Pittsburgh Forum Celebrates 1,000 Members!
The Pittsburgh Forum celebrated its 1,000th member* this weekend! Boring Pittsburgh created the Pgh Forum as a place for residents, visitors, and fans of the Burgh to meet each other and exchange ideas, questions, rants, and raves. It’s also the premiere site to share Pittsburgh events and happenings aka #WhatToDo412.
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The Carrie Blast Furnace Tour (photo by Veronica Varos)
What used to be an integral member of Industrial America, has now become a piece of art… or should we say a place of art. The rusty old mill has been transformed by artists of all niches. It has become a canvas for graffiti, a theme for musicians, a setting for videos, a subject for photographers, and if everything goes as planned, it will one day serve as a national park.
The Carrie Blast Furnace has weathered many storms since the 1880′s, yet proudly stands 92′ tall with optimism for what the future holds – for the land it sits on, for Pittsburgh, and for America. Dilapidated rust belt structures might appear to be drab and depressing from afar, but the closer you get, the colors become explosive, and the interesting stories are impossible to ignore. Pittsburgh photography professionals Veronica Varos and Bridgett Kay did an incredible job of covering the tour for Boring Pittsburgh, but even their beautiful photos can’t replace the feeling of being at the Carrie Furnace site in person. The sounds, the smells, the history. You have to experience it for yourself…
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Lucy Leitner Author of "Working Stiffs"
When we heard about Lucy Leitner and her upcoming Burgh-centric novel about zombies, a press-release wasn’t enough. A Pittsburgh based author, Southside setting, yinzer zombies? This sounds likes it’s gonna be awesome! The book will be officially launched this June, so Boring Pittsburgh immediately got in touch with the local writer to get the scoop and all the juicy details about Working Stiffs…
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Reconstructin Ideas Celebrates National Bike Month in May
There’s a month for everything, and May just happens to be National Bike Month! What better way to celebrate your favorite method of transportation than supporting the work of a Pittsburgh artist? Reconstructing Ideas just released four limited edition 11×17 collages about bicycles. Buy four to get 15% off with code lovebikes.
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A volunteer at the Homewood fluid station cleans up behind – and between – runners in the Pittsburgh Marathon, with style.
The uploader of the video says this is the Vic Cianca of street sweepers (or street rakers). For the Boring Pittsburgh readers who haven’t heard of Vic Cianca, read this and watch this to catch up on your Burgh culture. You never know when we’ll be giving yinz a pop-quiz!
