Neighborhood Walk #2: Public art

December 11 is the second Neighborhood Walk, organized by the Rust Belt Bloggers. This time we’re looking at Public Art. Butler has a terrific new mural that covers the side of a building on the west side of town, right across from my parents’ company. The mural was commissioned by the owner of the building …

Neighborhood Walk: Butler’s Institute Hill and Main Street

For background on the Neighborhood Walk, check out the Rust Belt Bloggers site. Find a list of others’ walks there too. I took a walk through my neighborhood today. I timed it to coincide with the Veteran’s Day parade on Main Street, but I ended up taking photos of buildings and bridges instead of the …

Rust Belt Bloggers Summit

Crusty Rusty Bolts originally uploaded by mikeyexists Friday evening and Saturday, bloggers from Pittsburgh, Erie, Youngstown, Cleveland, Buffalo, and other cities in this region will be meeting for the first Rust Belt Bloggers Summit. Our primary goal — or at least, my view of our goal — is to meet and learn about each other …