Chris Briem (www.briem.com)

With a major change to bus routing again on the horizon in Allegheny County, it’s worth looking back at the core route numbering scheme currently in place. We just have to be different; the routes were numbered *counterclockwise* from (sort of) true north.

Just saying... maybe correlation is causality? Just last month and now this?

Pittsburgh Regional Transit releases new draft of bus route overhaul Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s latest draft of its updated bus routes aims to bolster its most popular routes and add more rides between neighborhoods in different parts of the county.

My only comment is... whew - the 54C appears mostly preserved!
www.wesa.fm/development-...

distillation?

A bookstore in Pittsburgh has been named Pennsylvania's friendliest small business, study shows White Whale Bookstore in Bloomfield is the friendliest small business in Pennsylvania, according to the study by the Advance Funds Network.

A bookstore in Pittsburgh has been named Pennsylvania's friendliest small business, study shows

www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/n...

The entire skyscraper in Bahrain is now engulfed in flames after a direct strike by a Shahed drone.

Today. In a few hours (@4:30pm) if you are still looking for a fish fry. Come… eat… drink… listen… and question! Maybe buy a book?

Neighborhoods needed to be grouped to keep geographies consistent across decennial years where census tract boundaries changed. That grouping is due to the shift of the area under the Civic Arena moving back to tract 305 from tract 201.

This is new. Carnegie Library now has an eBook version you can check out (so yes, get/renew your library card!)

Here is something to chomp on.

Change in total # of housing units between 2010-4 and 2020-4 periods, City of Pittsburgh neighborhoods and neighborhood groups
(www.datawrapper.de/_/7ew4Z/)

It’s called age.

Required, that is.

I've pitched the book enough. Am not a customer, but someday. A Pittsburgh firm taking chicken reservations for 2026. (rentthechicken.com/about)

Sorry, I should have made clear, this reflects inflation-adjusted data. Added a note here:

Sorry.. I forget what platform I am on. Twitter is full of folks bashing the city of Pittsburgh gratuitously all the time, not here.

Where are my city of Pittsburgh bashers? This is actually remarkable:

Missed the book launch? Mark your calendars. This is for next month Downtown at the HYP Club on Thursday, March 26th @6pm. Free and open to the public, but registration may be retired.

AHYP History Series: Beyond Steel - Pittsburgh's Reluctant Reinvention
www.eventbrite.com/e/ahyp-histo...?

Thanks much... and thanks for past advice!

Accenture has begun monitoring staff use of its Al tools as part of how it decides top-level promotions, as consultancies push reluctant employees to adopt the technology. The Dublin-headquartered firm told associate directors and senior managers that promotion to leadership positions would require "regular adoption" of AI, according to people familiar with the matter and an internal email seen by the FT. This month Accenture started to collect data on individual weekly log-ins to its AI tools for some senior employees. "Use of our key tools will be a visible input to talent discussions" during this summer's leadership-level promotion decisions, the email said. The New York-listed group says it has more than 550,000 people trained in generative AL.

If you want to keep your bullshit job you will be required to mind-meld with the bullshit machine.

February news and reviews Christopher Briem’s Beyond Steel is reviewed in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, where it’s hailed as “an excellent history of the region’s defeats and resurrections.”

Another big month for KSUP authors, including @chrisbriem.bsky.social, Nina Mandell, Martin Bush, and others. See all the latest news and reviews in our February roundup.

Again, for hyperlocal peeps. Note a time change for this on Friday this week. Now 4:30-6:00pm

Squad of Misfits: The Story of Connie Hawkins and the Pittsburgh Pipers Northwestern Pennsylvania's brush with professional basketball

My latest: “[Connie Hawkins is] playing a very fast game of chess," observed one sportswriter. "He knows what's happening everywhere." #skystorians #history #basketball #Pittsburgh #NBAsky

www.eriereader.com/article/squa...

Trump is reshaping how the federal government presents Black history - Poynter Agencies have revised exhibits, removed materials and faced lawsuits over historical interpretation

www.poynter.org/fact-checkin...

I mean, he’s the cubic regression guy, yes?

And next Thursday at 6pm Downtown. Technically, you need to register for through local alumni groups of like 12 schools. But if interested, and don't have a friend who can register you, send me a message.

Bonus: Mike Madison

More info: upenn.imodules.com/s/1587/gid2/...

Author Talk and Signing Beyond Steel: Pittsburgh and the Economics of Transformation Friendship Perk and Brew 300 S. Pacific Ave. Friday February 27th Noon to 1:30pm

For local peeps who couldn't make the book launch. No Brian O and likely a smaller event, but a week from Friday (see below). Menu includes fish, so knock out your fish fry for the day.

Good recent read on why the Shell cracker plant in Beaver County is an economic bust for the company:
cen.acs.org/business/pet...

It’s Lent (not Fish Fry Season) and the Pittsburgh Lenten Fish Fry Map is back for 2026!

codeforpittsburgh.github.io/fishfrymap/

Thank you

Thanks much!