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As local demand for food assistance soars, the annual State College CROP Hunger Walk returns next weekend. The food bank in State College is helping about 600 households a month.
For @StateCollegecom: bit.ly/4ybpWvy
"It didn't matter who you were, what clique you were in, what you aligned with — [Josh] could find commonality among everyone and somehow bring them all together."
The nearly daylong Brownie Bash fundraiser will honor Josh Brown. For @StateCollegecom: bit.ly/4zczrvr
"Pittsburgh deserves more good things, and especially this area."
The Cultural District used to be a red-light district. As it digs out from the pandemic, this 14-block stretch of Downtown keeps evolving.
September's @PittsburghMag cover story dives in: bit.ly/4xNO5bo
The early warm weather that messed with Pennsylvania's fruit crops this year could have a lingering effect on tick activity in the commonwealth. New for @StateCollegecom: bit.ly/4aGgveS
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"When they wrapped after about an hour, their direction was clear: The region would pool money and influence to chase one of the landmark prizes in professional sports"
Read more about how the @NFL draft came to Pittsburgh, via @asmeltz for @PittsburghMag bit.ly/4e2fsZ8
"My words, not his: I was a pain in his ass and just constantly pushing him."
—@JoshShapiroPA on how he lobbied @nflcommish for an @NFLDraft in Pittsburgh
Behind the scenes for @PittsburghMag: bit.ly/4bZYxDV
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I’ve been around Pittsburgh for a while (though I didn’t exist in 1962) but had never heard of this early-1960s plan to basically roof Panther Hollow and turn it into a nuclear-powered research hub. Thankfully we have @chrisbriem to unearth such moments publicsource.org/pittsburgh-…
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I'm a meteorologist, not a geologist or seismologist, but I *think* (but am not positive) Pitt's seismograph at the Allegheny Observatory recorded that big, Russian #earthquake. It would take about 10-15 minutes for the waves to travel from the epicenter to #Pittsburgh.
“When I saw a State College therapist for the first time in the early 2000s, I told barely anyone. … I had no interest in letting people into that truth.
“Today that toxic quiet around mental health is fading.”
For @StateCollegecom: bit.ly/405ucyF
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"Running buses throughout the day instead of focusing solely on commuter patterns can help restore ridership."
publicsource.org/prt-pittsbu… @asmeltz @PublicSourcePA
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Bruce Springsteen to release seven 'lost' albums bbc.in/3R3hrQe
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scoop: Eugene Robinson is leaving The Washington Post, per an email he sent to the staff this morning
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Booker told reporters on the hill after he left the floor that he started fasting on Friday (!) and stopped drinking water Sunday in anticipation for the marathon speech.
So bathroom breaks weren’t an issue but dehydration and muscle cramping was.
inquirer.com/politics/senato…
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Do you use public transit in or around Pittsburgh and Allegheny County? Know someone who does? If yes, you might want to have your eye on the public comment process, starting Monday, regarding potential huge service cuts and a fare hike. Details: publicsource.org/pittsburgh-…
No service after 11 p.m.
Forty bus routes gone.
Fare increases of nearly 10%.
This is what @PGHtransit riders could face in February, agency leaders said today.
Full story at @PublicSourcePA: bit.ly/4iKveaj
Today @CityCastPgh delves into prospective deep cuts at @PGHtransit, how they could play out and what happens next.
Thanks to City Cast for the chance to discuss @PublicSourcePA's reporting. @meganharris13 always keeps it interesting: bit.ly/42evKYr
"This is actually shocking."
@MartyGriffinKD and I talked today about possible deep cuts that could confront @PGHtransit riders. For the live @KDKARadio segment: bit.ly/4hHVq4c
And for the @PublicSourcePA story: bit.ly/4ibTVwr
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Incredible historic newsreel footage of #Pittsburgh's "Great St. Patrick’s Day Flood" of 1936. Over 100,000 buildings were destroyed and the damage was estimated at about $250 million ($4.3 billion today). – at West View, PA
Exclusive: @PGHtransit is set to propose its single largest service cut in decades. Fare increases, too.
New this morning for @PublicSourcePA: bit.ly/4ibTVwr
