Blog of Josh Hall

After winning the S.W. Randall LEGO competition last year with the LEGO Cathedral of Learning, I had been mulling a few ideas over for my entry this year. A fellow member of Steel City LUG, Evan, makes these wonderful humanoid shapes, and I really wanted to attempt the art form. Once Sid had his jaw […]

 Someone had found my previous version from a few years ago and asked if it was for sale. I tore it down shortly after it was built, but I said I could recreate it pretty easily. I fixed a lot of the problems the old one had, and ALMOST had its weight centered on that […]

Looks like the Hill’s grocery store is finally financially stable enough to move forward and be completed by late spring or early summer, but we’ve been told that before.  Also in the article is an announcement for new apartments and retail 1 block away from me.  Good news! – http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/business/news/funding-secured-for-hill-district-shop-n-save-660928/ If you are curious what […]

Here’s a link to hear all 30 of the NHL goal horns. http://www.theawl.com/2011/04/the-nhls-goal-horns-in-order Pittsburgh Penguins Goal Horn by TheAwl Washington Capitals Goal Horn by TheAwl Boston Bruins Goal Horn by TheAwl

Here’s an awesome time lapse video of the new consol energy arena from start to finish! http://penguins.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?catid=19&id=72562

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 […]