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Snack walk: The Milkshake Factory

Pittsburgh is home to many unique restaurants and snack shops.  The Milkshake Factory is one such place.

The Milkshake Factory sits at 314 Fifth Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh.  There you can get a variety of milkshakes from anything like vanilla to chocolate raspberry truffle.  

However, you aren’t limited to just milkshakes.  The Milkshake Factory offers a variety of delicious treats like chocolate covered strawberries, and a selection of fudge.  

“I would give this place a 10 out of 10 because it’s delicious and allergy friendly,” said Meghan Macioce.

The Milkshake Factory works well with food allergies and can easily accommodate.  

The hours are 11 am to 10 pm Sunday through Thursday and 11 am to 11 pm Friday through Saturday, perfect for an afternoon snack or an evening dessert.

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Fortune Cookie

Never ignore a gut feeling, but never believe that it is enough

We all get gut feelings, that feeling in the pit of your stomach that tells you something right before a decision, but do all of us listen to these gut feelings.There are those who dismiss a gut feeling and use rational thinking which at times is a good thing to do. Then there are others here are those who would trust their gut and follow it and its feelings wherever they go. Listen to your gut but also to never just listen to it.

It is important to realize that at a certain point in life planning ,and rational thinking will only get you so far: It is important to realize that life is random, many things will be thrown your way ,and sometimes it is best to just make decisions on the fly. Your life cannot be planned so that is when you should use your gut. The purpose of the gut feeling is to so that your gut will make the decisions that you can’t. So listen to it it is part of your body and many a times you will find that your guts decisions turn out very well for you. Your gut probably knows you best after all it is apart of your body.

Then, it is also important to realize that your gut’s opinion is not the only one that counts. Just because you have a gut feeling does not mean it is enough. If you do want to make it far in life you have to plan and think. If we made every decision on a whim then sure, half of them would be good decisions but half of them could be bad. It is important to know that your gut doesn’t always know what is best so remember to get a second opinion on things because those opinions can help you to.

So, it is important to listen to your gut but also to other things besides your gut. It is all about balance listing to one while respecting the other. It is the same as in life, so if you can do that you will go very far indeed.

 

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“Life is not a struggle. It’s a wiggle.”

Life can be hard, but it is not impossible. Problems bring struggles, but we must go through them the best we can.

We are thrown from situation to situation, expected to succeed. To simply “get by”, wiggling is the way to go. If you struggle, you seem to accept the fate to are given. Wiggling out of situations leaves the spirit only slightly wounded.

There are bad situations, and then there are truly horrible situations. A murder is much worse than dropping a precious iPhone 7 in a toilet. While the water-logged phone is much more common amongst people, it holds no dramatic equivalence to murder. This situation is something you wiggle out of, murder is a struggle.

As a baby of a few months old, rather than crawl, I wiggled and rolled everywhere. Maybe it was my way of getting around the “normal baby milestones” every mother dreams about. My wiggling was easier for me, rather than struggling to crawl.

Life is only a struggle if you allow it to be. Wiggle on!

Kristine Sorensen, Multimedia Workshop, Uncategorized

July 19th, 2017

starting off the day visiting the CBS Television Station, was a great experience. Watching Kristine Sorensen sit in front of live cameras, while the world is watching was breathe taking. Being in love with writing and telling stories, I would have loved to produce the show, and write the script. Being in the environment that intense, made me realize the time and dedication each worker anchor has to do. I am looking forward to working in the same field. The snack walk was fun, and a learning experience. Having a camera, feeling like a photographer was fun. Taking different actions shots of the buildings, people, and have the photos turning out amazing. It was a life changing experience that will never be forgotten. Photo journalism is one other field, I am looking forward to working in. Meeting new people and traveling along with it. Last but not least, the big game. Pirates vs. Brewers the game was over exciting, watching how fans got during the game showed me the support they were giving off. The Bucs fought hard and won the game, 3-2 in 10 innings. YAYYY!!!!! To end this blog, this camp/ workshop has been a real eye opener. seeing the life of Pittsburgh and living in it for a few days was fun. Hopefully to be back soon.

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Final Thoughts

I do know that in times like these it is easy to appear like a profound thinker and look refective. Then as soon as that time is over you go back to your “normal” life you are the same and have not truly reflected on yourself.  So I will try for the remainder of this post to be genuine and honest for your sake so you will not have wasted your time.

At the beiginining of this whole camp, experience I was very stoic about the media, sure it is in my life all the time but I never really paid attetion to it. Then as the days went on and I got talks from point park Professor Dave Grande and seeing KDKA news Anchor

 

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Katie’s Kandy Coverage

During a snack walk around the city, we had a chance to stop into Katie’s Kandy located on Wood Street.

