Pittsburgh Home & Garden Show 2006
Sunday February 26, 2006
The wind's blowing bitter outside, making it hard to find the inspiration to get off the couch and get crackin' on fixing up the home and/or garden. If you need ... Read More
Don Knotts (July 21, 1924 - February 24, 2006)
Sunday February 26, 2006
Morgantown, WV, native Don Knotts, best known for his roles as the neurotic deputy sheriff Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show and the eccentric, leisure-suit clad landlord Mr. Furley ... Read More
The William Penn Hotel's Radio Days
Saturday February 25, 2006
The social center of downtown Pittsburgh during the early part of the 20th century, the William Penn Hotel in downtown Pittsburgh was also a showplace for new technology. The world's ... Read More
International Baccalaureate is Anti-American & Anti-Christian?
Wednesday February 22, 2006
Upper St. Clair used to be the only school in the Pittsburgh region, and one of just 35 in the entire nation, to offer the International Baccalaureate curriculum for elementary, ... Read More
Cultural Center Renamed to Honor August Wilson
Wednesday February 22, 2006
To honor one of its native sons, the city of Pittsburgh has formally renamed its new African American Cultural Center after the late Pittsburgh-born Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson. In ... Read More
Should Schools Provide Laptop Computers to Students?
Wednesday February 22, 2006
More and more schools at all levels are incorporating more and more computer technology into how students are taught. Professors are providing podcasts of their lectures. Tests are taken online. ... Read More
Mill Life Remembered
Tuesday February 21, 2006
A beautiful, thought-provoking exhibit of 80 photographs from local photographer Richard Snodgrass, AfterImage: Mill Life Remembered is featured at the Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center through March 26th. ... Read More
Lynn Swann's Voting Record - Will it Matter?
Monday February 20, 2006
It has been revealed that Republican Lynn Swann's voting record over the past couple of decades has been very poor. He didn't register to vote until 1984, despite living in ... Read More
Bettis Lands Job at NBC
Sunday February 19, 2006
Jerome Bettis - who announced his retirement from the Pittsburgh Steelers after they won the Super Bowl - has found a new gig. The announcement that he will be a ... Read More
Saturday in the Strip
Saturday February 18, 2006
If you've never been in the Strip District on Saturday morning, you're in for a treat. The mile-long stretch along the Allegheny River turns into a bustling market district where ... Read More
Powerball Rises to Record High $365 Million
Thursday February 16, 2006
Someone's got to win...right? There were no Powerball winners on Wednesday, so the Powerball jackpot has soared to a new record high - more than $365 million dollars. Since the ... Read More
Planning a Perfect Pittsburgh Wedding
Wednesday February 15, 2006
It is estimated that 10% of the reported 2.3 million couples who get engaged every year do so on Valentine's Day. If you're one of the lucky ones this year, ... Read More
Powerball Jackpot Reaches $300 Million
Monday February 13, 2006
It's getting big again. Wednesday's Powerball drawing will have a $300 million jackpot because no ticket matched all six numbers drawn this past Saturday. The largest Powerball jackpot ever was ... Read More
10 Sharks Die at Pittsburgh Zoo
Tuesday February 7, 2006
Ten black-tip reef sharks died at the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium this weekend after dangerous ozone was accidentally added to their water. This isn't the first time sharks have ... Read More
Steelers Victory Parade Route
Monday February 6, 2006
Join the Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers, Mayor Bob O'Connor and County Executive Dan Onorato for the SUPER BOWL XL Super Celebration Parade beginning at 11 a.m., Tuesday, February 7, ... Read More
One for the Thumb!
Sunday February 5, 2006
It's official. The Bus is bringing the Vince Lombardi trophy home to Pittsburgh, on what will be his final ride. With a final score of 21-10, the Pittsburgh Steelers overcame ... Read More
10 Necessities for Your Steelers Super Bowl Party
Friday February 3, 2006
Super Bowl Sunday means more parties than any other day of the year, surpassing even New Year's Eve according to some reports. I'd definitely say that's true in Pittsburgh this ... Read More
Legacy of the Steelers Logo
Thursday February 2, 2006
The Pittsburgh Steelers value tradition, and their easily recognizable three-diamond logo is an excellent example. The Steelers logo, originally adopted from the Steelmark of the country's steel industry at the ... Read More
According to Phil...
Thursday February 2, 2006
Punxsutawney Phil has spoken and, as usual, the news isn't good. The world famous furry forecaster emerged from his burrow this Groundhog Day morning, wrapped in a Terrible Towel, and ... Read More
WV Governor Wants Coal Mines Shut Down
Wednesday February 1, 2006
After two more mine workers were killed today in separate accidents, West Virginia governor Joe Manchin called for all coal companies in the state to shut down for safety checks. ... Read More
Will There Be Six More Weeks of Winter?
Wednesday February 1, 2006
German tradition holds that if the sun comes out on Candlemas, the precursor to Groundhog Day, the hedgehog (or badger) will see its shadow and six more weeks of winter ... Read More