Archive for November, 2027
Tuesday, November 30th, 2027
Graffiti battle @ Blank Walls
If you have nothing to do tonight, head on down to the Blank Walls in East Liberty. They’re having a live graffiti battle, and the winner will get to do his or her magic on one of the new public art walls being put up by the city. There’ll also be a band […]
1 Comment » - Posted in The Arts, East Liberty, Mayor's Office by Frank
Monday, November 29th, 2027
Scenes
A woman boards the yellow line. It’s the Mercy Hospital-Duquesne University stop. She wears a crisp navy blue pantsuit and pearl earrings. Sits down beneath the map of Pittsburgh. Stares straight ahead.
Her cell phone rings and she glances at the name. Her eyes roll skyward but she answers. She speaks quietly into the receiver for […]
No Comments » - Posted in Life, Writing, Personal by Gretchen
Sunday, November 28th, 2027
Pittsburgh Beerfest at Cheeks
I’ve mentioned it before, but Cheeks in Uptown is one of my favorite bars of all time. Not only is it walkable for Gretchen and I (especially when we have our beer shoes on), it also serves only beer from Western PA. The owner, Cheeks himself, decided to one-up that this year by having a […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Uptown by Frank
Saturday, November 27th, 2027
Pittsburgh Women’s Foundation
I realized that while I’ve blogged about my job before, I’ve never really explained how the Foundation began or what all it does. And it is super awesome, so here goes.
Back in 2013, Alicia Mulraney, a sociology major at Pitt, and Janessa Crosby, a women’s studies major at Carlow, had internships at the Pittsburgh YWCA […]
No Comments » - Posted in Pittsburgh Women's Foundation, Students for a Sustainable Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Development by Gretchen
Friday, November 26th, 2027
Black Friday on Penn & Butler
Gretchen and I decided to be a little adventurous this Thanksgiving and do something we’ve never done before–have both of our families over to our place. Not only was it the first time our families did Thanksgiving together, but it was also the most people we’ve ever cooked dinner for. My parents volunteered […]
2 Comments » - Posted in The Strip, Gretchen's Fam, Frank's Fam, Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh Development by Frank
Sunday, November 21st, 2027
Hiatus
Just wanted to let everyone know that we won’t be updating until November 26–ie, when we’ve recovered from our Turkey hangovers.
Happy Thanksgiving!
1 Comment » - Posted in Personal by theblurgh
Friday, November 19th, 2027
High-Speed Rail Initiative
Last week I went to a Students for a Sustainable Pittsburgh meeting…I had missed a couple during the past few weeks due to other things going on, so it was good to catch up on what’s been happening. There were also a lot of new faces in the crowd, which surprised me, since in […]
No Comments » - Posted in Students for a Sustainable Pittsburgh by Frank
Tuesday, November 16th, 2027
Murphy’s
When Andi called me the second I turned off my work computer and gathered my November-cold clothing (scarf, but a light one; coat, but not a parka), I was ready for whatever she was going to throw my way.
“You wanna go to Murphy’s? 9 o’clock?”
You better believe I wanted to go to Murphy’s at 9 […]
3 Comments » - Posted in Music Scene, Life, North Side, Personal, Out and About by Gretchen
Monday, November 15th, 2027
Next Semester
Just got word today–I’ll be interning at Community Recycling and Renewables (CRR) next semester! I’m still not sure exactly what I’ll be doing there, though. They have a lot of programs, and I’m not sure if interns work on all or just one of them. Their biggest areas are: Community Outreach, Technology Vendor […]
3 Comments » - Posted in Green Pittsburgh, Frank's Extracurricular Activities, Classes by Frank
Sunday, November 14th, 2027
On writing and not
It’s been awhile since I’ve written about writing, and here’s why: I am in the process of reworking my book into a whole new book, and it’s difficult and time-consuming and filled with lots of little things that make me go “grr,” but, quite honestly, I love it at the same time.
I was a creative […]
