Art All Night

Check out this art event in Lawrenceville on Saturday and Sunday.   Art All Night is a grassroots event to celebrate the arts in the community.  It starts at 4pm on Saturday and continues until 2pm on Sunday. It is also free to attend!  You can learn more at Living Pittsburgh.


Event: Art All Night Location: Willow Street Development, 4001 Willow Street (at the corner of Willow & 4oth St.), Pittsburgh, PA Date: Saturday April 27 through Sunday April 28, 2013 Time: 4pm on Saturday until 2pm Sunday Cost: Free to attend and exhibit Description: Art All Night is an annual grassroots event and celebration of the arts and community held in Lawrenceville. It promotes artistic expression in all walks of life. The event also encourages children to be actively involved by contributing artwork and engaging in on-site arts activities. The show includes and attracts seniors, long-term residents, novice artists, educators, students, and seasoned professionals. For additional information, please visit their website.

2013 Steelers Schedule

The Steelers have released their 2013 Season Schedule.  We have a Thanksgiving Day game against the Baltimore Ravens, and we also have a few Monday night games.  What game do you think is going to be the biggest challenge this year?  You can find out more information at the Steelers Website.

Pittsburgh Pirates Are At .500!

The Pittsburgh Pirates have worked there way back to .500 for the first time this season.  They take on the Cardinals tonight at PNC Park.  Can they continue to improve their record?  Learn more about this game and series at the Miami Herald.

Right-hander Lance Lynn aims for a second straight quality start on Monday night when the St. Louis Cardinals visit PNC Park for the opener of a three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Lynn, an 18-game winner last season, picked up a no-decision in his opening start after allowing four runs on six hits in four innings of the Cardinals' 10-9 loss in Arizona.

He bounced back for a victory in his next outing six days later, holding the Cincinnati Reds to a single run in six innings with 10 strikeouts in a 5-1 victory on April 9.

He's 2-1 with a blown save and a hold in six career meetings with Pittsburgh - including four starts - while allowing the Pirates to compile 22 hits and 14 runs in 26 1/3 innings. Lynn is 1-0 in three career trips to PNC Park with a 1.74 earned run average across 10 1/3 innings.

Pittsburgh replies with right-hander James McDonald, who can continue a career's worth of success against the Cardinals.

The 28-year-old Californian is 4-1 in 10 meetings with St. Louis with a 2.27 ERA in 39 2/3 innings, including two wins in two starts last season while allowing just four hits in 13 scoreless innings.

He's 15-6 in 40 career outings at PNC Park.

McDonald allowed a run and two hits in seven innings of a tough luck loss to the Chicago Cubs in his 2013 debut on April 4, then allowed four runs in five innings of a 6-5 win at Arizona on April 9.

On Sunday in St. Louis, the Cardinals' scoreless streak came undone in the late innings as the Milwaukee Brewers lit up the bullpen and escaped Busch Stadium with a 4-3 win on Jonathan Lucroy's home run in the 10th inning.

Lucroy cranked a solo homer deep to left-center off Fernando Salas (0-2) to seal Milwaukee's comeback after Ryan Braun ended a string of 39 consecutive scoreless frames by the Cardinals' pitching staff with a two-run blast in the eighth.

Yuniesky Betancourt sent the game to extras with an RBI double off Mitchell Boggs in the ninth, and three relievers closed out the win in the 10th to end Milwaukee's three-game slide.

Matt Adams went 2-for-4 with a solo homer for St. Louis, which had won four straight and stranded the tying run on second in the 10th.

Cardinals starter Jaime Garcia took a no-decision despite scattering seven hits and two walks over seven scoreless innings. His counterpart, Marco Estrada, gave up three runs on seven hits over six frames.

Meanwhile, in Pittsburgh, Starling Marte's eighth-inning home run helped cap the Pirates' comeback and their first three-game home sweep of the Cincinnati Reds since 2010 with a 10-7 victory.

"(The Reds) were one of the premium teams in major league baseball last year," said Pirates manager Clint Hurdle. "To finish the series off, very gratifying, good feeling."

Michael McKenry hit his first two home runs of the season for Pittsburgh, which scored six times in the bottom of the eighth to rally from an early 5-0 deficit and improve to .500 for the first time this year.

Neil Walker went 3-for-5, while Andrew McCutchen and Travis Snider each added two hits and an RBI.

Jared Hughes (1-0) picked up the win for the Pirates despite allowing a run and three hits in the top of the decisive eighth inning. Phil Irwin started for Pittsburgh and allowed five runs - four earned - while striking out four in 4 2/3 innings of work in his major league debut.

