Pittsburghers have mixed feelings on stone, brick & wooden roads
David Cohen grew up playing on a wooden field. “You had to be sure-footed,” he recalls about pickup…
Immigrant chefs prove authenticity is as evolving as America
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$2.72M Shadyside home with historic significance listed for sale
PITTSBURGH — A home in Shadyside with extensive Pittsburgh history has been listed for sale for over $2.75…
Tangled titles on homes cause more problems than you realize
“I tried to do what I could do to keep the house,” says Veronica, a Pittsburgh woman who…
How to have a ’90s summer in Pittsburgh
Remember when “be home before the streetlights come on” counted as a summer plan? That’s the fantasy millions…
What was it like during Pittsburgh’s first Pride Week?
Another Pittsburgh Pride weekend has entered the history books. Both QBurgh and city police estimate that more than…
Mobile grocery trucks once filled the streets of Pittsburgh
Between 1940 and 1955, the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh built nine public housing communities. These…
Here’s a First Look at the Upcoming ‘Hershey’ Film
A FILM CREW SHOOTS A SCENE FOR THE HERSHEY FILM IN HARMONY | PHOTO BY MARYALICE REPPERT, ELLA…
Who is the Carrie Blast Furnace named after?
Carrie Blast Furnace is both a mausoleum and monument to Pittsburgh’s industrial history, but for the better part…
The Black history tour celebrating Pittsburgh’s Legacy
On a cold February afternoon, a group of Pittsburghers will board a bus not to revisit what the…
The first wedding inside August Wilson’s childhood home
If you walk along Bedford Avenue on a weekday morning, you might notice him. He stands across from…
John Paul Golden was Pittsburgh’s pioneering Black physician
In the smoky heart of industrial-era Pittsburgh, as soot-darkened skies signaled the city’s booming promise, a young African…