From its conception, Writing Pittsburgh has been an ever-evolving space. It continues to be a blog about representations of Pittsburgh in fiction, non-fiction, film, and culture in general. But more recently, it’s also become a headquarters of sorts for my composition students. About once per week I post a writing prompt, and my students respond to it. If you have anything that addresses the central question of this blog, “What does Pittsburgh look like to you?” then click on the submit button. Anything-photos, videos, stories, links, quotes, etc - are welcomed. So, go on. Click submit. If you have any questions, email me at: writingpittsburgh @ gmail.comTumblr (3.0; @writingpittsburgh)http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ibndh7Jz1qgflnho1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://henrytheworst.tumblr.com/post/23652333952/please-wont-you-be-my-neighbor-seriously-be-my" target="_blank">henrytheworst</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Please won’t you be my neighbor? Seriously, be my neighbor. My current one is the absolute worst.</p> </blockquote>http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/23739683724http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/23739683724Fri, 25 May 2012 13:02:09 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4e0e9riqa1qdqyxho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://teamcoco.tumblr.com/post/23492325564/its-not-easy-coming-up-with-a-good-campaign" target="_blank">teamcoco</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>It’s not easy coming up with a good campaign slogan. [<a href="http://teamcoco.com/content/new-campaign-slogans" target="_self">more failed slogans</a>]</p> </blockquote>http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/23518500775http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/23518500775Mon, 21 May 2012 21:46:51 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3buvhqben1qac8ago1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://robrogers.tumblr.com/post/22177214160/higher-education-30-apr-2012" target="_blank">robrogers</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Higher Education - 30 Apr 2012</p> </blockquote>http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/22214399658http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/22214399658Tue, 01 May 2012 17:21:17 -0400higheredcutspennsylvaniapittsburgh<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m33rispUWV1qzt0w9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Penn Brewery Discovers Giant Barrels of Beer in Nearby Cave (for real)</p> <p>Maybe every beer lover’s dream?</p>http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/21862940829http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/21862940829Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:59:16 -0400beerpittsburgh<a href="http://popcitymedia.com/devnews/arturbanconnectivity042512.aspx">North Side One-day Charette</a>: <p>via <a href="http://popcitymedia.com/" target="_blank">popcity</a></p>http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/21862318795http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/21862318795Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:49:04 -0400pittsburghcitiesarts<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2yu9jm2hv1rqkozho1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://urbanmetaphysics.tumblr.com/post/21698915243" target="_blank">urbanmetaphysics</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, c. 1964.</p> </blockquote>http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/21740731310http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/21740731310Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:36:17 -0400pittsburghbooks<script type="text/javascript" src="http://CBSPIT.images.worldnow.com/interface/js/WNVideo.js?rnd=295805;hostDomain=video.pittsburgh.cbslocal.com;playerWidth=385;playerHeight=255;isShowIcon=true;clipId=6974982;flvUri=;partnerclipid=;adTag=Political;advertisingZone=CBS.PITTS%252Fworldnowplayer;enableAds=true;landingPage=;islandingPageoverride=false;playerType=STANDARD_EMBEDDEDscript;controlsType=fixed"></script><br/><br/><p>Bethel Bakery isn’t good enough for Mitt Romney. He says they look like they came from a “7/11 bakery”.  </p> <p>Says he only eats cookies with diamonds in them.</p>http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/21322273646http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/21322273646Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:58:48 -0400romneypittsburghfoot in mouth<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m17kkjPrje1qakblyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thepittsburghhistoryjournal.com/post/20899366381/downtown-pittsburgh-1970-via" target="_blank">thepittsburghhistoryjournal</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Downtown Pittsburgh, 1970 (<a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=pittsburgh+1970&hl=en&safe=off&client=safari&rls=en&biw=1277&bih=566&tbm=isch&tbnid=mi4YgHwZJ2XY0M:&imgrefurl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PCC_1647_op_de_combinatielijn_77.54_BLOOMFIELD_in_Downtown_Pittsburgh.jpg&docid=oZhU6mp5V5rJkM&imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/PCC_1647_op_de_combinatielijn_77.54_BLOOMFIELD_in_Downtown_Pittsburgh.jpg&w=750&h=492&ei=WRxpT5nkKaf00gHQ7t29CQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=401&vpy=145&dur=3128&hovh=182&hovw=277&tx=178&ty=91&sig=116366312681476743256&page=1&tbnh=113&tbnw=150&start=0&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0" target="_blank">via</a>) </p> </blockquote> <p>Bring these back.