Pittsburgh

Located in southwestern Pennsylvania, the city of Pittsburgh is an industrial town situated along the three rivers — the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio — that converge together to form “the Golden Triangle.” Like pieces of a pie, Pittsburgh is divided into four distinct regions that surround the downtown area: the South Side, North Side, East End, and West End.

Known as the "Steel City", Pittsburgh is comprised of over 90 neighborhoods. A cultural melting pot of sorts, the city of Pittsburgh is famous for ethnic foods, fanatical Steelers fans, and blue collar roots.

Historically an industrial steel town, the decline of the steel industry in the early 1970s forced Pittsburgh to evolve and reinvent itself into a premier provider of education, health care, technology and scientific research. Largest employers include the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center network of hospitals throughout the Pittsburgh region.

Pittsburgh is the home to several major league sports teams including the Pittsburgh Steelers football team, the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey league, the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team, and the Pittsburgh Passion women’s professional football team.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Pittsburgh”

• Transferring Away From Bryn Mawr

  
  The Bi-College News Online — Authority: 133
    By Vicky Chu There will always be the maniacal students obsessed with Bryn Mawr – those who own more collegiate wear than the bookstore, zealously attend every tradition and pouncing on prospective students for fun. There will also always be the students who roll their eyes at the sight of swinging ...
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• N.H.L. Roundup: Bruins Shut Out Penguins

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 913
  Boston’s Tim Thomas stopped 27 shots for his second shutout, and Pittsburgh center Sidney Crosby was held without a point for the fifth straight game.
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• N.H.L. Roundup: Bruins Shut Out Penguins

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 913
  Boston’s Tim Thomas stopped 27 shots for his second shutout, and Pittsburgh center Sidney Crosby was held without a point for the fifth straight game.
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• Harrison delivers more than sacks for Steelers

  
  Beat the Sportsbook — Authority: 165
  Ask Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau to list his All-Pro linebacker, James Harrison’s, most impressive plays. Author: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_652543.html?feed=9
  7 hours ago

• Inexperienced coaches fail to duplicate success

  
  Beat the Sportsbook — Authority: 165
  The NFL is the ultimate copycat league, so there was no surprise last offseason when seven organizations around the league decided to hire a man who had no head coaching experience to lead their team. Author: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_652538.html?feed=9
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• Roethlisberger’s impact goes beyond statistics

  
  Beat the Sportsbook — Authority: 165
  It was a fight that not many would be able to stop. Author: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_652592.html?feed=9
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• Tomlin took decision out of Clark’s hands

  
  Beat the Sportsbook — Authority: 165
  Steelers coach Mike Tomlin took the decision of whether or not to play in Denver out of Ryan Clark’s hands, telling the starting free safety last Thursday that he was leaning toward holding him out. Author: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_652546.html?feed=9
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• College Tuition Tax Is The Pitts!

  
  SayCampusLife — Authority: 423
  Word that the city of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) is proposing charging a tax on college tuition has been met with criticism as students, parents and local colleges and universities voice their opposition to the plan. The tax, which would be applied to tuition only would help the city fund its pension obligations, ...
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• No Pressure Bathroom Remodeling

  
  Larry Strawson Home Renovations — Authority: 137
  
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• Guest Commentary: Even Pres. Obama Knows the Government Interferes with Efficient Health Care

  
  Iowa Defense Alliance — Authority: 121
  by Pat Bertroche, D.O. As Swine Flu, or to be PC, H1N1 influenza, sweeps across our nation, the media is filled with all kinds of contradictory information.  There are vaccine shortages, but they are not critical now.  Or there’s a problem with the vaccine, but it’s safe.  And, of course, the inevitable slew ...
  8 hours ago

• Pittsburgh Penguins Need To Dig Deep To Get Back on Winning Track

  
  Bleacher Report - Front Page — Authority: 771
  After being shut out for the second game in a row, the Penguins players need to look within and challenge themselves to step up to a higher level. With a rash of injuries to key players, the wheels seem to be falling off the turbo charged wagon that was the Penguins. The power play has been disastrous and ...
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• Bruins hand Penguins second straight shutout loss

  
  Inside Pittsburgh Sports — Authority: 144
  Pittsburgh has lost four of five games Tim Thomas made 27 saves, recording his second shutout of the season as the Boston Bruins defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 Tuesday night. The Bruins handed the Penguins their second straight shutout loss and held Sidney Crosby pointless for the fifth straight game, the ...
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• Orpik injured in loss; will be re-evaluated Wednesday morning

  
  Inside Pittsburgh Sports — Authority: 144
  The injuries keep piling on for the Pittsburgh Penguins. About seven minutes into the first period against the Boston Bruins Tuesday night, defenseman Brooks Orpik took a hard hit from Bruins defenseman Marc Stuart and did not return. The Penguins spent most of the game playing with 5 defenseman as the Penguins lost ...
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• The Stats Dont Lie, Week 10: Big Ben Vs. Carson Palmer

  
  Bleacher Report - Front Page — Authority: 771
  In recent weeks I have made frequent use of stats to try to draw comparisons between Steeler players and the opposing teams defense. So here goes Big Ben against the Bengals pass defense and Carson Palmer against the Steelers pass defense:                   Ben Roethlisberger vs. Cincinnati ...
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• ROETHLISBERGER IS ONE OF A KIND

  
  Inside Pittsburgh Sports — Authority: 144
  I’m usually the last guy who pays attention to what announcers say before, during and after games on TV. But what I heard before, during and after Monday Night Football on ESPN drove me NUTS. The lowlight was when Matt Millen said that Ben Roethlisberger is tough to coach and tough to coach against, [...]
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• Jim Rome Burns the Broncos, Andre Agassi

  
  Jim Rome Show at BurnMonkeyBurn — Authority: 436
  November 10, 2009, Jim Rome is Burning - Jim Rome burns the Broncos Monday night loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers and Andre Agassi.
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• New On KingsCast: Episode 26 – The Good and the Bad

  
  Frozen Royalty — Authority: 493
  Keith Korneluk and Chris Kaliszewski are on a complete tear this week, releasing yet another edition of Overtime by KingCast . Episode 26 – The Good and the Bad looks at the recent ups and downs of the Los Angeles Kings , including their big win over the defending Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins and ...
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• Eat My Sports: Booze News style

  
  SeriouslyGuys — Authority: 437
  Hello, I’m legendary SeriouslyWriter Bryan Schools. I don’t quite know how to put this, but I’m kind of a big deal, people know me. And people who know SG know Booze News. People who know Booze News, tend to drink and people who tend to drink tend  know good booze, but unfortunately, due to a bad economy and ...
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• Getting It Done

  
  Progress Pittsburgh — Authority: 419
  Trash Talk One complaint that we hear from time to time is that poor neighborhoods often get the leftover trashcans from other neighborhoods.  One example taken earlier in the year (Kevin Acklin used this particular example in the second mayoral debate , back in October): a trashcan behind the Homewood-Brushton ...
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• Citizen’s arrest: Broncos Country under siege

  
  BroncoTalk — Authority: 484
  With 1:22 left in the fourth quarter, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward leapt over Denver Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey , strode through the end zone and straight to a throng of black-and-gold-clad Steeler fans, taking only a moment to find one donning his #86 jersey. As Ward put the football in ...
  15 hours ago

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