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September 08, 2007

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Sounds like you are having a good time.

Long live Rick Allen!!!

I can appreciate the alliteration in this post's title, but Pittsburgh is not just a steel town anymore, people! We're fighting and fighting this image all the time, and since I write for a publication (www.popcitymedia.com) that strives to highlight Pittsburgh's current strengths, I feel obliged to point out that the city has a lively arts scene, a strong hi-tech sector, advanced bio-tech businesses, an impressive medical research and innovation environment, and sophisticated green (environmentally-friendly) buildings. Oh, and it was just named the Most Livable City in America by Rand McNally.

That's my soapbox and I'm getting off of it now. Thank you for indulging me.

p.s. If you like Primanti's, try the "O" in Oakland. I think it's open 24-7 as well. They have killer fries (order a small, trust me) and very decent pizza. Oh, and forties of beer, I think, if you’re into that kind of thing. Plus you can't beat the (lack of) ambiance.

I am sure that you already know this, but you must go to the Andy Warhol Museum. They will give you a pair of gloves and you can go through a box from his archives.

Jennifer - I have absolutely no beef with Pittsburgh and have had a good time here. I knew nothing of the place before I got here and given that I drove by what looked to me to be a "smoke stack memorial" a few times on the way to the festival, and have read "steel city" several times in local publications in relation to the place, it's still here. Nothing wrong with that either.

I lived in Dayton, Ohio, for several years, and love it dearly, so know from cities that suffer a negative reputation, particularly related to one dying industry or the other. There was absolutely no need for us to deny where the city had been in order to embrace the future. There's obviously a lot of pride here in Pittsburgh related to its history. Who cares about labels? Not me. That's why I use them all the time. Nice way to defuse the negative impact, I think.

I think I linked to your publication? Maybe not - don't know, I'm tired...but at the very least I saw it!

Thanks, Laurie. I totally agree that we don't have to deny the past in order to embrace the future. I didn't meant come off sounding angry or crazy. :) And I'm glad you had a good time in "the 'Burgh"! I missed the Irish Festival this year, alas.

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