the best place in the…

  • Pecha Kucha Night! (That’s pe-chak-cha to Pittsburghers)

    Maya
    18 Mar 2010 | 10:31 am
    Pecha Kucha is the onomatopoeic Japanese word for the sound of conversation – A.K.A. an event for the local creative class to meet and network while presenters share their stories, collections, products and/or work in 6 minutes and 40 seconds of exquisitely matched words and images and then sit the hell down.  Join the Pittsburgh chapters of AIGA and AIA for Pecha Kucha Night on Friday, March 19th at SPACE. 812 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Admission: $10 cash at the door Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Presentations begin at 8:00 p.m. Want to know more about this event? Check out videos…

  • Chili and Crafts at Southside Works + Pop Up Markets

    Lindsay
    17 Mar 2010 | 7:42 am
    The folks at the ImadeIt Market may have had their valentine’s day show at the Union Project canceled due to the snowmageddon that took over Pittsburgh back in February but they are back with an awesome way to chase away the winter chills – Chili Contest! Here is the deal – Joseph Beth Books has moved out of their space on Carson Street – to a smaller space across the street -so on Saturday, April 10 – the I Made It market will take over the old Joseph Beth Space and turn it into a Chili spectacular and handmade market. I Made It! Market, Pittsburgh’s…

  • PGH Madness 2010 – NCAA Bracket Challenge

    Lindsay
    16 Mar 2010 | 7:38 pm
    Back again for 2010 is the IheartPGH bracket challenge – this year we are moving the challenge over to Facebook. Join the IheartPGH Group on CBS Sports, fill out your brackets and compete against your fellow pgh friends and bloggers. Click here to join the group – http://apps.facebook.com/cbssports/groups/group/204654 Fill out your bracket by 12:00 PM ET on Thursday, March 18
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    Pittsburgh Metblogs

  • Inside one of my favorite coffee shops at the Gristill at Saint Vincent

    Mike
    9 Mar 2010 | 1:49 pm
    Inside one of my favorite coffee shops at the Gristill at Saint Vincent, originally uploaded by Mike @ pittsburgh.metblogs.com.

  • Construction at Penn Station

    Mike
    8 Mar 2010 | 2:18 pm
    Construction at Penn Station, originally uploaded by Mike @ pittsburgh.metblogs.com.

  • The irony of Flag Plaza

    Mike
    27 Feb 2010 | 1:49 pm
    The irony of Flag Plaza, originally uploaded by Mike @ pittsburgh.metblogs.com. Flying above Flag Plaza on Thursday (the morning after Canada beat Russia), the flag in the monthly rotation was Russian American Company.  Oh the irony.  Also it’s taken me about 10 minutes to add this sentence.  The WiFi here at Barnes and Noble is soooooo slow.  Probably going home to work, which is the opposite of what I wanted to do.  Oh well.

  • Inside Penn Station

    Mike
    26 Feb 2010 | 2:52 pm
    Inside Penn Station, originally uploaded by Mike @ pittsburgh.metblogs.com.

  • Pittsburgh International After Hours

    Mike
    24 Feb 2010 | 9:48 am
    It’s been floating around the web for a bit now, yesterday was featured on PG+ and today is featured on The Consumerist: If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install Flash Player if it's missing. Get Flash Player from Adobe.
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    PGH is a City

  • Blog For Equality

    15 Mar 2010 | 7:49 am
    Tomorrow, with very little fanfare, the Pennsylvania State Senate Judiciary Committee is voting on Senate Bill 707:A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, providing for marriage between one man and one woman.Area State Senators Jane Orie, Wayne D. Fontana, and Jay Costa are on the Judiciary Committee. Please contact them and spread the word that this amendment is a pathetic waste of time and discriminatory to our fellow GLBT Pennsylvania residents.As Philly.com says:How about a constitutional amendment to require lawmakers to pass a…

  • 3 New Things To Love About the Strip

    11 Mar 2010 | 3:15 pm
    When I first moved to Pittsburgh, the Strip District was my instant favorite neighborhood. I immediately became a regular shopper there enjoying all of its eateries and ethnic stores. However, I never expected that in a few short years this awesome place would continue to grow and evolve into an even better destination.Coming soon, there are 3 new ways I can't wait to enjoy the Strip.1. Pittsburgh Public Market - Before I moved to Pittsburgh three years ago, I'd never seen a traditional market house. Then I visited Cleveland (Ohio), Frankfurt (Germany), and most recently Harrisburg. Wow.

  • Check Your Water Bills

    11 Mar 2010 | 9:38 am
    It seems like every month lately, there are new shenanigans from PWSA.In January, we had the mistaken decimal point water bills where consumers ended up with bills up to 100 times what they owed. The entirety of PWSA's customers also were notified that they were signed up for Utility Line Security. Now, it's March. The latest twist? Probably due to the previous month's snafus, the billing period has been adjusted every month. I received my January bill on February 18. I paid it before its due date of March 10, but February's bills were sent out a scant 11 days later on March 1 and included a…

  • Flood-pocalypse?

