Gift Guide 2014

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Calendar will feature members of the Pittsburgh Penguins® organization

with some adoptable animals from the Animal Rescue League Shelter and

Wildlife Center.

Calendars will be available and ship mid-November. Just visit

our website at www.animalrescue.org/penscalendar or contact

Ann Yeager at 412-345-0346 or [email protected].

2015 Penguins & Paws Calendar!

Proceeds from the calendar benefit the Animal Rescue League Shelter and Wildlife Center.

* Plus shipping and handling. $5.95 per order in the United States,

$19.95 in Canada and $24.95 in other countries.

Only$20 each*

http://www.animalrescue.org/penscalendar

mailto:[email protected]


PITTSBURGH - FORBES AVE412 586 45715854 Forbes Avenue

PITTSBURGH - WALNUT STREETNOW OPEN5505 Walnut Street

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CITY PAPER GIFT GUIDE 2014 is a product of City Paper’s Marketing Department. Contents copyrighted by Steel City Media. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the express permission of the publisher. Marketing Director, Deanna Krymowski / Creative Director, Lisa Cunningham / Director of Advertising, Jessie Brock / Magazine Coordinators, Lindsey Thompson and Ashley Walter

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Scientific and unique gifts from the XPLOR Store!

Lionel Train Sets • Sky Master Binoculars Chem Lab Kits • Astronaut Ice Cream

Titanium Bullet Space Pens ...and more!

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A BAND CALLEDHONALEETHURSDAY • FEBRUARY 12 • 7:30PMSeating $28

PFX-PINK FLOYDEXPERIENCESUNDAY • FEBRUARY 22 • 7PMOrchestra $34, 28; Loge $34; Balcony $28, $23

GIFTCERTIFICATESRedeemable in advance for any tickets sold thru The Palace Theatre Box Office. Call for details!

THE AMERICANLED ZEPPELIN

www.lukewholey.com2106 PENN AVENUE

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http://www.lukewholey.com


LEETSDALE/SEWICKLEY740 BRICKWORKS DR., LEETSDALE, PA

ORDER TICKETS ONLINE!SKYZONE.COM/LEETSDALE

CALL 724-251-6100 AND BOOK YOUR SPECIAL EVENT TODAY!

SKY ZONEINDOOR TRAMPOLINE PARK

HOURS: MONDAY- Closed TUESDAY- THURSDAY: 4:00pm - 8:00pm SUNDAY: 12:00pm - 7:00pmFRIDAY: Toddler Time (Ages walking to 5)- 2:00pm - 3:00pm, Open Jump 3:00pm - 9:00pm SkyMania $18* (ages 10-15) EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT from 9:00pm - 11:00pm SATURDAY: 10:00am - 10:00pm SkyJam $18 EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT from 10:00pm - 12:00am for ages 16+

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Give the gift ofGive the gift ofAwesome, Healthy Fun Awesome, Healthy Fun

this Holiday season with this Holiday season with a Sky Zone Gift Card.a Sky Zone Gift Card.



Mamatayoe Skirt and Colimalhas TopBoutique La Passerelle,Downtown.shopblp.com

You’re Beautiful Handy ToteMattress Factory Shop,

North Side. mfshop.org

Woolly Warmth GlovesTen Thousand Villages,Squirrel Hill.tenthousandvillages.com

S’well Non-toxic Stainless Steel Bottles

Maggie & Stella’s Cards & Gifts,Oakland.

maggieandstellasgifts.com



Receive 25% offone item with this coupon *

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discounts, gift card, Oriental rug or Traveler’s Find purchases. One coupon per customer per day.

Discover our feel-good gifts from

around the world

417 WOOD STREET • PITTSBURGH, PA 15222www.shopblp.com • 412.434.1325

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European Fashion with Pittsburgh Flair

Marilyn Monroe PuzzleThe Andy Warhol Museum, North Side.warholstore.com

Ceramic BowlsThe PCA Shop,Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Shadyside.pca.pittsburgharts.org

Victoria Leather Penny PouchGordon Shoes, Homestead.

gordonshoes.com

http://www.shopblp.com



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Looking for a Unique Gift?

GIVE THE GIFT OF AGIVE THE GIFT OF ACONFIDENT SMILE!CONFIDENT SMILE!

