AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh 144 69 http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh http://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:59:36 -0600 The frustration is beginning to clear and the smoke is beginning to loom at Andrew Lee’s new start-up business. A few weeks after... http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/lee-uses-experience-as-cigar-seller-to-found-store-237590 http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/lee-uses-experience-as-cigar-seller-to-found-store-237590 Clubs and Organizations Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Between his hardworking elves and all those lists he gets, Santa has it easy.  For the rest of us, holiday gift giving can be a little more... http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/pittsburgh-holiday-shopping-guide-black-friday-deals-and-pittsburgh-malls-and-outlets-236285 http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/pittsburgh-holiday-shopping-guide-black-friday-deals-and-pittsburgh-malls-and-outlets-236285 Arts and Entertainment Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Pittsburgh, PA - InteGreat, a MED3OOO Company, recently entered into an agreement to implement and deploy InteGreat EHR, a browser-based electronic... http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/golden-valley-medical-selects-integreat-ehr-236184 http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/golden-valley-medical-selects-integreat-ehr-236184 Business and Professional Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Dear EarthTalk: Can you enlighten on the environmental impact of the fashion industry? As I understand it, the industry overall is no friend to the... http://www.americantowns.com/ct/fairfield/news/earthtalk-fashion-s-footprint-235020 http://www.americantowns.com/ct/fairfield/news/earthtalk-fashion-s-footprint-235020 Clubs and Organizations Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 A 25-year retrospective from the editorial cartoonist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Foreword by Dave Barry. Carnegie Mellon University Press... http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/no-cartoon-left-behind-new-book-by-editorial-cartoonist-rob-rogers-233359 http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/no-cartoon-left-behind-new-book-by-editorial-cartoonist-rob-rogers-233359 Business and Professional Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Avonworth Marching Band is hosting it's 20th Annual Craft Show which features approximately 100 local hand crafters and artists from 9-3 on Saturday... http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/december-5th-20th-annual-craft-show-at-avonworth-high-school-231788 http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/december-5th-20th-annual-craft-show-at-avonworth-high-school-231788 Arts and Entertainment Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 The ToonSeum, Pittsburgh’s Museum of Cartoon Art, is excited to announce its move to Pittsburgh’s Cultural District. At 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov.... http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/the-new-toonseum-opening-in-downtown-pittsburgh-230570 http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/the-new-toonseum-opening-in-downtown-pittsburgh-230570 Arts and Entertainment Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 The reports of Swine Flu in Pennsylvania (official name, H1N1) are alarming, but as the virus remains in the headlines, experts are urging... http://www.americantowns.com/pa/bairdford/news/swine-flu-information-symptoms-and-resources-for-allegheny-county-226171 http://www.americantowns.com/pa/bairdford/news/swine-flu-information-symptoms-and-resources-for-allegheny-county-226171 Health and Fitness Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 IMAGINATION MOVERS FIRST-EVER NATIONAL THEATER TOUR “LIVE FROM THE IDEA WAREHOUSE CONCERT TOUR 2009” KICKS... http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/the-imagination-movers-live-from-the-idea-warehouse-concert-tour-2009-223554 http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/the-imagination-movers-live-from-the-idea-warehouse-concert-tour-2009-223554 Arts and Entertainment Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 The 1st Annual East Liberty October Fest Festival   The 1st Annual East Liberty October Fest Festival is a two day event October 30th and... http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/free-and-open-to-the-public-223533 http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/free-and-open-to-the-public-223533 Clubs and Organizations Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 MANAGERS, COACHES, UMPIRES, FUND RAISERS, MOTHERS AND DADS......................... THE ROUNDTABLE NEEDS ALL OF YOU . COME JOIN US AND HELP US... http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/little-league-league-now-forming-north-side-220040 http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/little-league-league-now-forming-north-side-220040 Sports and Recreation Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Pittsburgh, PA---PennDOT District 11 is pleased to announce a $4.5 million project to replace the bridge that carries Route 3026 (Millers Run Road)... http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/millers-run-road-reopens-wednesday-in-south-fayette-219605 http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/millers-run-road-reopens-wednesday-in-south-fayette-219605 Government and Politics Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Sun Life Family Health Center Adopts InteGreat EHR(TM) for Implementation of Browser-Based EHR Pittsburgh, PA - The InteGreat division of