President Barack Obama with his Steelers jersey (fantastic shot via jdebner on flickr)
President Barack Obama will be in Pittsburgh tomorrow (Wednesday, June 2nd) to give an address from Carnegie Mellon University. The event will take place at the Wiegand Gymnasium starting at about 1:30pm. Only “special” people are invited to attend, so everyone else will have to listen to the streaming audio here.
You won’t want to go near the university anyway. The campus will pretty much be on lock-down starting at about 8:00am when the University Center, which is where everything is, will close until 3pm. The parking meters on Margaret Morrison, Tech, and Frew are all “yellow bagged” to indicate No Parking. Oh yeah, and the UC garage + College of Fine Arts and Dougherty parking lots will also be no-go-zones. Luckily (unluckily for local businesses) most of the students are gone for the summer, but it must be a major annoyance for the students who stayed on campus for summer school. Continue Reading >>
I created these luscious locks. It’s Stiller bling for yer car antenna!
So you remember Yappin’ Yinzers right? A Troy Polamalu antenna ball would be the perfect compliment to your Chipped Ham Sam doll. Imagine popping on your Hairy Helmet right before a road trip to Cleveland or Cincinnati. Better yet, since they’re only 5 bucks each, buy a bunch of them and send them to your Stillers friends in other cities. We love Polalmalu and what better way to honor him than letting that beautiful head of hair blow in the wind. Continue Reading >>
Today was a big day for the Steelers Superfan (also known as Lem Apperson) who was recently accepted into CMU’s upcoming art gallery show dedicated to all things Steelers related. The exhibition is called WHATEVER IT TAKES: Steelers Fan Collections, Rituals, and Obsessions and will premiere in Fall 2010. The Steelers Superfan made his exciting announcement on Twitter (under the alias @lemapp) where he also attached the above pic of his getup. You can check out his costume site here. All we gotta say is, don’t mess with the Steelers, the fans of the Steelers, and especially don’t mess with the Steelers Superfan. Congratulations on getting into the gallery! Continue Reading >>
Shanty Town at Carnegie Mellon's Morewood parking lot
For a school that charges over $50k a year, you would expect them to provide better living conditions for their incoming students. Just kidding! This slum isn’t the freshmen dorm, it’s the booth building process of Carnival. That’s right, kids… it’s that time of year again! Pitt tried their own copycat version last week, but Carnegie Mellon University’s Spring Carnival is a four-day weekend tradition, starting this Thursday, April 15, 3:00pm. Continue Reading >>
A lot of Pens fans have voiced their disapproval of the “defy ordinary” slogan this season. While it might not be the best Pittsburgh sports campaign ever created, it could be one of the best Pittsburgh commercials ever… Continue Reading >>
The snow plows are doing a lousy job of clearing the streets, don’t wait for the news to tell you which streets are ok. CityZenMobile recently launched a free service called How’s My Street that allows you to instantly report road conditions and snow removal progress in Pittsburgh. Perfect timing in light of the blizzard and countless unplowed streets!
How’s My Street was invented by the creators of YinzCam and iBurgh. It’s easy to use and does a great job of spreading the word about which streets are passable or not passable. Just find your street on the map, click, then fill out the report. Your report is sent to Twitter so all of the @howsmystreet followers are automatically notified of local road conditions. Continue Reading >>
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