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Boaz Frankel

Caitlin Northup of American Sun & Reader shows Boaz Frankel some of the equipment at their eyeglasses frame factory.
Posted inYinzer Backstage Pass

Have a look at the only eyeglasses factory in Pittsburgh

by Boaz FrankelJanuary 23, 2023January 23, 2023

It takes 10 days to make a pair of glasses frames and we’re seeing every step of the process at American Sun & Reader Co.

Pastor Tom Hall gives Boaz Frankel a tour of the sanctuary at the First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh.
Posted inYinzer Backstage Pass

Where are the $50 million Tiffany stained glass windows in Downtown Pittsburgh?

by Boaz FrankelJanuary 17, 2023January 17, 2023
Michael Walter, Tour Coordinator at the Nationality Rooms, opens a secret door to show Boaz Frankel one of the hidden corridors at the Cathedral of Learning.
Posted inYinzer Backstage Pass

We found a hidden staircase at the Cathedral of Learning

by Boaz FrankelJanuary 9, 2023January 17, 2023
Shawn Patton shows Boaz how to get a bouncy ball from the giant toy machine at Schell Games.
Posted inYinzer Backstage Pass

Visit Schell Games, the video game capital of Pittsburgh

by Boaz FrankelDecember 19, 2022December 19, 2022
Sergeant Robert Digiacomo of the Pittsburgh Bomb Squad shows off some antique artillery to Boaz Frankel.
Posted inYinzer Backstage Pass

Meet the Pittsburgh Bomb Squad — and its robot helpers

by Boaz FrankelDecember 12, 2022December 12, 2022
Boaz Frankel and tunnel manager Paul Manyisha explore one of the many rooms inside the Fort Pitt Tunnel.
Posted inYinzer Backstage Pass

Did you know there are secret rooms inside the Fort Pitt Tunnel?

by Boaz FrankelDecember 5, 2022December 5, 2022
Nick Duerlinger invites Boaz into his Victorian home in the Allegheny West neighborhood.
Posted inYinzer Backstage Pass

Getting ‘nebby’ in a North Side Victorian all decked out for Christmas

by Boaz FrankelNovember 28, 2022November 28, 2022
Boaz holds an angora rabbit at Humane Animal Rescue's east side campus.
Posted inYinzer Backstage Pass

Angora rabbits, alligators and more surprises at Humane Animal Rescue

by Boaz FrankelNovember 21, 2022November 21, 2022
Steve Fritz and Boaz Frankel.
Posted inYinzer Backstage Pass

Discover locks, dams and the Death Star in Charleroi

by Boaz FrankelNovember 15, 2022November 15, 2022
Boaz Frankel talked to Mary Wilcop, a conservator at Carnegie Museum of Art inside the Conservation Lab.
Posted inYinzer Backstage Pass

Ovens, cotton swabs and other conservation tools at the Carnegie Museum of Art

by Boaz FrankelNovember 7, 2022November 21, 2022

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