Pittsburgh being watched over by St. Benedict the Moor.

The Pittsburgh City photographer captured this great image in front of the old Pittsburgh Press Building with the Sarnoff-Irving Hat & Shoe Store on Fifth Avenue on August 27, 1931. Check out those headlines! (#Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection)

Calypso’s Birthday at Harold's Haunt was a BLAST, as per usual. Ringa Sunn throws a hell of a party 🎉🎉🎉

No more 7/11 long donut icing sticky bag issues! Grab a hot dog holder!! I feel like the smartest person in the world!!!

What a day to be a goose in Pittsburgh!

There is this ice cream truck at a park in Shadyside that’s broadcasting the most shoegazey 8-bit generic version of Scarborough Fair.

Taking a moment to say hats off to Pittsburgh Scanner for their legit public service as well as being funny!

Is there a particular department to report a GIANT CAVERNOUS WELL to in the Spring Hill / Troy Hill area??

15th Ward doesn’t mess around!

And the winner of Absolutely Nailing It goes to Bruce Hicks

Cicada time!!! Wherein I give myself fully to the joy of collecting as many of their little shells as I can find like Easter eggs in my yard

Wow the VA Hospital really does it all

Took a walk around the school bus depot and found a little dental treasure chest and it RATTLED and inside was some kid’s METAL TOOTH

The beaded hat lady on the November 2009 issue of Bird Talk magazine is a mood

Things I learned today: the cremains of the inventor of the Ferris Wheel sat unclaimed in Pittsburgh for over a year.

This may be the historian in me but it hurts to pitch old (1992!) neighborhood newspapers…

On to 1996…. are either versions of Climax or the Hi-Way Playground still with us??

In 1992, Phar-Mor rented over 1,000,000 videos every week.