Mnemonic: Assisting or intended to assist in a memory. It is important to keep this definition in mind when you see Quantum Theatre’s newest play of the same name, Mnemonic (running now through July 28th). The show, which features dual storylines with slight connections, creates an intense interwoven plot that sometimes becomes difficult to follow closely. It becomes important to ... Read More »
The South Highland Avenue bridge was closed on March 4th for repair. Every aspect of the overpass is now inaccessible, even the stairs going up to S. Highland Ave. from Ellsworth. If everything goes as planned, the $3.5 million renovation is supposed to last until November 2013. It is true that the bridge is in need of an update, but ... Read More »
What is more boring than 12,000 square feet of empty commercial space? A store that isn’t needed. PetSmart is gearing up to open a new location in the bottom level of the bankrupt Borders in East Side. It isn’t needed, and we implore you not to shop there. …Because there are already two fantastic, locally owned pet stores within a ... Read More »
Pittsburghers are invited to come out and play with Obscure Games at the 2nd Annual Steel City Games Fest on Aug. 27 and 28 in East Liberty. SCGF is a 24-hour festival of new and original sports, street games and physical games. The festival’s goal is to celebrate the power of play, revitalize urban space, foster community and explore creativity ... Read More »
Healthy eaters beware! All of the good stuff you put in your body may be counteracted by toxins created due to increased stress levels when parking at Whole Foods in Eastside. If you typically shop for overpriced junk food from the other local grocers, then you’re in luck because those stores probably have a much better place to put your ... Read More »
Pop-up Indie Bookseller Fleeting Pages will re-open the doors at the empty Borders on Penn Circle South in East Liberty at 10am on Saturday, May 7, 2011. Fleeting Pages will sell independently published material of all stripes, as well as host writing workshops, literary readings and other events. Per their website, Fleeting Pages will take over “a space, left empty ... Read More »
Borders officially filed for bankruptcy and they are closing about 30% of their stores. The East Side Borders is one of those 200 stores scheduled to close. Pittsburgh is losing bookstores left and right. First Barnes and Noble, then the much-loved Joseph-Beth Booksellers closed twice, and now, the last remaining big box bookstore in the city, Borders in East Liberty. ... Read More »
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