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Subject:sourdough bagels
Time:10:26 pm
Is there any place in this burgh where you can get a decent sourdough bagel?
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Subject:Needing a good vet for my dog!
Time:06:44 pm
Okay, so I went thru the archived post on vets.. And found most of them to be about cats, so I'm posting this since it's about my dog. I appologize if it's not in line, but I could use some solid advice and appriciate the help.

I have a 14 year old dog, whom suddenly isn't doing too great. I'm fairly new to the city and am looking for advice on where I should take him. I live in Friendship/Bloomfield.

I'm not against driving somewhere. I just want a honest vet office, with a staff with good bed side manner. I don't need a cold doctor.. I want someone who will treat him with kindness. (I say this because my last vet wasn't the greatest in this department.. And I'm thinking my guy doesn't have too terribly long left. I just want him to be treated right and get solid advice and help.)

Thanks for your time reading and for answering.
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Subject:Drinkin and a wee one!
Time:09:16 am
Current Mood:[mood icon] bouncy
I'm 24 and looking for a place to go with a group of others my age, along with someone that is 20, on a Friday/Saturday night. My underage sister just moved into town, so I am going to need to figure out some places where we can go out that she would be allowed to enter. Obviously, most straight-up bars are out, so I would need places where they would admit an under 21'er (with her mom even! My mom will be joining us tomorrow night) that could possibly have entertainment so she doesn't get bored, and drinks. So, something that would appeal to someone 24, but also to someone who cannot drink. Nothing too young though, my mom and I are not looking forward to a Saturday night of chain smoking with high school students at the beehive :). I am on the south side, so bonus for proximity, but we could go anywhere really (since we have a designated driver by default! haha! my poor sister :) ).

Looking forward to any suggestions!!! Thanks!

P.S. Some places I already thought of: DnB and North Park Club house in Robinson. Does anyone know if Arsenal Lanes in Lawrenceville will admit under 21 on a weekend night?
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Time:12:45 pm
Hey all,  my mom is looking for something in the pittsburgh area that is like an older women's sports league, amateurs, more social than anything else.  Not serious exercise, but a social gathering of middle-aged ladies that get together every once and awhile.
Anybody?  Ideas?  I gave her the number for the YMCA, but they don't seem to have anything like this.
Thank you so much!!
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Subject:URGENT ALERT! Demand Stop to Abusive Traveling Zoo!
Time:03:16 am
(Event viewable at our online alerts here: http://www.vfaonline.org/alerts/22-animalsinentertainment/134-demandstoptoabusivetravelingzoo.html

URGENT ALERT!
Extremely Abusive Traveling Zoo Coming to Pittsburgh!
Contact the David Lawrence Convention Center and Demand Its Cancellation!
***Please Forward Widely***


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Subject:Dance studios
Time:09:50 pm
Hey,  I'm a student at Douglas Education Center and recently moved to Monessen. I'm wondering if there are any good dance studios in Pittsburgh that would teach lyrical. I'm looking for a studio that is similar to Broadway Dance Centre. I don't want to go to a studio where there's a recital or anything like that. It's hard to find places that teach lyrical when you're 22 years old. Thanks in advance :)
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Subject:Handmade Arcade 2009: Early Birdie Passes Now On Sale
Time:09:18 pm
Want to shop without all the crowds? Now you can! Once again, we're selling a limited number of passes to get into the show an hour early, and shop in peace.

Click here to find out more and buy your pass.
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Subject:a truly amazing wok
Time:02:58 pm
Thanks to those of you who have recommended Amazing Wok on W. Liberty to me. It's wonderful.

The vegetables are fresh and not overcooked.

The meat is fresh and suitably lean, and not gristly.

The sauces are superior.

They have brown rice available.

It's just a block beyond the Pittsburgh city line, barely in Dormont, almost in Brookline.
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Subject:Book Release/Open Mic at Té Café
Time:02:03 pm
Please come and help us celebrate the release of Michael Simms' newest book, Black Stone, and bring along a couple of poems, or even a short story to share. Following Michael’s reading, there will be an open mic performance starring you!

Michael Simms is the author of five collections of poetry: Black Stone, The Happiness of Animals, The Fire-eater, Migration, and Notes on Continuing Light, as well as the co-author of a textbook about poetry. He is the founder and Editor-in-chief of Autumn House Press, a non-profit publisher of fine editions of fiction and poetry. He is on the faculty of the MFA program at Chatham University, and he lives in the scenic Pittsburgh neighborhood of Mount Washington with his wife Eva and their two children, Nicholas and Lea.


Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 7 p.m.
2000 Murray Avenue in Squirrel Hill
Té Café 412-422-8888
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Subject:Good Jam.
Time:01:51 pm
Current Mood:gluttony
Hi, so I'm relatively new to Pittsburgh, at least in the sense that I'm not yet fully familiar with where to get good food.

I need good jam.

When I first moved here, I got some awesome jam in Toronto, and then mid-way through summer I bought more delicious jam when I went to Lancaster (at Kauffmans.)

