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Potter's Field
What's the Matter With Jason Altmire?
... Nothing a massive transplant won't fix
By Chris Potter | November 19, 2009

Class Conflict
Old Pittsburgh versus New Pittsburgh
By Chris Potter | November 12, 2009

Can We Switch to De-Calfe?
State rep is better at McCarthyism than McCarthy
By Chris Potter | October 29, 2009

Read 'Em and Weep
Library closings are the same old story
By Chris Potter | October 15, 2009

Police Misstate
Just like pepper spray, the G-20 leaves a bitter aftertaste
By Chris Potter | October 1, 2009


This Just In
This Just In: November 19 - 26
Highlights from the local TV news: A Grave Situation
By Frances Sansig Monahan | November 19, 2009

This Just In: November 12 - 19
Highlights from the local TV news: Brownie Points
By Frances Sansig Monahan | November 12, 2009

This Just In: November 5 - 12
Highlights from the local TV news: Dispensing Forgiveness
By Frances Sansig Monahan | November 5, 2009

This Just In: October 29 - November 5
Highlights from the local TV news: Indian Bummer
By Frances Sansig Monahan | October 29, 2009

This Just In: October 22 - 29
Highlight from the local TV news: The Buck Stops Here
By Frances Sansig Monahan | October 22, 2009


Savage Love
Savage Love
I am a happily married, happily nonmonogamous male. We are not wild swinger types.
By Dan Savage | November 19, 2009

Savage Love
I am a 30-year-old woman, married for five years. Lately I have become more aware that I am turned on by the idea of bondage, specifically men locked up in chastity devices.
By Dan Savage | November 12, 2009

Savage Love
I'm a 20-year-old girl, and I've been dating my boyfriend for two years. Like most straight guys, he's happy to be with a girl who likes girls.
By Dan Savage | November 5, 2009

Savage Love
I'm a 67-year-old woman, almost 68, who has been married four times -- once widowed (with three kids in their 40s who've turned out pretty well), divorced three times. I recently met someone online: 48, a wealthy, educated man with two boys, 12 and 14.
By Dan Savage | October 29, 2009

Savage Love
I'm a straight teen-age male, but I can't climax unless I am stimulating my anus or rectum. I use various objects like cucumbers.
By Dan Savage | October 22, 2009


You Had to Ask
Photographer Eugene Smith's iconic portrait of 1950s Pittsburgh brought "Dream Street" to life. Where is Dream Street located?
Question submitted by: Stephen Willing, Mars
As you'd expect, Dream Street is located in the realm of myth. And in the vaults of the city's Public Works department.  Some background for readers who aren't fascinated by images of mid-century Pittsburgh: During the 1950s, former Life magazine photographer W. Eugene Smith was commissioned to photograph the city for author Stefan Lorant.
By Chris Potter | October 8, 2009

What was the name of the burlesque house that used to be on Diamond Street (excuse me, Forbes Avenue) between Smithfield and Wood? What do you know of its history?
Question submitted by: Rick Hannegan, McCandless
The naked truth about a Downtown burlesque house.
By Chris Potter | July 16, 2009

Why are the 31st and 40th Street bridges arched so much? It's not like they have to allow room for tall-masted ships to pass underneath ...
Question submitted by: Robert Wertz
Don't be too sure. The mayor has talked about putting windmills on Mount Washington -- it's all about renewable energy these days.
By Chris Potter | June 18, 2009

Why do so many Pittsburghers think that the city is their personal dump site?
Question submitted by: Ann Rosenthal, Bloomfield
Hey, it's nothing a few $1,000 trash cans emblazoned with the mayor's name can't fix. And to be fair, a lot of that trash is likely being dumped not by residents, but by unscrupulous housing contractors and auto garages trying to avoid disposal fees.
March 19, 2009

To what extent was the streetcar used in Pittsburgh, and when did it stopped being used for transportation?
Question submitted by: Mauren Antkowski and Paul Pedersen, Friendship
Let's face it: If Potemkin Villages had rail-transit systems, they'd look like ours. We have a grand total of three "subway stops" Downtown, and two light-rail routes serving the same part of town -- the South Hills.
By Chris Potter | November 20, 2008


Incoming
Letters to the editor: November 18 - 25
Feedback from our readers: Protesting the coverage of his protest of the protesters
November 19, 2009

Letters to the Editor: June 10 - 17
Important news: Mon-Monkeys do not exist.
June 11, 2009


Pittsburgh n'@
Pittsburgh n'@
Dispatches from the blogosphere: Jeff Reed: Defender Of Public Urination
October 29, 2009

Pittburgh n'@
Dispatches from the blogosphere: G-20 angst
September 24, 2009

Pittsburgh n'@
More Craziness, This Time in Pittsburgh    I've only [visited] Pittsburgh, but I had a really good time. It definitely fulfills the Tourism Department's slogan, "Pittsburgh: It's Not as Bad as it Used to Be!" Seriously, though, I experienced no noticeable pollution, it was mostly compact and walkable, the trolleys were cool, and it was visually just a fascinating place to explore.
August 20, 2009

Pittsburgh n'@
Dispatches from the blogosphere: Did ESPN give Big Ben a break?
July 30, 2009

Pittsburgh n'@
Dispatches from the blogosphere: The hallowed cookie table.
July 23, 2009


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