For the second event of the summer season Open Streets organizers unveiled a new route stretching from the North Side, through Downtown, and up into the historic Hill District. This was my second time volunteering for the event so I was out early in the light Saturday morning traffic beneath some ominous storm clouds. After … Continue reading OpenStreetsPGH June 2024 (w/ video!)
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Pirates 2022 Home Opener
The Pittsburgh Pirates held their home opener at PNC Park on April 12th. First pitch was scheduled for 4:12 PM, a deliberately specific start time that sought to establish hometown Yinzer synergy with the 4/12 game date and Pittsburgh’s 412 area code. I had been eagerly anticipating opening day since I hadn’t attended a Pirates … Continue reading Pirates 2022 Home Opener
King Assassination: 50 years later
On April 4th 1968 Martin Luther King Jr was killed by an assassin's bullet. In the immediate aftermath African Americans took to the streets of several U.S. cities in a wave of riots and unrest that lasted for days. The killing of the most visible and influential figure of the civil rights movement provoked an … Continue reading King Assassination: 50 years later