September 16, 2016
Baron Batch came to Pittsburgh as the Steelers’ seventh-round pick in the NFL’s 2011 draft out of Texas Tech University, where he was the school’s eighth-ranked, […]
July 8, 2016
Pittsburgh’s past is replete with colorful characters, spectacular sportsmen, and stellar geniuses, but George E. Smith was all three. Also known as “Pittsburgh Phil” George was […]
July 5, 2016
Very few people throughout history have had the title “emperor” bestowed upon them. There’s the Roman heads of state, Napoleon, and Chuck Noll. Although not a […]
June 1, 2016
Sophie Masloff was a woman without a college education, Jewish, and over 70 years old. She was a mayor unlike any other Pittsburgh had seen before. […]
May 16, 2016
When Susan Gregg Koger was in high school, she had no clue that her penchant for vintage clothing would lead to founding one of the nation’s […]
May 16, 2016
In 1994, Diana Napper founded The Glimmer of Hope, a nonprofit dedicated to finding a cure for breast cancer. She began this foundation to honor a […]
May 2, 2016
Elsie Hilliard Hillman spent decades getting her hands dirty to help make life better in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the United States, especially for those who have […]
February 26, 2016
Dr. Patricia George, a pulmonary hypertension specialist at UPMC, knows how little people know about this devastating illness. To raise awareness this year, Dr. George and […]
February 8, 2016
Playwright August Wilson was greatly influenced by his life in Pittsburgh. His “Pittsburgh Cycle” of 10 plays explores the Black experience in America in each decade […]