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posted on
November 28th, 2011
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The Post Gazette Looks at Pittsburgh's Dirty Dozen Bike Race

I want to see this in person next year. For better or worse, I'm not alone jumping on the bandwagon. WQED filmmaker, Rick Sebak filmed last years race, which drew more than 300 racers.

While ...

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posted on
November 27th, 2011
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Digging Pitt
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The Geography Of Stuck in The Atlantic: The Rust Belt's Unrecocognized Weakness Is Mobility

I've mostly given up on trying to counter all the myths that pass for truth in these parts-many of which have to do with losing people, brain drain etc...

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posted on
November 25th, 2011
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The Tides of Provincetown: Pivotal Years in America's Oldest Continuous Art Colony (1899-2011) @ Westmoreland Museum

If you live anywhere in the main region this blog covers and have never been to The Westmoreland, you are really missing out; if you don't it's just one reason to swing by. I myself miss way to man ...

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posted on
November 24th, 2011
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A pop up tour

Project Pop Up had a soft launch of several spaces during Pittsburgh's Light Up celebration on November 18. I took a little time on Saturday to tour the spaces, which are all in different stages of ...

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posted on
November 23rd, 2011
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Great Shots Of Braddock Benefit Concerts in Rolling Stone

Still kickin myself for missing Titus Andronicus and The Hold Steady play at the Carnegie Library. I stayed in NYC, to catch the Transformazium folks do a t ...

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posted on
November 23rd, 2011
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Shots From This Year's NY Halloween Parade: Why Doesn't Pittsburgh Do This?

Sorry this post is so late, I'm still getting stuff off my camera from more than a month ago.

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posted on
November 22nd, 2011
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Bill Radawec Retrospective @ Shaheen Modern and Contemporary in Cleveland

I've come across the late Cleveland artist, Bill Radawec's work a few times in Pittsburgh, most memorably as part of a four person show at FE Gallery where he showed his strange little boxes.

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posted on
November 22nd, 2011
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Harvey Pekar Tribute Drive on Kickstarter Blows Past $30,000 Goal

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posted on
November 22nd, 2011
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Who did this Work, Outside The Children's Museum of Pittsburgh?

It's not my favorite thing ever, but I like this satellite made of welded auto parts. I suppose I could find this out by googling but I'd like to get the answer on here.

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posted on
November 21st, 2011
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Art @ The Pittsburgh Children's Museum: Tim Kaulen, One Great Blue

Since I don't have kids, I feel a little weird going to the Pittsburgh Children's Museum. Don't let that stop you, the museum is filled with all kinds art and large scale creative projects that mig ...

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