I don’t know all the details of the story, but Pittsburgh rapper Jasiri X does a pretty dope cover of the Beastie Boys’ classic Paul Revere to explain the situation. Apparently a rally was held today in Mellon Park. You can read more about the case at www.justiceforjordanmiles.com
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Answering Questions From Google Analytics
From time to time I like to look at my Google Analytics log to see how people are finding the site via Google searches. Often times this will reveal some strange searches which have brought people to the blog. But it can also be helpful in determining what people are looking for so that I [...]
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Working off Pittsburgh’s Gourmet Fare at Local Parks
Let’s just get this out there in the beginning– I love food. Truly. Unfortunately, I am not one of those people who is blessed with the ability to eat with reckless abandon and without being forced to increase the size of my wardrobe once a season. To combat my threatening expansion, I have found that [...]
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Penn’s Corner CSA Week 2
I was so excited about the first week, that I decided I should share my bounty from week #2. If you aren’t familiar with what a farm share is, check out my post from last week about the Penn’s Corner Farm Share – Week 1. We got the preview email over the weekend while we [...]
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T Plus: The Pittsburgh North Shore Connector
What is the T Plus? Well the much talked about North Shore Connector is finally complete. This is the under the river extension to the Port Authority’s T line, The Pittsburgh Subway. This extension to the T was talked about in the news as the biggest boondoggle and expensive and wasteful undertaking of the Port [...]
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Pittsburgh Groupons: See and Eat Pittsburgh on a Budget
By now you’ve probably at least heard about the website Groupon. More than likely you’ve probably already even bout a groupon for yourself or as a gift for someone else. (If you haven’t noticed, you can now see today’s Groupon over on the right sidebar ===> ) But if you’ve really never heard of Groupon.com [...]
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Leaving Pittsburgh – Buy My House
After living in Pittsburgh for almost the last 8 years, I will be leaving some time this summer. However, don’t panic – this site will not be going anywhere. I hope to continue writing articles up until I leave, and then hopefully I will still be able to periodically write about Pittsburgh places and events [...]
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Let’s Be Friends: Tweet Me
I’ve heard about how difficult it is to make friends after college, but didn’t think that would apply to me since I had such a great group of friends in San Diego. That all changed, however, when I moved to Pittsburgh about two months ago. I’ve never had trouble making friends in the past, so [...]
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New Pittsburgh Cab Service
If you’ve lived in and around Pittsburgh for some time, you’ve probably noticed that it’s not the easiest city to hail a cab. Unlike other large cities, you cannot normally walk down the street and hail a cab at any hour of the day. Other than special circumstances – St Patrick’s Day for example (I [...]
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Welcome New Blog Contributor Greg Anslow
Greg Anslow is a recent college graduate that is has just moved back to Pittsburgh. He has offered to occasionally contribute article content to the website. So please welcome Greg to the site and check out his first post below: Thomas Wolfe is often quoted as saying you can never go home again, yet here [...]
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