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Holiday Gift Alert: Big Burrito Gift Card Sale

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Post Date: Nov.19.08

I heart PGH Holiday Gift Guide - Click here to learn more about loving PGH by shopping PGH.  Click here to see more holiday gift suggestions.

This is the first official post in the IheartPGH holiday gift guide, and this is one of the best gift deals in town.  Each year the folks at Big Burrito serve up a great reason to give Big Burrito Bucks - good at any of their establishments - Mad Mex, Casbah, Eleven, Kaya, Soba and Umi.  When you purchase your gift cards between November 17, 2008 and November 30, 2008 you get a bonus gift card.

For every $100 in gift cards you purchase, we’ll give you $25 in bonus Holiday Burrito Buck$. For every $50, you get $10.

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Documentaries, Storytelling and Pittsburgh - My Tale of “My Tale of Two Cities”

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Post Date: Nov.18.08

We have been patiently waiting for the premier of this movie - My Tale of Two Cities, a documentary about Pittsburgh which has been in the works for a few years now. Back in 2006 we posted the invite to come join in a neighborhood sing along of “Its a beautiful day in the neighborhood.” The film is complete and the screening is November 28, 2008 at the Byham Theater. You can read more about the film at MyTaleOfTwoCities.com.

We started IheartPGH after meeting people who didn’t grow up here but choose to live here - each person had a story about what brought them to Pittsburgh. Those stories turned into three years of stories about people and places in Pittsburgh. So it is hard not be excited about a documentary length story of Pittsburgh which has the potential to take the Pittsburgh story to a whole new audience beyond Western PA. I am eager to see which Pittsburgh stories were selected for this film.

Check out the trailer here. I learned a few facts about Pittsburgh that I had not heard before…who knew Pittsburgh was the birth place of bingo?

You know how you hear about something and then it becomes one of those things that just keeps crossing your path. That is how I feel about Carl Kurlander’s story of Pittsburgh. I first learned about Carl Kurlander from a chapter in the book, What Should I do With My Life, which I was reading on a plane ride to California a few (more…)

Tags: Byham Theater, Carl Kurlander, Documentary, My Tale of Two Cities, Saved By the Bell, Tale of Two Cities

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Show Your Love for PGH by Shopping PGH this Holiday Season

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Post Date: Nov.17.08

Image by lil moe72 via FlickrOne of the easiest ways to support Pittsburgh is to spend your money locally. One of my hopes for this blog is to connect more people to the local businesses here in Pittsburgh. With the start of the holiday season, I can’t believe it is already the holiday season - I tried to ignore the robotic Santa Claus that started singing at Costco before Halloween was even here. But after stopping by the Shady Side Presbyterian Church Bazaar last weekend, I can no longer pretend that the Holiday Shopping Season is weeks away.

I know that holiday spending is down this year, but that makes it even more important to support the businesses that continue to do good things for the Pittsburgh community. Click here to check out the ShopPGH category and read about some of the other Pittsburgh businesses. We will also be featuring more ways to ShopPGH this season with a holiday gift guide look for the tag Holiday08.

Have a Pittsburgh gift to suggest? Where do you like to shop PGH for the holidays? Please leave a comment here or send an email to info@iheartpgh.com.

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Homemade Ho Hos at Big Dog Coffee

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Post Date: Nov.17.08

Homemade Ho Hos, originally uploaded by IheartPGH.

I was finishing lunch with Friend of IheartPGH who suggested that we check out the newest coffee shop on the south side. Big Dog Coffee is located on Sarah street near the South Side works. This place is beautiful - the counter is an old wooden antique, bright walls, comfortable seats (I am sitting in a rocking chair as I write this), there is a patio for outside seating when the weather is a bit warmer. The main room has a lovely fire place - if IheartPGH was a podcast I would be recording the sound of a crackling fire for you.

his place is really that cozy. The desert counter is beautiful and they have homemade ho hos. I think I had forgotten about ho hos, but the idea of a homemade one is amazing. Watch out cupcakes, there is a new tasty treat in town.

For more info on Big Dog Coffee…

• Big Dog Coffee Shop perks up South Side in renovated Sarah St. property, Pop City Media
• Big Dogs, erked 
• Hidden Treasures, Dave and Betsy’s Blog 

Tags: big dog coffee, coffee, deserts, Ho Hos, Patio, sarah street, southside

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Radio Round Up - November 14, 2008

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Post Date: Nov.14.08

Image via WikipediaTweet Up at the Matress Factory

• To kick off their newest exhibit which looks at the effects of all of this digital communication, the Mattress Factory is inviting all people who use facebook, twitter, blog and anything else that your friends call geeky to the Mattress Factory.
• Friday, November 14, 8-10pm - Sign up here and get into the event for free.

Pittburgh Brewfest

• hosted by Pittsburgh Rugby Club to raise money for PLEA, an organization that helps families with children who have developmental challenges
• November 14, 2008, 6-9pm at Saddle Ridge in Station Square

German Christmas Market

• Saturday and Sunday in Historic Harmony Village
• German food, song and dance, dulcimer playing
• Father Christmas will be stopping by to greet the kids

Thanksgiving 10 days Early

• Dozen Bake Shop in Lawrenceville is serving up Thanksgiving Dinner this Friday and Saturday
• $14 gets you turkey, all the fixings and desert.

Three Rivers Film Festival

• Runs through November 22nd - multiple films daily
• Sunday, November 16 - Check out the 1928 Film The Last Command which will be shown with live music from the Alloy Orchestra

Keep It Slick: Infiltrating Capitalism with The Yes Men

• Opens Nov. 14, 2008
• 5pm How to Be a Yes Man
• 6-8pm Business Casual Reception

Tags: Father Christmas, Lawrenceville, mattress factory, thanksgiving

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I Love Me Some Good Lawerenceville Eats

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Post Date: Nov.13.08

Lawrenceville, PA has everything I love about Pittsburgh right in a row. Cupcakes at Dozen, pizza at Piccolo Forno, vintage gems at the several thrift shops and great art in a collection of galleries. I lunched at a new eatery today, Coca Café and can safely say it is one of my favorite restaurants in the city. Just a few doors down from Piccolo, Coca Café sits comfortably on the corner with a trendy red and blue paint job. The specials were written on the sign outside and my eye went directly to the pumpkin bisque, YUM! The eclectic chairs and tables made the shop just funky enough without trying too hard. I ordered the chicken and artichoke wrap, which was a great combination of warm and toasty yet light and fresh. Of course, I had to do a cappuccino and biscotti afterward. I couldn’t decide what kind to get, so I had our lovely server choose her favorite, which turned out to be vanilla apricot, YUM again! The music was just loud enough to get you groovin’ in your seat without inhibiting conversation. And something I love about local places; they accept local artwork that they display, which gives them an extra gold start in my book. Yet another Pittsburgh gem that dazzled me to the point of blogging, check them out online!

Tags: Coca Cafe, Dozen, Lawrenceville, Piccolo Forno

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