Posted by pittgirl on 26 Oct 2006 | Tagged as: Eye rolls, Random, The Damn Pigeons
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is coming to … ahem … Westmoreland Mall. And tell me this isn’t the most awesome news photo you’ve ever seen.
How uncomfortable do that dude in the grandpa briefs and the girl in the granny pants look?
If you’re just dying to see a mall production of the Rocky Horror [...]
Posted by pittgirl on 26 Oct 2006 | Tagged as: Ben Roethlisberger, Celebrity sightings, Famous Burghers
How did I miss the fact that the NBA held an exhibition match in the Civic Arena (That’s what I’ll call it forever. Deal with it, Mellon.) last night between the Mavericks and the Cavaliers.
Pittsburgh’s favorite son … or rather, Pittsburgh’s favorite billionaire son … Mark Cuban was here to cheer on his team [...]
Posted by pittgirl on 26 Oct 2006 | Tagged as: Eye rolls, Mayor Ravenstahl
It has been two weeks since Dennis Regan was placed on paid administrative leave for his role in possibly sweeping a disciplinary matter regarding his live-in girlfriend’s brother under the rug.
It is two weeks now that Dennis Regan has been getting paid $1,775 a week to do nothing but sit around his house and eat, [...]
Posted by pittgirl on 25 Oct 2006 | Tagged as: Downtown happenings, Eye rolls
So that awesome little joint called Hot Dogma located in the Trinity Cathedral on Oliver has settled a 17-month lawsuit brought on by the Dogma Grill in Miami Beach.
Hot Dogma will formally change its name to The Franktuary and will hold a funeral for its former name in the near future.
The reason the Dogma Grill [...]
Posted by pittgirl on 25 Oct 2006 | Tagged as: Eye rolls, Uncategorized
I’m soooo confused over this whole smoking ban mess because what was once a clear cut ban on smoking in workplaces has turned into a big mass of bureaucratic wrangling and exemptions.
The County Council … who are now looking about as bright as City Council … voted yesterday on some modifications to the ban, thanks [...]
Posted by pittgirl on 25 Oct 2006 | Tagged as: Steelers
Poor Bill Cowher. Sure, PittGirl has placed some blame .. AND RIGHTLY FREAKIN’ SO! … on Bill Cowher in the past.
But as Blog n’ Gold points out … there are Steelers fans out there that blame Bill Cowher for EVERYTHING.
“Bill The HEAD CAOCH (sic) needs to go if He cant spit, or swear because of [...]
Posted by pittgirl on 25 Oct 2006 | Tagged as: Penguins
… for a moment. Chill.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are currently in first place in their division in the NHL (first time we’ve been there since 2002), thanks in part to the efforts of both those kids, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.
Malkin has scored one goal in each of his first four games. THAT is [...]
Posted by pittgirl on 24 Oct 2006 | Tagged as: Mayor Ravenstahl, Random
City Council prez Doug Shields is speaking out on the dwindling number of crossing guards in the city, and cites his own volunteer duty as a crossing guard:
Mr. Shields said he has been helping children cross streets at the corner of Glenwood Avenue and Elizabeth Street in Hazelwood for several weeks.
The city budget calls for [...]
Posted by pittgirl on 24 Oct 2006 | Tagged as: Weird Burghers
I will never ever ever ever understand this city’s obsession with being the Zombie Capital of the World … ever. I mean, George Romero is cool and all, but Burghers regularly dressing up like zombies? What makes these zombies any different than the furries?
Zombie Burghers are attempting to set the world record for [...]
Posted by pittgirl on 24 Oct 2006 | Tagged as: Ben Roethlisberger, Eye rolls, Local media, Weather
There has been snow flakes on and off since yesterday afternoon, and while a majority of the city is grumbling about the cold, I’m perfectly okay with turning up the thermostat, grabbing a chai and sitting in my big chair to watch Horatio Caine actually mutter the words “Burn, baby, burn” and not sound like [...]