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Architecture
Phipps Conservatory is almost ready to open a structure that will likely be the greenest of Pittsburgh’s many green buildings.The Center for Sustainable Landscapes was designed to meet a standard...more
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Phipps Conservatory is almost ready to open a structure that will likely be the greenest of Pittsburgh’s many green buildings.The Center for Sustainable...more
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Josh Raulerson covers the highbrow-lowbrow split with Pittsburgh Cultural Trust President & CEO...more
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Media April 30, 2012
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Sharon Needles
Sharon Needles
The reality TV show, RuPaul’s Drag Race, is a competition seeking to find the world’s next Drag Queen superstar. The show is currently in its 4th season on the Logo Channel and one of this...more
Art April 30, 2012
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Warhol Art Car
Jesse Kowalski and the art car
The Warhol and Cars exhibit at the Andy Warhol Museum ends this week. It was the first exhibition to examine Warhol’s fascination with automobiles as products of American consumer culture. One...more
Art April 30, 2012
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Recognizing The Youth Artists Of Pittsburgh
For more than 25 years, the Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild has been a champion for youth, art and education in Pittsburgh. In the past, MCG has hosted an annual juried arts exhibition where talented...more
Culture April 30, 2012
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Pennsylvania Allows Vintage Plates for Vintage Cars
 Owners of antique and classic cars are now allowed to place time period-correct vintage license plates on their vehicles. In other words, House Bill 1203, signed into law on Thursday, allows the car...more
Architecture April 24, 2012
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Rethinking Cities in the 21st Century
An upcoming panel discussion for the Distinctively Dutch festival will explore the reinvention of a city like Pittsburgh and similar cities in the Netherlands. It’s estimated that 75% of the world...more
Food April 23, 2012
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GMO Debate Should be Case-By-Case
The fight over genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food began the moment scientists first learned how to splice a gene, but a University of Pittsburgh researcher thinks she has some new advice for...more
Books April 20, 2012
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Ted Pappas
Ted Pappas, Artistic Director of Pittsburgh Public Theater, talks books with Josh Raulerson.He is currently reading:Colum McCann, Dancer: A NovelStephen Sondheim, Finishing the HatJohn Lithgow,...more
Culture April 20, 2012
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CCAC Holds Choral Festival to Honor African American Composers
The works of African American composers Moses George Hogan and Glenn Edward Burleigh are being celebrated by the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC).The two-day festival held in the Foerster...more
Culture April 19, 2012
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Duquesne Psychology Students Highlight Hill House History
The Hill House, in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, traces its roots to two organizations from the early 1900’s. Ever since then, more than 500,000 people have come and gone through the House...more
Film April 18, 2012
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Urban Forest Film Fest
Tree Pittsburgh plants and protects trees all over the city.  And they’re celebrating Arbor Month with not only tree plantings, but a whole forest focused film festival.  Caitlin Lenahan,...more