Here’s an update on some Hill District projects: YMCA: This is going in 2 blocks from my house on Centre Avenue. It is currently slated for an early 2012 completion. Should be awesome to have an indoor basketball court and pool so close! Also, it’ll be one of the city’s largest green certified buildings. Post-Gazette […]
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The Pittsburgh Penguins’ slogan this season is "defy ordinary". Might not be all that great of a sports team promotion, but this little video they put together is a pretty good ad for Pittsburgh life in general. CMU, Andy Warhol, South Side Works, Consol Energy Center, and a bunch of other key landmarks are highlighted. […]
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I had been wondering if Pittsburgh was going to find a way to fix the fountain at the Point for the G20 summit. It turns out Alcoa is stepping up to fix it. http://www.alcoa.com/global/en/news/news_detail.asp?pageID=20090825006056en&newsYear=2009 Sweet. It had been on slate to get repaired in 2010, but with the G20 coming to down, it really created […]
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Tags: Alcoa, Consol Energy, Consol Energy Arena, G20, hill district, pittsburgh
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With every week that goes by, I get so excited to see what Pittsburgh is going to look like in 2 years, or in 5 years, or even in 10 years. There’s just so much going on, and I love to think about where my house is situated in all of it. Point Park University […]
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