</p>http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/20913708075http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/20913708075Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:44:34 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1inuk8u731qakblyo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thepittsburghhistoryjournal.com/post/20060322481/the-pittsburg-visible-writing-machine-1895-1917" target="_blank">thepittsburghhistoryjournal</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">The Pittsburg Visible-Writing Machine, 1895-1917 [<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/monicayontef/2988485243/" target="_blank">Mon1ca’s Flickr</a>]</span></p> </blockquote>http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/20077902927http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/20077902927Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:05:29 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1aydtW5uX1qzt0w9o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Oakland is in bloom.</p>http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/19743092900http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/19743092900Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:03:29 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0mwt78ZsG1qb8vpuo1_r1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://firsttimeuser.tumblr.com/post/19176501414" target="_blank">firsttimeuser</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Edouard Boubat. Pittsburgh, 1953</p> </blockquote>http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/19314555765http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/19314555765Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:40:17 -0400pittsburgh<a href="http://rustybridge.com/post/18249842306/help-the-ringing-of-st-augustines-bells">rusty bridge: Help the Ringing of St. Augustine’s Bells</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://rustybridge.com/post/18249842306/help-the-ringing-of-st-augustines-bells" target="_blank">rustybridge</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzyeweZcDX1qz6e92.jpg"/></p> <p>The Lawrenceville community invites everyone to join together for an evening filled with entertainment, wine, and delicious food, as they raise funds to get the Historic Bells of St. Augustine’s Church ringing once again!</p> <p>The event is sponsored by Our Lady of the Angels Parish and will host a…</p> </blockquote>http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/18252865668http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/18252865668Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:06:29 -0500lawrencevillepittsburgh<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzwt6jAQUH1qzt0w9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Plan of the Town of Lawrenceville” 1847</p>http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/18196412097http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/18196412097Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:11:06 -0500pittsburghlawrencevillemaps<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/v9miblLfGUU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://onefootinthegrave.tumblr.com/post/15266327678/wherewereyouwhensidslid-deck-the-broncos" target="_blank">onefootinthegrave</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://wherewereyouwhensidslid.tumblr.com/post/15264475413/deck-the-broncos-theyre-just-yonkos-fa-ga-ga-ga" target="_blank">wherewereyouwhensidslid</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Deck the Broncos, they’re just yonkos! Fa ga ga ga ga, ga ga ga ga…</p> </blockquote> <p>STAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN</p> </blockquote> <p>Yoi! and Double Yoi!</p>http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/15270686022http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/15270686022Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:46:25 -0500<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/arts-post/post/portlandia-your-15-minutes-are-up-long-live-pittsburgh/2012/01/03/gIQAMUlSYP_blog.html">Portlandia, your 15 minutes are up. Long live Pittsburgh</a>: <p>via Washington Post</p>http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/15265254789http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/15265254789Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:10:27 -0500pittsburgh<p>Today I saw a guy texting while biking down Bigelow.</p>http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/14237691952http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/14237691952Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:18:49 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luyt46Oogt1qzt0w9o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Butternut squash ravioli with almond butter sauce at Piccolo Forno. Seriously awesome.</p>http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/13062076640http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/13062076640Sun, 20 Nov 2011 10:16:54 -0500piccolo fornopittsburgh<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lus2scZzQV1qzt0w9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Union Trust Building </p>http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/12901353208http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/12901353208Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:02:36 -0500pittsburghunion trust building<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu71s5XGPz1qjy79po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://elevationloft.tumblr.com/post/12371583589/its-a-dynomite-fall-day-in-pittsburgh-leaves" target="_blank">elevationloft</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>It’s a DynoMITE #Fall day in #pittsburgh. #leaves (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/12385953358http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/12385953358Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:26:55 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqpy7h1UvA1qjqin2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://mostlypittsburgh.tumblr.com/post/9570997618" target="_blank">mostlypittsburgh</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Photo by Robert Strovers</p> </blockquote>http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/10888397490http://www.writingpittsburgh.com/post/10888397490Sat, 01 Oct 2011 10:17:58 -0400PittsburghPennsylvania