How much does a polar bear weigh?

Just enough to break the ice.

Hey! My name is Lukas, and together with my roommate Jay, I will be documenting the ins and outs of Pittsburgh most happening quadrant: the East End.

I make the first cut into the confectionery cake of Pittsburgh sitting outside of Crazy Mocha on Ellsworth Ave.; the other main business drag other than Walnut Street. How can I blog? Free wi-fi. Isn't Shadyside cool? All along Ellsworth and Walnut, anyone is allowed to sit down, flip open their sticker-adorned white laptop (thank you, Walnut St. Apple Store), and start surfing (or blogging).

But this is just one tiny morsel of the East End that makes it such a draw to our technology driven youth. We will attempt to illuminate as many of these mainstay attractions - restaurants, bars, wi-fi, boutiques, record shops - as well as the new and exciting activities - concerts, gallery openings, restaurant promotions - as possible.

Being two college students who grew up only twenty minutes north of all this action in the sprawling (boring) North Hills (suburbs), we have begun to recently learn of the wealth of opportunity for pleasure all located within minutes of each other. Shadyside, Squirrel Hill, Bloomfield, Point Breeze, Bloomfield, Lawrenceville, Garfield, etc. are all quick drives away. No car? Big whoop! Buy a bike and sacrifice those gas dollars for some physical activity and you'll have no trouble getting to where you need to be.

So grab your slice of the East End with us as we explore all the flavors of the East End and its surrounding area.