Think of first time you had a cup of coffee. The caffeinated bliss. Let’s get back to that. American baristas are pushing the artisan aspect of coffee. They now treat it as a craft rather than commodity. This is called the third wave of coffee. Coincidentally this is happening the same time as Pittsburgh’s Third Renaissance. Dozens of new coffee shops […]
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412 Food Rescue Talks Trash – Repurposing Food
Leah Lizarondo, founder of 412 Food Rescue, hosted Trash Talk at Repair the World to show people what food near expiration can be used for. 412 Food Rescue recovers food otherwise thrown out from vendors and redistributes it to those in need via a vast network of volunteers. This small gathering used some of the […]
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U. S. Senate Candidates Debate at CMU
The Barbara Daly Danko Political Forum hosted John Fetterman, Katie McGinty, and Joe Sestak for a debate. The three candidates attempt to woo over the Carnegie Mellon University audience of politicos and students alike. Each candidate played towards their strengths. John Fetterman, recently rested from a 36 hour campaign tour including his Fundraiser the night before, leveraged his plain spoken manner […]
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Project Progress: Art Fundraiser for John Fetterman Fundraiser
Friends of John Fetterman gathered at Spirit in Lawrenceville for a mini-music and art fest to raise funds for his U.S. Senate campaign. Ziggy Sawdust and Project Progress back-lined the logistics for the event which contained over 100 visual artists and 15 bands.
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Teenie Harris Mini-Exhibit at Ace Hotel
Coalition for Racial Equity in the Arts held a small gathering and talk on Teenie Harris‘ photography of East Liberty. The small event brought a diverse crowd of activists, artists, and creators. Harris was a prolific photographer in Pittsburgh documenting black life for forty years. Carnegie Museum of Art got rights to the collection of 80,000 images […]
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Cultural Trust Gallery Crawl, Winter 2016
This wasn’t your fair weather art show. Pittsburgh was besieged by a winter storm. This made the January Gallery Crawl put on by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust the perfect experience if you love small crowds. Space was the cornerstone gallery featuring a traveling exhibition The Mountain and the Bumble Bee. Future Tenant was a strong second with Encapsulation: A […]
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Google Pittsburgh Celebrates 10 Years
Google Pittsburgh celebrated its ten year anniversary with a party. Googlers new and old mingled with special guests from the local tech industry. Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald swung by to give a proclamation of thanks commemorating the day. Seen at the Bakery Square event were representatives from Walnut Capital, Pittsburgh Technology Council, Urban Innovation 21, Forbes Funds, […]
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BOOM Concepts Takes Over CMOA
Creativity engineers at BOOM Concepts took over Carnegie Museum of Art for the first of the Third Thursday of 2016. Adults masquerading as kids were given headphones which beamed monstrous beats into their heads. Hundreds changed the stagnate air of a museum into the thick sweat from a silent dance floor.
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Pittsburgh Developers Forum Discusses City Expansion
PDCDC held its premier event the Pittsburgh Developers Forum where the direction of billions of dollars in real estate capital is discussed. There’s no surprises here. A bunch of people take a stage and tell you what they think. Don’t let it fool you. It’s rather insightful to see how a $22 Million Dollar decision is made. […]
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6 Startup Ideas to Change Your World from the #HardwareCup
Alphalab Gear, a business incubator for hardware startups, just had it’s annual #HardwareCup. They look for ideas that can change the world. The winner has of chance of getting $50,000 investment for their idea. Six Pittsburgh companies pitched their startup technologies to a panel of experts for a chance at $1,000 and entry at the National Hardware Cup. Here’s how […]