Hope Haven Farm Sanctuary Hope Haven Farm Sanctuary was founded in 2011 by Karen Phillips, a spay/neuter veterinary surgeon who was struck by the number of unwanted ducks, pigs, and chickens being surrendered at shelters. By creating this safe place where animals of all shapes and sizes can live peaceful, meaningful lives, Karen did what may aspire to...
New to Downtown Pittsburgh: Micro Transportation Pittsburgh has been making valiant efforts in the past several years to produce a healthier place to live. With the inventions from local people in our community, Pittsburgh is seeing a whole new way to travel. They consist of the Autopod, Healthy Ride bikes and Segway tours and they utilize the concept...
That Guy With the Birds: Pittsburgh Haven for Exotic Birds Vandergrift, Pennsylvania. This river town located in southwestern PA is not exactly a place flourishing with lush wildlife, nor is it an environment attracting the likes of exotic animals. However, John Lege, known as his alias “That Guy With The Birds” calls this place his hometown. As a...
Eddie’s Wheels: Life Keeps Rolling Wheelchairs for Animals If you ask Leslie Grinnell, co-owner of Eddie's Wheels, she would tell you her life went to the dogs a long time ago. This life-long dog lover and her husband Ed, mobilize handicapped animals (including rabbits and alpacas!) giving them, and their owners, their life back. It all began when the Grinnell's...
Dog Paddleboarding in Pittsburgh with Your Pooch When Pittsburgh native Melissa Lucciola suffered a career-ending stroke in 2009, her whole world was turned up side down. A successful Chief Technology Officer with her own location based mobile application company, she was left unable to even look at a computer screen without feeling as if her brain were...
Inside the Wild Mind of Pittsburgh's Leading Lady Photography by Madisyn Fecko Nomi Leasure, No. Me!, KnowMeLea...whatever name variation you know her by, the fact is, you know her. You obsess over her impossibly perfect friend group, her beautiful clothing, and her "girls rule" mentality. But our favorite thing about her is her mind. She's an educated badass...
Event this Week: Night Nation Run on July 18th Put your bright colors on, running shoes and party pants because the Night Nation Run is in town this weekend (for the first time ever in Pittsburgh) and it is changing the way we party. I found out about the Night Nation Run a few weeks ago via Facebook...
Vans Warped Tour Pittsburgh Despite the downpour of rain that we’ve been experiencing lately in Pittsburgh, Vans Warped Tour, the largest traveling music festival in the United States since 1995, made its annual stop on July 9 at the First Niagara Pavilion. Among the musicians in various genres and styles, several Pittsburgh native bands and musicians had the...
Traditions to Trends: Revitalizing African Culture through Fashion Africa, a culturally rich continent, is home to many authentic lifestyle traditions. Still to this day, numerous countries in Africa sustain their way of life by sticking to their roots, and utilizing traditional skills. South Africa is not the only one owning the runway these days, natives from across the...
The Boys of Zummer Tour - Pittsburgh Limp Bizkit and Method Man. KRS-One and Debbie Harry. Run-DMC and Aerosmith. Even Snoop Dogg and Rage Against The Machine. All great collaborations of rap and rock. And now, we can safely add The Boys of Zummer Tour to this historical list. Last night, we dropped by the Burgettstown stop at First Niagara...
