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- April 2011

April 2011

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	Have Fun with Your Sweetheart Impress your sweetie with a moonlight kayak trip, a hot-air balloon ride, a tour of the Strip District or one of these many other options. BY Katie Booth, Sean Collier, Sean Conboy, Robert Isenberg, Mike May, Celanie Polanick, Melissa Rayworth, Elizabeth Speed Kabus & Melinda Urick
	Have Fun by Yourself Fly solo with this list of one dozen fun things to do by yourself in Pittsburgh. BY Katie Booth, Sean Collier, Sean Conboy, Robert Isenberg, Mike May, Celanie Polanick, Melissa Rayworth, Elizabeth Speed Kabus & Melinda Urick
	Have Fun with Your Friends Tired of the same old? Have fun with your friends by heading to Trundle Manor, racing dragon boats, partying bier-hall style and more. BY Katie Booth, Sean Collier, Sean Conboy, Robert Isenberg, Mike May, Celanie Polanick, Melissa Rayworth, Elizabeth Speed Kabus & Melinda Urick
	Talking Trash: Recycling in Pittsburgh Are clunky computer monitors, old cellphones, expired prescription bottles and other “junk” cluttering up your home? Now you can give them a second life by barely lifting a finger. by Melissa Rayworth
	Have Fun with Your Family Treat the wife and kids to an outing they'll never forget: From old-school video games to star parties to amusement parks and more. BY Katie Booth, Sean Collier, Sean Conboy, Robert Isenberg, Mike May, Celanie Polanick, Melissa Rayworth, Elizabeth Speed Kabus & Melinda Urick

Departments

Archive » Scoop
	Inside a Chocolate Wonderland Bob Sendall handcrafts Toffee Taboo at his North Side chocolate factory. By Elizabeth Speed Kabus
Archive » Sebak's Secrets of the City
	How I Celebrate Record Store Day ... Every Day After work, when I’m tired and grumpy and can’t face traffic, instead of stopping in a bar, I like to visit a record store. Sometimes, I head for Bloomfield to Paul’s CDs at 4526 Liberty Ave., basically catty-corner from Tessaro’s. By Rick Sebak
Archive » Dwellings
	The Smartest Home in Highland Park It's the house that's ecologically smarter than the rest of the block: Welcome to 1422 Greystone, Lissa Rosenthal and Nathaniel Glosser’s smart home. by Melissa Rayworth
Archive » Taste
	Steamed Artichokes with Lemon-Garlic Butter This classic preparation is the perfect way to eat one of spring's most intriguing treats. by Kate Chynoweth
	notion Located in charming Oakmont, notion is an intriguing new restaurant that delivers interesting, complex food with superb service. This is the long-awaited venture of celebrated chef Dave Racicot, a seasoned culinary artist who's a semi-finalist for Best Chef in the Mid-Atlantic region in the 2011 James Beard Foundation awards. By Valentina
	Artichokes Artichokes, the ultimate slow food, are in season in Pittsburgh right now. by Kate Chynoweth
Archive » Chris Fennimore
	Lamb-chetta During the spring, lamb is in abundance. Serve this version of a lamb porchetta at your family gathering. By Chris Fennimore
Archive » People
	A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Pittsburgh Public Theater Only intending to stay a short while, Ted Pappas, producing artistic director at Pittsburgh Public Theater, found his new home in Pittsburgh. By Geoffrey W. Melada
Archive » Datebook
	A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Pittsburgh Public Theater Only intending to stay a short while, Ted Pappas, producing artistic director at Pittsburgh Public Theater, found his new home in Pittsburgh. By Geoffrey W. Melada
Archive » Book reviews
	Five Collections for National Poetry Month In celebration of National Poetry Month, check out some recent releases from local poets. by Kristofer Kollins
Archive » PittGirl's Last Laugh
	Watson, Come Here. Pittsburgh Needs You. In February, IBM’s supercomputer, nicknamed “Watson,” beat two humans in a three-day “Jeopardy” competition—and not just any humans: really smart people like Ken Jennings, the winningest contestant in the history of the show. By Virginia Montanez

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