MED3OOO... http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/sun-life-family-health-center-adopts-integreat-ehr-for-browser-based-ehr-216930 http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/sun-life-family-health-center-adopts-integreat-ehr-for-browser-based-ehr-216930 Business and Professional Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Imagine entering a giant puzzle … one that's tall, green and full of surprises. This is the experience of a Pennsylvania corn maze and it's a... http://www.americantowns.com/pa/harrisburg/news/find-pennsylvania-corn-mazes-get-lost-in-a-pennsylvania-haunted-halloween-corn-maze-this-season-217143 http://www.americantowns.com/pa/harrisburg/news/find-pennsylvania-corn-mazes-get-lost-in-a-pennsylvania-haunted-halloween-corn-maze-this-season-217143 Arts and Entertainment Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 The rooms of Renaissance castles in Northern Europe typically were lined with immense and colorful wall hangings often highlighted with threads of... http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/gods-love-and-war-tapestries-and-prints-from-the-collection-213849 http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/gods-love-and-war-tapestries-and-prints-from-the-collection-213849 Arts and Entertainment Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 PITTSBURGH,PA---Project Eviive, the Pittsburgh-based non-profit organization, will hold an event to announce its program for solving one of the... http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/project-eviive-announces-g20-press-at-carnegie-science-center-215379 http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/project-eviive-announces-g20-press-at-carnegie-science-center-215379 Business and Professional Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Past Meets Present: Decorative Arts and Design at Carnegie Museum of Art The newly renovated Ailsa Mellon Bruce Galleries provide a universal... http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/exhibition-past-meets-present-decorative-arts-and-design-213848 http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/exhibition-past-meets-present-decorative-arts-and-design-213848 Arts and Entertainment Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Founded by a loose-knit group of artists in 1910 to foster a love of the fine arts, the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh (AAP) is still an artist-run... http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/associated-artists-of-pittsburgh-99th-annual-exhibition-213835 http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/associated-artists-of-pittsburgh-99th-annual-exhibition-213835 Arts and Entertainment Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 In honor of the 101st birthday of the great chronicler of African American life in Pittsburgh, this exhibition pairs classic photographs by Charles... http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/exhibition-documenting-our-past-the-teenie-harris-archive-project-part-three-213837 http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/exhibition-documenting-our-past-the-teenie-harris-archive-project-part-three-213837 Arts and Entertainment Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Most photographs are of people—this has been true since the invention of photography. This exhibition of more than 70 works from the permanent... http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/exhibition-digital-to-daguerreotype-photographs-of-people-213842 http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/exhibition-digital-to-daguerreotype-photographs-of-people-213842 Arts and Entertainment Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Palm Springs Modern: Photographs by Julius Shulman offers a glimpse of the mid-century architecture and elegant lifestyles of Palm Springs. The... http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/exhibition-palm-springs-modern-photographs-by-julius-shulman-213845 http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/exhibition-palm-springs-modern-photographs-by-julius-shulman-213845 Arts and Entertainment Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Cecil Balmond has transformed the role of the engineer in contemporary architecture with his unorthodox and visionary approach that challenges staid... http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/exhibition-forum-64-cecil-balmond-213846 http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/exhibition-forum-64-cecil-balmond-213846 Arts and Entertainment Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Delegates, protestors and journalists will invade Pittsburgh in September for the Pittsburgh G-20 summit. The cartoons in Drawn to the Summit... http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/drawn-to-the-summit-a-g-20-exhibition-of-international-political-cartoons-213854 http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/drawn-to-the-summit-a-g-20-exhibition-of-international-political-cartoons-213854 Arts and Entertainment Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 In the early days of the automobile industry, manufacturers had not yet settled on gasoline as the principal fuel for the internal combustion engine.... http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/exhibition-early-alternatives-213892 http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/exhibition-early-alternatives-213892 Arts and Entertainment Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 “Pensions & Politics: Why Pittsburgh Taxes Will Skyrocket” R.E. Harper Economic Forum comes to... http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/why-pittsburgh-taxes-will-skyrocket-213966 http://www.americantowns.com/pa/pittsburgh/news/why-pittsburgh-taxes-will-skyrocket-213966 Government and Politics Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500