Beth Vassallo

1 week ago | madeinpgh.com | Beth Vassallo

As cool, rainy days give way to warmer ones, social calendars start heating up with more opportunities to gather with loved ones. Consider this your final reminder that Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 11th. If you’re still looking for a way to celebrate the mother (or mother figure!) in your life, consider putting your culinary skills on display with a homemade meal.

2 weeks ago | post-gazette.com | Beth Vassallo

An antique grandfather clock sits in the front hallway of 5575 Hampton St. in Highland Park. It hasn’t worked in 90 years, but it still has a story to tell. It belonged to the grandfather of the home’s current owner, Daniel Balderston. He was a civil engineer in New York City during the Depression and shared an office with an architect who left the clock after he went bankrupt. The inner workings of the clock were removed in an attempt to fix them, and they were never reinstalled.

2 weeks ago | madeinpgh.com | Beth Vassallo

On May 6, The Commoner in Downtown Pittsburgh will take 12 lucky diners on a culinary journey through the wine-growing regions of Chile including the Andes Mountains, the Copiapo Valley and the Chilean coast. Each of the dinner’s six courses have been crafted by the restaurant’s executive chef, Dave Racicot, and will be paired with a premium Chilean wine. Wine ambassador Italo Jofre will be on hand to share his insights on winemaking, winegrowing and global wine marketing.

1 month ago | post-gazette.com | Beth Vassallo

In the early 1990s, Roslyn Neiman, a real estate agent with Howard Hanna, was raising her young family at 701 Ivy Street in Shadyside when one day a photographer showed up at her door. “He said that he loved the outside of the house and wanted to use it as an exterior shot in TV shows, so we let him,” said Neiman.

2 months ago | madeinpgh.com | Beth Vassallo

A video on Pittsburgh Dentist’s website tells the story of a patient named Chuck. “Before I met Dr. George, I had ground my teeth off to the point that I wouldn’t even smile,” said Chuck. “I would try to talk with my mouth closed so that people couldn’t see how terribly my teeth were worn down.”Other dentists told Chuck that there was nothing they could do. “But when I came [to Pittsburgh Dentist] they had answers,” he said.