Rick Sebak
Traveling back in history for
the new year of Pittsburgh’s
250th birthday
Fiddle’s Confectionery gets set for a centennial.
This Pittsburgh city councilman helped initiate the shifting of time in America.
Six ham sandwiches and a pint of whiskey add a footnote to the tale of the notorious brothers and Mrs. Soffel.
Frankly speaking, there's half a century of hot-dog history located at the corner of Forbes Avenue and Bouquet Street in Oakland.
Summer fun may end, but pieces of the playful past endure in the forest.
There are lots of local places for eggs, bacon and wonderful surprises.
Discover some of Rick's favorite local bites.
Arbuckles’ was a big brew when Starbuck was just the name of a character in "Moby Dick."
The Rev. James Cox had catacombs at St. Patrick's in the 1920s and '30s
Mrs. Thompson’s Pies has been serving up little goodies since the 1940s.
Right now Buck Rogers is in suspended animation in a coal mine near here.
The Marx Museum in Moundsville is Rock'Em Sock'Em Magnificent
This year the classy little borough turns the Big 1-0-0
Even near the City of Bridges, there are other ways to cross a river
Two busy riverside boulevards still have bits of their beauty.
You can celebrate all year long with old-fashioned bubbles from Pittsburgh Seltzer Works.
A Portrait of the Artist Thomas Hart Benton in Ambridge During World War II
A statue can artfully remind you of local history.
A Search for Mr. Wrinkle Fuels Space-Age TV Holiday Memories