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Here we go again …. another program destined to make Pittsburgh great. PowerUp Pittsburgh (click here to learn more from the Post-Gazette article), will supposedly spider out the successes of the technology and health industries in Oakland.  Some of that has already happened, but PowerUp is supposed to help fill in dying area (where businesses have moved out, etc).  We encourage you to really read the article as it explains the project much better than SWB possibly could. We are not going... Read Full Story

Screaming Weasel would like to invite you to check out a new blog by one of our former listing author’s.  Please Click Here or on the image to read on …. Filed under: art , Article/Blog , columns , cool stuff , FYI , opinion , Review Tagged: Pittsburgh , pittsburgh literary , pittsburgh poetry , pittsburgh writing , poems , poetry blogs , short stories , writing Read Full Story

“Forget history and you guarantee it will happen again” … I hated my high school history teacher because he made a vow to fail us all (not a challenge, mind you, an actual vow) … but the above was his favorite quote, and it’s the one critical piece of life that I learned from him.  Unfortunately our country and our government is proving that taking on this attitude about history is really one of the keys to sustainability and survival. The situation that lead to the current financial crater... Read Full Story

First … to consumers, this is a credit/debit card alert (and most likely you’ll hear it from us WAY before hearing it from Dollar Bank or Master Card): MasterCard caught a processor possibly fraudulently charging to customer accounts, so cards were shut off and/or canceled. Now on to the rant.  After standing in a store having my card twice declined as a debit, and then declined as a credit, I called the number on the card to see what was going on.  They informed me there was a card... Read Full Story

In A quote (we cropped the it for our use) from WPXI onTwitter, the following was said: “Monaca To Test Voice Warning System: Monaca residents will be hearing voices around noon…” OK, ummmm …….. Maybe Dr Phil can help? …. oops, sorry – wrong network. -SWB Filed under: alerts , Article/Blog , Blah Blah Blah , columns , Community Stuff , FYI , humor , In The News , medical , Pittsburgh , Review , Thoughts For The Strange Tagged: community stuff , dr phil , hearing voices , monaca... Read Full Story

Well, this was a hard one (no pun intended ….. and if you thought it was, get your head out of the gutter!).  We had a difficult (better choice of word here) time figuring where to put this.  Should it be under Rants?  Should it be under Clueless Awards? Not sure …. hmmmm.  Finally we decided on “So Stupid it could happen”. Are we going to get on Mr. Weiner ( click here to read the related USA Today article if you are clueless on Mr. W) on his apparent bad choices in lack of appropriate... Read Full Story

The Wine Bistro Theory – intro Welcome to The Wine Bistro Theory interview series. SP is going to be doing an interview with a couple that started The Naked Grape in Sewickley.  One reason we chose them was because of their willingness to do this project with us and access.  Another reason was the area. The other reason was to show a small business becoming successful in an area that tends to be more discerning of their establishments.  Click Here to read article. Filed under: Article... Read Full Story

SP did the early thing this year. Last year our tech went a little later while covering more of the entertainment portion of the event for another website  We wanted a chance to check out the artwork without pushing through – although when you aren’t covering for an article, that really is a required part of the Art All Night experience.  If this was your first time – only next time will you experience the true feel of Art All Night … the fact that even when it is in the same spot, it... Read Full Story

image (c) www.officialroyalwedding2011.org   What Marriage Should Be The Royal Wedding Yes, like everyone else we are going to talk about the Royal Wedding, and we were amongst the many getting up at 4am to witness the start.  What we aren’t going to do is rant on about the style of hats, the fashion techniques in making them, and the sophisticated dress of the occasion. What we are going to mention is the fact that the Royal Wedding – even the media show that it was made the marriage... Read Full Story

The Trails are Calling! It’s that time of the year when the birds start singing, the trees start budding, and the commercials remind us that holiday goodies from the winter months haven’t left us.  So what to do?  Go down to the local sweat shop (aka health club), work yourself into possible cardiac arrest all while surrounded by bodies you with that you had (or are thankful for not having … since you haven’t left yourself get *that* far gone yet ). Click Here to read the rest of the... Read Full Story