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Find us on Facebook!Polished Dental PGH

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412.281.3546355 FIFTH AVE. | SUITE 1500DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH

MYPITTSBURGHDENTAL.COM

Classic Brow Brush and Natural Brow PowderEuropean Wax Center,Multiple Locations.waxcenter.com

Carved Gazelle MaskTen Thousand Villages, Squirrel Hill.

tenthousandvillages.com

Afrika Printed Cotton U-Neck

Long-Sleeved Mini Dress

American Apparel, Shadyside.

americanapparel.net


Highmark Holiday PopsDecember 12-14 and 20 & 21, 2:30 PM/7:30 PM

The Tallis Scholars with the Pittsburgh Symphony BrassDecember 10, 7:30 PM

HOLIDAY SPONSOR

For tickets call 412.392.4900 or visit pittsburghsymphony.org

5860 Forbes Ave, 15217 • Squirrel Hill CALL (412) 521-5138 • 521-5899

Sun-Thurs: 12PM - 10PM

Fri-Sat: 12PM - 11PMRamen Bar

Japanese Cuisine

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412-421-9579 • 412-421-2238

Oakland 414 South Craig St.

Mon-Sat 11AM-9PM • Sun 12PM-9PM

Squirrel Hill 5874 1/2 Forbes Ave.

Sun-Thurs 11AM-10PM • Fri-Sat 11AM-11PM

Reservation • Take-Out • Free Delivery • Catering • BYOB Service Available

Reservation • Take-Out • Free Delivery • Catering • BYOB Service Available


EGO Crystal Diamond Bedazzled BatteryMaverick Vapors,

Lawrenceville.shop.maverickvapors.com

Ecco Trace BootsGordon Shoes,Homestead.gordonshoes.com

Glass BulbWestmoreland Museum

of American Art,Greensburg.

wmuseumaa.org


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AnimalFriendsCaryl Gates Gluck Resource Center

562 Camp Horne RoadPittsburgh, PA 15237

ThinkingOutsideTheCage.org412.847.7000

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Fresh Foam CollectionNew Balance, Multiple Locations.newbalancepittsburgh.com

Casio LadiesWristwatchAmerican Apparel, Shadyside.americanapparel.net

Coffee TumblerConstellation Coffee,

Lawrenceville.constellationcoffeepgh.com


971 LIBERTY AVE412.456.0460

TONICPITTSBURGH.COM

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visit us online at visit us online at www.CrazyMocha.comwww.CrazyMocha.com

Place your Holiday Orders today!Place your Holiday Orders today!

DJDJ’s’sBUTCHER BUTCHER BLOCKBLOCK

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5880 Ellsworth AvePittsburgh, PA 15232

Specializing in premium, natural and byproduct-free pet foods, treats and supplements.

Visit our new, larger store on Ellsworth Ave for an expanded selection of treats, toys, beds, accessories and supplies that are perfect for holiday gift giving!

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Merrell Shiloh Peak BootsLittles Shoes, Squirrel Hill.

littlesshoes.com

Spartina HandbagsMaggie & Stella’s Cards & Gifts, Oakland.maggieandstellasgifts.com

Christmas CoastersTrax Farms, South Hills.traxfarms.com

http://www.petagogypgh.com


For your lady…

For your tree…

For your man…

Best Gift EVER…

Happy Holidays!

Starter KitsStarter KitsE-JuiceE-Juice

ModsModsTanksTanks

BatteriesBatteriesAccessoriesAccessories

4322 Butler St , Lawrencevi l le4322 Butler St , Lawrencevi l le(Below Arsenal Lanes)(Below Arsenal Lanes)

412-709-6443 412-709-6443 www.maverickvapors.comwww.maverickvapors.com

Come in and hang out, charging stations,Come in and hang out, charging stations,learn more about quitting smokinglearn more about quitting smoking

and using vapors. U.S. made E-Juice.and using vapors. U.S. made E-Juice.The perfect gift for someone you love!The perfect gift for someone you love!

OPENOPENMonday-Saturday 11am-10pmMonday-Saturday 11am-10pmSunday 11am-9:30pmSunday 11am-9:30pm

BYOB (no corking fee)BYOB (no corking fee)

Lunch specials starting at $8!Lunch specials starting at $8!

412-521-8989 412-521-8989 www.sukhothaibistro.comwww.sukhothaibistro.com 5813 Forbes Avenue, Pgh., PA 152175813 Forbes Avenue, Pgh., PA 15217 Purchase a Gift Voucher at BurghBargains.comPurchase a Gift Voucher at BurghBargains.com

NOW OPENNOW OPEN in the in the heart of Squirrel Hill!heart of Squirrel Hill!

