My favorite picks for Mother's Day gifts made in Pittsburgh and/or by Pittsburghers. Any of these unique gifts that will show Mom that you put some thought into the gift this year—and never once did a giant bottle of Jean Nate cross your mind.
If there's one thing that many Burghers think of when the hear my name, it's pigeons. Pigeon hate, specifically. Or even more specifically, eternal burning hellfire pigeon hate.
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.
This Pittsburgh-bred NYCer—whom you probably recognize from VH1's weekly Top 20 Countdown—is the creator of the popular web shows "Yinz Luv 'Da Stillers" and "Yinz Luv Da Guins."
Months ago, Pittsburgher Ian Rosenberger made and kept an incredible promise to Tassy Filsaime, a young Haitian man: To bring him to Pittsburgh for a life-saving surgery that would treat a cancerous tumor on his jaw.
I have a couple of clarifying questions for Mario Lemieux, who, yesterday, issued a statement responding to the Pens/Islanders full-out war on Friday night.
Tim Ruff's ode to Pittsburgh has racked up more than 77,000 views on YouTube and earned him many new fans, especially of his latest EP, Winter's Coming, which was released late last year.
Thousands have tweeted the hashtag #steelersnation for a chance to see their twitter ID be the driving force behind a computer-driven mechanical whirl of a Terrible Towel.
This week, during the height of Steelers euphoria and right smack-dab in the middle of the Penguins season, the Pittsburgh Pirates announced a change in pricing for game-day tickets.
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.
Are you on Twitter? Do you think you'd have no use for it? Did you start an account and then never bothered to use it? Did you reserve your twitter handle just in case you ever decide to see what all the fuss is about?
Recently, I completed drills with the men of Munhall Volunteer Fire Co. No. 4. By "completed," I mean participated. By "participated," I mean I was there.
I've been a critic of Mayor Ravenstahl's for quite some time now, but I do try to give him props when he earns his props. His kudos when he earns his kudos. His virtual pats on the back when ... you get the picture.
Bill Cowher once said: “I’m one of you. Yinz know what I mean?” Of course, using a word that’s meant to foster camaraderie with Pittsburghers. It worked on me.
The famed former Steeler went on a tangent recently, saying some things that are going to have many members of Steeler Nation calling for either his blood, his Super Bowl rings or his very soul.
