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Pittsburgh Newsday Tuesday
I thought the above title was pretty catchy, so I decided it will stay. As most people are learning, via the radio, the newspaper, or local news television. Mayor Luke Ravenstahl went on KDKA last night and while talking…
Continue reading...BEER + Giant Eagle = Awesome!
19. November 2009
Woo!!! Today is a wonderful day! I just read that Giant Eagle has again applied to add more locations that sell beer around the area. Nothing makes me happier than seeing beer in a grocery store….
Continue reading...Pittsburgh’s “Education Privilege Tax”
17. November 2009
Well thanks to all the people that voted for the awesome boy wonder Mayor Luke Ravenstahl in Pittsburgh. I’m sure people thought the little doozie he let go last week about his proposal for…
Continue reading...Mayor Luke Ravenstahl Re-Elected
4. November 2009
Or should I say Mayor Re-electedstahl won in a landslide? Either way, he’s here for another 4 years, and I find it surprising. Most people I talked to yesterday complained and said “I didn’t vote for him!” I personally don’t care…
Continue reading...Pittsburgh Firefighters-Random Drug Tests
27. October 2009
Mayor Luke Ravenstahl is upset. He’s upset that so many firefighters are getting arrested via drug charges, and he’s had enough of it. So for the first time ever in the city…
Continue reading...Table Games Could Keep Libraries Running
22. October 2009
Mayor Luke Ravenstahl is offended at the thought of closing any number of branch libraries around the city. The proposed bill that’s close to being approved, would enable some of the table game revenue to be allocated…
Continue reading...G20 Summit Arrested In Court Today
21. October 2009
Today is the day that most of the 92 people that were arrested during the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, will face their day in court. I for one have no problems with any of this, and most of them were probably doing something…
Continue reading...Rivers Casino Makes Partial Payment…..Finally
9. October 2009
Today in the news, it turns out that the Rivers Casino finally put in a partial payment for the Console Energy Arena. Due to the projected earnings being lower than they should be, it’s been taking a major toll on the casino’s credit rating..
Continue reading...Dan Onorato To Announce Candidacy For Governor
6. October 2009
Well, in an unsurprising turn of events Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato will officially announce Tuesday that he wants to run for Governor of Pennsylvania. He will be traveling across the state of Pennsylvania making…
Continue reading...Hill District Tent City Grows
23. September 2009
Over in the Hill District, while the city was preparing for the G-20 Summit, erecting fences, and boarding up businesses, a small tent community filled with protesters was camping and preparing for their protests in order to be organized for the two day summit meetings. On Wylie Avenue in the Hill District…
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24. November 2009
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