The Pittsburgh Downtown Community Development Corporation (PDCDC) hosts one of the best networking events in the city. Their niche focus of downtown movers and shakers have turned light horderves and drinks into a place where deals happen. Every month they highlight another restaurant in downtown Pittsburgh; this month was Seviche.
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Grand Opening – Commonplace Coffee: North Side
Last month, Commonplace Coffee did a not-so-silent opening at its new location in the Mexican War Streets of Pittsburgh. The neighborhood has adopted them since. The Grand Opening was more of Saturday Potluck than a real blow out bash. Usually, we try to avoid double coverage but the place is so damn photogenic. Looking for […]
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Third Annual Galaxy Ball Clears a Runway
The Third Annual Galaxy Ball can be summed up by the crisp voice coming over the mic, “Clear a mother fucking runway”. The unforgiving high energy event breathed fiery life into the dormant August Wilson Center. Dancers battled gravity while MC’s dropped beats. The event benefited Pittsburgh Aids Task Force and was put on by True […]
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Strip District Music Festival 2016
tl;dr: This is just some commentary and photos. Nothing too exciting. The 2nd annual music festival in Pittsburgh’s Strip District, creatively called the Strip District Music Fest, was held last night. Local bands flooded venues from lower strip into Lawrenceville. Many venues achieved critical mass, while other venues struggled to gather an audience. Outside of possible fire […]
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Repair the World – Turn the Tables Dinner
Repair the World: Pittsburgh hosted a meaningful conversation on the School to Prison Pipeline… over dinner. Yeah, that’s not a shy dining conversation. Yet, that’s what it means to Turn the Tables. Is there any good way to bring up complex issues facing a just society? Repair adds to the significance of Shabbat by hosting topics on hard topics such […]
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David Oresick Hosts Open Critique at Neu Kirche
Neu Kirche hosted another installment of Open Critique at it’s retrofitted church in Pittsburgh’s North Side. As the name suggests, the gallery opens for artists come to display and critique artwork in a professional manner. This month’s special guest critique was David Oresick, Executive Director at Silver Eye Center for Photography. Stephie Jane Rexroth started with sharing […]
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Leadership Pittsburgh’s Champagne Luncheon 2016
Leadership Pittsburgh‘s Champagne Luncheon is like a high school reunion you want to go to. The people are don’t suck, the food isn’t pizza, and it’s just two hours long. All of which ties back to Leadership Pittsburgh’s model: Bringing change makers together to broaden their impact through networking. Leadership Pittsburgh usually has around 60 […]
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Chatham Baroque Twelfth Night Gala 2016
Chatham Baroque is the underdog when it comes to musically inclined groups in Pittsburgh. The small non-profit reinvigorates classical music for adults and introduces it to kids with their Peanut Butter & Jam Sessions. With an affinity for new and non-traditional venues, Executive Director Marc Giosi wisely chose the new Ace Hotel Pittsburgh to host the high end event. […]
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Opening Reception: Redfishbowl Collective at Gallery 4
Gallery Four, a small gallery with loud art, hosted Redfishbowl Collective’s showcase of their artists. This showing is of note because it went up against deplorable weather and eleven other events. Yet, it still packed the fancy building with art on walls. Usually in January, Pittsburgh art galleries showcase pieces that didn’t sell during the holidays. Not […]
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John Fetterman has a Heavy Metal Meet and Greet at Howlers
By morning Philly, by night Pittsburgh. John Fetterman met with supporters at Howler’s Pub in Bloomfield after press interviews earlier that day in Philadelphia. The Andre the Giant of the Western Pennsylvania political landscape is on a tour in hopes of winning a seat in the U. S. Senate. This is one of the only political events […]