Healthcare napkins
Rumors and myths about the single payer and public health care options abound as do the websites that try and make sense of it all. Georgia Berner, President of Pittsburgh-based Berner International and a fellow progressive, shared this link. It’s a synopsis of the America health care system–how health care was intended to work and how [...]
Continue reading...10. August 2009
Pittsburgh Resources for Netroots Nation 2009
This post includes links to websites that may be of interest and assistance to those of you coming to Pittsburgh for the Netroots Nation conference this week. We will continue to add to it over the next few days. Pittsburghers, feel free to include any other resources or tips you think would be helpful in the comments section.
Continue reading...9. August 2009
President Clinton to give keynote speech at NN09
After serving as diplomatic envoy to North Korea, Bill Clinton heads to Pittsburgh to give the keynote speech at the Netroots Nation conference Thursday night.
Continue reading...4. August 2009
and the winner is….
A few weeks ago, our friends over at Netroots Nation hooked us up with 1 free ticket to the Netroots Nation 2009 Conference. Today we did a drawing of the comment entries for the contest to give this ticket away and pulled the name David Potts. David is the Editor-In-Chief of BuckeyStateBlog.com. Here is his bio [...]
Continue reading...3. August 2009
Stroll through Pittsburgh’s Cultural District for Art, Music, Parks
An easy stroll southwest of the convention center, between Fort Duquesne Boulevard and Liberty Avenue, is Pittsburgh’s Cultural District. It’s marked with signs on poles, and now occasionally, banners on windmills.
Continue reading...25. July 2009
Taxis and Footfalls
Getting around Downtown in the Steel Town is best by foot for the physically fit. The Downtown area is relatively small, reasonably flat by Western Pennsylvania standards and compact. So it takes just a few minutes to stroll from one end of town, where the Convention Center is located along the Allegheny River, to the [...]
Continue reading...22. July 2009
Get to downtown Pittsburgh from the airport…for less than $3
A friendly Pittsburgh Netroots Nation supporter reminded us about the inexpensive, reliable transportation available from the Pittsburgh Airport to Downtown Pittsburgh and Oakland (home to the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University).
Continue reading...20. July 2009
Netroots Nation Conference Ticket GIVEAWAY
If you’re interested in attending the Netroots Nation conference in Pittsburgh this year and haven’t registered, you’ve still got a chance. The staff at Netroots Nation has kindly provided us with a complimentary ticket (free registration) to give away. To be considered, simply tell us in a comment to this post why you should get the [...]
Continue reading...18. July 2009
Discount Netroot Nations registration for PGH contributors
If you live in Pittsburgh and want to save some $$ on a Netroots Nations registration, you came to the right place. pghroots.com is looking for people who want to write for the site. If you’re someone that lives in Pittsburgh and loves it and wants to tell everyone why–then you’re in! We’re looking for: Photos/Videos of what [...]
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24. August 2009
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