No idea why the OP got deleted, but seriously Pittsburgh, this parking chair nonsense makes us look like quaint little nutjobs to the rest of the world ( Read more... )

People of Pittsburgh:

If you have to be out driving today, PUT DOWN YOUR CELL PHONES!!! It's snowpocalypse all around me, but in my rear view mirror I see a woman in an Escalade, chatting away. Not a very reassuring sight when I have to stop suddenly on very slippery roads. Common sense, people!

Lemieux, Penguins co-owner offer to buy Pirates

Yeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

Pirates downplay recent meeting; Nutting repeats: 'Team not for sale'

Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! DANGGUMMITSOMUCH!

To quote Mr. Nutting from the article:
"I like Ron [Burkle]. He's an extremely competent businessman and deal-maker"
Then WHY THE HECK DID YOU SAY NO??? Mario and Ron ( Read more... )

Oh, for the love of Mike.

The Idiot Boy mayor has asked city council to tax college students for the privilege of going to school in Pittsburgh ( Read more... )

Hey, Pittsburgh bus riders. We have to have a little talk about being considerate ( Read more... )

I was reading this article in today's Post Gazette:
Greenfield baseball boosters to protest lawsuit by neighbor who wants to stop games at Hammer Field

and the thought occurred to me, "You know who should really get behind these guys? The Pirates!". WTF do the Buckling Buccos have to do with little league baseball and their irritating neighbor?  ( Read more... )

To quote the first paragraph in today's Post Gazette:
The Pennsylvania Malt Beverage Distributors want the state Supreme Court to review a recent lower-court ruling that allows beer to be sold in supermarkets, claiming that if the ruling stands it could lead to "beer sales almost anywhere."

And the problem here is what exactly....?  Aside from a ( Read more... )

When I moved into my apartment, a Comcast employee came to hook up cable and internet. He came about 4 hours early, which is not necessarily bad, except I wasn't expecting him until later so my computer wasn't set up. I had had Comcast before so I just gave him my laptop to test that the internet connection was working and went back to unpacking. ( Read more... )

This is a picture from the Highland Park duck pond:


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A plan is afoot to raze the properties at the corner of Forward and Murray, from the Squirrel Hill Theater to the vacant Poli's. While I certainly agree that something needs to be done with the former Poli's, I'm very upset by the plans to get rid of our theater*, Tango Cafe, Pizza Amier, and the Gay and Lesbian Community Center (the karate school ( Read more... )