In the US, May Day conjures images of flowers and maypoles, and has its roots in pagan celebrations of spring and renewal. But did you know that May 1st is also an international day of worker [...]

We’re wrapping Women’s Month. As a woman, I think it’s great we spend March celebrating women’s achievements throughout history. It’s also telling that we need a special month to be reminded. I’m [...]

In the U.S., February is traditionally reserved for two things: Black History Month, and Valentine’s Day. To non-Americans, this might seem a strange juxtaposition. At burkeMICHAEL+, it’s an [...]

You’d think, that as a contract furniture dealership, we’re accustomed to constant change. That we’re always ready to switch things up, make new spaces, and positioned to make big changes all the [...]

To celebrate the end of 2021, and welcome in 2022, we’re dedicating this blog post to the top twelve events, happenings, and occurrences of the past year. Here they are: There’s no question that [...]

We got some welcome news recently, which we’ve been sharing far and wide. If you haven’t heard, burkeMICHAEL+ is now Pittsburgh’s exclusive Haworth dealer in the region. Rather [...]

Healthcare has always been a big part of the American news cycle. The pandemic has made it the lead story for over a year and half, both in media and in our personal lives. While many parts of [...]

If you’re like me, you’re a devotee of that most beloved internet time-suck, Apartment Therapy. Started in 2014 as a weekly home design newsletter, the platform expanded to be a leading source of [...]

In the late 1980s, then-president Ronald Regan famously stated, “Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall!’ He was talking, of course, about the Berlin Wall, that most famous of barriers between east [...]

In the past few weeks, our collective pandemic circumstances are evolving to a new normal, and it feels both fast and slow. Vaccination rates, restaurant returns, and travel are all picking up [...]