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Building the Parkour Movementnew

Parkour is edging into the public consciousness, thanks in part to vehicles like the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale, which opened with a spectacular construction-site foot chase featuring parkour pioneer Sebastian Foucan and events like the Memorial Day Weekend International Parkour Expo.

Pittsburgh City Paper | Bill O'Driscoll | 06-16-2008 | Sports

Tags: running, parkour, sports & fitness, free-running

Using Community Gardens to Stop Illegal Dumpingnew

The work is unglamorous by nature -- digging up waste that's been tossed aside or recklessly plopped into overgrown weeds -- but its location doesn't help any: Frankstown Avenue marks the border between Pittsburgh and Penn Hills, with each side of the street belonging to a different municipality in some places.

Pittsburgh City Paper | Adam Fleming | 06-16-2008 | Gardening

Tags: Pittsburgh, gardening, garbage, community gardens, illegal dumping

Carnegie International Looks at Life on a Lonely Planetnew

For 112 years, the Carnegie International has been Pittsburgh's pre-eminent contribution to the art world. The exhibit is the planet's second-oldest exhibit of contemporary art, and in all that time, no one has seen fit to dub it with a theme until this year's Life on Mars.

Pittsburgh City Paper | Chris Potter | 05-05-2008 | Art

Tags: contemporary art, Carnegie International, Douglas Fogle, visual arts

Pittsburgh Passion's Playnew

Pittsburgh's women's football team leaves "powder puff" games in the dust.

Pittsburgh City Paper | Jody Diperna | 04-21-2008 | Sports

Tags: football, Pittsburgh, Independent Women's Football League, Pittsburgh Passion, sports & fitness

Pittsburgh Couple Sues Google Over Street View Functionnew

In the suit, Christine and Aaron Boring contend that their privacy has been invaded and that the Google vehicle trespassed on their street. The suit says that "revealing this information has caused Plaintiffs mental suffering and diminished the value of their property."

Pittsburgh City Paper | Melissa Meinzer | 04-21-2008 | Tech

Tags: Internet, Google, maps, Privacy, computers & technology

Sandor Katz Ferments Cabbage and Cultivates Changenew

Fermentation is Katz's favorite way for people to help themselves, and help the planet, by breaking the corporate food chain.

Pittsburgh City Paper | Bill O'Driscoll | 03-31-2008 | Food+Drink

Friendship Gets Retronew

The top destination for fashionistas worldwide Googling "retro clothes" or "mod clothes" -- and in fact, the fourth-highest hit if you simply search "clothes" -- is an Internet boutique based in Pittsburgh: www.modcloth.com.

Pittsburgh City Paper | Melissa Meinzer | 03-17-2008 | Shopping

Tags: shopping

Looking at Ordinary Folksnew

At The Warhol, Ron Mueck's sculptures pushes humans out of scale to pull humanity into focus.

Pittsburgh City Paper | Lissa Brennan | 03-17-2008 | Art

Tags: visual arts

A Conversation with a Ghostbusternew

Shawn Kelly is the 45-year-old founder of the Pittsburgh Paranormal Society, a ghost-hunting group he began in 2006.

Pittsburgh City Paper | Chris Young | 03-17-2008 | Culture

Calling All Cupcake Heroesnew

At Laurie Woodward's blog Cupcake Hero (slush.wordpress.com/cupcake-hero), the battle to produce a winning small frosted cake is strictly friendly.

Pittsburgh City Paper | Al Hoff | 03-10-2008 | Food+Drink

This University is a Jokenew

Although Duquesne probably wouldn't put them in a brochure, the local university has launched the careers of several Pittsburgh comedians, including Mo Mozuch, Gab Bonesso, Jesse Joyce and newcomer T. Jones.

Pittsburgh City Paper | Aaron Jentzen | 03-10-2008 | Performance

Tags: performance

Broadcasting Legend Takes a Swing at the Piratesnew

Steelers broadcasting legend Myron Cope is best known as a football guy ... but after 15 years of watching the Pirates lose, he has to speak his mind.

Pittsburgh City Paper | Myron Cope | 10-23-2007 | Sports

Tags: sports & fitness