Thursday, April 30, 2009

Pittsburgh Voted 10th Best Walking City by Prevention Magazine

Quote: Whether your hoofing for fitness, or to help the environment, here are the [25] most walker friendly locales in America and what makes them special, based on our annual survey with the Podiatric Medical Association and Sperling's Best Places. Prevention's website lists San Francisco as No. 1 with Tuscon, Arizona, as No. 25. At Number 10 we beat Columbus, Baltimore, San Diego and New Orleans, to name a few. We made the cut due to our addition of a new post in our city government--a Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator. Click on the pic of our city at the Prevention site and you are invited to upload a photo of your favorite walking spot. For more green 411 including where to take your cleared-out clutter, visit About Pittsburgh.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Bigger, Better and Greener by the Minute

Pittsburgh's grasp of green knows no bounds! Here we present an anthology of the latest news on the greening of the 'burgh; much of it from our friends at Pop City Media, Global Pittsburgh, and the Pittsburgh Business Times. It would seem despite last year's 250th anniversary, Pittsburgh's not getting older, it's getting greener!

Changemakers.net Green Tips

Green Industry Watch at the Pittsburgh Business Times
http://pittsburgh.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2009/01/05/story10.html?q=green%20products%20Pittsburgh

http://pittsburgh.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2009/03/23/story3.html?q=green%20products%20Pittsburgh
http://pittsburgh.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/industries/green/general/pittsburgh

From Blue Collar to Green Collar / America. GOV
http://www.america.gov/st/econ-english/2009/March/20090310101212berehellek0.7686731.html

Larimer Sunflower Project / G-Tech
http://www.gtechstrategies.com/

Kids Learn What it Means to be Green/ Global Pittsburgh
http://globalpittsburgh.blogspot.com/2009/04/new-childrens-hospital-of-pittsburgh.html

Rust to Green/ London Financial Times
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/12ed0ef4-2f9d-11de-a8f6-00144feabdc0.html

Cardinal Industries Green Side Garden +/ Pop City Media
http://www.popcitymedia.com/timnews/cardinalresouces0401.aspx?utm_campaign=For%20the%20Love%20of%20Green--no%20fooling%21&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_term=Green%20Cardinal%20Resources%20leads%20the%20way%20as%20region%26rsquo%3Bs%20first%20B-Corp%2C%20hiring

Our Great Skyline/ Forbes Magazine
http://www.forbestraveler.com/best-lists/skylines-international-slide-8.html?partner=playlist&thisSpeed=25000

ELDI and Green Building Alliance Work for a Sustainable Neighborhood/ Pop City Media
http://www.popcitymedia.com/inthenews/greenallia0401.aspx?utm_campaign=For%20the%20Love%20of%20Green--no%20fooling%21&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_term=ELDI%20presents%20sustainable%20neighborhood%20plan%20at%20Green%20Building%20Alliance%20conference

Mayor Fetterman wants a Green Braddock/WTAE-TV
http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/allegheny/19232432/detail.html

Pittsburgh Youth Lobby for a Greener Pittsburgh/ WTAE-TV
http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/green-pages/18810929/detail.html

Friday, April 17, 2009

Canned Art showing @ Quilts, Art and Other Women's Work, Friday May1



7PM-10PM l ARTICA GALLERY & ANTIQUES - 5110 PENN AVENUE/ QUILTS, ART, AND OTHER WOMEN'S WORK & FREE RED BULL DRINKS! An event featuring: Susan Constanse, Amy Kerlin & Christiane D's Art-onomic Stimulus Sale! Come meet and mingle with 3 of Pittsburgh's most dynamic and creative artists selling their original work at recession era prices; sample FREE RED BULL Energy Drinks, get contest info, plus see the branding created by La Roche College design students to give Passports and ARTica Gallery a face lift! Recycled Red Bull can art from last year's "Art of Can" Exhibition will also be highlighted. Details at http://www.passportsart.blogspot.com/ and http://diggingpitt.blogspot.com/