The most striking aspect of the Flight 93 Memorial is how isolated and hauntingly quiet the crash site is. The stillness almost has a physical presence. Located 60 miles southeast of Pittsburgh in Stonycreek Township, near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, the memorial is an easy day trip from the city, and one that packs a profound emotional experience. The memorial is 20 miles from Exit 110, the
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The motto of St. Benedict is “ora et labora”, Latin for “pray and work.” Benedict, the patron saint of Europe, was a monk who lived 1500 years ago. Born in Nursia, he was educated in nearby Rome, but soon became repulsed by the decadence he found there. Desiring to serve God, he retreated to the mountains at Subiaco, where he lived as a hermit. Several
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Combine the hustle and bustle of a Turkish bazaar, the nightlife of Las Vegas, some of the finest ethnic cuisine, the fun of a street carnival, and the atmosphere of days gone by. Add to this a thriving commercial center, and what do you get? Pittsburgh’s Strip District, a place like no other. Since its founding, the Strip District has been a distinctive and vital part
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You may remember the Patty Duke Show, which debuted on television in the 1960s and still attracts new viewers decades later in syndication. The program detailed the antics of identical cousins, Patty and Cathy Lane, and how, though they may have looked alike, their personalities, styles, and tastes were different. If Pittsburgh had a Patty and Cathy Lane, they’d be the Monongahela and Duquesne Inclines.
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There is a lot about Pittsburgh, PA, that no one would guess is true. Who could imagine that a city in southwestern Pennsylvania would be such a key to the waterways of the nation? Or that Pittsburgh is home to the oldest cable car operation, even predating San Francisco’s famous cable cars? Yet both of these pieces of Pittsburgh trivia are true! Pittsburgh holds the
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Pittsburgh’s Historic Beer Pedigree In Pittsburgh, the only flowing thing more beloved than our rivers is beer! Soon after people settled in the region, brewing began. In 1765, the British Army established a brewery at Fort Pitt, making it the first brewery west of the Alleghenies. In 1803, the Point Brewery was founded by Colonel James O’Hara, making it the first commercial brewery in the
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