http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2013:/tag/pittsburgh 2013-05-21T17:19:18Z Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sue-kerr/a-tale-of-two-birthdays_b_3308487.html 2013-05-21T17:19:18Z 2013-05-21T17:19:21Z Sue Kerr http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sue-kerr/ What will you do to push back? Will you sign a petition about the Boy Scouts or challenging the use of the word "tranny" at 7-Eleven? Will you march? Will you join an email list? Volunteer? <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/south-side-pittsburgh">South Side Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="/tag/christopher-bryant">Christopher Bryant</a>, <a href="/tag/small-business">Small Business</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt">Lgbt</a>, <a href="/tag/vote">Vote</a>, <a href="/tag/7-eleven">7 Eleven</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-bashing">Gay Bashing</a>, <a href="/tag/cemia-acoff">Cemia Acoff</a>, <a href="/tag/queer-bashing">Queer Bashing</a>, <a href="/tag/mark-carson">Mark Carson</a>, <a href="/tag/pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/helene-cohen-bludman/regional-accents_b_3194878.html 2013-05-02T16:24:26Z 2013-05-02T16:24:30Z Helene Cohen Bludman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/helene-cohen-bludman/ I sounded so peculiar, what with the references to <em>cawfee</em> and my <em>bawss</em>, the long Philadelphia oooo's in "you knoooooow," my hodgepodge Berks County/Philly/Jewish mother affect. Who else <em>tawks</em> like that? <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>, <a href="/tag/boston">Boston</a>, <a href="/tag/words">Words</a>, <a href="/tag/accents">Accents</a>, <a href="/tag/talk">Talk</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york">New York</a>, <a href="/tag/fifty">Fifty</a>, <a href="/tag/culture">Culture</a>, <a href="/tag/pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="/tag/regional-accents">Regional Accents</a>, <a href="/tag/speaking-voice">Speaking Voice</a>, <a href="/fifty">Fifty News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/doug-bradley/smokey-robinson-hoop-dreams_b_2845069.html 2013-03-17T07:08:08Z 2013-03-17T07:22:46Z Doug Bradley http://www.huffingtonpost.com/doug-bradley/ Bobby Rogers of the Miracles died recently at the age of 73. As lyrics from 'Shop Around,' 'Tracks of My Tears,' 'You've Really Got a Hold on Me' and 'I Second That Emotion' reverberate in my head, I'm reminded of a different emotion that I'd shared with Rogers and the fellow Miracles in 1967. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/smokey-robinson--the-miracles">Smokey Robinson &amp; the Miracles</a>, <a href="/tag/basketball">Basketball</a>, <a href="/tag/bobby-rogers-miracles">Bobby-Rogers-Miracles</a>, <a href="/tag/pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="/tag/bethany-college">Bethany College</a>, <a href="/tag/smokey-robinson">Smokey Robinson</a>, <a href="/tag/music">Music</a>, <a href="/tag/nostalgia">Nostalgia</a>, <a href="/fifty">Fifty News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ketaki-desai/surrounded-by-ideas_b_2764231.html 2013-02-27T11:22:45Z 2013-02-27T11:22:44Z Ketaki Desai http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ketaki-desai/ TEDx is an independently organized TED event that focuses on the community it is organized in. At Carnegie Mellon University, we have our own TEDxCMU, only four years old on Sunday March 3rd, and organized entirely by a student board. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/carnegie-mellon">Carnegie Mellon</a>, <a href="/tag/tedxcmu">Tedxcmu</a>, <a href="/tag/tedx">Tedx</a>, <a href="/tag/students">Students</a>, <a href="/tag/pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="/tag/carnegie-mellon-university">Carnegie Mellon University</a>, <a href="/college">College News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/27/pittsburgh-theater-fires-director-founder-andrew-paul-new-alan-stanford_n_2772665.html 2013-02-27T08:07:36Z 2013-02-27T08:07:37Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre has fired its founder and artistic director.