The Wabash Tunnel, burrowed through Mount Washington in 1903, was meant to be the grand gateway for the Wabash Pittsburgh …
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Perry Como, the seventh of 13 kids, was already tinkering with the family’s pump organ as a toddler.
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Martha Graham, known as the creator of contemporary dance, was born in 1894 in Allegheny City (later a part of …
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Chances are you’ve sent or received an emoji more than once in your life.
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Ed Gainey made history earlier this month, becoming Pittsburgh’s first Black mayor.
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The Jewish Community Center (JCC) has been a pillar of Pittsburgh for over 120 years, providing social, recreational, educational and religious …
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We all know Point State Park is the place to be in Pittsburgh – we’re all certainly waiting for summer …
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For the inaugural episode of the P100 Podcast, Paul Furiga, Dan Stefano and Logan Armstrong got into the city’s history …
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George Washington’s story is one of triumph, but less heralded is the formative time he spent in what became Pittsburgh.
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The Allegheny Observatory, established in 1859, is an astronomical research institution and part of the Department of Physics and Astronomy …
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