February 11, 2015
Many cities in the United States have communities of Arabs. Although not as large as the communities in places such as Detroit, Washington, D.C., or Los […]
February 11, 2015
When Slovakian immigrants came to the United States it was common for them to name settlements after their native land. That’s why we have places called […]
February 11, 2015
Croatia is a bit smaller than the state of West Virginia. Many Croatian immigrants settled in the Pittsburgh region. Therefore, this tiny country in southeastern Europe […]
February 11, 2015
Pittsburgh has experience large influxes of immigrants through its long history. Many came to the region to escape an oppressive ruler or to simply seek a […]
February 11, 2015
If cities have heartbeats, than Pittsburgh’s must thump like an oom pah pah band. Although many immigrants have flocked to the Pittsburgh area over the centuries. […]
February 11, 2015
Witamy means “welcome” in Polish and is usually used in the sense of “welcome to my home.” Pittsburgh put out the welcome mat for the Polish. […]
February 11, 2015
Though not Paris, where dogs seem to have free rein in the City of Lights, even going to bistros, salons, and on the metro with their […]
February 11, 2015
The Cultural District as we know it today took shape in the early 1980s. Pittsburgh was suffering from industrial decline and the downtown area was vacant. […]
February 11, 2015
Do you speak Pittsburghese? Not Portugese, but Pittsburghese, the dialect and lingo spoken by native Pittsburghers. Below is a short story in Pittsburghese and in English […]