    9 Mar 2010 | 10:22 am
    Flooded Fifth & Liberty St. intersection, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1907, originally uploaded by trialsanderrors.The picture above is from downtown Pittsburgh in 1907.Rain and mild temperatures are predicted for the rest of the week. Will we get new opportunities to take pictures of a flooded downtown?"The National Weather Service forecast calls for rain and highs approaching 60 degrees from Wednesday through Saturday. Snow in the Laurel Highlands, more than 4 feet deep in spots, has not begun to melt appreciably, but will on Wednesday, said hydrologist Bill Drzal. Rainfall from Thursday…

  • West Carson Street and Beyond

    3 Mar 2010 | 9:53 am
    West Carson Street has been in the news a lot lately. Last week, community groups were protesting the site of a proposed Strip Club on West Carson Street. They object to its location directly adjacent to the Onala Club, an alcohol and drug recovery center.Early Tuesday morning, a mere 0.3 miles away along Carson Street, a warehouse suspicously caught fire. Arson investigators were trying to determine the fire's cause, terming it "suspicious," but unsafe conditions kept them from examining where it started. Fire officials said interior floors collapsed. The building, thought to be empty for 20…
 
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    The Pittsburgh Comet

  • 3/15/10: Blog for Equality Day

    14 Mar 2010 | 9:22 pm
    Now more than ever.(See PghLesCor)

  • C'mon, Bobby...

    24 Feb 2010 | 1:40 pm

  • This post is for commenting on news.

    7 Feb 2010 | 8:34 pm
    Note also the sidebar resources.

  • End Credits

    29 Jan 2010 | 8:58 pm
    .

  • Coordinator: PIRC to Hit Streets in 1st Half of Year

    29 Jan 2010 | 1:50 pm
    Jay Gilmer, the coordinator for the Pittsburgh Initiative to Reduce Crime (PIRC) who operates out of the mayor's office, assured the Comet reading audience this week that the long-awaited anti-violence strategy would be ready to roll out in the first half of 2010.Prof. David M. Kennedy of John Jay College in New York had returned to Pittsburgh this last October to "jump start" the program, 13 months after its initial announcement in 2008."He was there to make sure we were proceeding properly," Gilmer testified. "You have to cook this cake properly -- not add anything that doesn't belong, not…
 
 
 
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    Yahoo! Sports: Pittsburgh Pirates

  • Bergesen shuts down Pirates in Orioles' 5-2 win (AP)

    20 Mar 2010 | 12:57 pm
    Baltimore Orioles right-hander Brad Bergesen has a habit of rushing his delivery. Once again, slow and steady won a game for him on Saturday. Bergesen fell behind by two runs in the first inning, but he retired the last 10 batters he faced as a split squad of the Orioles' 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

  • Pirates Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

    20 Mar 2010 | 3:20 am
    The Pirates insist that they are not concerned about Kevin Hart and that spring training statistics cannot be given too much weight because of the small sample size involved. Regardless, the facts are that the right-hander walked 13 batters in his first 4 2/3 innings this spring while posting a 15.43 ERA over three starts. All indications were that Hart still had the lead over Daniel McCutchen in the competition for the fifth starter's job. The Pirates love power arms, and Hart's fastball routinely reaches 96 mph. They also discounted Hart's struggles by pointing out that he was still getting…

  • Beckett back from illness as BoSox fall to Pirates (AP)

    19 Mar 2010 | 1:38 pm
    Josh Beckett pitched 3 1-3 innings after missing his last start because of an illness, allowing four runs on six hits as the Boston Red Sox lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-7 on Friday. Beckett, who walked two and struck out one, was slated to pitch Sunday against the Minnesota Twins but was a late scratch.

  • Pirates option 3B Alvarez, OF Tabata to Triple-A (AP)

    19 Mar 2010 | 10:32 am
    The Pittsburgh Pirates have optioned top prospects third baseman Pedro Alvarez and outfielder Jose Tabata to Triple-A Indianapolis. The Pirates announced the moves on Friday. The 23-year-old Alvarez was drafted second overall in 2008, but signed late and did not play in the minors that year. Last season, he hit a combined .288 with 27 home runs for Class A Lynchburg and Double-A Altoona.

  • Thome homers to lead Twins to 5-4 win over Pirates (AP)

    18 Mar 2010 | 3:17 pm
    Justin Morneau and Jim Thome returned to the lineup for the Minnesota Twins, each following four days of rest. Thome didn't take long to shake off the rust. He went 2 for 2 with his first home run in a Twins uniform and Minnesota defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 on Thursday. Morneau, who like Thome was resting a sore back, went 0 for 3 with a strikeout, while Joe Mauer went 0 for 3, lowering...
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    Pittsblog

  • Googleburgh

    Mike Madison
    19 Mar 2010 | 8:51 am
    Google is moving into expanded space in Bakery Square. Now Pittsburgh is among the many cities across the country that are competing for a slice of the Google Fiber project.Read that site's description of the benefits that Google Fiber would bring to Pittsburgh:Enhanced education, job training and workforce preparedness for the 21st centuryState-of-the-art delivery of health services to a much wider population baseThe network infrastructure to support the new innovations for which Pittsburgh is famous, in research, technology, development, education, health, business, the arts, and many other…

  • Pittsburgh Tech Falling Behind?

