Pittsburgh makes list after list for being one of the most livable cities and I can see how but there’s no such thing as growth without growing pains. October 2018 I started a fellowship (an internship-like position) with PublicSource and attended the EcoDistrict Summit in Minnesota. Who knew that a summit focused on racial equity, climate…
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Happy Mon(Daé) 23
Only eight more Mondays (excluding today) left of 2018. It’s time to make them count especially if my Aquarius horoscope is correct about the amount of change in my future. We don’t have to wait for Mondays to make motivational moves but here goes. Mon(Daé) Motivation I’m Rockin’ This awesome Amazon top was sent to…
What’s Up with The Pittsburgh Zombie Den?
There’s a pop-up bar in Market Square! The Zombie Den has about two zombies and a fake dead person in the window. It’s more like a bar decorated for Halloween and has a few zombies as an afterthought. Technically, it’s a zombie-ish bar. Like, they met their quota for zombies but just barely. After visiting…
I Sold My Thrival Festival Tickets & Went Art Crawling in The Cultural District
Thrival Festival 2018 had a lot to live up to after the large crowd it pulled in for 2017’s headliners Logic and Wiz Khalifa. Back in May 2018, I saw the opportunity for Thrival 2018’s blind faith tickets and went for it trusting the 2018 lineup would blow me away and it didn’t even move…
412 Fresh: Pittsburgh’s Fresh Fest is Showcasing the Freshest Breweries Across the Country
Black Brew Culture and The Drinking Partners teamed up to bring beer enthusiasts Pittsburgh’s inaugural Fresh Festival. From 5-9pm enjoy Pittsburgh’s first Black beer festival showcasing some of the freshest black brewers across the country. The day is filled with unique brews, ciders, and spirits. Also, devour food from Pittsburgh’s best food trucks like The Coop…
412 Faces: Creator of Team Pittsburgh Wireless Repair Went from Fixing Fillings to Fixing Cracked Screens
Most recent dish you’ve had: Taquitos Tacos Team Pittsburgh Wireless Repair started with one phone, which seemed to be the hardest of them all. “If you can fix a cracked iPhone 4s you can fix anything,” creator and founder of Team Pittsburgh Wireless Repair, Chaney Lewis explained his journey. He didn’t go to college for…
Happy Mon(Daé) 22
It’s another Monday and as an optimist I’m out here trying to spread the good in the world any way that I can. I’m learning that I give excellent advice but I need to take said advice myself. Cheers to an awesome week and saying goodbye to June. Where is 2018 going? Mon(Daé) Motivation 412…
The 2018 Hustle Her Way Summit Dropped Gems
The Hustle Her Way Summit can’t be labeled as conference. Conference is an understatement as at a conference you stay and listen and the information you’ve gathered from it probably never leaves that venue. This was an eye opening experience full of so many positive women making boss moves. Although it was only three days,…
412 Fresh-ish: 4 Things Pittsburgh Should Work On
Pittsburgh makes list after list and it’s awesome to see the city get so much shine. Pittsburgh is affordable, the food scene is enough to make my wallet cry, and for the most part the people are nice. With all great things though does come downfalls. Pittsburgh has some areas it can improve on. Pittsburgh’s…
Braddock: Why I Came Back
Braddock is rather resilient. A town of approximately 2,100 people with a median income of a little over $20,000 is building a new identity and looking to the people to help lead that transformation
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