The Art of Thai CuisineThe Art of Thai Cuisine

http://www.maver

http://www.sukhothaibistro.com


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TRUSTARTS.ORG/FIRSTNIGHTPGHBOX OFFICE AT THEATER SQUARE 412-456-6666

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California Fleece Zip Jogger

American Apparel,Shadyside.

americanapparel.net

Premium CigarsSmoker Friendly,Multiple Locations.smokerfriendly.com

Beard OilMister Grooming & Goods,

Lawrenceville.mistergroomingandgoods.com

Ecco Track II Gore-Tex BootsLittles Shoes,

Squirrel Hill.littlesshoes.com



An Evening With . . .Audra McDonaldApril 15, 2015 | Byham Theater | 8 p.m.

The Hill House Association presents the six-time Tony Award winning singer

and actress. Tickets, $63 to $134. On sale Dec. 8 at www.trustarts.org.

www.hillhouse.org •1835 Centre Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Pittsburgh vs. All Yinz T-shirtCommonwealth Press,South Side.compressmerch.com

The World of Ice & Fire Book

The University Store on Fifth, Oakland.

pittuniversitystore.com

Circuit Board Keepsake BoxTen Thousand Villages, Squirrel Hill.

tenthousandvillages.com

China Palace ShadysideChina Palace ShadysideFeaturing cuisine in the style of

Peking, Hunan, Szechuan and Mandarin

Delivery Hours11:30 - 2 pm and 5-10pm

5440 Walnut Street, Shadyside5440 Walnut Street, Shadyside412-687-RICE 412-687-RICE www.chinapalacepittsburgh.comwww.chinapalacepittsburgh.com

100100 VEGETARIAN VEGETARIAN DISHES!DISHES!

Thank you City Paper readers for voting us one of the Best Chinese Restaurants in Pittsburgh

http://www.trustarts.org

http://www.hillhouse.org

http://www.chinapalacepittsburgh.com


Holiday Gift Card DealHoliday Gift Card DealSpend $50 receive a Spend $50 receive a

$10 BONUS GIFT CARD$10 BONUS GIFT CARD

Spend $100 get aSpend $100 get a$25 BONUS GIFT CARD$25 BONUS GIFT CARD

Good on anything in the store! Good on anything in the store! Guns, shooting lessons, indoor Guns, shooting lessons, indoor

shooting range, ammo, accessories!shooting range, ammo, accessories!

Give the perfect gift… and a little

something for yourself!

VISIT OUR INDOOR SHOOTING RANGE - OPEN 7 DAYS2980 LEBANON CHURCH RD. • WEST MIFFLIN, PA 15122 • 412-469-9992

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171 E . BRIDGE STREET • AT THE WATERFRONT

HOLIDAY GIFT CARD SALE: Buy a $25 Rock Bottom gift card and get a $5 bonus card

BEER-TO-GO FOR YOUR HOLIDAY PARTY: 64 oz. growlers, sixtel kegs (5.15 gal), half barrel kegs (15.5 gal) * keg orders must be placed a minimum of

2 business days in advance

HOST YOUR HOLIDAY PARTY HERE: Reserve the RB Lounge, Hi-Level Room, or Sing Sing

and let us make your holiday event unforgettable.

HAPPY HOUREvery M-F 4-6PM; 10-Mid Wed 4-8

PREMIUM COCKTAILS

$6 APPETIZERS

$5-$7

HANDCRAFTED PINTS, WINE

$2 OFF


Textiles

Jewelry Candles

Glass

Ornaments\

Holiday Cards

ScarvesHandcrafted

Mittens

GiftsSoap

Pottery

4764 State Route 30, Greensburg, PA 15601 - wmuseumaa.org - 724.837.1500

An American Marketplace, the shop at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art’s temporary location - Westmoreland @rt 30, is open seven days a week from 11AM - 5PM and features many speciality items for the Holidays, including festive cards, ornaments and one-of-kind pieces created by both national and regional artists.

HOLIDAY MARKET 2014

American-madePillows

2015 Pirates TicketsPittsburgh Pirates,North Side.pirates.com

Long-sleeved Button-up T-shirt

TRIM,East Liberty.

trimpittsburgh.com

Red Wing Chukka BootsAmerican Apparel,

Shadyside.americanapparel.net

CELEBRATE THE SEASON.