Bright colors lit up the space as candy-filled containers stretched along the walls.

With selections including Clark Bars, Goo Goo Clusters, Gold Rock Candy, and Bubble Gum, Katie’s is referred to as the “haven for nostalgic candy”.

At the time, a mother and daughter were working together.

“This is my relaxation,” the mother says. “I work at a very stressful job during the day. . .and then I come here.”

The two are able to bond over running the store.

When Katie’s gets “new” candy, they have to try it and make sure it’s fresh.

“I say ‘Um no Honey, we had these 20 years ago,’ and we go through it,” the mother says.

With over 400 choices of bulk candy, there’s something there for everyone. Glass-bottled sodas, pinatas, and colorful cards are sold as well.

“When you’re leaving you’re definitely happy,” the mother says.

Katie’s Kandy, located in four stores on Wood Street, Fifth Avenue, in the Clark Building, and in the Federated Tower, is accessible to anyone in downtown Pittsburgh.

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Final two days of Multimedia Workshop

Students participated in many activities during the final two days of the Multimedia Interactive Workshop.

On Wednesday July 19, students began the day with a brief morning session with Robin Cecala about basic video skills and production.  Students then boarded a shuttle for a tour of the KDKA studios and to watch the live noon news.

After a late lunch, the students met again to learn how to operate cameras and prepare for a snack walk.

On the snack walk, the students were challenged to video their experience using their new skills and interview locals about the snack shop they were in.

Later in the evening, the students boarded a shuttle to get a tour of PNC Park and talk with the Director of Media Dan Hart.  Afterwards, the students got to enjoy a Pirates game.

On the final day, students met in the morning for a talk about radio media with Dave Fabilli and work in the studio to practice broadcast journalism.

Students used an afternoon session to edit videos and work on completing some of their stories.

The day will conclude with a parent party where students can show off their work.

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Pittsburgh- The Neighborhood of Make Believe

As I was going up the Duquesne Incline over viewing the City of Pittsburgh, the only thing I can do is think of is how great this City really is and how honored I feel to call this place my home.  There are so many things that make Pittsburgh a wonderful  neighborhood to live in.  The first wonderful trait about this city is the skyline, as I was taking pictures of the skyline I still get overwhelmed on how beautiful the skyline is and how everyone who comes here can get a glimpse of it when they come into the city in all directions. Another thing that makes this city great are the rivers. As I watched the Gateway Clipper going down the Monongahela River I could get a greater feel that people can take their boats out on the water and enjoy themselves as they look around and see what this city has to offer such as the water fountain at the point and station square. One other thing I love about this city is the rich history of out sports teams. The thing that I feel that the Steelers, Penguins, and Pirates have been able to do for this city is bring us all together like no other city does. As we wave our Terrible Towels on Sundays in the fall, scream lets go Pens every fall to summer, and Raise the Jolly Roger every spring and summer. The only thing I can think of is how we all unite and cheer with these teams through good times and through difficult times and stay supportive of these teams that we really love. Pittsburgh is a fantastic city and I cannot think of a better place to call my home. It is full of such a rich history with the rivers, bridges, and scenery. Like Pittsburgh Native Mr. Rivers said “Its a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”. Its always a beautiful day in the neighborhood that we all share, which is the City of Pittsburgh.

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Students meet Pirates’ Director of Media Relations

On Wednesday July 19, students from the Interactive Multimedia Workshop met Dan Hart, the Director of Media Relations for the Pittsburgh Pirates.  

Students were taking up to the press box where they interviewed Dan Hart on his job.  He begins working in spring training roughly one week after the Super Bowl.  From then on, it’s a seven and a half month season with about 162 games.  

“You don’t know who I am but you know what I do,” said Hart when explaining his job.  

Dan Hart spends his time in between games coming up game information for the announcers to read on air.  During the game, Hart and his group of interns search for information relating to what’s happening.  

Dan Hart is a part of the smallest PR team in the MLB.  He has said that the most challenging part of his job is that he has 131 years of Pirates history to shift through for information.   

He loves working with the players and coaching them on how to interact with the media.  Hart says that his favorite part of his job is educating fans and players on obscure facts about baseball and Pirates history and sparking their interest.

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Review of the Week

This week at Point Park for Interactive Multimedia and Journalism has been an amazing. From the guest speakers coming in to being able to go to places to take a tour, this is an experience no one can forget. The chaperones and teachers are really nice and makes sure we are having a good time here. There are so many things that we did that was so amazing and fun. This has to be the best week ever during the summer time.

KDKA Control Room

“City of Champyinz”