Q & A with Sasha Toro
March 8, 2010 by Erin Price
Filed under 2010 Spring, Q & A
By: Ashley Campolongo
Sasha Toro
Point Park University Sophomore
19 years old.
Hometown: Totowa, New Jersey
Major: Musical Theatre
Yo! Pittsburgh raps?
February 11, 2010 by Ashley Goodsell
Filed under 2010 Spring, Q & A
Chad Lantz, 32, of Mt. Washington, is a hip-hop artist and promoter in Pittsburgh who has placed artists at venues such as Mr. Small’s Funhouse and Z:Lounge and has performed at many clubs around Pittsburgh.
He makes art of hanging it
February 11, 2010 by Ashley Goodsell
Filed under 2010 Spring, Featured, Q & A
A fulltime employee at Downtown’s Wood Street Galleries, Marc Burgess, 27, of Bloomfield, has been working for the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust for three years. Always having a love for the arts, and being an artist himself, he attended C.A.P.A. and the School for the Arts Institute of Chicago. Now, Burgess helps install art pieces from artists around the world.
Smell it! Eat it! A&J barbecues Market Square
February 11, 2010 by Ashley Goodsell
Filed under 2010 Spring, Featured, Q & A
Jerry Harrison, 52, of the Northside is a former truck driver who decided to start a restaurant because of his love of cooking barbeque-inspired dishes. Still, it’s something that he didn’t always expect he’d do. A&J Ribs in Market Square opened in November. Harrison owns the restaurant with five family members. He has gained loyal customers, including Ryan Mundy of the Pittsburgh Steelers, mostly through word-of-mouth and passing out flyers.
Q & A with Geoffrey Wilson
December 2, 2009 by Erin Price
Filed under 2009 Fall, Q & A
Geoffrey Wilson, 41, North Hills
Geoffrey Wilson, 41, moved to Pittsburgh a year ago to settle down with his fiancée. Originally from New Jersey, he has spent the last 12 years making a name for himself in Chicago bars. He was voted Chicago’s Reader Magazine’s Best Bartender of 2008. Wilson, who has been working at Embury [...]
Q & A with Kiesha Lalama-White
December 2, 2009 by Erin Price
Filed under 2009 Fall, Q & A
Kiesha Lalama-White
Age: 36
Residence: Center Township, Beaver County
Known for her contagiously energizing personality, Kiesha Lalama-White is embarking on a new and unique project. You can follow it on Facebook! Lalama-White, a full-time dance faculty member at Point Park University, is tapping into her own interests, experiences and passions to create “The Bench.” “The Bench,” Lalama-White’s first [...]
Q & A with Erin Harold
December 2, 2009 by Erin Price
Filed under 2009 Fall, Q & A
Erin Harold
Age: 22
Hometown: Stoneboro, PA
Currently Residing: Pittsburgh, PA
When it is not the holiday season, Erin Harold is a typical student at Point Park University. However, for the second year now, Harold has taken a leave of absence from school to pursue her dream as a Radio City Rockette. Harold, a senior dance major, hopes to [...]
Q&A with Joe Wos
October 14, 2009 by Erin Price
Filed under 2009 Fall, Q & A
Cartoonist Joe Wos is aiming to make Pittsburgh the permanent home for the ToonSeum – the nation’s third museum dedicated entirely to the art of cartooning. Originally a collection housed in the Children’s Museum, the ToonSeum is in the process of moving into its own permanent building in the Cultural District in late November.
Q&A with Stefanie Moser
October 14, 2009 by Erin Price
Filed under 2009 Fall, Q & A
Stefanie Moser, 25, of Highland Park loves to hula hoop. In fact, she even creates hand-made hula hoops from plumbing tube and garbanzo beans. She calls her business “Spinster Hoops.” Moser has a degree in studio art from Messiah College and currently works as the Assistant to the Director at the Pittsburgh Center for the [...]
Q&A with Erin Gray
October 12, 2009 by Erin Price
Filed under 2009 Fall, Q & A
Erin Gray, 28, a waitress at Pamela’s diner in Millvale for almost five years, got the opportunity to wait on First Lady Michelle Obama during the Group of 20 Pittsburgh Summit. On the morning of Sept. 25, the second day of the summit, the diner got a phone call saying to expect a party of [...]
