Chris Briem (www.briem.com)

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Obituary: Wilkinsburg attorney Paul O'Hanlon was a fierce advocate for disability rights Paul O’Hanlon moved through life in a wheelchair, but he always stood up for people.  The Wilkinsburg attorney fought relentlessly, from council...

Sad... Just caught that Paul O'Hanlon passed last week. A loss for Pittsburgh.
www.post-gazette.com/news/obituar...

Harry Gottlieb
Pittsburgh at Night, c. 1937

National Gallery of Art

It’s not supposed to put you to sleep!

Don’t come for me, come for Brian O., but mark your calendars. RSVPs required to attend in person: whitewhalebookstore.com/events

Model Trains + McKeesport -> weekends in December.

Wait! What? He went to Carnegie Tech? Things I ought to know.

Can I suggest a book to preorder (via the independent book store of your choice)!

cc: @jmjournalist.bsky.social

Point to the denizen of Lawrenceville flying a large commonwealth of Pennsylvania flag in front of their house. I hope they are a Quaker or a state rep.

Pittsburgh Press, January 10, 1978

Resident Live Births by Age of Mother
Allegheny County - Selected Age Groups - 2007 to 2024

Next you’re going to try and tell us peanut butter shouldnt be refrigerated!

James Cameron to Direct ‘Ghosts Of Hiroshima’ After ‘Avatar’ Sequels The filmmaker has purchased the rights to Charles Pellegrino's upcoming book 'Ghosts Of Hiroshima.'

I looked it up. Looks like it will be a British TV series, but also James Cameron is making a movie on Hiroshima: www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Threads

So for the record 1) I’ve actually slept in a shipping container, and 2) I’m a big fan of modular housing components, but shipping containers are not engineered for this and this is dumb.

I drove by this yesterday. I had seen news on it awhile ago. Had forgotten until I saw it.

Now I know more than 7 of you have library cards!

Briems of the world!

Beyond Steel — Allegheny County Libraries Beyond Steel — Briem, Christopher P., — <p> Learning from one Rust Belt city&#39;s postindustrial transition </p> <p>While Pittsburgh is sometimes held up as a successful example of urban reinvention ...

Ok, this is neat. You can reserve a loan now from the Carnegie Library.

acl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S2...

Just $5k more…

Casa San José, un ejemplo de apoyo a los migrantes en Pittsburgh | Stories | 55018522028 Estados Unidos se ha convertido en uno de los mayores focos de atención sobre el tema migratorio en el mundo. Organizaciones de derechos humanos han s...

"Casa San José, an example of support for migrants in Pittsburgh"
efs.efeservicios.com/reportaje/ca...

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And there it is.. the location for the new plant promised as part of the Nippon deal.

ArkansasOnline: Pittsburgh-based steelmaking giant U.S. Steel, ..., plans to build a new metals plant at the Big River site as part of the company's plan to invest $11 billion in its domestic operations by 2028.

A certain irony that it appears to me that a reporter from Pittsburgh broke this story.

Homepage | Arkansas Democrat Gazette The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette is the largest source for award-winning news and opinion that matters to you. Featuring up to the minute breaking news and the most in-depth Razorback, business, and poli...

And there it is.. the location for the new plant promised as part of the Nippon deal.

ArkansasOnline: Pittsburgh-based steelmaking giant U.S. Steel, ..., plans to build a new metals plant at the Big River site as part of the company's plan to invest $11 billion in its domestic operations by 2028.

Washington Post quite positive on the city of Pittsburgh today.

"How this major city became one of America’s most affordable for home buyers"
wapo.st/4hQQxYiThe

Tiny house before tiny houses were cool.

NIH under Trump wanted to cut indirect research costs to 15%. Pitt just signed an agreement at 59% Pitt and the Department of Health and Human Services have agreed to maintain the school’s current 59% reimbursement rate for ancillary research costs through 2029.

Scoop: The University of Pittsburgh will maintain its current federal funding for indirect research costs after cuts announced earlier this year threatened to push one of the region’s major research institutions off a financial cliff.

www.wesa.fm/health-scien...

Factoid of the day - workforce edition.

Workers Age 65 and Over in the Pittsburgh MSA, 1998 to 2024

24.9%