The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will publish its last edition on May 3, 2026, after serving the city for 240 years. The paper’s closure comes on the heels of a three-year strike. On Saturday morning, Jan. 10, I spoke with independent journalist Natalie Bencivenga, a former reporter for the Post-Gazette. I worked with her at Healthcare forContinue reading “Natalie Bencivenga on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Closure”
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The Reality of Housing Affordability in Pittsburgh
Jess Simms is a writer with Scribble House in Pittsburgh. I met her through the Festival of Books in the Alleghenies. She has written an article about the reality of housing affordability in Pittsburgh. A recent report issued by Chapman University’s Center for Demographics and Policy ranked Pittsburgh as the most affordable housing market inContinue reading “The Reality of Housing Affordability in Pittsburgh”
David DeAngelo of 2 Political Junkies
Podcamp was a social media conference in several cities including Pittsburgh. When I went to it in 2010, I was inspired to start blogging with my old blog CSI without Dead Bodies and continue with the current one. One of the speakers at the conference who inspired me was David DeAngelo of 2 Political Junkies.Continue reading “David DeAngelo of 2 Political Junkies”
A Second Wave of COVID-19 Cases in Cambria and Allegheny Counties?
Cambria County has experienced 22 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 7 days to give a total of 83 cases. In the previous 37 days, the county had a net increase of 7 cases. The best fit line is now a fifth order polynomial with an R-square of 99%. In the graph below, aContinue reading “A Second Wave of COVID-19 Cases in Cambria and Allegheny Counties?”
Are Mass Shootings Rare in Southwestern Pennsylvania?
In the press conference following the horrific shootings at the Tree of Life Synagogue which climed 11 lives, Wendell Hissrich, Pittsburgh’s director of public safety, said “these events usually occur in other cities, today the nightmare has hit home in the city of Pittsburgh.” The video clip above details six other mass shooting events (definedContinue reading “Are Mass Shootings Rare in Southwestern Pennsylvania?”
Social Media for the Lindsey Williams/Jeremy Shaffer State Senate Race
On September 29, at the Homecoming parade for Shaler High School I met Lyndsey Williams who is running for the PA State Senate post for district 38. This is a district once held by Jim Ferlo who was an outspoken advocate for single payer/medicare for all for decades. In 2014 his district was redrawnContinue reading “Social Media for the Lindsey Williams/Jeremy Shaffer State Senate Race”
Pitt & PSU going private: Shifting the Tax Burden to College Families & A Bigger Story Than the Pitt Bomb Threats & Joe Paterno
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett, in his zeal to hold the line on taxes, is requiring even more cuts in higher education which are forcing the state related universities (Pitt, Penn State, Temple, and Lincoln) to consider going private which would mean a drastic rise in tuition (Carnegie Mellon charges about $50,000/year for tuition room andContinue reading “Pitt & PSU going private: Shifting the Tax Burden to College Families & A Bigger Story Than the Pitt Bomb Threats & Joe Paterno”
Two Years Ago in Stanton Heights
On April 4,2009 I was eating breakfast in my apartment when my dad called me to tell me that there was a police standoff in my neighborhood. I turned on the news and saw that there was a swat team called to Stanton Heights about a mile from where I live. I’m not going toContinue reading “Two Years Ago in Stanton Heights”