Entries about Culture

Happy Birthday iJustine

Posted by Ryan on March 21st, 2008 filed in Blogs, Culture, Local News

Local lifecaster iJustine is HUGE on the internet, so huge she has proclaimed herself as the internet. It has became hard not to find her face on websites, not that we are complaining she is a beautiful girl.
Yesterday (March 20th) she celebrated her 24th birthday, and got birthday wishes throughout the net. iJustine has posted […]

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New Iron City Site

Posted by Ryan on March 21st, 2008 filed in Culture, Local News, Websites

I gave out a blurb on the last Iron City post about the need for a new Iron City website. Well, looks like a new site is now launched. The design looks entirely better than the previous design and is really aides to the new marking strategy.
Iron City’s New Site

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“Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” Days UPDATE

Posted by Ryan on March 14th, 2008 filed in Culture, Events

The Post-Gazette has compiled a list of events that will be occurring for “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” Days. The events; which begin on March 20th, honor Fred Rogers who would have been celebrating his 80th birthday.
Update:
A “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” Days website is now up with complete details on the event.

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Iron City Beer’s Grand Comeback!

Posted by Ryan on March 14th, 2008 filed in Culture, Local News

Iron City beer has been brewing for almost 150 years, and this year will mark a new campaign from Iron City to gain national popularity. Blog Drink Iron City has been keeping up with Iron City’s move to change the way they do business. One of the changes that will be noticed is the new […]

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CMU Sneakerology 101

Posted by Ryan on March 12th, 2008 filed in Art, Culture

Street fashion magazine Hypebeast posted an article today about CMU’s offering of a Sneakerology course. The course focuses on the roots of sneaker culture and the influences that have changed the way sneakers are perceived in the world. To study sneakers, the course refers to sneaker websites and the book Where’d You Get Those. The […]

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Neighborhood Pride and Cupcakes

Posted by Ryan on March 6th, 2008 filed in Culture, Events, Websites

Coco’s Cupcakes will be hosting a neighborhood pride event tomorrow; Friday, March 6th. Coco’s will be preparing cupcakes that will represent many of the neighborhoods in Pittsburgh, each having a unique taste to the neighborhood.
The event is in partnership with Neighbor Teaze, t-shirts that represent many of the Pittsburgh neighborhoods (more coming soon from […]

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Fashion Retailer Grows Downtown

Posted by Chris on March 3rd, 2008 filed in Culture, Local News, Technology, Websites

Today’s Post-Gazette has a piece on Downtown Chick retailers of the kind of haute couture that, let’s be honest, you really can’t afford. Located in the Clark Building downtown, there is both a physical store and a (more successful) online operation. They employ aggressive national advertising, a staff of 30, and the kind of models […]

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March 20th Wear Your Favorite Sweater

Posted by Ryan on February 27th, 2008 filed in Culture, Events

March 20th will mark the 80th birthday of Fred Rogers, to celebrate his birthday a new YouTube video made by our friend Mr. McFeely encourages everyone to wear a their favorite sweater on March 20th.
The sweater event will cap off “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” Days which will run March 15th - 20th and will […]

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Pittsburgh Sign Project

Posted by Ryan on February 25th, 2008 filed in Art, Culture, Websites

The Pittsburgh Sign Project is a project created through a grant to capture the signs that make up Pittsburgh through photographs. To collect photographs of the signs, the organizers are asking for submissions from local photographers. The photo collection will later be published in a book that will also reflect Pittsburgh’s 250 years.
If you’re a […]

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Urban Velo Bike Magazine

Posted by Ryan on February 18th, 2008 filed in Culture, Websites

Biking in Pittsburgh is becoming a huge activity among Pittsburghers, whether it is biking to work or biking on many of Pittsburgh’s city trails; biking is a new part of Pittsburgh. Local zine Urban Velo goes beyond Pittsburgh and covers the latest news, culture, and gear for bikers all over the world. Besides, running a zine Urban Velo also runs a […]

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