From Monday July 12th through Saturday July 17th all of our proceeds will go to support the Gulf Restoration Network (GRN) who is working to protect the environment and residents of the gulf coast as they recover from BP’s devastating oil spill.  Join us as we take this small step in helping our brothers and sisters as they rebuild from yet another disaster. For more information on GRN,what they do, and how to get involved, check out this flyer: GRN Charity Info

We can hardly believe it, but Common Thread’s first anniversary is right around the corner.  June 6, 2009 we opened our doors to Lawrenceville & you have really supported us!  We are so excited to see how people have helped the community (local or not) through our donation weeks for Haiti relief, the Our Lady of the Angels Food Pantry & E3 Community Garden.  To show our appreciation for this year of business, we want to feed you and give you cheap(er) clothes.

Come by the store Saturday, June 5th for an one day DOLLAR SALE & FREE FOOD!  The sale will go on all day from 10-6, while the grill won’t start up until noon, we plan on being out until closing.  So please stop by, we’d love to meet you!

We got in a bunch of mostly new, really nice, but really tiny women’s stuff today. Mostly Ann Taylor Loft. Come in and scoop it up, it’s a steal.

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Hold tight Blossom Tour shoppers! We will have the promised resources soon! Also, keep checking back, We’ll be sure to share when we find more local resources.

In the meantime, make sure that you stop by Dozen Bakeshop, Grow Pittsburgh is selling seedlings during the Blossom Tour!

Happy shopping!

Come one, come all!  For three days, 24 Lawrenceville businesses will be handing out little packets of springtime to shoppers.  From Lower to Upper Lawrenceville, shoppers can collect flower & herb seed packets for window boxes or gardens.  Along with the seed packets, Common Thread is handing out tips for gardening in the city.

If that weren’t enough, a portion of all Blossom Tour purchases will be going to support E3 Community Garden.  East End Ecclesia is currently planning the garden, which will be located at McCandless & Natrona in Upper Lawrenceville.  This is a great opportunity to directly support efforts in Upper Lawrenceville.

We are stop #1 on the tour of many great businesses on & off Butler St.  Check out as many as you can!

Spring has sprung at Common Thread!  Come out and check out all the new stuff we’ve been putting out.  Among other spring items we have a decent sized collection of Prom and other special events dresses for $10.  As always, everything else is still $6 or less!

Stop by and say hello.

It’s time to make room for spring at Common Thread.  Come in this week and winter clothes will be a dollar a pop!

Hope to see you there!

Impromptu Tent City

Thank you all for your generosity!  We were able to raise $650 through store purchases and donations for Haiti Relief this past February.  The money was donated to Haiti through World Vision, an organization that has been involved in the country for more than three decades.  This donation will help distribute food, medicine & family survival kits that include- clean water, blankets, cooking supplies and tents.  Child-Friendly Spaces are also being created through donations which act as “safe havens for injured and traumatized children who are at risk of neglect and exploitation.”

Thank you again for coming out and showing your support for those in need!

As Pittsburgh finally thaws from 30″ snow and below average temperatures, I think we are more than ready for shorts, summer dresses and flip-flop weather (at least I am). Unfortunately, while I was sorting through dresses today I could not stop myself from putting out some wonderful, colorful summer dresses. I’m sorry winter purists, but I’m crossing my fingers that June comes two months early in 2010.