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10th Awesome Awardee: Caldwell Linker
Local photographer Caldwell Linker is Awesome Pittsburgh’s 10th winner of $1,000. Caldwell’s work is best described through the applications we received over three months: Recently I put out a book...
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Deadline Changed to 1st of Each Month
Our monthly deadline for applications has been moved from the 15th to the 1st (by Midnight). We’ll still announce the winner by the end of the month. If you’ve submitted over the past 4-5 weeks, don’t...
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Awardee #11: ZipPitt
Imagine plummeting 400 feet over a river at a top speed of 50 miles per hour. Sound awesome to you? It sure did to us! Our eleventh winner of $1,000 is Adam Young, founder of the new venture ZipPitt....
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Awardee #13: Healcrest Urban Farm
This spring, start looking for tea pops to pop up around town, courtesy of our 13th award winner, Healcrest Urban Farm. The for-profit social enterprise teaches community members about urban farm...
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Announcing Winner #15: 60 Seconds of Pure Freedom
We all know someone who is absolutely enthusiastic about a hobby or activity. She keeps inviting you, finding ways to make it easy and fun to join her. You finally can’t resist anymore and jump in....
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Awesome Award Party April 30
Need your quarterly allotment of an accumulated assemblage of awesomeness? Then come on down to Awesome Pittsburgh’s next public party: Tuesday, April 30, 6:30-8:30pm Union Project 801 N. Negley Ave.,...
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Announcing Winner #17: Share Closet™
Bringing the culture of sharing that she learned in Botswana, Share Closet’s co-founder Andrea Wetherald created a social media platform that facilitates the process of sharing clothing, shoes, and...
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Award #18: The Creped Crusade
Good citizens of our fair Pittsburgh. Imagine a world without tasty fillings wrapped in a thin French batter. A dark, depressing world with ne’er-do-wells attempting to serve you sub-standard treats....
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Award #19: First Editions, Bespoke Poetry for Pittsburgh
First Editions – bespoke poetry for Pittsburgh The month of May was merrier for Alexi Morrissey, founder of “First Editions” project, after learning that his idea was chosen to receive an Awesome...
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Award #20: Carrie Deer Salvage Art Workshop
The Carrie Deer – Hard Hat Tour, Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area. Photo by Sharon Brown, GLYPH INC While most Southwestern Pennsylvanians believe the deer population to be a detriment, they...
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Put Some Awesome on Your Calendar
Awesome Pittsburgh Awards and Networking Party Monday July 29, 6:30-8:30pm Bayardstown Social Club, 3008 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh PA 15201 Join Awesome Pittsburgh at Bayardstown Social Club in the Strip...
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Award #21: G.L.A.D. Bags, a Project for Foster Children
Bridgette and Jason Jodon recently underwent the arduous process of becoming foster parents. Having learned the intricacies of the system, they decided to not only become foster parents (hosting up to...
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Award #22: Cupcakes & Culture Series
Jasmine Cho decided to ride the wave of cupcake popularity by putting her own Asian-American spin on things, and the payoff has been quite a surprise to the Korean-American, Los Angeles, CA native. To...
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Award #23: Tip Type
The study of language and objects looms large in the life of local artist Brandon Boan, who currently lives and works in Wilkinsburg. Recently dedicating himself to the practice of typesetting and...
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Join Us at the Awesome Pgh Party Nov. 7
Our next Awesome Pittsburgh party is: Thursday, November 7, 6:30-8:30pm Hough’s Taproom & Brewpub 563 Greenfield Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15207 Win Prizes! Match your wits and trivia skills with other...
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Award #24: PittMesh
Two years ago, Meta Mesh founder Adam Longwill wanted to make a private Wi-Fi connection to his friends’ houses. After testing various antenna designs and routing technologies for a year, he decided...
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Award #25: The Drop Project
Our 25th award goes to Ann Payne and Kristen Reynolds, two graduate students of Chatham University’s Falk School of Sustainability. Their vision is to grow and diversify watershed stewardship by...
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Award #26: Kiss for Peace!
Last month’s Awesome Pittsburgh grant was awarded to Nima Dehghani and Behzad Tabibian, for their winsome Kiss for Peace! Project. It seemed particularly well-timed for the holidays; the project...
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Award #27: An Orchard for Isaac
Behind every awesome idea stands an awesome pig. Or so veterinary surgeon Karen Phillips would argue. Her work at both the Western PA Humane Society and the Animal Rescue League opened her eyes to...
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Award #28: Urban RC in Homewood
Keith Reimink owns and operates DALIBORKAfilms, a small Pittsburgh-based film production company. His most recent documentary idea is the story of Homewood resident Marty McDaniels whose hobby is...
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