Play #buckUP with Obscure Games and Win!

Play #buckUP with Obscure Games throughout Pittsburgh!

Play #buckUP with Obscure Games throughout Pittsburgh!

A city-wide cash-filled balloon-hunt is happening now! If you see a balloon mysteriously planted around Pittsburgh, do what it says. The balloon and the prizes inside are part of a game called #buckUP. The folks at Obscure Games really want you to win, so clues to balloon locations can be found at the Obscure Games twitter feed, just follow @obscuregames. Retweet the #buckUP clues and Obscure Games will send you a message about the location of the most valuable balloons.

There’s another way to get involved – submit a game yourself. If you have an idea for a new sport or game, submit it here and it could be played at the festival or a future Obscure Games event.

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Pirates Fever, Dude!

Jon Delano - Dude in the News Challenge

Dude Delano never runs from a good challenge

Jon Delano is big time when it comes to Pittsburgh, politics, and… Twitter. A quick scan through his CBS profile page would have you wondering where this dude finds enough time to tweet as much as he does. After working 14 years in Congress, Dude Delano (as we call him) became a political analyst at KDKA. Now he is the Money & Politics Editor, the host of the Sunday Business Page, a monthly columnist, a CMU Heinz College (#BurghVerified) Adjunct Professor, a volunteer, a dad, and a popular Twitter personality.
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Troy Polamalu’s Official Bracket Challenge!

Troy Polamalu's March Madness Bracket Challenge!

Win Troy's Stuff!

Troy Polamalu announced his latest contest yesterday which is centered around the NCAA March Madness college basketball tournament. This is your chance to win an autographed Polamalu jersey! All you have to do is fill out a free online bracket here and beat Troy’s picks! Continue for the details…
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Pittsburgh Firsts

Boring Pittsburgh #BurghVerified Cupcake by Steel City Confections

Steel City Confections Cupcake of the Month for February 2011

Pittsburgh’s number one (we just know you can’t get that song out of your head), but the city has also been first in a lot of different areas. As Charlie Sheen would say: winning.

BoringPittsburgh.com also knows a few things about being first. For example, the first ever “cupcake of the month” at Steel City Confections was the Boring Pittsburgh #BurghVerified cupcake! In celebration of this honor, we held a Pittsburgh Firsts contest on Twitter. The first #BurghVerified member to tweet to most Pittsburgh firsts in a single tweet (up to 140 characters) wins a dozen glorious #BurghVerified cupcakes!
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What Would YOU Do for a #BurghVerified Shirt?

What would you do for a Burgh Verified T-Shirt?

@BurghGourmand licking the Roberto Clemente Bridge!

What would you do for a Burgh Verified shirt and to be featured on the front page of Boring Pittsburgh? We know how bad you wanna get your hands on our exclusive tee, but would you lick one of the 446 bridges for it?
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