317 South Craig Street Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

412.682.3310luccaristorante.com


Happy HolidaysHappy HolidaysFROM

LOCATED IN HEART OF SEWICKLEY518 LOCUST PLACE 412.741.0300

24BEERSON TAP

FEATURING

Large selection of crafts and imports.

Voted Best WingsVoted Best Wingsin Pittsburghin Pittsburgh

by wpxi

The Countdownto Harris Grill’s

10thANNIVERSARY

Celebrating Twenty Days of

Fabulous Daily Giveaways!Win tickets to RuPaul’s Drag Race

Condragulations Tour Feb. 24 at the Byham!Enter Daily to win Free Bacon for Life!

Enter daily. Must be present to win. No whining. No skateboarding. The Grinch is real, unlike stir fry. No, you can’t use two Groupons.

No turn on red. Void in Nebraska. No, we mean it: No Whining. HarrisGrill.com

301 Freeport Road - Aspinwall, PA 15215412.408-3420 www.cornerstonepgh.com

SPECIALTY BURGER & BEER $10SPECIALTY BURGER & BEER $10

FRIED CHICKENFRIED CHICKEN

LOBSTER TAILSLOBSTER TAILS

$10 OFF BOTTLES OF WINE$10 OFF BOTTLES OF WINE

RAW BAR RAW BAR

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http://www.cornerstonepgh.com


WWe dare you not to play with it. The 2015 Western PA Humane Society

Different Breed of Love Calendar is here! It features “flippable” panels that let you mix a bit of cat with a speck of bunny, then throw

in a dash of dog to create a brand new critter every day of the year.

All proceeds help homeless pets at the Western PA Humane Society. PA Hu

1101 Western Avenue on Pittsburgh’s North Side www.WPAHumane.org

Available online at WPAHumane.org or call 412-228-5812

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Rickenbacker GuitarPittsburgh Guitars,South Side.pittsburghguitars.com

Holiday Beer BasketSharp Edge,Multiple Locations.sharpedgebeer.com

Birch Log PillowMattress Factory Shop, North Side.

mfshop.org

http://www.WPAHumane.org


315 N. CRAIG STREET315 N. CRAIG STREETNEAR BOMBAY FOOD MARKETNEAR BOMBAY FOOD MARKETOAKLAND 412-681-6600

allindiapgh.comallindiapgh.com

North/South Indian North/South Indian •• Indo Chinese & Tandoori Indo Chinese & Tandoori

Catering Call Catering Call 412.877.7731412.877.7731 (Didar cell) (Didar cell)

Grand Lunch BuffetGrand Lunch Buffet

Dinner Buffet Festival- Dinner Buffet Festival- Sunday and ThursdaySunday and Thursday

5050%% Off Dinners Tues 5-9pmOff Dinners Tues 5-9pmOVER

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Chef-Owner

Elegant Dining HallElegant Dining Hall

Tantalize your taste budsTantalize your taste buds

$2 $2 off any entree off any entree

FIVE AWARD WINNING SHARP EDGE RESTAURANTS:Downtown Bistro 922 Penn • East Liberty Beer Emporium

Sewickley Bistro • Crafton Creekhouse • Peters Twp. BrasserieWWW.SHARPEDGEBEER.COM

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It took more than 40 years, but the East End Cooperative Ministry fi nally has a home befi tting its outsized mission.

Now, the task is to secure the steady fl ow of volunteers neces-sary to fulfi ll that purpose: “to build a community of opportunity in Pittsburgh’s East End.”

The East End Cooperative Ministry began in 1970, when 18 local faith communities — known as the Council of Congregations — made the pragmatic decision to tackle the challenges facing Pittsburgh’s East End together, as a consolidated charitable effort. One of the ministry’s fi rst efforts was to host interracial breakfasts for students at Peabody High School, and over the next decades, EECM would launch dozens of other community programs, including a food pantry, emergency shelter, youth summer programs and, in 1975, the East End Food Co-op.

In 2005, as the East End Cooperative Ministry entered its 35th year of incorpo-ration, the organization was still operating out of various church basements, without a

headquarters it could rightfully call its own. “We were in 14 different buildings,” says Sally Johnson, community and donor relations director at the ministry, “and we had 16 different programs running out of those 14 locations.”

Frustrated by this lack of cohesion, the ministry’s board of directors began to investigate the feasibility of constructing a dedi-cated headquarters. A capital campaign was announced in 2009,

and four years and $15 million later, the 56,800-square-foot, LEED-Platinum Community House was dedicated. For

the fi rst time since its inception, nearly all the minis-try’s programs are held together under one roof.

