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Pittsburgh Rediscovered (0)

7/18/10 •

Sometimes meaningful travel happens right in your own backyard. Rediscovering one’s hometown can be just as magical as exploring a far-off exotic location. For the last seven years I have lived and worked in Philadelphia. When I got into the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Education I decided to make a change and move [...]

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Pitt’s Cathedral of Learning (0)

7/20/10 •

In his book Pittsburgh: A New Portrait, Pittsburgh architectural historian Franklin Toker explains that every neighborhood has a centerpiece, a communal focal point or visual conceit. This entry is a photo gallery of my shots of Oakland’s most prominent feature, The University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning. This Gothic revival skyscraper is more than a [...]

Venture Outdoors at Moraine State Park (0)

7/17/10 •

On Saturday I joined twenty others from the Pittsburgh area and beyond for a brisk hike through Moraine State Park. This event was organized by Venture Outdoors, a nonprofit whose mission is to get people of every age involved in outdoor activities in the Pittsburgh area and beyond.
We carpooled with some other hikers and met [...]

Moving (0)

6/17/10 •

Friends,
This weekend I’m moving my entire life west to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I’ve been accepted into the teacher’s certification program at the University of Pittsburgh. I’ll be taking prerequisite courses beginning immediately with the June summer term and then starting the one year program in the fall. I’m excited about this move because of how easily [...]

Pretzels (2)

5/27/10 •

This post is inspired by a NY Times article in an email thread from my aunt. The article can be found here.
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From: <Elaine Cyphers>
Date: Wed, 26 May 2010
To: <Cyphers Family>
Subject: NYTimes.com: Making Soft Pretzels the Old-Fashioned Way
Hmmm- do they serve these at Zack’s place?
Doesn’t it seem that we should have a “family recipe”?
Hmmm !
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/26/dining/26pretzel.html?emc=eta1
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