Writing Pittsburgh

Chabon talks to the Atlantic about the wreckage of Fountain City.

A few chapters, along with extensive annotations, have been published in the most recent McSweeney’s. Haven’t had a chance to check it out yet.

michael chabon

rustybridge:

Duquesne ~~Dude~~ Prince & The 8-Bit Brew, an awesome commercial for Duquesne Beer giving tribute to the classic 8-bit video games.

rustybridge

beer

Penn Brewery launches Foggy Goggle Lager at Seven Springs next week!

beer

Girl Talk Gets His Own Holiday in Pittsburgh

lexiloumarie

… But now it’s T&T’s turn to close. We’re a city that loves dinosaurs. But I think we may grieve a little while about this one going extinct… We really ought to patronize our small businesses- for sandwiches, for hardware, for whatever - because if we don’t, there won’t be any distinctive places and things left next year to be thankful for.

Rick Sebak on the closing of T&T Hardware in the South Side

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Lawrenceville Commuter Rail and "Green Boulevard"?

I’ve probably posted a link every time there’s been any mention of a transportation project in Pittsburgh, and virtually all of them, with the exception of the dreaded North Shore connector, have fallen flat.

But still, as I read this I can hardly contain myself. It sounds like a really neat project, and I hope we see it happen!

And if it’s not too much to ask, the trollies should look like this:

Trolley