Journalists Roundtable is on the road at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette this week. In Harrisburg, the House was the center of legislative action as it considered four bills further privatizing the sale of wine and spirits, both at the wholesale and retail level. They also discussed a charter school bill that could save $27 million. As the primary election nears on May 18, incumbent first-term mayor Bill Peduto faces opposition in the primary from two contenders. Uber, the ride sharing service, has been in the news in the Pittsburgh area because it plans a Pittsburgh-based driverless car facility. Also, earlier this year, the governor announced the closure of a prison in Pittsburgh, a move expected to save $81 mllion. This week’s guests are from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Chris Potter, Reporter; Adam Smeltz; Reporter; and Brian O’Neill, Columnist. Our host is Brian Lockman.
PA Books: The Life & Songs of Stephen Foster
The Life and Songs of Stephen Foster offers an engaging reassessment of the life, politics, and legacy of the misunderstood father of American music. Once revered the world over, Foster’s plantation songs, like “Old Folks at Home” and “My Old Kentucky Home,” fell from grace in the wake of the Civil Rights Movement due to […]
Bicycle Heaven
Located in Pittsburgh’s North Side, Bicycle Heaven bills itself as the country’s largest bicycle museum. Close to 2,000 bikes ranging from vintage to new are on display; including the Bowden Spacelander, the first fiberglass bike. Two floors of bicycles, accessories, and exhibits are just the beginning of what this unique museum has to offer. Join […]
PA Books: “Beyond Rust”
Beyond Rust chronicles the rise, fall, and rebirth of metropolitan Pittsburgh, an industrial region that once formed the heart of the world’s steel production and is now touted as a model for reviving other hard-hit cities of the Rust Belt. Writing in clear and engaging prose, historian and area native Allen Dieterich-Ward provides a new […]
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