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I’ll be at the Pittsburgh Symphony Blogfest this afternoon at Heinz Hall.  I won’t be bringing my laptop to the event, but I wanted to thank the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for the invitation and free tickets!
It is part of my effort to get out more this year.  I’ve already been to see Cabaret at the O’Reilly Theatre and Hubbard Street Dance [...]

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I received an email today from Andrew at Redbug Technologies about Mapwing, their website allowing the creation of virtual tours for, among other things, real estate.
Since my car is still covered in ice from Tuesday-Wednesday’s storm, I haven’t taken much of a look at it, but here is what someone else put together:

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The Carnival of Real Estate is coming to Pittsburgh Homes Daily next Monday.  I’m looking forward to reading through the submissions of other real estate bloggers and picking/sharing my favorite(s).  Stay tuned!

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Fallingwater and the Allegheny County Courthouse were named as two of the American Institute of Architect’s favorite pieces of American architecture.  The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has more about these buildings in an article today.

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One of the great things about being a part of the blogging community is the way that people (even complete strangers) pitch in to help each other out.
And since I’ve been thinking about how to respond to recent comments in Pittsburgh newspapers about the alleged inability of bloggers to make a difference in the upcoming local [...]

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An article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review announced that the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation’s plan for three buildings on the edge of Market Square is moving along and that renovation of the buildings for “Market at Fifth” may begin in as little as 2 months.
Market at Fifth joins a number of other renovation and construction [...]

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After the announcement that Majestic Star would be building the Pittsburgh casino on the north shore, I speculated that the Steelers might hold off on plans to develop the entertainment complex known as North Shore Live because of its proximity to the casino.
But based on the commentary in this Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article today discussing the [...]

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 Photo by krisdecurtis.  License: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

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I’ve been tagged twice now (by Columbus Best Blog and Realtio) for the blogging craze, 5 Things You May Not Know About Me.  Here’s the scoop:
1. I’ve just moved. 
I’m now living on the North Shore of Pittsburgh in a great old victorian house that we’re just finishing fixing up.  So expect a big housewarming party in January when [...]

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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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