Lonely Planet editor takes time to blog about the 'burgh

http://reidontravel.blogspot.com/2009/06/taking-out-urgh-in-pittsburgh.html

Penguins WIN!

Stanley Cup Winners 2009 - need I say more?

Thoughts from Austin

An Austin blogger points out some program in Pittsburgh I was not aware of.

http://greenlightsnonprofit.wordpress.com/2009/05/12/learning-from-the-town-of-steel

With respect to his comment about the rain, I'll just say that we actually have more than our fair share of great weather. Obviously I'm biased but I think the weather here is perfectly fine. For another biased opinion look here.

Pittsburgh makes US News and World Report's Top 10 Best Places to Live

Ok, so it's a suburb of Pittsburgh, but it IS a great neighborhood and deserves props. Articles here:
http://www.usnews.com/listings/best-places-to-live/10
http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/real-estate/2009/06/08/best-places-to-live-2009.html

note that they used the same stock photo as the Forbes article did previously...

Obama to hold the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2009/05/67374871/1

"In Pittsburgh, Obama and other leaders will "take stock of the progress made since the Washington and London summits, and discuss further actions to assure a sound and sustainable recovery from the global economic and financial crisis."

Gibbs said Pittsburgh is "an area that has seen its share of economic woes in the past, but because of foresight and investment is now renewed, giving birth to renewed industries that are creating the jobs of the future."

Pittsburgh get a nice nod in the Economist

http://www.economist.com/world/unitedstates/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13745782

"The one bright spot in the Pew report, surprisingly, is Pittsburgh. The city and its region, once synonymous with steel, lost 120,000 manufacturing jobs in the 1980s. But over three decades it diversified. Now its main industries, health care and education, are thriving. The waterfront, once lined with factories, has been transformed into parks. Bethlehem Steel’s former home is now the site for a casino resort. Pittsburgh narrowly avoided bankruptcy in 2003, and was forced into state receivership. But it actually has a surplus now.

Pittsburgh is in relatively good shape because it largely missed the housing and dotcom booms enjoyed by the rest of the county. Indeed, it is currently building a new sports arena and a new hospital. Because of its 2003 brush with bankruptcy, it cut its city workforce by a quarter, implemented a salary freeze and made many hard decisions, such as closing fire stations. The other cities in Pew’s report could learn a few lessons from Pittsburgh."