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Guide to Following Pittsburgh Mayor and City Council Members on Twitter

January 9, 2014 Lindsay

One easy way to connect to your elected representatives is to follow along on Twitter.  Here is a list of Twitter names for Pittsburgh’s mayor and city council members. Know of others who should be added to the list?  Leave a comment below. Followers as of Jan 9, 2013 Mayor Bill Peduto @BillPeduto 11,901 City Council District 1 Darlene Harris @Darlene4Pgh 182 City Council District 2 Theresa Kail-Smith @Smithdistrict2 33 City Council District 3 Bruce Kraus @BruceKraus 1,268 City Council District 4 Natalia Rudiak @NataliaRudiak 3077 City Council District 5 Corey O’Connor @CoreyOConnor2 872 City Council District 6 R. Danielle… Read the rest

Filed Under: Civic Engagement, Uncategorized Tagged With: bill peduto, pittsburgh, Pittsburgh City Council, twitter

“The power of Pittsburgh is us. That we have each others’ backs” Vanessa German at Bill Peduto’s Inauguration

January 9, 2014 Lindsay

One of the highlights of mayoral inauguration on Monday, which receieved a standing ovation from the crowd in Heinz Hall and has been shared on Twitter was the poem by Pittsburgh artist Vanessa German. “Let’s rise to become change agents of a 6 block radius” inspiration from Vanessa German @billpeduto inauguration http://t.co/BUjeWPumpJ — GTECH Strategies (@GTECHstrategies) January 8, 2014   Vanessa German: “This is the power of Pittsburgh. The power of Pittsburgh is us. That we have each others’ backs.” — Hill Consensus (@HillConsensus) January 6, 2014   @vstpgh We are mighty. We are fighters. We show up! Says Vanessa… Read the rest

Filed Under: Civic Engagement Tagged With: bill peduto, CreativeMornings, Lawn sign, pittsburgh, stop shooting we love you, Swiss Miss, vanessa german

Are you registered to vote?

January 7, 2014 Lindsay

There are several projects that we launched in 2013 that I’m particularly proud of – one that comes to mind today is votePGH.  This was a little project that we put together, with the help of some other generous volunteers who created the logo and designed the website in just a few days.  The goal of votePGH is to generate awareness about upcoming elections and to make sure Pittsburghers are registered to vote. Yesterday, I attended the inauguration of Bill Peduto as the 60th mayor of Pittsburgh.  I usually don’t write much about politics here on IheartPGH, but this blog… Read the rest

Filed Under: Civic Engagement, VotePGH Tagged With: bill peduto, pittsburgh, Rock The Vote, Vote, votepgh

Mon 11/18, 5pm is the Deadline to Apply for City of Pittsburgh Transition Teams

November 17, 2013 Lindsay

If you read one post on IheartPGH this year – I hope it is this post.  There are some very exciting and important things happening right now that are important in the future of this city. In January 2014, Bill Peduto will become the next mayor of the City of Pittsburgh.  Mayor-Elect Peduto has pledged to make his administration transparent and knowledgeable.  There is a lot of interesting stuff happening around the transition from the current mayor to Bill Peduto and the transition team is working very hard to make sure as many people as possible are a part of… Read the rest

Filed Under: Civic Engagement, Community Resources Tagged With: bill peduto, City of Pittsburgh, Kevin Acklin, mayor, pittsburgh, Pittsburghers, Transition Team

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