<br /> <br /> Andrew Paul founded the nonprofit theater company... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/andrew-paul-pittsburgh">Andrew Paul Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="/tag/nonprofit-theater">Nonprofit Theater</a>, <a href="/tag/irish--classical-theatre">Irish &amp; Classical Theatre</a>, <a href="/tag/andrew-paul">Andrew Paul</a>, <a href="/tag/alan-stanford-theater">Alan Stanford Theater</a>, <a href="/tag/theater">Theater</a>, <a href="/tag/theater-new-director">Theater New Director</a>, <a href="/tag/alan-stanford">Alan Stanford</a>, <a href="/tag/andrew-paul-theater">Andrew Paul Theater</a>, <a href="/tag/pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="/arts">Arts News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/13/final-link-of-great-alleg_n_2677264.html 2013-02-13T09:24:01Z 2013-02-13T09:24:01Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WEST HOMESTEAD, Pa. (AP) — The missing link in bicycle trail connecting the Pittsburgh area to Washington D.C. should be finished in May and will be... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/pennsylvania-travel">Pennsylvania Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/biking">Biking</a>, <a href="/tag/adventure-travel">Adventure Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/washington-dc">Washington D.C.</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-news">Travel News</a>, <a href="/tag/dc">D.C.</a>, <a href="/tag/bicycling">Bicycling</a>, <a href="/tag/great-alleghany-passage">Great Alleghany Passage</a>, <a href="/tag/ap">Ap</a>, <a href="/tag/pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marian-salzman/travel-2013_b_2392386.html 2013-01-02T14:32:45Z 2013-01-02T14:33:03Z Marian Salzman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marian-salzman/ There's nothing new in the need for places to grow their appeal and maintain it. Throughout history, attractive locations have acted as a magnet for people, economic activity and cultural life, which all boosted their power and attractiveness. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/placemaking">Placemaking</a>, <a href="/tag/bilbao">Bilbao</a>, <a href="/tag/frank-gehry">Frank Gehry</a>, <a href="/tag/brooklyn">Brooklyn</a>, <a href="/tag/new-zealand">New Zealand</a>, <a href="/tag/economy">Economy</a>, <a href="/tag/omaha">Omaha</a>, <a href="/tag/copenhagen">Copenhagen</a>, <a href="/tag/architecture">Architecture</a>, <a href="/tag/charleston">Charleston</a>, <a href="/tag/savannah">Savannah</a>, <a href="/tag/trends">Trends</a>, <a href="/tag/burj-al-arab-hotel">Burj Al Arab Hotel</a>, <a href="/tag/business">Business</a>, <a href="/tag/pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="/tag/redevelopment">Redevelopment</a>, <a href="/tag/places">Places</a>, <a href="/tag/tourism">Tourism</a>, <a href="/tag/east-london">East London</a>, <a href="/tag/guggenheim-museum">Guggenheim Museum</a>, <a href="/tag/trendspotting">Trendspotting</a>, <a href="/tag/cornwall">Cornwall</a>, <a href="/tag/austin">Austin</a>, <a href="/tag/richmond">Richmond</a>, <a href="/tag/sxsw">Sxsw</a>, <a href="/tag/renewal">Renewal</a>, <a href="/tag/eden-project">Eden Project</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit">Detroit</a>, <a href="/style">Style News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/01/jessica-hirth-pastors-niece-burglarize-michael-guthrie_n_2392351.html 2013-01-01T09:01:27Z 2013-01-01T09:30:55Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ PITTSBURGH -- A Pittsburgh-area pastor's niece and her boyfriend have been jailed on charges they burglarized the clergyman's home while he conducted ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/cornerstone-community-church">Cornerstone Community Church</a>, <a href="/tag/ross-township-pennsylvania">Ross Township-Pennsylvania</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/pennsylvania-crime">Pennsylvania