But the new space and programs have made the organization even more in need of volunteers and donations. Johnson says EECM has between 50 to 60 staff members and offers a large number of programs annually that include running children and youth programs, programs for the homeless, operating a food pantry and operating a kitchen that serves 300 meals daily. None of those programs, she says,

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Johnson says. “We probably have just under 200 active vol-unteers on our roster right now. And like any non-profi t organiza-tion, we do rely on our volunteers greatly. That’s how we get it all done. It certainly couldn’t get done with just the 60 of us.

“We have volunteers in every program, doing whatever it takes to be able to service the number of people that we do.”

And while people’s inclination to volunteer and give is greater around the holidays, Johnsons says EECM doesn’t do much in the way of holiday-specifi c programming. They do a smaller-scale toy drive and coat drive, but much of their work stays centered on their clients’ day-to-day needs.

“We’re doing such basic things that we really don’t have much opportunity to do much special, because we still need to provide lunch,” Johnson says.

Adds Carrie Hill, EECM’s development and donor communi-cations coordinator: “Everybody wants to give at the holidays. And of course that’s fi ne, and we appreciate that, but don’t forget about us in March, and April, and May, and the other months that aren’t around Christmas.”

EECM’s headquarters, which is abuzz with activity year round is situated on what was formerly a vacant parking lot on Penn Circle. No sign proclaims the Community House’s presence. Rather, the two-story structure greets guests with well-tended fl ower boxes and a red-brick facade; one feels welcomed before even crossing the threshold.

EECM’s three primary focus areas have always been hunger, homelessness, and children and youth. Each of these missions, plus administration, has its own dedicated space with-in the building. But like the organization itself, there is plenty of overlap.

“Our mission has always been the same,” says Hill, “but when we were scat-tered all over the East End, and borrowing facilities, we didn’t really have the ability to do all the [programs] in the way that we wanted to do them.”

A good example of this, explains Johnson, is the organization’s homeless program, which was previ-ously located in East LibertyPresbyterian Church’s base-ment. “Yes, we could take homeless men,” she says, “and give them a place to sleep, and give them something to eat for dinner and breakfast, but that was it.”

“Now, they not only get a place to sleep, but they have laundry facilities, and some of them are in our work-therapy program now, and they’re working to maintain our building and our grounds, and attending classes. And we’re teaching them and giving them chances to do more than spend the night here.”

Hill adds that these classes, such as fi nancial management and interviewing skills, provide new opportunities for volunteers who may prefer to work within their individual skill sets. But she’s quick to add that the most immediate need remains in the ministry’s hunger services.

Every weekday, EECM staff and volunteers prepare and serve more than 100 hot lunch meals for the Community Kitchen.


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A few rooms away, in a sleek industrial kitchen, lunch service is winding down. The kitchen serves approximately 120 hot, home-made lunches for free every weekday to anyone in the commu-nity who shows up, as well as to the 50 or so clients who live on the second floor of Community House under the ministry’s emergency-shelter and other short-term housing programs.

Hunger Programs Director Ed Kinley says that his department relies on just three to five volunteers a day to assist one chef, and a staff of five runs a food pantry that services 150 clients a week, as well as a soup kitchen that puts out 300 meals a day, including the ministry’s meal-delivery program and its contract to provide Vintage Senior Daycare with lunches.

“About 180 to 200 volunteers is what we use, and we could use probably two or three dozen more,” explains Johnson, as a nearby volunteer assembles and bags dozens of sandwiches on her own.

Despite EECM’s longstanding presence in the community, many wrongly believe the organization is operated, or at least financed, by the Council of Congregations. The Council, which has grown from the initial 18 local faith groups to well over 40, serves in more of an advisory role.

“Being associated with the church has always been great,” says Hill. “A lot of volunteers come from there, but we are interfaith, and independent from all those congregations.”

Despite the East End’s shifting identity, Johnson insists that East End Cooperative Ministry’s mis-sion will remain the same; in some ways the need in the community is greater than ever.

“With all the new development in East Liberty, one of the things that could be really helpful is the corporate partnerships that we can hopefully establish, and then they in turn can help us help the people in this East End community,” she says.

No matter the challenge, the people of East End Coopera-tive Ministry continue to provide immediate care and longtime opportunity — shelter from the storm and shade from the heat — in, and as, the heart of East Liberty.

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