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PHOTOS: Death Of A Dream In Pittsburgh

Randy Fox | Posted 07.16.2012 | Travel
Read More: Photography, Art Blakey, The Hill, Josh Gibson, Errol Garner, Dizzy Gillespie, Cool Papa Bell, Gus Greenlee, The Pittsburgh Crawfords, Civic Arena, Urban Renewal, Travel Photography, John Coltrane, Negro League Baseball, Exposure, Randy Fox, Travel Blogs, The Hill District, Consol Energy Center, Greenlee Field, Satchel Paige, Riots, Pennsylvania, Martin Luther King Jr, Jazz, Crawford Grill, US Destinations, Pittsburgh's Hill District: The Death of a Dream, The Lower Hill, Pittsburgh, American Elegy, Slideexpand, Travel News
Randy Fox

The Hill, or "Little Harlem" as it was referred to from the '30s thru the '50s, was one of the elite African-American neighborhoods in America. It was home to one of the most vibrant jazz scenes in the country, as well as one of its hottest clubs, The Crawford Grill, which was owned by Gus Greenlee.

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Return To Return To Forever: Chatting With Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke, Plus John Common and Author Dr. Tony Youn

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.09.2011 | Entertainment
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Mike Ragogna

Chick Corea's new album, Forever, is a two-disc set, with the first disc being acoustic, and the second disc with a full band and guests. For the first disc, I asked him if it was a return to Return To Forever.

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Beyond Dirty Dancing & Semisonic: Conversations with Dan Wilson and Franke Previte

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
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Mike Ragogna

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White Light/White Heat: A Fan's Playlist For The Great Betty White

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
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David Wild

Here's one lifelong fan's loving playlist for this enduring comedy icon who turns our world on with her own "White Light/White Heat" -- the one and only Betty White.

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