Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh: The Turkish Television Series
I’ve been following a web site called Tunesmith and Anthony for a little over a year now. Anthony is the main force behind the site and — like PittGirl from The Burgh Blog — he also writes anonymously. I wish I knew who the hell this dude is because I’d love to buy him [...]
Keep Going Senators Ferlo and Orie
I’ve never liked the fact that Cheesesteak Rendell pushed for gambling in our commonwealth — and I definitely wasn’t happy when I found out that one of the casinos would be based here in Pittsburgh. The license winner, Don Barden, ran out of money for the project and decided to bring in a new [...]
More Babies, Less Caskets
It is never good when your city has more people dying in it than are being born. I know we’ve had the “brain drain” for a long time, but this is definitely not good news for my hometown. It feels like a one-town punch after finding out that we’re the “sootiest” city in [...]
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, [...]
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!. [...]
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, [...]