The defining aspect of the story being written by Villanueva: what he’s doing even trying to play football at this level, at this juncture, in the first place.
From Fred Rogers and Roberto Clemente, to Vic Cianca, parking chairs and church pierogies; PittGirl offers a syllabus every parent should follow when teaching their children about Pittsburgh.
Longtime, award-winning cyclist Danny Chew never expected his homegrown bike race to become so big. But now the annual Dirty Dozen Race -- a trek up 13 of the city's steepest hills -- draws hundreds each year, threatening to outgrow its quirky creator's original vision.
With nationally recognized basketball and hockey programs leading the way,
Robert Morris University is staking its claim as a budding athletic powerhouse.
For decades, the Steelers and Penguins called Bucky Palermo when they needed a job done right. The 84-year-old cobbler has been fixing shoes and athletic equipment in Lawrenceville for the better part of a century.
There’s a lesson in there somewhere that has to do with more than merely how the Steelers beat the Chargers without Ben Roethlisberger, Ryan Shazier and Martavis Bryant.
PittGirl blasts what she sees as a dangerous trend by attorneys who seem to be wiling to say anything, no matter how atrocious, in defense of their clients.