Published on Thursday, 23 May 2013 2:36 pm by
The Palm House is reminiscent of Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. It's filled with tropical plants. Photos by Doug OsterThe tour through the gardens of London keeps getting better. There's just something about the beauty of waterlilies which is captivating. I'd never seen one reach out of the water and grow this tall. One of the interesting ... Read More and CommentPublished on Thursday, 23 May 2013 2:00 pm by
In honor of the T-shirt's 100th birthday this year, CustomInk, an online custom T-shirt provider, asked its staff to rank the top 100 iconic tees. The top 10 is below. See the full list at www.tshirtbirthday.com.
What's your favorite T-shirt? Tweet your thoughts or a photo to Stylebook @SaraB_PG. They might be featured in a future blog ... Read More and CommentPublished on Thursday, 23 May 2013 1:32 pm by
Just in time for your holiday travel, two service plazas on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and two on the Ohio Turnpike have reopened.
The South Midway plaza on the eastbound turnpike at mile 147 in Bedford County (pictured) was the 14th Pennsylvania service plaza to be rebuilt since 2007, and the stately exterior style of the 72-year-old plaza was ... Read More and CommentPublished on Thursday, 23 May 2013 11:43 am by
The Post-Gazette today looks at local companies and local mommy bloggers working to find sponsorship opportunities.
Public relations agencies now incorporate blogs into their overall marketing plans for clients; networks of bloggers help identify the most appropriate ones to recruit for those marketing efforts; and then bloggers, aware of the ... Read More and CommentPublished on Thursday, 23 May 2013 9:58 am by
This old school is not an anomaly in the city, where we have more and more of them not being used. This one sits largely unseen, behind the vacant Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church on Larimer Avenue in East Liberty.
If you’re out that way on Saturday, you can watch the Explorer’s Club doing “roof” repairs. Roof as in ... Read More and CommentPublished on Thursday, 23 May 2013 9:22 am by
Playoff StuffPenguins - Senators
-Dave Molinari's recap from last night's game. James Neal and Jarome Iginla found ways to score.
-The Ottawa Citizen's recap. “Probably not. I mean, with their depth and power play right now, it doesn’t look too good for us.” - Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson's response when asked if his team still has a chance ... Read More and CommentPublished on Wednesday, 22 May 2013 9:36 pm by
A few notes from day two of OTA's ...
***** Following what is something of a trend in this OTA, add running back Issac Redman to a list that includes Troy Polamalu and LaMarr Woodley as players who look noticeably svelter than they did during the 2012 season. Redman said that he's dropped 10 pounds while training with Ron Jones in ... Read More and CommentPublished on Wednesday, 22 May 2013 6:26 pm by
PREGAME
4:35: Another power play for the Senators. Jokinen is called for slashing. Orpik, Dupuis, Adams and Martin take the ice.
4:31: That power play lasts all of four seconds as Alfredsson is called for holding Oprik behind the cage. He appeared to hook up Orpik who fell with little resistance. Four on four for 1:56.
3:37: Orpik and the Penguins ... Read More and CommentPublished on Wednesday, 22 May 2013 4:58 pm by
Mitchell Silver speaks internationally about global population changes that should be compelling planners to study trends the way stockbrokers follow the stock market, and he spoke today to an almost-full ballroom of people at the Community Development Summit at the William Penn Hotel Downtown.
His message was so challenging, so ... Read More and CommentPublished on Thursday, 23 May 2013 12:00 am by
Wow! The voters of Pittsburgh stood up to the democratic machine. They said "no" to politics as usual. It's enough to give a cynic hope.
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We don't normally cover WVU baseball in this blog, but thought this was pretty cool and worth a share for those of you who haven't seen it already today.
The West Virginia baseball team, in Oklahoma for the Big 12 tournament, was just a few miles from the tornado that devastated the Moore, Okla. area and decided to lend a hand by buying supplies at ... Read More and CommentPublished on Wednesday, 22 May 2013 2:30 pm by
Get ready to party ... The T-shirt, one of fashion’s most basic yet most versatile staples, is marking its 100th birthday this year.
Want to brush up on your T-shirt trivia in honor of the occasion? CustomInk, which allows people to customize their own T-shirts online, has created a birthday website, complete with photos of the most popular ... Read More and CommentPublished on Wednesday, 22 May 2013 2:06 pm by
A preview of the Senators.
When and where: 7:30 p.m., EDT. Scotiabank Place.
TV: NBC Sports Network, CBC, RDS.
Leading postseason scorer: Daniel Alfredsson, 8 points (3 goals, 5 assists).
Last Game: 2-1 home win in Game 3, Sunday. Craig Anderson made 49 saves for the Senators.
Probable goaltenders: Tomas Vokoun (4-1, 1.61 GAA, .949 SV%) for the ... Read More and CommentPublished on Wednesday, 22 May 2013 2:00 pm by
This formal bed at Hampton Court in London is framed with an ancient wisteria vine. Mass plantings of different plants are beautiful when done right. Look at the color palette used here. Photos by Doug Oster
The palace at Hampton Court is probably best known as the home of King Henry the VIII and his many wives.
It's expansive and the gardens ... Read More and CommentPublished on Wednesday, 22 May 2013 11:30 am by
White is the new black ... or at least in Ann Taylor's case it is.
The store debuts today its new limited-edition collection of white summer apparel and rose gold accessories created in collaboration with actress Kate Hudson, a charitable ambassador for the brand.
The collection channels the chicness and elegance of red carpet ... Read More and CommentPublished on Wednesday, 22 May 2013 10:00 am by
Yesterday my group headed for the Chelsea Flower Show, but before we went in, the Yinzers posed for a shot with their Terrible Towel!
It's the Steeler's Nation across the pond.
I was spellbound by Anthriscus sylvestris 'Ravenswing.' Check out the picture below, I hope I can find seeds for this plant.
Today we're visiting the gardens of Hampton ... Read More and CommentPublished on Wednesday, 22 May 2013 3:34 am by
Playoff StuffPenguins - Senators
-Welcome back Jussi Jokinen (above) to the lineup?
-What happened to James Neal's goal scoring ability?
-Or Jarome Iginla's?
-"That is why this is a team sport. If you play golf or tennis, you win it or lose it yourself. In hockey, that’s why you have 20-plus players on the team. Every night, it’s somebody ... Read More and CommentPublished on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 8:05 pm by
Call them Da Beard and Da Brush.
Pittsburgh Steelers running back and artist-in-residence Baron Batch presented team captain Brett Keisel with an abstract painting today after the team's first OTA session of 2013. The Steeler-flavored art features Keisel doing his signature bowhunter sack dance move over a field of 'beard' and Keisel's ... Read More and CommentPublished on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 7:44 pm by
Playing hockey games which mean so much in the month of May is a new experience for Senators defenseman Marc Methot.
Prior to this postseason, he had not experienced this in his professional career. Having spent his first six NHL seasons with the Blue Jackets, Methot's only taste of the Stanley Cup playoffs was a brief four-game sweep at the hands ... Read More and CommentEmpty Netters:
Vokoun on Game 3: 'It doesn’t have any bearing on the game tomorrow unless we let ...
Published on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 5:54 pm by
During Sunday's marathon Game 3, Tomas Vokoun logged the most ice time of any player on either team at 87:39, edging out his Ottawa counterpart, Craig Anderson, by three seconds.
Overtime in the postseason can be exhausting mentally and physically for all players but probably none more so than goaltenders who have to be perfect past regulation for ... Read More and Comment