I was sitting in the sauna with a few other women, one of whom was Chinese. She asked one of the others there if they had a nice Easter? The woman replied that she did. Then the woman from China posed a question that stumped all of us sweating in the sauna. Why do people eat ham on Easter? No one could offer a reason,
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It’s fun to fantasize about what kind of home you would build if money were no object. Charles B. Brown III didn’t have to fantasize about it; he did it. Brown built one of the area’s most unusual homes, The Bayernhof, which has since been turned into The Bayernhof Museum. Brown grew up in Aspinwall and graduated from Thiel College. After working in a machine
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You have that “life is good” feeling when you find yourself approaching your restaurant of choice, and a parking spot becomes available. Others see it, but it’s yours for the taking and you are parked in front of Kaya at 2000 Smallman Street a few minutes before your 11 a.m. brunch reservation. No three-block walk. No $5 or $10 parking lot fee. Just lock the
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Pittsburgh has often been characterized as “a shot and a beer town.” In the late 1800s, there were many regional brewers, but in 1899, many of them banded together to form the conglomerate Pittsburgh Brewing Company. Big brewers reigned for nearly eight decades. Since the 1980s, however, favored suds have shifted from large breweries to artisans. The region is no longer dominated by a few mega-breweries but
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Kevin Saftner is taking the expertise he gained as the former general manager/booking agent for the James Street Gastropub and Speakeasy on Pittsburgh’s North Side and parlaying it into a new venture: The Stage at Karma on the South Side. It is located at 1713 E. Carson Street at the former Devils & Dolls nightclub. “When the James Street Gastropub closed on Nov. 11, 2017,
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The mission of the PittsburghSavoyards is to present the works of the most successful musical theater team of all time, Gilbert and Sullivan. The Pittsburgh Savoyards have been on this mission for 80 years. They give theatergoers the opportunity to experience the most popular works of Gilbert and Sullivan as well as some of their less known and appreciated productions. On the 2nd of March
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No one likes to feel helpless, and no one likes to feel helpless especially when they may be dealing with mental illness. Thanks to Mental Health First Aid more and more people are being empowered to know what to do or where to turn when confronting a mental health issue. “MHFA is designed as a first aid course that teaches the layman how to identify
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While some may argue that Frank Lloyd Wright is the architect most associated with Pittsburgh because of his design of the celebrated Fallingwater and others may cite Daniel Burnham because of the numerous buildings he designed for Pittsburgh, none would argue that Henry Hornbostel was the architect who not only created masterpieces in Pittsburgh but did it with unsurpassed style. Hornbostel was born in 1867
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“Every business needs a support team,” said Gail Bayer, owner of Innovative Bookkeeping. Since 1989, Gail has been an integral team member for many entrepreneurs and businesses in the Pittsburgh area, providing bookkeeping services and training bookkeepers in QuickBooks accounting software. “I started bookkeeping for my parent’s real estate business when my children were born. My mother had a crib, and she played with the
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As much as you love your fur-babies, you can’t always take them on vacation or on a business trip. When you need to leave your beloved pet, you want to be certain that it is in capable, kind hands. Below are some of the finest kennels in the area. Airy Pines Boarding Kennel For more than 30 years, Airy Pines has been looking after pets.
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