PittGirl's Last Laugh

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How to Ride a Ducky Tour and Live to Tell About It

How to Ride a Ducky Tour and Live to Tell About It

PittGirl confronts her wildest fears on the raging rapids of the Mon River.

October 2011
Ga-Ga Over Worst-Dressed List

Ga-Ga Over Worst-Dressed List

GQ ranks Pittsburgh as the third worst-dressed city in America, and that's not good enough for PittGirl.

September 2011
PittGirl Discovers Craft Beertopia

PittGirl Discovers Craft Beertopia

Our former Zima enthusiast is ready to get her drink on - for real this time.

August 2011
Dear Roberto...

Dear Roberto...

After finding out about his life's work outside of baseball, PittGirl pens a letter to the late Roberto Clemente.

July 2011
PittGirl: Parlez-vous Pittsburghese?

PittGirl: Parlez-vous Pittsburghese?

My very un-French-like take on France.

June 2011
Losing the Battle ... and the War

Losing the Battle ... and the War

I’m perpetually locked in a heated war with my figure.

May 2011
Watson, Come Here. Pittsburgh Needs You.

Watson, Come Here. Pittsburgh Needs You.

In February, IBM’s supercomputer, nicknamed “Watson,” beat two humans in a three-day “Jeopardy” competition—and not just any humans: really smart people like Ken Jennings, the winningest contestant in the history of the show.

April 2011
What Jeff Reed Taught Me

What Jeff Reed Taught Me

As a self-proclaimed critic, I now realize I could learn a thing or two from the former Steelers kicker.

March 2011
How Not to Make Biscotti

How Not to Make Biscotti

I never experienced Pittsburghers' helpful nature first-hand like I did weeks before a biscotti-baking fiasco when Las Velas, the restaurant in Market Square that my husband and I own, caught on fire in the middle of the night.

February 2011
Letters I've Been Meaning to Write

Letters I've Been Meaning to Write

I took the time to sit down and compose my thoughts to a couple of people and personalities in the region.

January 2011
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