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 …
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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 …
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Eat, drink, share
Quick thoughts: 1. The photo above is of a loaf of no-knead bread I made over the weekend. The recipe (from the New York Times, "No-Knead Bread") was as easy as promised. I didn’t give the bread quite enough time to cool, because I was running late, but my family gave it very high marks …
Blogging on the edge
I’m honored to be guest-blogging at Keystone Edge for a week. My first post is online: "It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood." You’ve not heard of Keystone Edge? Well, it’s time you did hear. Keystone Edge tells the story of the new economy in Pennsylvania–a narrative of creative people and businesses, new development, cool …