Tag: Shadyside

Weekly Check In- Prantl’s Bakery

I was bored during my lunch break at work, and against my better judgement found myself taking Buzzfeed quizzes, one of which, was entitled, “You’re a True Pennsylvanian if You’ve Eaten 20/28 of These Foods.”  The quiz is obviously bullshit, because I scored a 15, and thus was told I’ve probably “visited Pennsylvania frequently” (try LIFELONG

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Curling Lessons

There’s few things I actually consider myself good at: writing, planning things, making playlists, chugging beer, making omelets, and reading books in record amounts of time, are some of the items on this short list. I also happen to be a very skilled foosball player (that’s literally never helped me with anything), and am historically

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Kayaking & Piano Bars in Pittsburgh

I’m actually embarrassed for how long it took me to write this post.  My excuse is that it’s the start of the school year and that always brings about a lot of extra work. I forget every year how time consuming grading papers is.  I’m also going to shamelessly self promote myself here. I’ve gotten the

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10 Cheap & Easy Things to Do in Pittsburgh

This post is third in the “10 Easy and Cheap” series that I’ve already covered with Philly and Scranton.  You could read more about the idea behind this in one of those posts.  The gist is, that sometimes you find yourself in various locales visiting friends and don’t have time to see or do a

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Pittsburgh Weekend

I spent this weekend out in Pittsburgh, and looking back at all of my previous posts, I’m surprised that I haven’t written about the city in depth yet.  My younger cousin goes to Pitt, for his undergrad and my brother is going to finish his first year at Pitt School of Law this spring.  In the past

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