Penn Brewery has an interesting history, especially most recently. In the last few years, the long time owner Tom Pastorius sold it to someone, that someone ran it into the ground quickly, and Tom Pastorius eventually bought it back. Penn Brewery was closed during this last transition and has recently re-opened to its former glory, including the ( Read more... )

For those of you who do not know, I work in Downtown Pittsburgh. The County Courthouse is across the street from my offices sort of downtown. Today was one of the more fantastic days to be working there.
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A couple of weeks ago, before I was sick, dutin0 came to visit.


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I really enjoy going swimming, as anyone who knows me can tell you. And I take it seriously, with a routine that includes 40 laps, and employs the strokes freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and even the butterfly most days (some days I decide to just do the freestyle for all 40 laps without stopping). It's a calming experience that allows me ( Read more... )

Last night the UB and I ventured over to Hack Pittsburgh for the Monday Evening Ham Radio session. This is a somewhat regular Monday outing for us, it's how I regained a Ham Radio license this past fall (KB3TQT). I thought it might be fun to tell everyone about what goes on typically during these Monday night sessions.
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So, if you haven't heard what's been going on with Penn Brewery, I'll just sum it up quickly here ( Read more... )

So, I haven't posted about what I have done in this city in a bit because I've been sick. Being sick sucks, and tends to cut down on your desire to venture outside of the house when it's cold.

I did, however, make it to Bacon Night at Harris Grill last night for dinner. Bacon Night is Harris Grill's weekly night dedicated to bacon. Starting ( Read more... )

In the interest of giving some idea of how much there is to do for a thirty-something-ish here in Pittsburgh these days, I'm going to start detailing some of what goes on in my evenings. I'll do this for however long it takes me to get bored of the blogging, but I hope even a week or so of this will give an idea of how much our little city has ( Read more... )

[Repost from OMG Pittsburgh.]

I am a lifetime Pittsburgher, and yet for most of my life, I have felt foreign here.
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