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“Elixir” Filming in Schenley Park

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Elixir Filming in Schenley Park in Pittsburgh

Elixir Filming in Schenley Park in Pittsburgh

 One Shot “Elixir,” an ABC (Disney) musical production (codeword BOSS) with Chelsea Kane, Jane Seymour, and Sara Paxton is taking over Schenley Park near Phipps Conservatory (behind Carnegie Mellon) for a few days. The crew has set up base camp along Schenley Drive (map), and will be blocking Panther Hollow Bridge traffic throughout the day. It looks like a major production, but if you’re hoping to catch a glimpse of Tom Cruise, you should head to Downtown. Rumor has it that One Shot will be filming around Stanwix Street (map).

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Early morning in Shenley Park Pittsburgh. Coffee, coffee, coffee!!!

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Pittsburgh’s Great Race Recap 9/25/2011

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Michael Sally's Great Race Recap in Boring Pittsburgh

Michael Sally's Great Race Recap in Boring Pittsburgh

This 2011 City of Pittsburgh Great Race Recap is brought to you by #BurghVerified runner @MichaelSally. He ran the 10K race, which started at 9:30am in Frick Park at Beechwood Boulevard. The course is 6.2 miles and takes runners down Forbes Avenue, through CMU, across Oakland, into Downtown, and finally ending at Point State Park. It’s interesting to note that within that distance, there are three major parks and five universities. By the way, there was also a 5K race that started at Atwood and Fifth at 8am.

Keep in mind that the pics/video were taken with a cell phone… while running. Observe the timestamps to see how long it takes to get to one side of town to the other by foot. Follow @MichaelSally for a good time! Continue reading + Discuss →

Batman: The Dark Knight Rises Filming at CMU – PICS!

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Batman filming at CMU in July/August

Batman (in a kilt) filming at CMU in July/August

Holy bagpipes, Batman! Magnus Rex The Dark Knight will be filming around Carnegie Mellon University in Oakland at the end of July and throughout the beginning of August! Boring Pittsburgh doesn’t want to spoil the story, but trust us when we tell you that these are going to be among some of the most important, action-packed scenes in the movie! Think explosions, smoke, gunfire, stunt driving, and more… it’s going to be crazzzzzy!
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Dozen Cupcakes Final Bake Sale: Closed for Good

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Dozen Bake Shop's Final Bake Sale

Dozen Bake Shop's Final Bake Sale

It was a sad day for Pittsburgh as Dozen Bake Shop hosted their final bake sale this morning in Lawrenceville. The bakery that was once voted having the “Best Cupcakes” by our readers has closed their doors for good.

Whether you voted for them in that poll or not, it cannot be denied that Dozen was a great asset to Pittsburgh. They brought the cupcake trend to the Burgh, but more importantly, they expanded beyond cupcakes and explored ways to run a locally-sustainable business that conscious foodies could enjoy. They came up with fresh new menus, sourced local/organic/animal-free ingredients, and even opened on Mondays! Before Dozen came to town it was impossible to get a cupcake on a Monday. What will Pittsburgh do without their vegan sweets and Elvis cupcakes?

The closure was a big surprise to Boring Pittsburgh and we had to find out why they made the decision to shut their ovens off. First let’s look at a timeline of some random events leading up to this day:
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