The Huber Experiments
Google Meets Guggenheim With YouTube Art — For the first time ever, the Guggenheim Museum and YouTube teamed up to create “YouTube Play: A Biennial of Creative Video.” I reviewed one of the twenty winning videos, “The Huber Experiments: Volume One.” New York City News Service, October 2010
Brooklyn the Borough — I spent the summer reporting for Brooklyn the Borough, where I wrote daily news round-ups, a weekly literary calendar, the Summer Saturdays series, and various stories about artists, events, and politics in Brooklyn. Many of the stories I re-posted directly on my website. May to August 2010
Red Hook shipping
The Revival of a Waterfront – Red Hook, Brooklyn, a thriving shipping hub in the early 20th century, is remaking itself into a waterfront neighborhood filled with cultural, economic, and industrial businesses. Industry NYC, May 2010
Spending Green to Be Green — At the third annual Green Expo, eco-friendly products ranged from serve ware made from leaves to biodegradable cleansing cloths. I wrote about regreet, a new way to send greeting cards. NYCity News Service, March 2010
Definitive Details — Artist Kim Beck finds inspiration in everyday images to create unusual pieces of art. The Original, October 2009
Student Designed Playground — New York City Public School 394 unveiled a student designed, science-themed playground. Brooklyn Daily Eagle, September 2009
Greece: Secrets of the Past — A short review of an IMAX movie featuring ancient Greece. Pittsburgh City Paper, April 2009
Govies Try to Save the Arts School — Former students and student prospects fought to save the Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Arts from being chopped from the state’s budget. Pittsburgh City Paper, May 2009
Bus Stop Opera — The Pittsburgh Port Authority was treated to a unique musical experience courtesy of Carnegie Mellon University students. Pittsburgh City Paper, April 2009
Gab Bonesso
Mass Appeal — Comic Gab Bonesso performed at her Catholic alma mater. Pittsburgh City Paper, April 2009
False Starts — Literary journal Creative Nonfiction experimented with new beginnings in authors’ stories, showing readers the editing process. Pittsburgh City Paper, April 2009
Murphy’s – Pittsburgh author Jason Togyer re-visited the vanished national five-and-dime chain, G.C. Murphy’s. Pittsburgh City Paper, March 2009
‘Burgh Envy — Naionally renowned gay comic Jennie McNulty performed in the Steel City. Pittsburgh City Paper, February 2009
Requiem — A puppet artist honors slain journalist Anna Politkovskaya in a Downtown Pittsburgh gallery installation. Pittsburgh City Paper, February 2009
Aimee Manion
Artfully Aimee — Pittsburgh artist Aimee Manion finds inspiration in evolution and science books. The Original, January 2009
A Crawl Through the Arts — A walk through a gallery crawl in Downtown Pittsburgh’s cultural district. The Original, January 2009
Weird Science — Experience the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh. The Original, April 2008
The Art of Architectural Studies — The Architectural Studies program at the University of Pittsburgh gets upgraded. The Original, April 2008
Music Man — Q&A with acoustic guitarist Andy Armstrong. The Original, November 2007
Lizzie to the Rescue — Student activist Lizzie Anderson works hard to make a difference. The Original, November 2007