Pittsburgh REPRESENTS at the Webby Awards

Well, well, well … From over 5500 entries, two Pittsburgh-based websites have made it to the Webby Awards, the Internet version of the Oscars (Grammies, Golden Globes whatever.) Click here to read about the awards. * Designed by Pittsburgh-based firm…

Something Positive about PennDOT

For all you commuters, traffaholics and general cynics, the press release below just graced my inbox: PENNDOT OFFERS PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL NEWSLETTER Monthly publication will help keep motorists informed Pittsburgh, PA (April 3, 2006) – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)…

Top Skylines of the World

So it has been making the rounds in the blogosphere and inboxes that, according to some Internet guy, Pittsburgh has the #16th slot in the top 20 skylines of the world. (Top twenty in the WORLD baby! Not bad for…

New to Pittsburgh? The new owner’s guide

I recently came across Western Pennsylvania: The new owner’s guide, a series of articles published in the Post-Gazette: “Whether moving to Western Pennsylvania for the first time, or returning after adventures elsewhere, our staff has put together a collection of…

Pittsburghese in the NY Times

A reader has alerted us to a profile of Pittsburghese in the New York Times. Fine eating and drinking establishments in the South Side and Bloomfield are given their due. Oh, those East Coasters can’t get enough of our freakiness….

NY Magazine Tells us New Yorkers are Fleeing to Pittsburgh

No, I am not making this up. According to New York Magazine, the current hippest destinations for New Yorkers are: 1. Shanghai 2. Budapest 3. Pittsburgh From the magazine: If Philadelphia is our “sixth borough,” then Pennsylvania’s second city is…

Carnegie Museum of Art – for children

Child Magazine ranked the best museums in the country for children. Check it out: 1. Art Institute of Chicago 2. Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC 3. Dayton Art Institute 4. De Young, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco 5. CARNEGIE…

A Steeler Nation

I am not sure where this came from or who wrote it but it has been emailed to me 5 times and it does a darn good job of talking about Pittsburgh so I thought we should include it here…

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…

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…

Pittsburgh has craigslist: pittsburgh classifieds for jobs, apartments, personals, for sale, services, community, and events

craigslist: pittsburgh classifieds for jobs, apartments, personals, for sale, services, community, and events What is craigslist? Craigslist is AWESOME!!! craigslist is by far the best online FREE classified bulletin board. In New York, Boston and San Francisco craigslist is one…