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Julianna Bagwell

Julianna Bagwell has lived in Oregon, Arizona, and California but has been calling Pittsburgh home since 2010. She enjoys writing about food and local businesses and spends her spare time pretending to be best friends with Christina Tosi and Miranda July. She has written for a number of local publishers including Kidsburgh, Pittsburgh Collective, and LOCALpittsburgh. Julianna also considers herself a semi-professional dog enthusiast.

Latest Posts From Julianna

May 28, 2021

The Best Small Towns in Pennsylvania

From Lancaster’s quaint country feel to art hubs like Bethlehem.

Dec 9, 2019

Everything You Need to Do in Pittsburgh This Winter

Winter's come to Pittsburgh in full force, using all of its icy power to turn you into a blanket-wrapped hermit for the next three months.

Oct 17, 2019

The Creepiest Haunted Attractions Around Pittsburgh

Have you had your fill of pumpkin spice and apple picking?

Thrival Festival

Sep 20, 2019

Everything You Absolutely Must Do in Pittsburgh This Fall

There's more to fall in Pittsburgh than transforming into a human blanket burrito hybrid and consuming pumpkin-flavored versions of every conceivable treat.

The Capitol Grille

Mar 26, 2018

The Procrastinator's Guide to Easter Brunch in Pittsburgh

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These Places Make Shadyside Pittsburgh’s Newest Hot Neighborhood

Nov 28, 2017

These Places Make Shadyside Pittsburgh’s Newest Hot Neighborhood

Shadyside is one of the few places in Pittsburgh where you can enjoy a reasonably priced bento box while doing a load of laundry, then browse through meticulously curated vintage across the street.

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The Pancakes & Booze Art Show

Sep 14, 2017

Everything You Absolutely Must Do in Pittsburgh This Fall

There's more to fall in Pittsburgh than transforming into a human/blanket burrito hybrid and consuming pumpkin-flavored versions of every conceivable treat.

presque isle state park

Aug 31, 2017

The Best Things to Do on a Trip to Erie, PA

The word “Erie” might make you think of graveyards and old episodes of Eerie, Indiana, but despite its spooky name, Pennsylvania's fourth-largest city is packed with plenty of non-spooky attractions like historical landmarks, beautiful nature preserves, and the largest grape-growing region in the US (outside of California).

Jan 24, 2017

Local Pittsburgh Businesses You Should Support in 2017

So this is the year you've decided to ditch the big box retailers in an effort to shop more locally.

Oct 31, 2016

On the 100-Year Anniversary, Houdini's Hanging Straitjacket Escape Will Be Recreated in Downtown Pittsburgh

Nearly a century ago, 50ft above Downtown Pittsburgh, a man dangled by his ankles, a crowd of 20,000 people gathering in the streets beneath him.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Oct 25, 2016

11 Things People in Pittsburgh Are Irrationally Passionate About

A city where most residents own multiple black & gold jerseys, Pittsburgh is defined by its obsessive nature.

Oct 4, 2016

Where Andy Warhol's Legacy Endures in Pittsburgh

There maybe isn't a person with a sentient brain in this country who doesn't know the name Andy Warhol or, at the very least, wouldn't recognize a human-sized painted Campbell's soup can as "important art."