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What Pittsburgh is talking about
Want a peek inside Pittsburgh’s hottest tech companies? Check out the new Tech Crawl series launching tonight.
Networking group Build412 Tech wants to give residents and tech enthusiasts a look at the innovation communities popping up around Pittsburgh with this new event, NEXTpittsburgh reports.
Tonight’s crawl will hit Downtown businesses like the Beauty Shoppe coworking space, Truefit software, and RedShift digital marketing. It’s free with registration here. Considering all the national attention Pittsburgh’s tech scene gets, this is a great chance to see it with your own eyes.
Can’t make this one? Future crawls are planned for the East End, the Strip District, and Lawrenceville. And we have to recommend a future event in Braddock, where tech companies are being lured from Silicon Valley to the Mon Valley.
In other news …
What’s even scarier than goblins and ghosts? Government permitting. ScareHouse’s Strip District location is pushing back opening day again while it waits on permits for restrooms and emergency exits. Originally scheduled to open in September, ScareHouse now plans to open Oct. 18 and will stay open after Halloween. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
In this new class, you can build a coffin and use it as a piece of furniture until you need it to be, you know, an actual coffin. Seriously. In the meantime, you can use the DIY coffin as a bookcase or a coffee table, or so suggest the organizers. (NEXTpittsburgh)
“The immaculate confection!” and other Pittsburgh-themed candy bars are coming to a Giant Eagle near you. The aptly named “Yinzer Bars” indulge Pittsburghers’ sense of humor, local pride, and sweet tooth. Other candy bar designs read “Yinz gahtta try dis!” and our personal favorite: “Inclined to satisfy your sweet tooth!” (TribLive)
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I Spy Pittsburgh
Welcome back to I Spy.
This week we’re turning up the heat. Since you all did so well last time, we’re venturing outside of Pittsburgh proper — though not by much — for one we think is sure to stump you.
Here’s your clue: You could call this a literal art house. You could also call it a sign of changing times.
Know where this one is? Hit reply to this email. The first person to guess it correctly gets a free month of Incline membership.
Check back tomorrow for the answer.
Can you lend a hand?
Yep, you heard right! We are partying it up to celebrate What’s Next on Oct. 23 at Nova Place!
But we need your help to make this party possible. Volunteer to lend a hand at the event, and in return, you’ll get free admission to the party, a free month of membership, and our eternal admiration. 💛
Fill out this link and let us know if you’re up to the task.
Made possible by S&T Bank
Our partner events
Today
🍽 Celebrate Indigenous People’s Day early with a one-of-a-kind private five-course dinner and exploration of indigenous cuisine with Colorado-based chef Andrea Murdoch (Hazelwood)
💃 Tour Pittsburgh’s neighborhoods, explore an interactive summit, and celebrate at a block party with music, artists, and food during the three-day All for All Summit on immigrant inclusion — through Oct. 12 (East Liberty)
🏥 Saturday: Explore wellness like you haven't seen it before at the one-day Wellness Disruptors conference with keynotes, panels, breakfast/lunch, and a sober happy hour (Hill District)
📣 Saturday, October 19: Celebrate 15 years of sanctuary with a reading from City of Asylum’s former writers-in-residence, including writers from China, El Salvador, Burma, Venezuela, and Iran (North Side)
💛 Wednesday, October 23: Celebrate the 412 love at What’s Next: A Community Celebration, our third birthday bash (Allegheny Center)
Around town
Today
🍴 Eat food truck fare in support of Revival Chili (Wilkinsburg)
🍅 Learn about the man behind a food empire, H.J. Heinz (Sharpsburg)
🎶 Celebrate soul on the Hill (Hill District)
🚶 Explore Troy Hill with an audio walk and temporary installation — through Saturday (Troy Hill)
💡 Tear apart products and pitch improvements — also on Oct. 15 (East Liberty)
🗳 Learn about voting barriers and solutions at “We Count: Pennsylvanians with Disabilities and the Right to Vote” (Strip District)
Tomorrow
🎮 Game all night during a museum sleepover (North Shore)
👯 Support SisterFriend at this In Bed by Ten dance party (Lawrenceville)
👵 Call your golden girls for this puppet parody (Downtown)
👑 Join Queen of the Arcade Schwa de Vivre for a musical viewing party of Chopped (Downtown)
🎭 Wear your finest mask to support the American Cancer Society benefit masquerade ball (North Shore)
Saturday
🍎 Play games, build-your-own caramel apple, and decorate a pumpkin at Threadbare Cider’s family-friendly fall festival (Spring Garden)
🍔 Sample and judge the city’s best burger and craft cocktail recipes at the Pittsburgher Burger Bash (Homestead)
📜 Explore historic churches and a mansion on this architectural tour (Wilkinsburg)
⚡️ Don your robes and ready your broomsticks for a magical Sharpsmeade Festival (Sharpsburg)
✍️ Join a writers workshop to meet adult queer writers (Bloomfield)
🍲 Sample some of Pittsburgh’s best restaurants with Best Bites Pittsburgh Restaurant Crawl (Downtown)
Sunday
👩🍳 Meet award-winning cookbook author Katie Parla and sample Southern Italian cuisine (Strip District)
🎺 Listen to River City Brass Band at the Maxo Vanka murals at St. Nicholas Croatian Church (Millvale)
🖼 Discover vintage shops, makers, and artists at the Made & Found Festival (East Liberty)
🛍️ Find some gems at the last Neighborhood Flea marketplace of the 2019 season (Strip District)
💰 Score free admission to Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History for RADical Days (Oakland)
🍬 Bring the kiddos in their Halloween costumes for Trunk or Treat (North Shore)
Monday
👻 Get into the Halloween spirit with a family friendly Halloween laser show (North Shore)
🐾 Learn pet CPR and first-aid to be there for your pet when they need you most (Ohio Township)
🗳 Hear from candidates for Allegheny County Executive at this public forum (Allegheny West)
Tuesday
✨ Learn the traditional craft of punch needle (Bloomfield)
💀 Paint a ceramic sugar skull (Station Square)
🎙 Explore the infamous 1938 War of the Worlds radio drama with Professor Buzzkill (Shadyside)
Wednesday
🤝 Network with minorities and small businesses (Oakland)
👻 Paint with a spiritual medium (Robinson Township)
📜 Celebrate the legacy of Dorothy Mae Richardson with the dedication of historical marker in her honor (North Side)
One more thing …
There’s a new clouded leopard at the Pittsburgh Zoo named JD, and he’s already having fun hanging out with Rukai, the young female clouded leopard who calls the zoo home. See all the cuteness here.
See you back here tomorrow for FRIDAY!