Crime</a>, <a href="/tag/rev-michael-guthrie">Rev. Michael Guthrie</a>, <a href="/tag/jessica-hirth">Jessica Hirth</a>, <a href="/tag/jessica-hirth-arrested">Jessica Hirth Arrested</a>, <a href="/tag/pastor-burglarized-on-christmas-eve">Pastor Burglarized on Christmas Eve</a>, <a href="/tag/pastor-burglarized-by-niece">Pastor Burglarized by Niece</a>, <a href="/tag/pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="/tag/jeremiah-kelly">Jeremiah Kelly</a>, <a href="/crime">Crime News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-bessire/week-16-nfl-pick-cincinna_b_2333547.html 2012-12-20T11:56:48Z 2012-12-20T11:56:24Z Paul Bessire http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-bessire/ With the crucial NFC East battle between Washington and Dallas taking place next week, Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh is the most critical game between two teams with legitimate divisional and Wild Card aspirations this week. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/nfl-picks">NFL Picks</a>, <a href="/tag/afc-north">AFC North</a>, <a href="/tag/bengals">Bengals</a>, <a href="/tag/pittsburgh-steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a>, <a href="/tag/cincinnnati-bengals">Cincinnnati Bengals</a>, <a href="/tag/cincinnati">Cincinnati</a>, <a href="/tag/nfl-week-16-picks">NFL Week 16 Picks</a>, <a href="/tag/steelers">Steelers</a>, <a href="/tag/nfl-playoff-odds">NFL Playoff Odds</a>, <a href="/tag/nfl">Nfl</a>, <a href="/tag/pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="/tag/nfl-playoffs">NFL Playoffs</a>, <a href="/tag/nfl-playoff-predictions">NFL Playoff Predictions</a>, <a href="/tag/nfl-week-16-predictions">NFL Week 16 Predictions</a>, <a href="/sports">Sports News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/08/craig-allen-loughrey-7-sh_n_2264183.html 2012-12-08T15:08:58Z 2012-12-08T15:14:30Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ MERCER, Pa. &mdash; A man's handgun went off while he was holding it as he got into his truck in the parking lot of a western Pennsylvania gun store S... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/joseph-v-loughrey">Joseph v. Loughrey</a>, <a href="/tag/craig-allen-loughrey">Craig Allen Loughrey</a>, <a href="/tag/leonard-mohney">Leonard Mohney</a>, <a href="/tag/east-lackawannock-township">East Lackawannock Township</a>, <a href="/tag/pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="/tag/twigs-reloading-den">Twigs Reloading Den</a>, <a href="/crime">Crime News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/03/diamond-wall-missing_n_2231965.html 2012-12-03T10:55:01Z 2012-12-03T11:58:12Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Police in Pennsylvania say a missing teen's cryptic Facebook status update has caused heightened concern for her safety.<br /> <br /> UPDATE: A spokeswoman for ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/diamond-wall">Diamond Wall</a>, <a href="/tag/crime">Crime</a>, <a href="/tag/crime-news">Crime News</a>, <a href="/tag/pennsylvania-crime">Pennsylvania Crime</a>, <a href="/tag/diamond-wall-missing">Diamond Wall Missing</a>, <a href="/tag/artie-patterson">Artie Patterson</a>, <a href="/tag/missing-persons">Missing Persons</a>, <a href="/tag/facebook">Facebook</a>, <a href="/tag/pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="/tag/cryptic-facebook-status">Cryptic Facebook Status</a>, <a href="/crime">Crime News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/24/pitt-crushes-no-21-rutger_n_2185620.html 2012-11-24T17:56:22Z 2012-11-24T18:05:18Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ PITTSBURGH -- Rutgers officially isn't swapping the Big East for the Big Ten for another two years.<br /> <br /> The 21st-ranked Scarlet Knights sure looked ready... