Monthly Archives: July 2012

Grub With Local Bloggers

Posted on July 30, 2012 by admin
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Writing a local blog isn’t just about being part of a local online community, blogging can be a  a great way to connect to people offline as well.  I started writing about Pittsburgh at IheartPGH.com in 2005.  IheartPGH quickly became … Continue reading →

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Block By Block 2012 and Recap of 2011

Posted on July 17, 2012 by admin
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Block By Block is an online community of independent news publishers that lives online at www.blockbyblock.us and hosts an annual summit in Chicago.  The 3rd annual summit will be held on September 13-15, 2012.  General Registration opened last week for … Continue reading →

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Brett Wiewiora Wants to Build an App for Every Neighborhood

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Ray
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When someone from outside the 412 (and 724) comes to Pittsburgh, where do you go to “show them the city”? Sure the incline is fun, Primanti Brother’s and Pamela’s is delicious, and the point is beautiful, but those are just … Continue reading →

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Local Starts with Jersey Shore, PA

Posted on July 10, 2012 by admin
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Check out the Kickstarter Project for a new quarterly publication  Local: A Quarterly of People and Places (website, blog).  One of the inspirations for BlogLocal is creating away to show off the great places that people live, work and play.  The big cities … Continue reading →

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