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Tech Talk: Courting international startups

Babs Carryer Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Pittsburgh offers a climate of innovation, partnership and entrepreneurial support that foreign startups cannot find in other cities, says Babs Carryer in this column. A few powerful partnerships, including the Carnegie Mellon-Portugal Program, resulted in some key Portugal startups visiting Pittsburgh last week. Here's her report on what happened and what could lie ahead.

Emerging Technology, Health, Innovation, Jobs, Move to Pittsburgh

Oakland

Pop Filter Hot Pick: Distinctively Dutch Festival launches Downtown

Jennifer Baron Wednesday, February 15, 2012

For the next three months, the cutting-edge culture of the Netherlands will converge on Downtown's Cultural District and arts venues around town. The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is set to kick off its Distinctively Dutch Festival, packed with two dozen events, work by 75 artists, ambitious world premieres, and a festival buzz that can already be felt.

Architecture, Arts and Culture, Dance, Design, Events, Film, Kidsburgh, Literary Arts, Media, Move to Pittsburgh, Music, Performing Arts, Pop Filter

Downtown & The Cultural District, Oakland, North Side

Pop Filter Hot Pick: 10 new shows open at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts

Jennifer Baron Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Ten new art exhibits will converge under one roof this Friday night, when Pittsburgh Center for the Arts hosts an opening party for its latest round of solo shows. From trash-inspired sculpture made from taxidermy and body bags to mixed-media paintings that reference videos of the tsunami in Japan, the presentation showcases and impressive crop of regional talent.

Arts and Culture, Events, Film, Media, Performing Arts, Pop Filter

Shadyside, Oakland

Let's Move: Tackling childhood obesity in Pittsburgh

Elaine Labalme Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Pittsburgh leads in too many categories when it comes to the national epidemic of childhood obesity. But one local group wants to take a run at the problem. Turns out, there's much that can be done.

Food, Health, Kidsburgh, Quality of Life

Oakland

Who says you can't grow a drug company in Pittsburgh?

Babs Carryer Wednesday, February 01, 2012

They said it couldn't be done in Pittsburgh but Knopp Neurosciences, a startup gem, proves otherwise. Step by step, Babs Carryer explains how they grew a drug company here with all the talent needed.

Biotechnology, Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurs, Medical

Oakland

Your all-local guide to great holiday shopping

Elaine Labalme Wednesday, December 07, 2011

Want to make a difference this holiday season? Give a gift to Pittsburgh and support your local, independent shops. You'll help boost our neighborhoods and contribute to the overall vitality of our city. And it's fun when you have this great guide to cool stores in town.

Move to Pittsburgh, Shop Local

Downtown & The Cultural District, Lawrenceville, Strip District, Bloomfield, Oakland, Regent Square, South Side

My ideal Pittsburgh weekend: Renee Piechocki

Renee Piechocki Wednesday, November 30, 2011

When her artist friend visited Pittsburgh, the director of the Office of Public Art showed her the artsy side of town, from a tour of the newly installed Romare Bearden mural at Gateway Station to a ceramic studio in Carnegie and two visits to the world-class Carnegie Museum of Art. Follow the fun with Renee and her group of friends.

Arts and Culture, Green Building, Move to Pittsburgh, My Ideal Weekend, Restaurants

Downtown & The Cultural District, Friendship & Penn Ave Arts District, Oakland, North Side, Carnegie

The Talent Dividend: How more college grads can add to Pittsburgh's bottom line

Tracy Certo Wednesday, November 16, 2011

What's the best thing a city can do to achieve more economic success? Increase its number of college graduates. The most prosperous cities have the highest number of college grads. Read how the Talent Dividend calculates just how much college degrees add to a city's bottom line--think billions--and why Pittsburgh is one of 57 cities competing for the million dollar prize to boost college attainment.

Education, Philanthropy, Pittsburgh Promise, The Talent Dividend

Downtown & The Cultural District, Wilkinsburg, Mt. Washington, East Liberty, Lawrenceville, Shadyside, Strip District, Friendship & Penn Ave Arts District, Bloomfield, Oakland, North Side, West End Village, Regent Square, Highland Park, Carnegie, South Side, Squirrel Hill, W. Homestead

Photo slide show: Faberge at the Frick

The Frick Museum Wednesday, November 16, 2011

If you haven't seen it yet, here's a preview of the fabulous Fabergé exhibit at the Frick Museum.

Arts and Culture

Oakland

Babs Carryer: Six cool ideas from Demo Day

Babs Carryer Wednesday, November 09, 2011

We have a thriving early-stage entrepreneurial community, due in no small part to startup accelerator, AlphaLab, and Project Oympus, writes Babs in her first blog for Pop City. She spotlights six very cool ideas at the recent Demo Day.

Education, Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurs

Lawrenceville, Oakland, South Side

10 burgers, two guys, one day: the quest to find the best burger in Pittsburgh

Brad Stephenson Wednesday, November 02, 2011

When they said they would sample up to 10 burgers, they didn't say they would do it all in one day. Read the entertaining story from this adventurous duo, watch their hilarious video then comment on your own favorite--or one of theirs. From Hidy's to Eleven, it's quite a romp.

Food, Move to Pittsburgh

Downtown & The Cultural District, East Liberty, Aspinwall, Strip District, Bloomfield, Oakland, North Side

Pop Filter Hot Pick: Three Rivers Film Festival

Jennifer Baron Wednesday, November 02, 2011

Marking its 30th year, the Three Rivers Film Festival is back with 16 days of visiting filmmakers, top documentaries and international films, live music, and a not-to-be-missed opening bash. With more than 50 films lighting up three city theaters, we've got your hot ticket.

Arts and Culture, Events, Film, Media, Pop Filter

Downtown & The Cultural District, Oakland, Regent Square

Pop Filter Hot Pick: Teenie Harris, Photographer: An American Story opens at Carnegie Museum of Art

Jennifer Baron Wednesday, October 26, 2011

The first major retrospective by Charles “Teenie” Harris is opening at Carnegie Museum of Art, with unprecedented access to some 73,000 digitized images. The groundbreaking exhibition--which travels to several American cities after debuting in Pittsburgh--features large-scale photographic projections of 1,000 of Harris’s most significant images, along with an original jazz soundtrack. It's being called one of the most complete portraits anywhere of 20th-century African American experience.

Arts and Culture, Community, Events, Media, Pop Filter

Oakland

Q & A with Joe Grushecky

Deb Smit Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Pittsburgh can count on Joe Grushecky to rock any house and he and The Houserockers have been doing just that for more than 30 years. Next month he teams up with lifelong pal Bruce Springsteen for two shows at Soldiers & Sailors (which sold out in 15 minutes, sorry). Our hometown boy says he's just getting warmed up...

Arts and Culture, Concert, Move to Pittsburgh

Oakland

Pop Filter Hot Pick: Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures welcomes Jonathan Franzen

Jennifer Baron Wednesday, October 12, 2011

On Oct. 17, Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures' "Literary Mondays," welcomes celebrated contemporary writer Jonathan Franzen, whose recent novel, Freedom, is a contender for Book of the Decade. He's been dubbed “the savior of American fiction," so come out to hear what this acclaimed literary figure has to say.

Arts and Culture, Events, Literary Arts

Oakland

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