Pittsburgh
Facing tremors, insomnia and pain, Pittsburgh-based artist John Peña searched for answers — and came to blame the noxious air in his neighborhood. Read John’s amazing chronicle of his shifting ailments captured through several years of daily sketches. (via PublicSource; support independent media!)
Welcome to town, Pittsburgh Riveters! It’s great that we are adding a pre-professional women’s soccer team to our city’s incredible sports legacy. Our family is looking forward to supporting when the season kicks off next spring.
Update: Dani on Bluesky rightly pointed out that the Riveters are not a professional team, but rather a pre-professional team in the USL W League. This post has been updated to reflect that detail.
Tomlinisms hit different when the Steelers are sitting atop the AFC North. Coach Tomlin responding to a question about motivational tactics used in a closed-door locker room after Sunday’s win over the Broncos:
I can’t give you all the ingredients to the hot dog. You might not like it.
Looks like Russell Wilson will miss the Pittsburgh Steelers' season opener, which means it will be the Justin Fields show against the Falcons. I’m honestly really excited about this development. Question: If Fields plays lights out and brings home the win, how could they take QB1 away from him?
We took advantage of the spectacular weather in Western Pennsylvania today and made a day trip to Ohiopyle, a cool little adventure town located about 75 miles southeast of Pittsburgh on the Yougiogheny River. Lots of hiking, biking and whitewater to enjoy there.
Green Day was absolutely fantastic last night. They played 37 songs (Dookie and American Idiot in their entirety, along with some other bangers) and blew the doors off PNC Park for nearly 3 hours. It’s so great to see a band kicking ass like that after three decades.
Someone is cruising Pittsburgh’s downtown and North Side neighborhoods to tag fresh piles of dog excrement with political paraphernalia and the Pittsburgh City Paper needs some answers:
I wasn’t expecting to nearly step in bedazzled dog doo on my way to Le Gourmandine. It was a bizarre sight: nearly fresh canine excrement with little flags donning the phrases “TRUMP DUMP” and “Trumpin’ ‘n Dumpin” stuck into the turds with toothpicks and topped with patriotic sprinkles. So many questions.