    Mike Madison
    18 Mar 2010 | 7:12 pm
    Pittsburgh may be grabbing some quick headlines with the push to snag Google-based broadband IT, but Pittsburghers know that the surest way to the region's heart is through its stomach, not its ISPs.And on that score, Pittsburgh's leading edge - its Cupcake Class - may be falling behind the tech curve.Montreal's Clever Cupcakes is offering cupcakes with edible QR Codes that work - the codes point to the Montreal Science Center. Check them out at left.An earlier version of the Clever Cupcake QR code pointed to the company's website.Why didn't Pittsburgh think of that? The ball is in the…

  • Pittsburgh Business Here and There

    Mike Madison
    14 Mar 2010 | 8:09 am
    Let's start with the Buy Local movement, to which this morning's PG devotes many inches: Spend $50 at 3 local businesses, goes one saying, and you'll help to save your neighborhood. Or, Buy Fresh, Buy Local -- agricultural products.The problem is -- buying local isn't enough, and sometimes it's the wrong thing to do.Because in the same edition of the PG (today's!) there is another great story about a local business that is thriving -- online. Rollier's Hardware is an icon of the local Mt. Lebanon economy, a still-successful example of a vanishing breed: the local hardware store. It is a…

  • The End and Future of History in the Strip

    Mike Madison
    12 Mar 2010 | 5:42 am
    Pittsburgh's Urban Redevelopment Authority has given the thumbs' up to the possibility of later agreeing with the idea of a new development plan for the Strip District, specifically the stretch of the Strip that runs closest to the Allegheny River, from the Strip up to Lawrenceville.Predictably, even the idea of discussing the possibility of change to the area brings out the custodians of Pittsburgh's rich industrial and working class history. In this instance, the custodians are the occupants and other friends of the produce terminal building on Smallman Street. In the…

  • Spring Means Gardening

    Mike Madison
    3 Mar 2010 | 9:54 am
    I saw a note recently about a resource for urban gardeners in Pittsburgh called Grow Pittsburgh, which is offering courses in growing vegetables in an urban setting, among other things. Here's a link to GP and their programs.Grow Pittsburgh is a private non-profit organization. There are also some terrific if underpublicized public resources for Pittsburgh and Allegheny County gardeners, supported through the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Penn State University.I posted a note about a bunch of these things -- the Cooperative Extension Office in Pittsburgh, and the Allegheny County Master…
 
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    Rustbelt Radio

  • Rustbelt Radio for March 15, 2010

    Pittsburgh Indymedia: Rustbelt Radio Collecti
    15 Mar 2010 | 5:54 pm
    On today's show: 1960's radical Mark Rudd speaks in Pittsburgh, Trials of those arrested during the G20 continue, Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh [PRONOUNCE: MAH - zin kum SEE yeh] on the history of Palestinian nonviolent activism, News from the canada-us border and more in our local and global headlines.

  • Rustbelt Radio for March 01, 2010

    Pittsburgh Indymedia: Rustbelt Radio Collecti
    1 Mar 2010 | 5:28 pm
    On today's show: The Pittsburgh Public Schools are proposing more building closures and consolidations. We'll bring you voices of concerned residents and parents, as well as school representatives. Local music artist Jasiri X uses hip-hop as an organizing tool and more in our local and global headlines.

  • Rustbelt Radio for Feb. 15, 2010

    Pittsburgh Indymedia: Rustbelt Radio Collecti
    15 Feb 2010 | 4:50 pm
    On today's show: Marcellus Shale Gas Drilling may take place minutes from downtown Pittsburgh, UPMC Braddock has officially closed. We'll bring you a local reporter's insight into what's next for the facility, A prominent and contentious far right Israeli general and politician speaks at the Hillel Jewish University Center, The Olympics kick off in Vancouver to protests, increased border controls at both sides of the border, and the independent media finds itself under an uncomfortable spotlight, and more in our local and global headlines

  • Rustbelt Radio for Feb. 01, 2010

    Pittsburgh Indymedia: Rustbelt Radio Collecti
    2 Feb 2010 | 12:07 pm
    On today's show: Israel issued its response to the UN Goldstone Report on Operation Cast Lead in Gaza this week. Tree sitters halt mountaintop removal mining operations in West Virginia, New details emerge in the october FBI killing of Detroit Imam Luqman Abdullah, A feature length 2.3 Million and Rising interview with Linn Washington about the new developments in Mumia Abu-Jamal's case and more in our local and global headlines.

  • Rustbelt Radio for January 18, 2010

    Pittsburgh Indymedia: Rustbelt Radio Collecti
    18 Jan 2010 | 4:40 pm
    On today's show: UPMC Braddock's closure looms on the horizon, Queer activists target a local donut shop owner who made homophobic remarks online, A look at the healthcare debate and what it will mean for Pennsylvanians, One year after Israel's attack on Gaza, aid and solidarity convoys find Egypt barring access to the region, And more in our local and global headlines.
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents

  • Of Questionnaires and other issues ...

