February 2012
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Fred Rogers the Penguins Fan
Feb 27th, 2011 marks 9 years since we lost our favorite neighbor. For those who didn’t know Fred Rogers enjoyed leaving the land of Make-Believe to catch a Pittsburgh Penguins game, as seen by his NHL hockey card
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Festival Invites all to Learn about Iconography
Post-Gazette writer Ann Rodgers discuses the art and process behind the Orthodox Christian practice of writing holy icons.
To further educate and showcase iconography, Saturday and Sunday from 1-6 p.m. the public is invited hear lectures on their importance and see demonstrations of icon-making at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral in Oakland at 3400 Dawson St. Along with...
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Help the Ringing of St. Augustine’s Bells
The Lawrenceville community invites everyone to join together for an evening filled with entertainment, wine, and delicious food, as they raise funds to get the Historic Bells of St. Augustine’s Church ringing once again!
The event is sponsored by Our Lady of the Angels Parish and will host a silent and live auction during the event. Commemorative bottles of wine, provided by Engine House...
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Pittsburgh Made Cellhelmet
The iPhone will have a new level of protective defense if cellhelmet thanks to Kickstarter. The iPhone case promisses to fully protect the Apple iPhone and if damage does occur the phone will be fixed or replaced. The best part is every cellhelmet is locally made here in Pittsburgh.
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Casino Bulldogs: La Bala EP
The guys of Casino Bulldogs are back with their new EP La Bala delivering 6 new songs. The fuzzy energetic alternative rock styling of the band is still intact and ever greater on the EP. Listening from the first song Anna Sway to the last UV Katie the sound flows continually into a well put together alternative rock album. La Bala is a very fun energetic listen and breaks away from the current...
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An Industrial Strength House in Pittsburgh →
The house, designed by the architect Eric Fisher, looms over the street like a big industrial arm.
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Illustration Ale Recap
The Toonsuem and East End Brewing put together a fantastc event for the release of Illustration Ale featuring the 6 local artists Mark Bender, Vince Dorse, Jasen Lex, Nathan Mazur, Ed Piskor, and Dave Wachter. The beer was cold and refreshing, the food prepared by NINEonNINE and Taste of Dahntahn was delicious, and the art was outstanding.
Below are some photos of the event, enjoy
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Pittsburgh Setting for The Last of Us
It appears that Pittsburgh will once again be featured in a video game, this time of the Playstation 3 in the game The Last of US. Previous Pittsburgh served the as the environment for the expansion The Pitt in Fallout 3. Pittsburgh is once again in a pre-apocalypse world in the new video game.
Pittsburgh as seen in Fallout 3