The Women's Rights Movement in Pittsburgh: 1967 to Today (Deanna Garcia) from the WESA program, Essential Pittsburgh
"“There were no bras burned at that pageant, it was a protest about the image of women and how women are portrayed as sex objects, so I would just like to dispel that, that’s a bit of an urban legend,” said Pat Ulbrich, director of In Sisterhood, the Women’s Movement in Pittsburgh."

Heinz Brand Symbolic of Pittsburgh from the Associated Press
"A company with its roots in a teenager selling bottles of horseradish is now as much a symbol of Pittsburgh as steel. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra performs at Heinz Hall. The city’s regional history museum is named for the ketchup patriarch’s grandson, the late U.S. Sen. John Heinz. One of the city’s richest charities is fueled by the Heinz family fortune. Love-struck couples wait for months to be married at Heinz Memorial Chapel, the family’s Gothic limestone gift to the University of Pittsburgh campus. And, of course, the city’s beloved Steelers play their home games at Heinz Field. Those are just a few reasons why the $28 billion sale of the ketchup-making food giant H.J. Heinz Co. resonates so profoundly with Pittsburghers."

Renovated Grange Ready for Occupancy from the Beaver Times
"A local couple is breathing new life into the former North Sewickley Grange building on Mercer Road across from the volunteer fire department. “It has been fascinating to see the building come to life,” said Karen Trozzo, who with her husband, John, bought the building in 2003. “It has been a lot of work, but there is also a lot of satisfaction.”"

Dilapidated Deutschtown Duplex Agitates Advocates, Developers from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"It was likely built before the 1840 incorporation of Allegheny City as housing for people involved in commerce generated by the nearby canal, which was disassembled with the growth of the railroads later in the century. It exists now in the portfolio of October Development, a prolific agent of change in the neighborhood. At December's Historic Review Commission hearing, at which owner Al DePasquale asked for permission to demolish it, Mr. DePasquale said he has "saved 17 of 18 buildings" he bought in Deutschtown since 2006 but concluded: "I'm not good enough to save this building." The commission put off considering approval to demolish, granting preservationists time to assess the value of its restoration."

DOCUMENTARY!!

French TV Network Produces “Pittsburgh Then and Now” Reports Based on Famous W. E. Smith Photographs (Phil Cynar) from Imagine Pittsburgh 
"The footage was used to create a short TV documentary that aired in France and Germany, as well as a five-episode web report on the Pittsburgh then and now – probing how this transformation was realized and the work that remains to be done."

Pittsburgh Commission Seeks to Expand Downtown Historic Districts from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"A new historic district and expansions of four existing ones, all Downtown, have been proposed to the Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.  Buildings within new boundaries of historic districts would be eligible for tax credits."

Post-Gazette Series Pt. 8

Upheaval and Losses Hurt, but Downtown Pittsburgh Emerged from Economic Turmoil Renewed from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"A tide of change: Last in a series on how our economy has transformed since bottoming out a generation ago ... Gimbels, Horne's and Kaufmann's may be gone, but Downtown is livelier than ever, with office occupancy rates near all-time peaks."

Post-Gazette Series Pt. 7

In Desperate 1983, There Was Nowhere for the Economy to Go But Up from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"In January 1983, the regional economy officially -- that is, numerically -- bottomed out. Unemployment in Allegheny County hit 13.9 percent, a rosy figure compared to the rest of the Pittsburgh metropolitan statistical area, where the adjusted unemployment rate hit an astonishing 17.1 percent (unadjusted, the number was actually higher, 18.2 percent). It had never been that high before, at least not since the government started counting, and it hasn't been that high since. Regionally, the number of unemployed hit 212,000."

Post-Gazette Series Pt. 6

Foundations are Credited with Resurrecting Pittsburgh's Economy After the 1980s' Collapse from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"What helped rescue the Pittsburgh area from complete collapse, Ms. Dewey believes, was a recognition by private foundations that it was time to step up and play a role in economic development and neighborhood revitalization through investment and leadership."

Post-Gazette Series Pt. 5

Industry Drawn Again to Pittsburgh by Resources that Once Supported Steel Mills from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
""It's paradoxical that the area is ripe for a resurgence precisely because of the legacy industrial infrastructure," said David N. Taylor, president of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association."

Post-Gazette Series Pt. 4

Local Manufacturer Learns to Adapt and Thrive from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"Oberg's ability to adapt to changing markets and technology, and to remain focused on quality are the main reasons the company not only survived Pittsburgh's manufacturing recession, but is bigger and stronger three decades later."

Post-Gazette Pt. 3

When Pittsburgh Men Lost Jobs in the '80s, Women Stepped In to Save Economy from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"The women who joined the labor force during the era following the collapse of region's steel and industrial foundation would in turn become the foundation of the region's economic restructuring."

Post-Gazette Series Pt. 2

Pittsburgh's Road to Tech Success Wasn't the Smoothest from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"... nearly 30 years after creation of the tech-driven Ben Franklin Technology Partners program, stakeholders say the state might never have recognized one of its greatest assets if the economy hadn't forced legislators to take a leap into the unfamiliar. "By that time, our unemployment rate hovered around 15 percent. We were in desperate straits and we had to try something different," said former Pennsylvania Gov. Dick Thornburgh, who held office from 1979 until 1987."

Post-Gazette Series Pt. 1

Number of Banks in Region Plunges a Third Since '94 from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"Of the top 25 retail banks in the seven-county Pittsburgh region in the 1980s, just nine are in business today. Although they survived the 1983 collapse, they couldn't survive regulatory changes and the most recent financial meltdown."

When Pittsburgh Men Lost Jobs in the '80s, Women Stepped in to Save Economy from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"The women who joined the labor force during the era following the collapse of region's steel and industrial foundation would in turn become the foundation of the region's economic restructuring."

Hobby Shop to Mark 75 Years in January from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
"The motto painted on the white bench outside Esther's Hobby Shop in Millvale is the creed of shop owner Bob Mehler -- "Relax ... with a hobby." In January, Mr. Mehler will celebrate his store's 75 years of business, attributing his unusual success to a loyal customer base and enjoying what he does."

Bob Mehler, owner of Esther's Hobby Shop in Milvale. From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Butler Manufacturer Survived Decades-long Churn of Skills, Tech, Economy from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"The ability of Buffalo Township-based Oberg to adapt to changing markets and technology are the main reasons the company has thrived."

Expansion of Mexican War Streets Historic District Approved: City Historic Panel Approves New Limits from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"Pittsburgh's Historic Review Commission on Wednesday approved an expansion of the Mexican War Streets' historic boundaries to reflect those designated by the National Park Service in 2008. The change would more than double the roughly nine square blocks designated by the city in 1972 -- North Avenue, Sherman Avenue, Sampsonia Way and Drovers Way."

EDITORIAL!!

A Coalition for Good: Squirrel Hill Group Stands the Test of Time from the Editorial Board of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"One ingredient in that recipe for neighborhood success has been the Squirrel Hill Urban Coalition, a pioneering, grass-roots organization founded in 1972 as part of an effort to ward off the blight and flight that harmed many other communities."

Westinghouse-Driven USS Enterprise to be Decommissioned from the Pittsburgh Business Times
"The Pittsburgh region has a long history with the ship; it has eight A2W nuclear reactors and four steam turbines developed by Westinghouse in West Mifflin."