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/pitt-football">Pitt Football</a>, <a href="/tag/pittsburgh-football">Pittsburgh Football</a>, <a href="/tag/pitt-rutgers">Pitt Rutgers</a>, <a href="/tag/ncaa">Ncaa</a>, <a href="/tag/rutgers">Rutgers</a>, <a href="/tag/college-football">College Football</a>, <a href="/tag/rutgers-football">Rutgers Football</a>, <a href="/tag/pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="/tag/rutgers-pitt">Rutgers Pitt</a>, <a href="/tag/ncaa-football">NCAA Football</a>, <a href="/sports">Sports News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/randy-fox/ghost-signs-of-the-rust-belt_b_2090349.html 2012-11-09T07:00:00Z 2012-11-09T07:16:30Z Randy Fox http://www.huffingtonpost.com/randy-fox/ Ghost signs are nearly the equivalent of what cave drawings were to our early modern day explorers: signifiers of how previous lives lived, worked and maybe the kind of beer they drank or the cigarettes they smoked. While these ghost signs populate many towns in our country, they are in the process of leaving us. As the wrecking ball flies and mundane urban renewal efforts commence, we're losing more relics every day. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/ghost-signs">Ghost Signs</a>, <a href="/tag/signs">Signs</a>, <a href="/tag/clairton">Clairton</a>, <a href="/tag/ohio-valley">Ohio Valley</a>, <a href="/tag/rca-televisions">Rca Televisions</a>, <a href="/tag/ohio">Ohio</a>, <a href="/tag/the-disappearing-ghost-signs-of-the-rust-belt">The Disappearing Ghost Signs of the Rust Belt</a>, <a href="/tag/mail-pouch-tobacco">Mail Pouch Tobacco</a>, <a href="/tag/advertisements">Advertisements</a>, <a href="/tag/coke">Coke</a>, <a href="/tag/new-kensington">New Kensington</a>, <a href="/tag/huffington-travel">Huffington Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/pepsi">Pepsi</a>, <a href="/tag/appliance-stores">Appliance Stores</a>, <a href="/tag/virginia">Virginia</a>, <a href="/tag/martins-ferry">Martins Ferry</a>, <a href="/tag/petersburg">Petersburg</a>, <a href="/tag/coca-cola">Coca-Cola</a>, <a href="/tag/pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a>, <a href="/tag/advertising">Advertising</a>, <a href="/tag/randy-fox">Randy Fox</a>, <a href="/tag/launder-lux">Launder Lux</a>, <a href="/tag/rust-belt">Rust Belt</a>, <a href="/tag/huffington-post">Huffington Post</a>, <a href="/tag/white-owl-cigars">White Owl Cigars</a>, <a href="/tag/pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="/tag/american-elegy">American Elegy</a>, <a href="/tag/honest-scrap">Honest Scrap</a>, <a href="/tag/zenith">Zenith</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/07/deer-crashes-into-pittsbu_n_2088461.html 2012-11-07T11:30:14Z 2012-11-07T11:53:29Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ CASTLE SHANNON, Pa. -- This deer wasn't caught in the headlights. It was called on the carpet.<br /> <br /> A Pittsburgh-area carpeting store has been cleaning up... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/deer">Deer</a>, <a href="/tag/deer-crash">Deer Crash</a>, <a href="/tag/small-business">Small Business</a>, <a href="/tag/wild-animals">Wild Animals</a>, <a href="/tag/stout-carpeting">Stout Carpeting</a>, <a href="/tag/pittsburgh-carpet-store">Pittsburgh Carpet Store</a>, <a href="/tag/castle-shannon">Castle Shannon</a>, <a href="/tag/deer-crashes-carpet-store">Deer Crashes Carpet Store</a>, <a href="/tag/carpets">Carpets</a>, <a href="/tag/carpet-store">Carpet Store</a>, <a href="/tag/pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/small-business">Small Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/04/pittsburgh-zoo-boy-dies-a_n_2073268.html 2012-11-04T14:57:52Z 2012-11-04T15:05:13Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ PITTSBURGH &mdash; A 2-year-old boy visiting the Pittsburgh zoo was killed Sunday morning when he fell off a railing that his mother had put him on to... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/zoos">Zoos</a>, <a href="/tag/pittsburgh-zoo">PIttsburgh Zoo</a>, <a href="/tag/pittsburgh-zoo-attack">Pittsburgh Zoo Attack</a>, <a href="/tag/zoo-attack">Zoo Attack</a>, <a href="/tag/african-painted-dog">African Painted Dog</a>, <a href="/tag/pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="/tag/african-painted-dog-attack">African Painted Dog Attack</a>, <a href="/green">Green News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-abraham-froman/pittsburgh-native-adam-pa_b_2038335.html 2012-11-03T16:25:42Z 2012-11-03T16:26:40Z Dr. Abraham Froman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-abraham-froman/ Determined by popular vote and now in its fifth year, the Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year is not a "best mustache" contest, but is awarded to the person who is deemed to best representing the sexually dynamic Mustached American lifestyle. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/american-mustache-institute">American Mustache Institute</a>, <a href="/tag/adam-causgrove">Adam Causgrove</a>, <a href="/tag/robert-goulet-memorial-mustached-american-of-the-year">Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year</a>, <a href="/tag/pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="/tag/mustache">Mustache</a>, <a href="/tag/moustache">Moustache</a>, <a href="/weird-news">Weird News News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charles-a-birnbaum/a-new-philanthropic-thres_b_2059487.html 2012-11-01T15:35:11Z 2012-11-01T18:13:03Z Charles A. Birnbaum http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charles-a-birnbaum/ Philanthropy and public-private partnerships should not be faulted but encouraged, especially following Hurricane Sandy's damage to the parks when it's most needed. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/philanthropy">Philanthropy</a>, <a href="/tag/urban-planning">Urban Planning</a>, <a href="/tag/brooklyn">Brooklyn</a>, <a href="/tag/central-park">Central Park</a>, <a href="/tag/parks">Parks</a>, <a href="/tag/public-private-partnerships">Public-Private Partnerships</a>, <a href="/tag/buffalo-new-york">Buffalo New York</a>, <a href="/tag/pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="/tag/prospect-park">Prospect Park</a>, <a href="/tag/central-park-conservancy">Central Park Conservancy</a>, <a href="/tag/calvert-vaux">Calvert Vaux</a>, <a href="/new-york">New York News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/24/bob-casey-tom-smith_n_2010270.html 2012-10-24T13:03:20Z 2012-10-24T13:03:32Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ HARRISBURG, Pa. -- A Democratic political action committee began running TV ads in Pittsburgh on Wednesday to boost Democratic Sen. Bob Casey's reelec... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tea-party-movement">Tea Party Movement</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/bob-casey">Bob Casey</a>, <a href="/tag/majority-pac">Majority PAC</a>, <a href="/tag/tom-smith">Tom Smith</a>, <a href="/tag/election-2012">Election 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party">Tea Party</a>, <a href="/tag/pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/10/teen-arrested-in-suckerpu_n_1955369.html 2012-10-10T14:28:34Z 2012-10-10T14:43:56Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ PITTSBURGH &mdash; A teenager who sucker punched a schoolteacher in a downtown alley &ndash; an attack caught on surveillance video &ndash; apparently... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/education-news">Education News</a>, <a href="/tag/teens-hit-teacher">Teens Hit Teacher</a>, <a href="/tag/teacher-attacked-in-alley">Teacher Attacked in Alley</a>, <a href="/tag/pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a>, <a href="/tag/teens-punch-teacher">Teens Punch Teacher</a>, <a href="/tag/teacher-attacked">Teacher Attacked</a>, <a href="/tag/violence">Violence</a>, <a href="/tag/jim-addlespurger">Jim Addlespurger</a>, <a href="/tag/teens-attack-teacher">Teens Attack Teacher</a>, <a href="/tag/pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="/tag/teenagers">Teenagers</a>, <a href="/tag/teacher-punched-teacher-punched-in-alley">Teacher Punched Teacher Punched in Alley</a>, <a href="/home">Home News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/09/attack-of-pittsburgh-teacher_n_1951762.html 