The Pirates won eight of 15 games between the teams in 2012, a year after the Cardinals had won the season series, 9-7.

Four Ways to De-Stress At Work

Work can stress anyone out.  These are four great items to help you de-stress while you are working on that last minute project at the office.  You can learn more great health tips on apartment therapy. 

Everyone has to deal with stress at one time or another, so having a few tools inside the desk to pull out for a stress-break can be helpful (as well as giving your eyes a break from the computer screen). These are quick, easy, and not to mention fun ways to relax yourself throughout the day.




Knock Out Desktop Punching Bag
$29.99
We're not going to judge if you're imagining a horrible boss as you punch away. It's amazing how getting a little adrenaline going and hitting something (versus someone) can feel so liberating and help reduce your stress levels. Just be careful not to get too into it and start cursing out loud for all your coworkers to hear.




 

Resistance Bands
$15.79
These little resistance bands are so small you can keep them in your pocket and carry them throughout the work day. We would recommend taking your hands out of your pockets while you're working out your hands, fingers, and forearms. Comes in packs of 5 color coded resistance levels.




 

Thera-Flex Therapy Putty
$6.46
Squeeze away your stress, no matter the shape and pattern. Or make a putty figurine of your boss to squish at your command. Odorless and non-sticky, make sure to keep it fresh and clean by storing it in its air tight container. Comes in multiple sizes.







 

Chinese Medicine Balls
$13.68
Harness the power of the far east with a traditional Chinese stress reliever, hand exerciser, and agility builder. Fit the two balls in your hand and rotate them around in circles. The trick is to do so without the balls ever coming into contact with each other. Practice and work your way up in ball size and rotation speed until you're the (zen) master of your workspace.

FREE ICE CREAM!

Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream Shops are giving away a free scoop of ice cream tomorrow from 12pm-8pm.  Keep reading and check out Living Pittsburgh for more great deals.

FREE Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s

 
Event: FREE Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s Location: Participating area Ben & Jerry’s locations Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2013 Time: 12pm-8pm Cost: Free  Description: As a way to thank their customers for their support and to celebrate 34 years of scooping the chunkiest, funkiest ice cream, frozen yogurt and sorbet, Ben & Jerry’s scoop shops are happily giving it away! Get a free cone on April 9, 2013 during store hours. For additional details visit their website.

Art Festival On Penn

This weekend you can check out the Geek Art and Green Innovator's Festival.  It is this Friday and Saturday from 6pm to 10pm.  There are performances and art along the art crawl along Penn.  Keep reading to learn more and check out Living Pittsburgh.


Geek Art/Green Innovator’s Festival

Event: Geek Art/Green Innovator’s Festival
Location: 4800-5500 Penn Avenue
Date: Friday April 5 and Saturday April 6, 2013
Time: 6 pm and 10 pm +
Cost: “ 99% FREE”
Description: Join us at the Unblurred art crawl on Penn for our annual GA/GI Festival. A unique mix of performances like Mash Up Body at KST’s Alloy Studios, Exhibitions like the masterpieces by Eunsuh Choi at the Pittsburgh Glass Center, and art like the digital work of the Nick and Dennis Childers at the Irma Freeman Center for the Imagination. Add to that, Tech Shop from BSQ, High Point Pittsburgh Project, and the winners of the Global (Video) Game Jam. There’s more to see and do than you can expect. Get the details at http://gagi4.blogspot.com/

Let's go Bucs!

Let's go Bucs!  It is Opening Day at PNC Park. The Pirates will take on the Cubs today at 1pm.  Below you can find out their starting lineup, as we begin another great baseball season.  You can find out more information at WTAE.


The Pirates unveiled their roster for the team's 127th home opener Monday at 1:35 p.m. against the Chicago Cubs at PNC Park.

Pittsburgh will carry 12 pitchers on the Opening Day roster -- starters A.J. Burnett, Wandy Rodriguez, James McDonald, Jonathan Sanchez and Jeff Locke, and relievers Jason Grilli, Jeanmar Gomez, Jared Hughes, Chris Leroux, Mark Melancon, Tony Watson and Justin Wilson.

Behind the plate for Pittsburgh will be catchers Russell Martin and Michael McKenry.

The infield includes Pedro Alvarez, Clint Barmes, Josh Harrison, Garrett Jones, John McDonald, Gaby Sanchez and Neil Walker.

The Bucs' outfield is comprised of 2012 All-Star Andrew McCutchen, Starling Marte, Travis Snider and Jose Tabata.

The Pirates will start the season with four players on the disabled list: infielder Brandon Inge and pitchers Jeff Karstens, Francisco Liriano and Charlie Morton.