    Sue
    20 Mar 2010 | 9:45 am
    Steel City Stonewall Democrats are posting their candidate questionnaires.  Be sure to check them out to see what your potential elected officials have to say about LGBT issues. I think most of the questionnaires should be up by the end of the day. The national Stonewall folks which host chapter sites are experiencing some technical difficulties.  Bilerico has a powerful post about the "birth" of the new civil rights paradigm with the emergence of LGBTQ activism second wave. (Links are active). Civil disobedience has not been much of a tool of our movement lately. We're…

  • Steel City Softball ready to roll

    Sue
    20 Mar 2010 | 7:03 am
      The Steel City Softball League is gearing up for their 28th season. They are on Facebook  and Twitter @scsl This is a time honored tradition in the region and sounds like a great way to get out, be out and enjoy yourself.  These games are one of those things we always say we are going to do. If I wasn't a total clutz and had a horrible softball experience in graduate school, I might even try to play.  But let's start out with being a fan.  There are recruitment events today and tomorrow.  A discounted membership rate for new members.  What a perfect way to…

  • Correction: Onorato "Yes" on Domestic Partner Benefits

    Sue
    19 Mar 2010 | 7:24 pm
    I was contacted by a board member with the Steel City Stonewall Democrats regarding an earlier post in which I criticized Dan Onorato for failing to answer the SCSD question on domestic partner benefits.  SCSD acknowledged that they made an error uploading the file and sent me evidence that in the original question, Onorato responded as follows: 5. Do you support domestic partner benefits for government and governmental agency employees? Yes. The link to his complete questionnaire is here. The Steel City website has been down over the past week so this was a strange technological fluke,…

  • Big Day/Week of Pink Advocacy: Pgh Part of History

    Sue
    18 Mar 2010 | 5:58 pm
    Pennsylvania has been part of history this week with a groundswell of action to successfully squelch the Marriage Protection Amendment (plus, our own Pgh Blog for Equality).  Yeah, us! Today, eyes turned first to the Internet, then DC, then more to DC and now as I type ... across the nation. The day started with another blogswarm, this one dedicated to urging movement on the ENDA.  The goal was to generate pressure on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to make things happen.  Dozens of bloggers posted and the phone calls overwhelmed the phone system.  From Bilerico: Reports from…

  • ENDA Blogswarm: Protect Our Jobs

    Sue
    18 Mar 2010 | 8:22 am
    Bilerico has asked bloggers to "swarm" around ENDA, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. House Speaker Pelosi is holding up this legislation which would provide employment protections based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. Why We Need To Demand ENDA Now We know that Speaker Pelosi is sympathetic to our cause. Clearly, she needs encouragement, because she won't commit to giving the signal to move forward. Meanwhile, LGBT Americans continue to suffer discrimination and harassment with no recourse. Why should we accept mere lip service? President Obama…
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    2 Political Junkies

  • True Americans

    20 Mar 2010 | 5:08 pm
    Read this:Tea partiers and other anti-health care activists are known to get rowdy, but today's protest on Capitol Hill--the day before the House is set to vote on historic health care legislation--went beyond the usual chanting and controversial signs, and veered into ugly bigotry and intimidation.Civil rights hero Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) and fellow Congressional Black Caucus member Andre Carson (D-IN) related a particularly jarring encounter with a large crowd of protesters screaming "kill the bill"... and punctuating their chants with the word "nigger."And then there's:And that wasn't an…

  • Tea-Party: Anti-Tax And Yet Tax-Ignorant

    20 Mar 2010 | 6:15 am
    Turns out that the Anti-Tax "Tea Partiers" don't know much 'bout taxes.And who says so? I can hear my good friends on the other side of the blogger aisle cluckling that this piece of gossip is probably from the DailyKos or the Huffingtonpost or the Moveon.org.Wrong. Wrong. And wrong.It's from Forbes.comNow I can hear them clucking that it's probably just some moonbat liberal who lucked onto the magazine's website for a one-shot deal.Wrong again, it's Bruce Bartlett, domestic policy advisor to Ronald Reagan, and Treasury official under George H. W. Bush and he has a weekly column at…

  • Rep. Jason Altmire's New Campaign Song

    19 Mar 2010 | 2:45 pm

  • Jason Altmire says he'll vote NO on health care reform

    19 Mar 2010 | 2:02 pm
    You pay for my family's health insurance.Suckers!From the web site of Rep. Jason Altmire (D Health Care/UPMC Lobby-PA). Read it and weep, folks:"I ran for Congress in large part because I believe we need to find a way to bring down the cost of health care. I also ran for Congress with a simple promise: I would do my best to represent my district and to give western Pennsylvania a voice in Washington, not the other way around."I regret that this year-long process of debating health care reform has resulted in a final product that I cannot support. The cost of inaction on health care is great,…

  • Iraq War = Horrible Mistake.

    19 Mar 2010 | 1:33 pm
    So says Republican Member of Congress Dana Rohrabacher (via the Cato Institute):In a Thursday panel at Cato on conservatism and war, U.S. Reps. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) and John Duncan (R-Tenn.) revealed that the vast majority of GOP members of Congress now think it was wrong for the U.S. to invade Iraq in 2003.Rohrabacher (who voted for Authorization to use Military Force in 2002) is even quoted as saying:I will say that the decision to go in, in retrospect, almost all of us think that was a horrible mistake.Their party is still filled with birther/tenther…
 
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    Pittsburgh's Future

  • Thirty Years Later, the Steel Industry Still Has a Major Impact on Our Economy

    14 Mar 2010 | 6:41 am
    Revised data issued last week on the number of jobs in the region reveal that the recession hit the Pittsburgh Region somewhat harder than originally thought. Instead of a peak job loss from December 2007 to December 2009 of 33,600, the number was actually almost 10% higher – 36,700. The health care sector added fewer jobs than earlier estimates indicated, while higher education added more, but it remained the case that those two sectors were the only major job generators during the year. Professional and business services lost significantly more jobs than originally believed as did both…

  • State Tax Changes Would Hurt Economic Development

    7 Mar 2010 | 4:07 am
    Governor Rendell has proposed dramatic changes in two of the state’s primary sources of tax revenue – the sales tax and the corporate net income tax. Both changes are touted as making the tax system fairer, which is certainly a desirable goal. But would the Governor’s proposals make Pennsylvania more or less competitive with other states for attracting and retaining businesses and jobs?The Governor has proposed cutting the sales tax rate by one-third, from 6% to 4%, and expanding the tax to 74 categories of products and services that are currently exempt. These categories are so large…

  • Has Our Region Lost Businesses as Well as Jobs?

