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Back to SearchWhy Pgh Has So Many Food Festivals
What does brine, brews, and baklava all have in common (besides the b)? They are all a part of Pittsburgh’s enormous festival scene. Food historian J…
3 years, 6 months ago
Has It Really Been 20 Years Since Fred Rogers Died?
We’ve got one from the vault! Ten years ago, a new children’s show premiered on PBS starring Daniel Tiger, son of the beloved puppet from “Mister Rog…
3 years, 6 months ago
Could PA’s Religious ‘Garb Ban’ Finally Get Thrown Out?
In Pennsylvania, public school teachers can’t legally wear religious garb while working. We’re the only state that still has such a ban. City Cast’s …
3 years, 6 months ago
From Church to Club: Pittsburgh’s Unholiest Trend
A hundred years ago, at the height of industry in Pittsburgh, immigrants of different religious backgrounds, packed places of worship in their neighb…
3 years, 6 months ago
Are You Missing Any Money? Plus Public Art and the Pirates
It’s the Friday news roundup! The full squad is here celebrating the return of beloved Pirate Andrew McCutcheon and looking into how a revamped city …
3 years, 6 months ago
Batter Up: It’s Fish Fry Season in Pgh
Lent is the month long period leading up to Easter involving fasting, asking for forgiveness and prayer. So when did fish fries come into the picture…
3 years, 6 months ago
How Bootleggers & Bullets Brought Nightlife to the Hill
Urban "renewal" changed the Lower Hill from a bustling neighborhood filled with nightclubs and bars to a parking lot — and soon, a behemoth skyscrape…
3 years, 6 months ago
What Do Outsiders Want to Know About Pittsburgh?
What do non-Pittsburghers want to know about our city? Does anyone here still make steel? Where did the Pirates get their name? What famous people we…
3 years, 6 months ago
Paczki, Parades and a Very Yinzer Mardi Gras
It’s the Friday news roundup! This week, learn the history of paczki, take a tour of Chinese treats ahead of the upcoming new year parade, and entert…
3 years, 6 months ago
The Ohio Train Derailment is Awful. Could It Happen Here?
Earlier this month, a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in a town 50 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. Residents within miles of the crash were ev…
3 years, 6 months ago