History
February 11, 2015
If cities have heartbeats, than Pittsburgh’s must thump like an oom pah pah band. Although many immigrants have flocked to the Pittsburgh area over the centuries. […]
February 11, 2015
Pittsburgh has experience large influxes of immigrants through its long history. Many came to the region to escape an oppressive ruler or to simply seek a […]
February 11, 2015
During colonial times, there were few Italians living here. It wasn’t until later in the nineteenth century that the first sizable influx of immigrants came to […]
February 11, 2015
Witamy means “welcome” in Polish and is usually used in the sense of “welcome to my home.” Pittsburgh put out the welcome mat for the Polish. […]
February 11, 2015
Though not Paris, where dogs seem to have free rein in the City of Lights, even going to bistros, salons, and on the metro with their […]
February 11, 2015
The Cultural District as we know it today took shape in the early 1980s. Pittsburgh was suffering from industrial decline and the downtown area was vacant. […]
February 11, 2015
Do you speak Pittsburghese? Not Portugese, but Pittsburghese, the dialect and lingo spoken by native Pittsburghers. Below is a short story in Pittsburghese and in English […]
February 11, 2015
Dead Man’s Hollow lines the Youghiogheny River outside of McKeesport. It has a long list of myths and legends dating back to the 1800’s. The area […]
February 11, 2015
Congelier House is a monumental part of Pittsburgh’s haunted history. The terrifying story of what has been called “The Most Haunted House in America” would make […]