On Point

This year, there’s ample opportunity to dig into our holiday memories, whether at the History Center, by shopping in person or with a KDKA AM podcast on the topic.

November, because of Thanksgiving, is a time to express gratitude for the happenings – planned, unplanned, intentional or serendipitous – in our lives.

Pennsylvania’s history is filled with agricultural prowess. The Pittsburgh region is better known for its historical industrial might.

A long time ago, in what seems like an alternate universe, a humble e-zine called The Pittsburgh 100 first hit email inboxes.

Alone among the months of the year, August has no landmark national holiday to celebrate.

Other than Acrisure and the team, few Pittsburgh Steelers fans seem happy to have our football stadium renamed (goodbye, Heinz Field!).

Pittsburghers like to lament our weather, even in summer. And yes, it rained this month for the Three Rivers Arts Festival, as usual. But is our weather really worse than elsewhere?

With the continued fighting in Ukraine – and Pittsburgh’s deep European heritage – many in the region have been motivated to help, and that’s great.

The 2020 U.S. Census is out for Pittsburgh and it’s easy to misinterpret if you only look at headlines.

Each issue, The Pittsburgh 100 comes to you from the talented team at WordWrite.

Ah Pittsburghers – we love our nicknames, but many we take for granted until something bad happens. Exhibit A: the Fern Hollow Bridge collapse.

One enduring film set in Pittsburgh (Punxsutawney, really) is Groundhog Day.

In a region where the concept of Things That Aren’t There Anymore is documentary-worthy, is it so surprising that we can feed that hunger this holiday season? The Heinz History Center’s A Very Merry Christmas features holiday things that aren’t there anymore, including Santa’s chair from Kaufmann’s Santaland, and the mailbox thousands of locals used to send Christmas wish lists to the North Pole.

Ah November, when Pittsburghers’ thoughts turn to Thanksgiving, turkeys and stuffing (as well they should). Here’s another reason for November thanks: Pittsburgh earned its name in this month.

It’s often said Pittsburgh is a drinking town with a football problem. It’s October, the month with more Pittsburgh sports milestones than any other, from championship wins to Pitt’s first football game.

“Be curious, not judgmental,” is a great line from the first season of Apple TV’s Ted Lasso series. It’s also great advice for our turbulent, confrontational times.

Yes, we love 100-word stories here.Yet sometimes, a longer conversation is illuminating.

Of the reasons to celebrate July in Pittsburgh, here’s one that’s sublime, profound and semantic.

You think that headline is about the coronavirus? Well, sort of. If we keep vaccinating and avoid variants, we should be able to enjoy what lies ahead this summer.

James Taylor’s 1977 ear worm hit No.11 on the Billboard chart.

Pittsburghers love recalling anniversaries, so we can’t let April pass without remembering the Great Fire of Pittsburgh in 1845.

March marks many annual rites (spring’s arrival, St.Patrick’s Day).

Over the years, you may have missed the transformation of one of our quirkier local symbols of love.

Winter is awfully dark here.The start of 2021 seems to be continuing the pattern.

Recently, search giant Google released its top trending search topics for 2020.

COVID-19 makes this Thanksgiving like few others.

The October surprise is a fixture of recent presidential election years.

Thankfully, there’s no mask required to experience this issue of The Pittsburgh 100. Hope you enjoy!

Yep, there are three questions in that headline that you probably never considered until you learned to spell coronavirus.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s green-yellow-red traffic light system for COVID-19 restrictions has created confusion, controversy and some doubt on just how well it prevented coronavirus infections and deaths.