August 10, 2020
July 13, 2020
“Cambria” is the Latinized term for the what the people of ancient Wales called their country Cymru. Cambria County shares that name perhaps because, like Wales, […]
July 6, 2020
“How do you get to Carnegie Hall?” The corny answer to this old joke was always, “Practice, Practice, Practice.” This rings true for the legendary Pittsburgh […]
June 29, 2020
In 1963, Pennsylvania passed the Community College Act, enabling regions throughout the state to create institutes of higher education. It came in response to the increasing […]
June 1, 2020
We live, work, worship, and play here, but do we know how some of the towns, boroughs, and municipalities around us acquired their names? Some are […]
May 18, 2020
We’ve had labor disputes, strikes, and lockouts that have temporarily suspended seasons, and our sports teams have endured wars and the terrorists attack of 9/11. Below […]
May 4, 2020
Robert Morris was known as the “Financier of the American Revolution” and was such a financial wizard that after the war, President George Washington offered him […]
February 3, 2020
We live, work, worship, and play here, but do we know how some of the towns, boroughs, and municipalities around us acquired their names? Some are […]
January 13, 2020
The city of Pittsburgh was named for the noted politician and statesman, William Pitt the Elder (not to be confused with his son, William Pitt the […]