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I expect that there will be a big party in East Liberty tomorrow. Trader Joe’s is opening its store on Friday at 9 AM in the old Wheeler’s Paint Store after much anticipation. There won’t be any wine, but I don’t think shoppers will be whining about a store that could drop prices in grocery [...]

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Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 25, 2006 is the unveiling of the new monument in Mount Washington commemorating the historic meeting between George Washington and Seneca leader Guyasuta that was featured in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Thursday.  The Unveiling will occur at 2 PM at Grandview and Sweetbriar Street, followed by the charity benefit, The Gala, at [...]

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Here’s my 5 favorite search terms that led people to this wonderful blog in October.  I hope that they found what they were looking for:
5. kwd to the blg.  Ok, you’ve got me.  No one actually searched this term.  But I’m in the double digits on blg hits and climbing fast on the kwd charts.  I [...]

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There’s an article today in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (here) about urban living in Pittsburgh.  It tells the story of Artists and Cities, Inc., a non-profit real estate development organization in Pittsburgh that develops communities for artists to live and work.  Bravo!
I was surprised to see it this morning because just last night I found a [...]

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25 urban areas could face greater challenges than New Orleans experienced after Hurricane Katrina, according to the Emergency Evacuation Report Card 2006 (pdf file) compiled by the American Highway Users Alliance.
Pittsburgh earned a “B”, ranking 4th out of the 37 urban areas studied. 
 
Photo by omnibus.  License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0. 

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Here’s my entry to the Pumpkin Carving Contest hosted by St. Paul Real Estate: 
 
 

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Interested in learning more about East Carson Street and the South Side of Pittsburgh?  Then try the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation’s Spotlight on Main Street, which tells the story of the historic buildings of East Carson Street.

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Pittsburgh has taken a step in the right direction to end the inevitable confusion over building permits with its new website titled, Guide to Permitting for Land and Building Improvements.
It’s got some excellent looking charts, like this one:

And some that don’t appear so easy to use: Notice the full diagram in the left hand side and [...]

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Don’t forget:
Tonight is the last night of the Haunted Tales of Manchester Walking Tour.
Tomorrow, Sunday, October 22, 2006, the Pittsburgh Camerata presents An Afternoon of Wine, Food & Spirited Song at the Calvary Episcopal Church Parish Hall in Shadyside.

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Somehow I knew that it was budget time.
First, there was the article at the top of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette website about an offer by the Pittsburgh Transportation Group to pay for Yellow Cabs to use the busways.
Then there was an article about the city considering allow corporations to sponsor garbage trucks.  
Finally, the City of Pittsburgh and [...]

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