    7 Feb 2010 | 4:06 am
    Over the past two years, the Pittsburgh Region has lost over 33,000 jobs, or nearly 3% of our employment base. There were fewer jobs in the region in December 2009 than in December 1998, which means the recession has wiped out more than a decade of job growth. The only good news is that things were much better here than in most other regions. Detroit has lost nearly a quarter-million jobs over the past two years, or 12% of its employment base; Charlotte has lost 68,000 jobs (7.7%), and Cleveland has lost 78,000 jobs (7.2%).The questions facing our region now are: how soon will we start adding…

  • Not Out of the Woods Yet

    22 Jan 2010 | 6:42 pm
    The preliminary jobs figures for December show that while the Pittsburgh Region is still doing better than most major regions in the country, the recession continues to have a downward pull on the local economy. The region had fewer jobs in December 2009 than it did in December 1998, the first time that the region has ever fallen below 1998 levels.There were 5,200 fewer jobs here in December than November, but over half of that decrease is a typical seasonal change – over the past 20 years, jobs have almost always decreased between November and December. What is significant is that the job…

  • Is Money from Universities and Hospitals the Solution to Pittsburgh’s Fiscal Woes?

    17 Jan 2010 | 4:27 am
    Although the short-lived proposal for a tuition tax in the City of Pittsburgh was ostensibly aimed at having students pay their “fair share” of City services, in reality it was just the latest attempt to get tax-exempt colleges and universities to help support the City’s budget, nearly a third of which comes from property taxes. Whether that makes sense depends on whether you feel that tax-exempt facilities are burdens or assets for the City.No one really knows for sure what proportion of Pittsburgh’s or any municipality’s property is tax-exempt, since there is little incentive to…
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    Pittsburgh Ventures

  • Alan’s Twitterfeed from 2010-03-14

    Alan Veeck
    14 Mar 2010 | 2:59 pm
    New PghVentures Post Alan’s Twitterfeed from 2010-03-07 – New PghVentures Post Alan’s Twitterfeed from 2010-02-28 … http://ow.ly/16K1ti # http://twitgoo.com/km1zq At the NearVerse launch of LoKast with Boxer Rebellion # I am a big fan of keeping lists/spreadsheets like this – http://short.to/1kzkq #

  • Alan’s Twitterfeed from 2010-03-07

    Alan Veeck
    7 Mar 2010 | 1:59 pm
    New PghVentures Post Alan’s Twitterfeed from 2010-02-28 – New PghVentures Post Alan’s Twitterfeed from 2010-02-21 … http://ow.ly/16GuMu # Gift by Paul Pollastro – thanks, Paul! 2006 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Artemis – #wine http://cellartracker.com/w?616029 #

  • Alan’s Twitterfeed from 2010-02-28

    Alan Veeck
    28 Feb 2010 | 1:59 pm
    New PghVentures Post Alan’s Twitterfeed from 2010-02-21 – New PghVentures Post Alan’s Twitterfeed from 2010-02-14 … http://ow.ly/16D91R # Why doesn't #4sq ever show me my favorite coffee shop I have checked into 30 times?!? Always have to search… #

  • Alan’s Twitterfeed from 2010-02-21

    Alan Veeck
    21 Feb 2010 | 1:59 pm
    New PghVentures Post Alan’s Twitterfeed from 2010-02-14 – New PghVentures Post Alan’s Twitterfeed from 2010-02-07 … http://ow.ly/16zTzB # Should You Be An Entrepreneur? Take This Test: http://bit.ly/azsrkc via @addthis # New PghVentures Post Lessons in Entrepreneurship – The VC Perspective http://ow.ly/16AKU9 # “I saw an ad in the paper – it read, ‘For Sale: complete set of encyclopedias, never used. Wife knows everything.’" – Vince Lombardi # New PghVentures Post AlphaLab Accepting Applications! – Image via CrunchBase I am an advisor with AlphaLab,…

  • History Uncorked 2010: Black and Gold Celebration

    Alan Veeck
    18 Feb 2010 | 3:27 am
    Image via Wikipedia History Uncorked is Pittsburgh’s premiere event for young professionals! Now in its 12th year, History Uncorked 2010 promises to be a fun, festive evening for all. Join us for good food, entertainment, and a look at our groundbreaking exhibitions. History Uncorked is a fundraising event for the Senator John Heinz History Center. Its purpose is to generate revenue for and interest in the History Center’s exhibitions and educational programs. As Pittsburgh’s premiere event for young professionals, History Uncorked offers an opportunity for young men and women to…
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    Carnegie Mellon News Blog