But I recently ran out and I've yet to find any good jam here in Pittsburgh.

And I'm not brave enough to buy anything expensive just to find out it's awful.


I keep buying Trader Joe's brand and it makes me sad inside. Because it's gross. And it totally ruins the awesome scones I get from the Mediterra bakehouse (via the East End Co-op.)

So plase share with me what you know about good jam in the 'burgh. (And other food too!)
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Time:08:47 pm
Hello, fellow Pittsburghers!

I've spent the past 18 months renovating an apartment and now it's ready to rent. If anyone is looking to rent an efficiency apartment in the South Side, please contact me for all the details via my LJ or my email: fastercat6860@yahoo.com

I hope it's okay to post this and THANKS!

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Subject:Won't you be my neighbor?
Time:04:09 pm


(mods if this is not allowed, please delete and I apologize)

Hi there!  I'm back on LJ after a long hiatus and losing my interest to post on my old journal.  I intend to change all that with this new journal.  So far I only have two tiny entries but I hope to expand that, as the holiday season falls upon us and as my creativity progresses. 

I'm looking for friends who'd be interested in the same things I am and would leave a comment every now and then when they feel so inclined. I like reading about all sorts of things - even if you think your life is boring, I'll probably still find something to say about it!

I am:

...from Pennsylvania
...26-years old
...a single (bisexual, though I prefer men) female (not really looking though)
...a huge fan of Matthew Gray Gubler and Criminal Minds
...a fan of Dexter, House M.D., Six Feet Under and CSI (Vegas, not Miami or NY so much)
...a starving artist always seeking inspiration, a muse, anything!
...the proud owner of two cute cats and a stupid dog
...interested in people and things of all sorts, especially unique and/or creative/artsy-fartsy types
...sarcastic, dry, "dark"
...almost always at home due to chronic knee problems and seizures
...interested in getting into the "world" of LJ - i.e. I'd love to start making icons, picspams, etc.
...terrified of clowns
...made of skin and bones so I hate cold weather

And of course there's more info on my profile page! If you have some things in common or just want to add me then feel free (with the exception of friends collectors please.  I don't want to be just a number)  and I'll most likely add you back.  

Thanks for reading and I hope to get acquainted with some of you!


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Subject:Luke the Idiot Boy Mayor is at it again.
Time:12:03 pm
Oh, for the love of Mike.

The Idiot Boy mayor has asked city council to tax college students for the privilege of going to school in Pittsburgh.

While Pitt and UPMC remain tax exempt.

Does anybody else see anything wrong with this picture? Let's tax poor college students (many of whom are city residents or employees of city businesses, and thus *already* taxed for their use of city services) while the wealthiest corporations in our city continue to cry "non-profit!" and pay nothing.

Oy vey ...



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Time:10:19 am
Anyone know what's going on with all the helicopters and police cars zooming around downtown? I'm in Oxford Center and a police helicopter flew by my window a few minutes back, it zoomed in between Oxford and the Grant Building, which was pretty crazy.

I know the Russell Crowe movie is filming on the Allegheny River bridges today, is this madness for that? Or is it other madness entirely?
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Subject:Dance & Music Saturday & later
Time:08:55 pm
Don't stop 'til you get enough
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Subject:At least they just warned me, and didn't tow me.
Time:04:34 pm
This afternoon after I bought a few items at the Giant Eagle on Murray Ave. in Squirrel Hill, I left the bag on my car seat and then walked down the street to Barnes & Noble. When I came back, there was a store-generated note on my windshield with my license number filled in, reminding me that parking there is allowed only while you're actually shopping, not while you're then running errands nearby, and drivers not actively shopping are subject to getting their buggies towed away. I'm guessing they're keeping track of cars that park there repeatedly. I think I might have been noticed exiting the parking lot on foot by a guy rounding up grocery carts. Over the past couple of years, I've parked there many times without actually shopping, but this is the first time anything has been said about it. Just thought I'd let you know. Have you ever been towed from there?
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Subject:changing Penn Circle?
Time:10:29 am
Penn circle two way conversion meeting

Monday Nov 16th
6p to 730

East Liberty Presby. Church
116 S, highland
room 234

412-361-8061 ext 14
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Subject:Tim-Tams?
Time:08:58 am
I've been telling various friends about the love that is Tim-Tams. A friend sent me a package from Australia years ago, and I'm getting a serious craving.

Is there anywhere in the city that sells them? I'd love to be able to get my friends addicted, too.

TIA
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Time:01:48 pm
I have this friend living in Beechview and has a dilemma. He has a great deal of difficulty supporting rent, utilities, and his rommate on one Walmart income (the roommate did just find a job but has a history of unemployment gaps, firings, and quittings).

What are the local resources I can tell them about? So far, they are looking at rental assistance. They are also looking for places where they can get an auto loan. I told them about credit unions and prosper.com. They tried a few loans but were denied.
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Time:09:56 pm
PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) ―The Associated Press is reporting that 29-year-old Luke Ravenstahl has once again been elected mayor of Pittsburgh.
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