Archive for April, 2007
We’re Number 1
For the first time in 22 years — Pittsburgh has been rated as the most livable city in the country by Rand McNally. I don’t know how much being ranked like this actually helps drives home sales, economic development, etc. — but it’s nice to get the recognition.
The really cool thing about this, however, [...]
Flying High With Darth
If this isn’t the coolest freaking thing ever, I don’t know what is. Wouldn’t you just sh*t your pants if you saw this in the sky?
Philip Murray Bridge
Names like 6th, 7th, 9th and 10th Street Bridges are not cool. Recognizing the first president of the United Steelworkers, however, is very cool. As the article says, Philip Murray isn’t a household name in Pittsburgh — but he should be. Steel built Pittsburgh — and a lot of our country!. [...]
Pure Evil On The Playground
As the father of three children, reading stories like this really infuriates me. How someone could do an act like this — knowing that children would be directly affected by it — is beyond me. Stuff like this is pure evil. I think that they should dunk whomever did this despicable act [...]
Damn Right We’re Underrated!
I’ve never head of ShermansTravel.com before, but I like them already! They rated Pittsburgh as one of the top 10 underrated cities in the US. I’m glad that they made a point of saying “forget Pittsburgh’s reputation for smokestacks and steel” since there are still people out there that think we’re some dark, [...]
Tales of the Freewayblogger
Man I love this stuff. We need more people protesting and questioning what is going on over in Iraq. This is a great way to do it.