October 2011
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Pruitt's Warhol Statue's 15 Minutes of Fame
Rob Pruitt’s Warhol Statue’s 15 Minutes of Fame, Extended Until Spring 2012
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Map of Pittsburgh's Living Dead Outbreaks
You can pick up a copy of this map from Etsy artist Alternate Histories
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WSJ's House of the Day in Pittsburgh
Wall Street Journal selected this beautiful 19th century Highland Park home for their House of the Day. Flip through the wonderful photos to take in all the architectural detail.
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Big Chemistry Halloween Bash 2011
Big Brothers Big Sisters will be throwing their third annual Halloween Bash Big Chemistry tonight, Friday Oct. 28th at Buckhead Saloon. The event is one of Pittsburgh’s largest Halloween parties with more than 300 costumed attendees every year. Make sure to pick up your ticket for this great cause which features many fabulous costume prizes.
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Pittsburgh Penguins to Host 2012 NHL Draft
The Pittsburgh Penguins will host the 2012 NHL Entry Draft at Consol Energy Center
Check out that awesome Pittsburgh bridge badge logo
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PGH: #1 in Everything, #12 in Trick or Treating
Who would have known that Pittsburgh, one of the Worlds Best Cities of 2012, a City for Dreamers, and the Occupy’s Most Livable Tent City would rank so low in CBS’ Early Show ranking of handing out halloween candy.
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Trunk or Treat on the South Side
This Halloween South Side Pittsburgh and Hot Metal Bridge Faith Community will be offering Trunk or Treat, an opportunity to meet and treat in the neighborhood
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A Blast Off to Randy Pausch's Childhood
The late Last Lecturer and author Randy Pausch’s creativity and motto of “Achieving Your Childhood Dreams” will soon be on display at CMU with the preservation of his childhood bedroom walls. The walls are illustrated in a variety of images, most with nerd flair include a rocket ship and the quadratic formula.
The Post-Gazette has reported on the effort to preserve the images.
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Colorize Pittsburgh's Troy Hill Wall
Colorize Pittsburgh is an effort beautify the city’s urban landscape through color and they achieved that by brightening up the Troy Hill hillside. The welcoming wall can be seen across the Allegheny from the Strip and Polish Hill and draws attention to the Troy Hill area.
Looking forward to more colorized walls in the neighborhoods
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Haunted Pittsburgh Ghost Tours
Looking for some history and a scare? Check out the Haunted Pittsburgh Ghost Tours
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Costume Reverse Keg Ride
East End Brewing’s Reverse Keg Ride is this Saturday, register online for this costume filled bike event
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Pittsburgh: Best in the World 2012
National Geographic selected Pittsburgh as one of the Best in the World 2012
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io9 Inteviews George Romero
Why George Romero rejected The Walking Dead to make The Zombie Autopsies
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A Penny Postcard
USGenWeb has a fantastic collection of penny postcards. Here is an example of the grand Wabash Terminal that no longer stands downtown.
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Pittsburgh, Where Dreams are Reality
Tough luck Disney, The Experienced Dreamers is looking to relocate individuals to Pittsburgh to fullfill their dreams within the area. To help motivate movers there is a chance to win $100,000, with the only guidelines being that you must be 45 or older and you must not have lived within 100 miles of Pittsburgh in the last 10 years.
Check out their website, and the this article from the...
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Zombie Ben Franklin
Pennsylvanians understand that PA is a split state with Pittsburgh in Western PA and Philadelphia in Eastern PA, but when it comes to the map of the United States of Scary Things, the Western PA’s zombie heritage meets Eastern PA’s early American history, presenting Zombie Ben Franklin!
Zombie Ben Franklin available from Plemon Studios
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Google Offers - Pittsburgh
Google Offers is now live in Pittsburgh, offering amazing deals daily!
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South Side's New Industrial Steel Sculpture
Pop City Media has a fantastic article on the Industrial Arts Co-op lead by Tim Kaulen and their new South Side Riverfront sculpture. The large steel sculpture pays homage to our region and is built with steel found at our regions former steel sites.
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OmniTouch, Touchscreens Everywhere
Chris Harrison’s presentation of OmniTouch, which projects visual images for touch motion. The project is developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon.
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Modern art on Industrial Park Warehouse
Korean artist’s mural mounted on South Side building wall
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Pittsburgh Penguins Foogos
What is a Foogos? It’s an artistic food version of popular brand logos. Bon appetit!
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Explore the life of Andy Warhol
Video of the Andy Warhol Museum’s new mobile app the warhol: app
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Black and Gold Bleier Brew
Former Steeler Rocky Bleier rolls out new brew with the help Penn Brewery
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Panorama of North Side's Bicycle Heaven
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette photographer Steve Mellon stopped at North Side’s Bicycle Heaven to capture a panorama view of the unique bike history on display at the facility.
More information on Bicycle Heaven
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2nd Annual Running of the Wieners
Bakery Square will be holding it’s 2nd Annual Running of the Wieners.
Guidelines to enter the contest: -Only pups 25lbs and under are eligible to participate -All breeds are welcome -If you do not have your own hot dog costume, you will be provided with one, courtesy of Better Than Treats Brands! -It is 100% FREE to enter and participate!
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Vessel Studio's 1st Annual Glass Pumpkins
Here are a few scenes from the live glass blowing of pumpkins by Vessel Studio occurring last night as well as tonight in their South Side studio.
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Union Pig & Chicken from Kevin Sousa
Pittsburgh’s well known chef Kevin Sousa from Salt of the Earth will be opening a new East Liberty restaurant in the newly announced Odeon Building. The new restaurant; Union Pig & Chicken, won’t be your average BBQ but a modern take on the delicacy which will include a Pittsburgh swing to it.
The Post-Gazette reported today that the Odeon Building on Highland Avenue will...
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Minimalist NHL Teams - Pittsburgh Penguins
6IX6IX8 designed minimal posters for NHL teams. Above is the Pittsburgh Penguins, check out all the other creative posters
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Catapult Offers Coffee and Office Space
The new Garfield cafe’ Catapult aims to provide office space as well as fresh coffee to those who work from home, check out the Post-Gazette article