Yinz Cleveburgh And Random Art Links

OK, I am going to try to bring back Yinz links on a weekly basis.

Not all the links will be from recent "up to date news", but will be more a sample of things I found online that could be of interest.

Pittsburgh:

CMU, will buy and convert building into student apartments for 93 students.

Came Across great Franktuary website and blog (via I Heart Pittsburgh)

Report and ideas from the midsize cities conference in Pittsburgh.

Active debate about "Hipsters in Pittsburgh" on Pittsblog.

New York Times looks @ East Liberty. Discussion on Pittsblog.

Brent Burket Looks @ his latest Pittsburgh Art Trip @ Heart As Arena. (really a link to a two part post on Hyperallergic)

Brent posts on Hyperallergic about trip.

Silliman's blog posts video about Gtech project in Pittsburgh.

Roberta Fallon of Art Blog rides Amtrak from Philly To Pittsburgh, visits Giant Eagle that sells beer in Homestead and other stuff.

City in Iowa thinks it can learn from Pittsburgh.

Cleveland

Cleveland thinks about downtown casino design.

Cleveland admires Penn Ave Arts Initiative(via Null Space)

Photography of Cleveland SGS on Rust Wire.

Youngstown
Month of huge positive economic development news in Youngstown on Defend Youngstown.

Akron

Talent retention expert,Joe Cortright talks in Akron.

Sorry, many more but burned out.

Keep up with the global burgh

I came accross a new blog/ online forum thingy that some guy started. I think you can go on there to post and talk about anything related to Pittsburgh. Lets hope the power of the yinzer nation is used as force for good.

The guy also has a blog called Burgh Diaspora.