November 22, 2021
If you’ve spent time of the campus of the University of Pittsburgh, the names Trees and Benedum are quite familiar. Joseph C. Trees Hall is located […]
November 1, 2021
Dia de los Muertos—or Day of the Dead—is an often misunderstood holiday in the United States. Many believe this Mexican celebration is related to Halloween. While […]
October 25, 2021
People have been celebrating Halloween—or some version of it—for more than 2,000 years. Today, many mistakenly associate this Americanized holiday with Dia de los Muertos (Day […]
October 11, 2021
This Is Not For The Faint Of Heart In 1977, Southwestern Pennsylvania experienced a series of brutal murders. It left everyone in the area on edge. […]
September 20, 2021
I was six years old the first time I went to a cemetery. It’s a day I remember clearly, even some 70 years later. I grew […]
September 13, 2021
What marks a new year? Across most of the Western world, parties leading up to midnight of January 1st celebrate a new calendar year. Often, the […]
August 30, 2021
We all look forward to that long weekend at the beginning of September. The one that celebrates Labor Day… or is it Memorial Day? Labor Day […]
August 23, 2021
Pittsburgh is the 61st largest city—by population—in the country. By 2015 data, Pittsburgh has a population of approximately 305,000 over 55.5 square miles. When Pittsburgh was […]
July 19, 2021
Some buildings just ooze style. You don’t have to be an architect to see that the Koppers Building in downtown Pittsburgh has a lot of style. […]