Introducing Edie, Fairmont Hotel’s Canine Ambassador.

Hurrah for the Fairmont Hotel in Downtown Pittsburgh and for Edie, its Ambassador!

Labor Day 2011

No. 706 Pittsburgh claims to have the largest Labor Day Parade in the nation. Perhaps, but the demise of the steel industry has helped drive the long decline of organized labor as a political and economic force in this region. The parade may be big, but the membership continues to shrink. A handful of Republican […]

Did you feel the earthquake?

No. 694 That’s what everybody is asking today. It appears that you had a better chance of feeling the tremor if you were sitting. In Pittsburgh, it felt as though a ghost shook your chair for a couple of seconds. And that was it. This is the second quake I have felt in these […]

Flood Mystery Suggestion.

No. 690 The flash flood on Washington Boulevard in Pittsburgh and the death of four people made the national news all weekend. There was high water on many other streets in the City of Pittsburgh, although not with the deadly effect that the canyon that contains Washington Boulevard had. Officials from the City and ALCOSAN […]

Westinghouse: Think about Tomorrow, not the Past.

These include a George Westinghouse quotation worth remembering. I don’t think about the past, he said, I think about what I am going to do tomorrow.

Don’t Forget the Warhol.

Today would have been Andy Warhol’s 83rd birthday. This is a good opportunity to remind you non-Pittsburghers to visit the Warhol Museum, which is a next door neighbor to PNC Park. Warhol was one of Pittsburgh’s trio of famous Andys. The others were Carnegie and Mellon. No, Andy Russell wash’t as famous as those guys.

On the Importance of Being First.

What is the difference between being first and being second? Luck usually.

Poplawski Trial Begins After Two Years.

Considering the abundance of evidence, proving the case is not the problem. The problem is making the conviction stick without the case being sent back for a new trial on appeal. That is why the case will be tried before a jury selected in Dauphin County. There is too much at stake for the prosecution and the court to take that chance. And of course, the prosecution seeks not just a conviction for first degree murder, but the death penalty.

Add “That’s Church” to Your Prayer List.

That’s Church is the most entertaining, if irreverent and often bawdy, publication in Pittsburgh. The title is derived from an expression (which I have never heard used anywhere else) that is supposed to mean “that’s the truth.” I think.

Introducing the Pear Cares.

No. 598 I just received a follow on Twitter from the Pear Cares: a designated driving service in Pittsburgh. I don’t know what they cost, but they have to be cheaper than the lawyer you’ll have to hire after you are hauled into the slammer for the night. Just click on the link below to […]

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