Studies rank Pittsburgh as one of the "smartest" cities

The evidence is totally irrefutable, I'm sure.

From the Post Gazette - "The research looked at the 100 most populous cities and ranked them on six criteria: universities and colleges per person, libraries per person, education level, media outlets per person, museums per person, and public school rank according to GreatSchools.org."

Read more:
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-city/two-surveys-rank-pittsburgh-among-smartest-populations-in-country-693126/

http://www.movoto.com/blog/top-ten/smartest-cities/

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/neighborhoods/2013/06/are-these-americas-brainiest-cities/5941/

Pittsburgh featured in the WSJ's Journal Concierge

"An Ace Hotel is scheduled to open in 2014, too, cementing Pittsburgh's arrival as a city of cool."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323975004578501381841075400.html

Is Pittsburgh the next Portland?

Scene still from "Portlandia"

"Why compete with Austin, San Francisco, and Los Angeles for software engineers when you can set up shop cheaply in Pittsburgh? Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) graduates are in high demand. The mountain is moving to Muhammad."

http://www.salon.com/2013/05/22/portland_is_dying_partner/

Pittsburgh hangs in top 20 in vitality index

http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/blog/morning-edition/2013/05/pittsburgh-hangs-in-top-20-in-vitality.html
from @PBT_Paul : Pittsburgh has moved up in the On Numbers Economic Index for May. Southwestern Pennsylvania ranked No. 15 on the monthly measure of regional economic vitality across the U.S....

Pittsburgh 4th best in “Wallet Wellness”

Pittsburgh ranked No. 4 on Cardhub.com's 2013 rankings for Best & Worst Cities for Wallet Wellness, primarily because it ranks in the Top 3 nationally in terms of average income adjusted for cost of living as well as housing affordability and rate of job growth. The top three cities are Minneapolis, Houston and Dallas.
http://www.cardhub.com/edu/best-worst-cities-for-wallet-wellness/

U-Haul Ranks Pittsburgh as 2012 Top US Growth City

Everything comes around.

http://www.uhaul.com/Articles/About/1366/U-Haul-Ranks-Pittsburgh-as-2012-Top-US-Growth-City

Pittsburgh named in Yahoo Travel's "10 Unexpectedly romantic U.S. cities"

Although Cleveland named as well, so take this with a grain...
http://travel.yahoo.com/ideas/10-unexpectedly-romantic-u-s--cities.html?.tsrc=rawfront&page=6

Pittsburgh ranked #11 in Bloomberg's "America's 50 Best Cities"

America's 50 Best Cities - The Best Places to Live - Businessweek:

Pivoting a City: Can Startups Help More Than Themselves?

Pivoting a City: Can Startups Help More Than Themselves? - Alexis C. Madrigal - The Atlantic:

@Yinzpiration - 10 Things to love about Pittsburgh's Oakland

Brett is correct, Schenley Plaza was pure genius.
http://www.yinzpiration.com/blog/10-things-love-about-pittsburghs-oakland

Pittsburgh, once industrial, now chic | National Post

SAUL LOEB / AFP / Getty Images

Very nice article by Margaret Swaine, a Special Correspondent to the National Post (first time I think I've ever heard Pittsburgh called "chic" though). I saw in the comments below the article someone mentioning the overabundance of cloudy days in Pittsburgh. I've been back 16 years now, I just don't get that impression at all, the weather seems very balanced.

Underrated, U.S.A.: Pittsburgh, once industrial, now chic | Travel | Life | National Post

Pittsburgh ranked #6th best market to be looking for a tech job

Report: the best and worst U.S. cities for jobs in technology | VentureBeat
http://venturebeat.com/2012/07/04/jobs-in-technology-us-cities-report/

Live, Work, Play in the Top-Ranked Pittsburgh Region - YouTube

The well done video we see being played around Pittsburgh for a while now. Particularly at the PIT airport tram!
Live, Work, Play in the Top-Ranked Pittsburgh Region - YouTube:

PITTSBURGH Development Rundown - SkyscraperPage Forum

Great collection of Pittsburgh urban development initiatives with photos (wait for it to load, can take a while depending on your connection.

PITTSBURGH | Development Rundown II - SkyscraperPage Forum

Steve Forbes: Corbett's budget brings back prosperity

Steve Forbes' encouraging op ed on the state of PA's budget and cost cutting initiatives:

http://www.goerie.com/article/20120817/OPINION08/308179994/Steve-Forbes%253A-Corbett's-budget-brings-back-prosperity

Pittsburgh, the next hipster haven?

"Pittsburgh, PA, the next hipster haven"

Hottest Cities Of The Future - Business Insider

Also, name by Business Insider as the #2 Best Performing City

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-20-best-performing-cities-in-america-2012-3#2-pittsburgh-pennsylvania-19

Delta Airlines magazine profiles Pittsburgh this month

Delta Airlines magazine profiles Pittsburgh as a "comeback city" this month

http://www.pageturnpro.com/MSP-Communications/39512-Pittsburgh/default.html#1

http://deltaskymag.delta.com/Sky-Extras/City-Profiles.aspx

Downtown residential scene on the rise

Thanks to @mstubler for the heads up on this WSJ article discussing downtown Pittsburgh's growing residential scene.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303717304577277801029471634.html

Pgh highlighted by @JonBruner in Forbes as a "Comeback City"

"in 2009, the losses turned to gain: after several years of both growing in-migration and falling out-migration, more taxpayers moved to Allegheny County than moved out that year."

Thanks to @eventsgeek for the heads up!

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/03/05/ten-american-comeback-cities-map/

Rust and the rest: Reinventing cities

The Center for Michigan highlights Pittsburgh as a model for recovery in this recent article:
http://bridgemi.com/2012/02/rust-and-the-rest-reinventing-cities