  • Student Fashion Mag Debuts

    15 Mar 2010 | 10:03 am
    Sophomore professional writing major Efi Turkson has a passion for fashion, so she recruited four friends with majors in design and professional writing — Brier Avil, Anh Bui, Hanah Ho and Victor Ng — to launch d’Arte Magazine (pronounced "dart").   “Our mission is to foster greater appreciation of various forms of art, particularly design and fashion, not only at Carnegie Mellon University but in the greater Pittsburgh community,” Turkson said. “We also want to highlight the achievements of students in various colleges at CMU and bring attention to…

  • Guinness: Dragon Runner is "Most Durable" Military Robot

    11 Mar 2010 | 12:03 pm
    Dragon Runner, the 20-pound "throwable" reconnaissance robot developed at the Robotics Institute, is the world's most durable military robot, according to the editors of the 2010 edition of Guinness World Records. Hagen Schempf, principal systems scientist at the Robotics Institute, led the development of the ultra-rugged Dragon Runner. Twelve prototypes, built by spin-off Automatika Inc., were delivered to the U.S. Marines in 2004. Several models of Dragon Runner are now produced commercially by QinetiQ North America, which purchased Automatika in 2007. Hundreds of units have since been sold…

  • Carnegie Mellon Offers Dual Ph.D. Program with University in Singapore

    4 Mar 2010 | 5:38 am
    Carnegie Mellon and Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have established a dual Ph.D. program in engineering. Candidates who successfully meet the academic requirements of both NTU and CMU will be awarded doctoral degrees by both universities. Students will spend at least two academic years at NTU and another two academic years at CMU with a co-adviser from each university to guide them in their research. "We are delighted that Carnegie Mellon's Mechanical Engineering Department will be involved with this innovative dual Ph.D. degree program with Nanyang Technological…

  • Hopper Celebrates National Grammar Day

    2 Mar 2010 | 11:20 am
    Grammar rules can be confusing. Especially with texting abbreviations, lyrics, slogans, 140-character limits and internet slang contributing to what seems like more generally accepted flexibility in grammar. To promote awareness of proper grammar and its importance for clear communication, the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar (SPOGG) designated March 4 as National Grammar Day. It is intended to encourage people to speak and write well and to celebrate language. Paul Hopper, the Paul Mellon Distinguished Professor of the Humanities, doesn't need a special holiday to commemorate…

  • Helping Relief Efforts in Chile

    1 Mar 2010 | 11:45 am
    The following message is from Michael Murphy, Carnegie Mellon Vice President for Campus Affairs. Dear Members of the University Community: Another devastating earthquake has struck, this time of an 8.8 magnitude last Saturday morning in Concepcion, Chile.  Since January, the university community has rallied to support Haiti. Today, I am writing to highlight opportunities to support humanitarian relief efforts in Chile. You can help through several organizations, including the American Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders  and through the Pittsburgh-based Brother’s Brother…
 
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    Burghilicious

  • Curry Roasted Cauliflower

    Lauren
    17 Mar 2010 | 7:03 pm
    It might be shocking, but we do eat more than baked goods around here. Admittedly, this story is rarely told via the content of this blog, which lately has been all about bread, baked pasta, and cookies of various types. And don’t worry, that’s not going to stop, because I’ve had a baking spree the past few weeks. But in between the lasagnas and the breads and the goodies, we also eat regular, weeknight meals. I operate on the philosophy that there’s little excuse for any meal to be bland or tasteless. Most of the time, it takes only a few additional steps to turn a…

  • Welcome to the New Burghilicious

    Lauren
    14 Mar 2010 | 8:12 pm
    Things sure are looking different around here! I hope that you’re as happy with the new look of Burghilicious as I am. It’s been quite a weekend – what do you call it when your search bar has passed out from too much Googling? – but it was worth it. I’ve got a brand-new content management system, a pretty new masthead and a lot more functionality. Here are just some of the changes that should have been made long ago: Posts are filed by category (!) Monthly archives are labeled with dates (!) A new blog roll, which I’ll update as my fickle tastes dictate…

  • Mac and Cheese with Caramelized Shallots

    Lauren
    10 Mar 2010 | 9:30 pm
    I may be more than six weeks late to the National Macaroni and Cheese Month party, but every month is Macaroni and Cheese Month for this girl, so I’m still celebrating. I first discovered the event via Michelle at Brown Eyed Baker – one of my must-check sites that also happens to be a Pittsburgh food blog (though clearly her appeal extends beyond the Burgh!). From Brown Eyed Baker, I went over to the official Mac and Cheese Month blog, and hoooooooeeeeeey! If there was ever a website created just for me, this is it. For proof, see the college story in this post. Seriously.

  • Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread, Take 2

    Lauren
    3 Mar 2010 | 9:44 pm
    As I mentioned previously, this year I’m working to curb my expensive bread habit by baking bread at home. My mentors and guides in this process is the King Arthur website and Peter Reinhart’s magnificent book The Break Baker’s Apprentice. This experiment is additionally prompted by the fact that 1. non-expensive store-bought bread – the kind from the bread aisle that I grew up on – now tastes fake and chemically to me, and 2. a house that smells like fresh-baked bread is a house I want to live in forever. So, a recap: For my last go-around, I went straight for…

  • Pittsburgh Food Events – March 2010

    Lauren
    1 Mar 2010 | 8:00 pm
    Grow Pittsburgh: A Garden Primer Series of 3 classes; First session starts March 11 $50 I probably neglected to mention that last summer, Scheidt and I endured an epic gardening FAIL. I’ve always had success with herbs but lack a certain willingness to get my hands dirty, if that dirt is literal, not figurative. My hesitation notwithstanding, Scheidt convinced me that we could handle a few tomato and pepper plants. However, the tomato and pepper plans could not handle the massive herds of Beechview deer that would raze them on a weekly basis. Which makes me think I could use one of…
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    Burgh Baby

  • She Rocks

    burghbaby
    19 Mar 2010 | 6:37 pm

  • Another Lesson O'Learned

    burghbaby
    18 Mar 2010 | 6:14 pm
    The Easter Bunny. Santa Claus. Leprechauns. Please tell me y'all have heard of all three. I'm a little worried because this morning I learned something that completely blows my mind--not everybody knows about "the pinch thing." How is that possible? It doesn't seem to be a regional thing, an age thing, or even a heritage thing. It's just that some people know to wear green on St. Patrick's Day, and some don't. Some know why it's done, and some don't. People who are oblivious, you HAVE to wear green on St. Patrick's Day. It's true! If you don't, then the leprechauns can see you and they will…

  • Lesson O'Learned.

    burghbaby
    17 Mar 2010 | 6:11 pm
    "I don't like St. Patrick's Day," Alexis said. We were walking through the Gap Outlet in search of some new jeans for she who suddenly decided to not fit into any of her clothes. "Why not?" I asked as I held up a green t-shirt. "You get to wear fun green clothes like this for St. Patrick's Day." "I don't want to wear green," she replied. "I don't like green." "But you have to wear green on St. Patrick's Day," I warned the oblivious short person. "Why?" she asked. I spent the next several minutes explaining the whole pinch thing. As Alexis listened, her face scrunched up in disapproval. She…

  • It's 2010 and We Still Can't Teleport Places. Interesting.

    burghbaby
    16 Mar 2010 | 7:30 pm
    All of our best conversations happen in the car. I hear about all of the daycare gossip. I hear about Alexis' plans for the future. Mostly, though, I hear all about how I'm doing it wrong. "I don't think we should have rice for dinner." "It's not a bath night." "I don't want to clean up my dollhouse stuff." Yesterday, Alexis spent the entire ride home telling me about how she thinks we need to buy a "TV car." At first I didn't quite know what she was talking about, but when she pointed to the car ceiling and said we should have a TV there, I figured it out. She wants to be one of the cool…

  • Randomly Random. Quack.

    burghbaby
    15 Mar 2010 | 6:47 pm
    I first heard the sound just as I rounded a steep curve. "Quack!" I glanced out the car windows, trying to locate the errant duck. "Quack!" I didn't see any birds anywhere. "Quack! Quack!" I started glancing around the car. Where the heck was the sound coming from? Was there a duck behind us? Had Alexis magically learned to let out a realistic quack? Was there a duck in my trunk? Had I hit a duck and it was stuck to the front of my car? "QUACK!" Just as a wave of panic washed over me because OMGAH-I-HIT-A-DUCK, I realized the sound was coming from the phone sitting in car console. Alexis had…
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    TECHburgher

  • Member Spotlight: Meet the members of the Pittsburgh Technology Council

    theprossman
    20 Mar 2010 | 5:30 am
    The Pittsburgh Technology Council has more than 1,350 member companies, all based in SWPA. We’ve got some of the most innovative tech ventures here in our backyard. We thought it would be most excellent to put a small spotlight on a handful of our members each and every week, so you can see the great diversity and talent that we have out there.  We encourage you to learn more about these technology companies: Jencons Scientific, Inc. - Jencons Scientific is a manufacturer and supplier of laboratory equipment and supplies used by life science, clinical and industrial facilities. Jencons…

  • Tune in to TechVibe Radio on KQV 1410 AM This Weekend!

    bikenerd
    19 Mar 2010 | 12:07 pm
    Catch up with Pittsburgh’s tech scene by tuning in to TechVibe Radio on KQV AM 1410 this weekend. The Pittsburgh Technology Council’s Jonathan Kersting and Audrey Russo will interview Sierra w/o Wires and PAETEC. Catch TechVibe Radio on Saturday (3/20) at 1 p.m. or Sunday (3/21) at 8 a.m. on 1410 AM. Or, go t0 www.kqv.com and stream it. Catch previous shows right here. Enjoy the weekend with TechVibe Radio! TechVibe Radio is sponsored by The Hartford and C-leveled.

  • OnQ’s Fred Forward Conference Clip Available

    bikenerd
    19 Mar 2010 | 9:08 am
    WQED’s “OnQ” television news magazine has Monday’s coverage of the Fred Forward conference on-line for your viewing pleasure. The Pittsburgh Technology Council’s CEO Audrey Russo is featured with Max King of the Fred Forward Foundation. It’s a great feature. Check it out here.