2012-10-09T13:06:18Z 2012-10-09T14:13:20Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ An English teacher in Pittsburgh was treated at a hospital for cuts and bruises after he was violently sucker-punched by a teen student while passing ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/teens-hit-teacher">Teens Hit Teacher</a>, <a href="/tag/teacher-attacked-in-alley">Teacher Attacked in Alley</a>, <a href="/tag/pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a>, <a href="/tag/teens-punch-teacher">Teens Punch Teacher</a>, <a href="/tag/teacher-attacked">Teacher Attacked</a>, <a href="/tag/violence">Violence</a>, <a href="/tag/jim-addlespurger">Jim Addlespurger</a>, <a href="/tag/teens-attack-teacher">Teens Attack Teacher</a>, <a href="/tag/pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="/tag/teacher-punched-teacher-punched-in-alley">Teacher Punched Teacher Punched in Alley</a>, <a href="/tag/teenagers">Teenagers</a>, <a href="/home">Home News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeremy-hays/pittsburghs-new-green-ren_b_1929494.html 2012-10-01T12:41:24Z 2012-10-01T17:52:51Z Jeremy Hays http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeremy-hays/ The city of Pittsburgh, at one time, was so choked by coal pollution that Boston writer James Parton dubbed it "hell with the lid off." A series of vintage photos recently published in The Atlantic show city streets so dim with smog that you'd think a massive fire was smoldering nearby. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/green-jobs">Green Jobs</a>, <a href="/tag/hope">Hope</a>, <a href="/tag/jobs">Jobs</a>, <a href="/tag/public-health">Public Health</a>, <a href="/tag/communities">Communities</a>, <a href="/tag/clean-water">Clean Water</a>, <a href="/tag/clean-energy">Clean Energy</a>, <a href="/tag/pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="/tag/pollution">Pollution</a>, <a href="/tag/coal">Coal</a>, <a href="/tag/economy">Economy</a>, <a href="/tag/energy-efficiency">Energy Efficiency</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marshall-fine/wont-back-down-review_b_1918638.html 2012-09-27T07:58:43Z 2012-09-27T07:58:43Z Marshall Fine http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marshall-fine/ It's one thing when documentaries like Davis Guggenheim's <em>Waiting for 'Superman</em> and Madeleine Sackler's much better <em>The Lottery</em> look at problems in public education and offer some solutions (such as charter schools). <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/davis-guggenheim">Davis Guggenheim</a>, <a href="/tag/wont-back-down">Won&#039;t Back Down</a>, <a href="/tag/wont-back-down-movie-review">Won&#039;t Back Down Movie Review</a>, <a href="/tag/hill-district">Hill District</a>, <a href="/tag/pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="/tag/movies">Movies</a>, <a href="/tag/daniel-barnz">Daniel Barnz</a>, <a href="/tag/movie-reviews">Movie Reviews</a>, <a href="/tag/marshall-fine">Marshall Fine</a>, <a href="/tag/waiting-for-superman">Waiting for &#039;Superman&#039;</a>, <a href="/tag/maggie-gyllenhaal">Maggie Gyllenhaal</a>, <a href="/tag/viola-davis">Viola Davis</a>, <a href="/tag/the-lottery">The Lottery</a>, <a href="/tag/madeleine-sackler">Madeleine Sackler</a>, <a href="/tag/phoebe-in-wonderland">Phoebe in Wonderland</a>, <a href="/tag/marshall-fine-movie-reviews">Marshall Fine Movie Reviews</a>, <a href="/entertainment">Entertainment News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/26/police-social-media-training_n_1915059.html 2012-09-26T02:26:41Z 2012-09-26T02:26:41Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh police plan to train their officers to be fluent in social media, joining other departments nationwide, days after a ma... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/social-media">Social Media</a>, <a href="/tag/klein-michael-thaxton-facebook">Klein Michael Thaxton Facebook</a>, <a href="/tag/facebook">Facebook</a>, <a href="/tag/police-social-media">Police Social Media</a>, <a href="/tag/ap">Ap</a>, <a href="/tag/pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="/tag/klein-michael-thaxton">Klein Michael Thaxton</a>, <a href="/technology">Technology News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/randy-fox/autumn-comes-to-the-rust-belt_b_1906464.html 2012-09-25T07:00:00Z 2012-09-25T07:26:59Z Randy Fox http://www.huffingtonpost.com/randy-fox/ As autumn sets in to the Rust Belt, I'm always reminded of the lines written by James Wright, a poet, who was raised around the factories in Martins Ferry, Ohio. Yes, many of the mills are long gone, but the ritual is largely the same. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/autumn-begins-in-martins-ferry-ohio">Autumn Begins in Martins Ferry Ohio</a>, <a href="/tag/james-wright">James Wright</a>, <a href="/tag/clairton">Clairton</a>, <a href="/tag/industrial">Industrial</a>, <a href="/tag/armco">Armco</a>, <a href="/tag/ohio">Ohio</a>, <a href="/tag/butler">Butler</a>, <a href="/tag/factories">Factories</a>, <a href="/tag/and-uncertain-futures">And Uncertain Futures</a>, <a href="/tag/alliance">Alliance</a>, <a href="/tag/pullman-standard">Pullman Standard</a>, <a href="/tag/pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a>, <a href="/tag/randy-fox-photography">Randy Fox Photography</a>, <a href="/tag/aliquippa">Aliquippa</a>, <a href="/tag/randy-fox">Randy Fox</a>, <a href="/tag/ambridge">Ambridge</a>, <a href="/tag/pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="/tag/american-elegy">American Elegy</a>, <a href="/tag/autumn-comes-to-the-rust-belt-high-school-football">Autumn Comes to the Rust Belt: High School Football</a>, <a href="/tag/youngstown">Youngstown</a>, <a href="/tag/duquesne">Duquesne</a>, <a href="/tag/monessen">Monessen</a>, <a href="/tag/destinations">Destinations</a>, <a href="/tag/us-destinations">US Destinations</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-blogs">Travel Blogs</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anneli-rufus/beets_b_1901856.html 2012-09-21T13:49:54Z 2012-09-21T13:52:54Z Anneli Rufus http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anneli-rufus/ Beets are the triple homicides of the vegetable kingdom: Everyone avoids them because of the messy red stains. But beets are my almost-favorite vegetable, trailing only Brussels sprouts (the Elephant Men of the vegetable kingdom) and a spinachy green known as pigweed. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/ravioli">Ravioli</a>, <a href="/tag/buttermilk">Buttermilk</a>, <a href="/tag/alex-placencia">Alex Placencia</a>, <a href="/tag/beets">Beets</a>, <a href="/tag/beetroot">Beetroot</a>, <a href="/tag/bin-36">Bin 36</a>, <a href="/tag/pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="/tag/gerard-craft">Gerard Craft</a>, <a href="/tag/seasonal">Seasonal</a>, <a href="/tag/hotel-adagio">Hotel Adagio</a>, <a href="/tag/thomas-weibull">Thomas Weibull</a>, <a href="/tag/saint-louis">Saint Louis</a>, <a href="/tag/kauai">Kauai</a>, <a href="/tag/crafstman--wolves">Crafstman &amp; Wolves</a>, <a href="/tag/lori-baker">Lori Baker</a>, <a href="/tag/niche">Niche</a>, <a href="/tag/baker--banker">Baker &amp; Banker</a>, <a href="/tag/jeff-banker">Jeff Banker</a>, <a href="/tag/tequila">Tequila</a>, <a href="/tag/hollywood">Hollywood</a>, <a href="/tag/madeleines">Madeleines</a>, <a href="/tag/olympics">Olympics</a>, <a href="/tag/the-parish">The Parish</a>, <a href="/tag/william-werner">William Werner</a>, <a href="/tag/chefs">Chefs</a>, <a href="/tag/sex-on-the-beet">Sex on the Beet</a>, <a href="/tag/pajo-bruich">Pajo Bruich</a>, <a href="/tag/laura-chenel">Laura Chenel</a>, <a href="/tag/salt-of-the-earth">Salt of the Earth</a>, <a href="/tag/kevin-sousa">Kevin Sousa</a>, <a href="/tag/san-francisco">San Francisco</a>, <a href="/tag/hotel-clift">Hotel Clift</a>, <a href="/tag/lexington-social-house">Lexington Social House</a>, <a href="/tag/chevre">Chevre</a>, <a href="/tag/beetarita">Beetarita</a>, <a href="/tag/enotria">Enotria</a>, <a href="/taste">Taste News</a></p>