Monthly Archives: January 2006

Hot Dog! The Steelers are going to the Super Bowl!

The super bowl is making our favorite Pittsburgh things even better! Here is the latest from out friends at Hot Dogma as they go all out for the black and gold! 1. Hot Dogma is thrilled to grill outdoors for the STEELERS PEP RALLY this Wednesday from 11am to 1 pm! Bring your terrible towel and join Hot Dogma, PNC Bank, and the WDVE crew PNC Plaza more

Seattle native loves Pittsburgh

Hi all, Due to increasing traffic because of the STILLERS VICTORY we got off track and off our bandwidth for a few days. But we’re back with more juice! Thank you for your patience. And on that note, check out the wonderful column below, which appeared in the Seattle Times. It speaks for itself! (Thanks to a friend and native Pittsburgher – now more

Civic Cards

A friend (who isn’t from Pittsburgh) just sent me a link for the company below and wondered if it was for real. I investigated the situation and had to respond in the affirmative. Yes, it’s the nerdiest thing ever. Yes, political junkies will flip. Yes, it’s more than you ever wanted to know about your Federal, State, County, Municipality, School more

"Pittsburgh is Paris" says Denver columnist

This article is from the Denver newspaper – a columnist who first was not so complimentary of Pittsburgh came for a visit – Yinz might like Steeler Nation, after all Of course we already know that Pittsburgh is great but sometimes it is really nice to see an outsider discovering Pittsburgh. January 19, 2006 PITTSBURGH – This is not a bad town. Not more

Steelers fight songs to help fans sing team to victory

This article in the Post-Gazette last week features some of the Steelers Songs – “Steelers fight songs to help fans sing team to victory” I thought I would include the lyrics to the Steelers fight song for your review Stiller Fight Song (70’s version) Da-Da-Da-Da-Ta-Da – Charge! We’re from the town with that great football team, We more

Buskarma

Speaking of public transit, some folks from MAYA Design have come up with a neat little online application called Buskarma. The makers of the site “wanted to experiment with alternative ways of displaying information that might make it easier for transit riders to find the information that they’re interested in.” Using your IP address, the site displays more

get on the bus!

perhaps you’ve noticed recently that the port authority seems to be stepping things up a bit. they’ve improved their advertising and purchased some new buses, and it’s paid off. ridership in 2005 increased significantly over previous years. however, there are lots of people in pittsburgh who don’t ride the bus. chances are you’re one of them. well, more