  • Accrotool Offers Diversity Program to Employees

    bikenerd
    18 Mar 2010 | 12:00 pm
    When a company grows, particularly in a changing marketplace, a diverse pool of employees is mandatory.  Knowing that, Accrotool Inc.  has just launched a diversity training program for its team members. As part of this unique diversity program, Accrotool partnered with Penn State (New Kensington) to provide a one-of-a-kind workshop, “Appreciating Differences,” focused on showing the team how diversity has a direct impact on building strong professional relationships in the workplace. Differences among employees’ cultures, genders and ages can affect employee morale and quality of…

  • Use Web Content to Create Sales Leads

    bikenerd
    18 Mar 2010 | 12:00 pm
    Techburgher just came across this interesting blog post from Pittsburgh Technology Council member Leadsource. It quickly details the basics of using content to create Web leads. Definitely worth a read. Check it out.
 
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    Progress Pittsburgh

  • Streetsblog.net – blogging for liveable streets

    p2wp
    19 Mar 2010 | 7:53 am
    Image by richardmasoner via Flickr We noticed this little widget on the side bar of The Digging Pitt blog (a great blog about art and transit in Pittsburgh) for Streetsblog.net – some of the articles looked like they would be of interest to the Progress Pittsburgh community. About  Streetsblog.net … Bringing together the best of the nation’s bloggers on sustainable transport, smart growth and livable streets, Streetsblog Network is a place where we can learn from each other and move the discussion on these issues forward. These are all topics that we have tried to cover…

  • Has Dan Onorato Lost His Mind?

    p2wp
    18 Mar 2010 | 7:35 am
    If you missed yesterday’s news in the governor’s race, you missed some really bizarre behavior from the Onorato campaign. Just before the close of business on the final day that petitions could be challenged, the Onorato campaign filed objections trying to block Joe Hoeffel from being on the ballot. The Hoeffel campaign fired back in a statement from co-manager Lauren Townsend: “We filed petitions with 7,632 signatures from 33 counties…” [State law requires gubernatorial candidates to have at least 2,000 signatures in total and have at least 100 signatures from 10…

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-10

    links
    10 Mar 2010 | 5:06 pm
    RT @PittsburghPost: Hafer drops out of race to replace Murtha: State Treasurer Barbara Hafer announced this morning that she is withd…… # RT @REIHQ: Pittsburgh unveils plans for Allegheny Riverfront: Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and the Urban Redevelopment Authority pre…… # Powered by Twitter Tools.

  • Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-03

    links
    3 Mar 2010 | 5:06 pm
    anyone going to Chelsa Wagner's snow removal town hall this eve? # RT @Bram_R: My question is: were the bad checks related to the Shop N' Save or to some other property? #Dzamkogate # does anyone know who is behind this new blog about @dan_onorato "Dan's Land Of Make Believe" http://ow.ly/1dr43 # Powered by Twitter Tools.

  • The Pittsburgh Hoagie: All Meat, No Filler – Is Now All Gone

    committeegrrl
    2 Mar 2010 | 1:53 pm
    Photo from The Pittsburgh Hoagie Sidebar We were hoping that some of the usual Pittsburgh political bloggers would be following the Jeff Dzamko story. Dzamko is a good friend of Luke Ravenstahl who was just arrested on Friday for an outstanding bench warrant from 2008 on some bad checks. Former Spring Garden Activist Arrested –  Post-Gazette, February 27, 2010 Since the Pittsburgh Comet’s retirement last month – we are running out of political blogs to follow.  We stopped by the Pittsburgh Hoagie to see if Matt H had anything to say about the situation.  Matt is…
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    ...so I stabbed him in the head with a fork

  • Ahem

    22 Feb 2010 | 6:00 am
    Drink this

  • Beginnings and endings

    9 Aug 2009 | 4:54 pm
    Three and a half years after The Paperweight walked out on me, a 14 year old and a 3 year old.... Three and a half years after I started this blog.... The Thing and I got married. And yes, it was perfect. So, and you have probably seen this coming, I've decided to end this blog. While I still, on numerous occasions, want to stab The Paperweight (and many others) in the head with a fork, the original reasons for this blog's existence no longer remain. I'm sure at some point, since I still have an attitude and a big mouth, I will want to blog again. But it won't be here. And I have no idea…

  • MIA for just a little bit longer

    15 Jul 2009 | 3:25 pm
    Be patient. Good things come to those who wait. Like my wedding to The Thing. July 18, 2009 10:30am Wish us luck. :)

  • Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it turned into a butterfly

    24 Jun 2009 | 5:48 am
    Things are starting to get better. The Girl's surgery went well and without complications. Her follow up appointment is tomorrow and we are hopeful. I'm getting married in less than a month. My company had a change of heart and reduced my salary reduction from 20% to 12% - a much more bearable amount to live with. Or without, as the case may be. I'm getting married in less than a month. Girlfriend has pulled through her ordeal as well (the one she never blogged about but at least she's blogging again so yea!) and now that it seems to be over I can admit that 1) I was really really fucking…

  • I couldn't have said it better myself

    17 Jun 2009 | 5:16 am
    When it was done and you went to sleep, I lay awake and listened to the clock on your nightstand and the wind outside and understood that I was really home, that in bed with you was home, and something that had been getting close in the dark was suddenly gone. It could not stay. It had been banished. It knew how to come back, I was sure of that, but it could not stay, and I could really go to sleep. My heart cracked with gratitude. I think it was the first gratitude I've ever really known. I lay there beside you and the tears rolled down the sides of my face and onto the pillow. I loved you…
Log in