Category: Business
Ice cream shop funds dreams
By Leeza Tokarski, Point Park News Service: Armed with an idea for a personal training facility and business cards, Greg Johnston got his start by scooping ice cream in a Downtown store that uses the frozen delicacy to help incubate ideas and businesses. Johnston became a dreamer, a member of a cadre of would-be entrepreneurs […]
Console games face increasing popularity of mobile gaming
By Lauren Moore, Point Park News Service: After a 10-hour shift, Ethan Renner likes to switch on his Xbox console, turn up his headphones and play zombie slayer on Call of Duty Black Ops 2. Chalsea Lunglhofer crushes jawbreakers with her lollipop hammer after hours of homework to relax. She advances through the candy factory […]
Lawrenceville brewer brings worldly tastes to ‘Burgh
By Lauren Dantella, Point Park News Service: Pumpkin spice beers, the hoppiest IPAs and other creative concoctions are outdoing one another as the latest fad in the still-growing craft beer industry – but one local brewer isn’t buying it. “I just want to use quality ingredients to bring fresh, local beer to my neighborhood,” said Steve […]
Smooth move: Pittsburghers make, sell natural skin care
By Emily Balser, Point Park News Service: Michele Roesch always sought out natural skin care because of her sensitive skin, but a coincidental meeting following a near-death experience eventually led her to the local brand she still uses today. Roesch, 55, of Shadyside, had been suffering from bronchitis when she was put on a new […]
Local crowd-funding website helps ‘Hatch’ ideas
By Akasha Chamberlain, Point Park News Service: Street performers playing at busy city thoroughfares, doggie waste bag receptacles installed around Downtown, local restaurants relocated: Any community projects that Pittsburghers dream up can now move one step closer to reality. Local residents can take a more active stance in community projects through the first Pittsburgh-exclusive crowd-funding […]
Braddock company turns french fry oil to fuel
By Kristopher Lancaster, Point Park News Service: The same oil used to make french fries and fried chicken in most cases can fuel diesel engines. Fossil Free Fuel, based in Braddock, has been converting leftover cooking oil into biodiesel since 2007, helping improve the air and water quality throughout Pittsburgh while cutting down carbon emissions […]
Technology sparks new interest in South Side library
By Emily Balser, Point Park News Service: A middle school student uses an after-school class to create music and videos. A mother brings her child to explore using an iPad. Dozens use the free WiFi. Those are just a few of the things residents can be seen doing at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s South […]
Artists brew up new home for collaboration
By Joel Anderson, Point Park News Service: The once-abandoned Duquesne Brewing Company building in South Side hasn’t produced beer since 1972. But art has been on tap there since the 1990s. “The Brew House started (with) artists who were living and working in the building,” said Tim Kaulen, president of the Brew House Association, a […]
Mom and Pop-Up Shop puts creativity on display
By Emily Bastaroli, Point Park News Service: Amid the bars, restaurants and tattoo parlors on Pittsburgh’s South Side, residents have taken over an empty storefront at 1711 Carson St. Colorful chandeliers hang from the ceiling. Shiny multi-colored glasses in blue and orange sit atop handmade wooden tables. Graphic T-shirts printed with unique Pittsburgh images are […]
Millennial women ‘lean in’ with 85 Broads
By Carly McLeod, Point Park News Service: In her work with women’s leadership, Elisabet Rodriguez Dennehy found she had numerous contacts looking to share their career experiences but who didn’t know how to connect with young women. When she reached out to the leadership of a local women’s empowerment group called 85 Broads, chapter leaders […]
