Portlandia, your 15 minutes are up. PGH is it!

Maura Judkis of the Washington Post wrote yesterday in a Warhol notion that Portland, Oregon your 15 minutes of fame is up! Pittsburgh is the place to be. 

“Portland has overextended its welcome as the destination for hipsters who want to find themselves, while frolicking in beautiful scenery and reasonable rents … Pittsburgh is reasonable-rents, nice scenery, nice downtown, and the people are, in general, just far less insufferable.”

iJustine’s Office Space Parody

Pittsburgher internet celebrity iJustine (Justine Ezarik) brought new light to one of geek cultures most famous movie scenes. The promo for Spike TV’s coverage of this years CES is a parody of the famous printer bashing scene of Office Space.

In addition here is the behind the scenes of the filming

Deck the Screens with Deeplocal

Pittsburgh’s Deeplocal has released a new holiday festive social app Deck the Screens, which allows friends, family, and coworkers to bond together to deck their device’s screens with holiday lights by stringing together.

It’s Burgh in the Dark Knight Rises Trailer

The new Dark Knight Rises trailer was released and as a yinzer you will spot all the Burgh elements. Below are some screenshots

For the Love of Murphy’s

Mundania Horvath of Steeltown Anthem recently posted this wonderful write-up on the history and transformation of one Downtown Pittsburgh’s most historic and memorable buildings. Once serving as G.C. Murphy’s store the building on Fifth Avenue feel into despair like many of the properties surrounding Market Square. With the revitalization that went into Fifth Avenue the Murphy building was restored and memories relived. 

Please check out S:A post for photos of then and now of the building

Phat Man Dee & Friends Holiday Album

Well known Pittsburgher Phat Man Dee and Friends have put together Merry ChristmaChannaKwanzaa, Vol 1.1, featuring Picksburgh Xmas. The release party will be at the Carnegie Science Center in the Buhl Digital Planetarium on December 15, 2011 at 8 PM.

Animation of Pittsburgh’s Bike Lane Growth

From 2007 to today Pittsburgh’s bike lanes have grown a lot thanks to BikePGH. For information on the growth history check out BikePGH’s site.

CottonFactory’s Neighborhood Pride

Shirt printer Cotton Factory has released these two new shirts of Oakland and Lawrencville, showcasing some Pittsburgh neighborhood pride!

The Porch at Schenley Plaza

Oakland now has a new bistro in the heart of Schenley Plaza, The Porch. The bistro offers simple, delicious, scratch made food from local ingredients. Enjoy lunch or a study break while viewing the surrounding greenery from this beautifully designed building.