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Pittsburgh is a world-class city with unique topography, culture and heritage, and is eminently writable. Find out what writers at these national and international publications think about our city.

"Steel City For a Steal"

Baltimore Sun, August 12, 2007

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Thomas Wolfe said you can't go home again, but Baltimore Sun writer Susan Reimer does just that. "There is nothing quite like the view of the Golden Triangle… when you emerge from the Fort Pitt Tunnel," she writes as she wonders whether it was a mistake to leave those many years ago.

"Rediscovering Pittsburgh"

Chicago Sun-Times, July 29, 2007

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Chicago Sun-Times writer Julia Klein rediscovers her hometown. It's a city transformed with the writer's visits to "otherworldly" spots such as the Carnegie Musuem of Art and Natural History, Phipps Conservatory and more.

"Pittsburgh: On The Riverfronts"

New York Times, July 27, 2007

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Pittsburgh is a perfect example of a 19th-century American city that has reinvented itself for the 21st century, and children are among the prime beneficiaries of this rebirth. Baseball, dinosaurs, science, pink flamingoes or Pop Art, Pittsburgh has it all covered.

"In Pittsburgh, Nosh Around the Clock"

Washington Post, April 15, 2007

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A whirlwind tour of Pittsburgh's Strip District, a dense center of food and culture in Downtown Pittsburgh. This article explores some distinctive places for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

"The City of Bridges"

PopCity, September 2006

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An account of Bob Regan and Tim Fabian's Bridges of Pittsburgh, the definitive guide in words and images to all 446 bridges within the city limits. This book examines the history and culture of Pittsburgh's renowned spans in all their engineering and design diversity, from aqueduct to hot metal bridge, and offers ten suggested bridge tours.

"Top 10 Unique Things to Pittsburgh"

PopCity, September 20, 2006

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Pittsburgh's bridges are well-known, but what about its 24,108 vertical feet of outdoor steps? The city's unusually dense hills and ravines lend its neighborhoods the character of 'alpine villages' and have given us the world-famous view from Mt. Washington. Add the International Poetry Forum, the National Aviary, and an iconic sandwich with fries and coleslaw built right in, and it's easy to see why Pittsburghers are so fiercely loyal to their hometown.

"How now brown town?"

The Economist, September 14, 2006

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The Economist takes a rosy view of Pittsburgh's post-industrial fortunes, touting the city's successes in brownfield reclamation, mine subsidence and urban redevelopment.

"Pittsburgh's Vast Artistic Pleasures"

The Erickson Tribune, August 15, 2006

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Pittsburgh is the birthplace of American philanthropy. Entrepreneurs with names like Carnegie, Mellon and Frick created a culture of support for the arts that lives on today in the Andy Warhol Museum, the Mattress Factory, the Carnegie Museum of Art, and outdoor installations scattered throughout the city.

"A Neighborhood on the Brink (of Trendy)"

New York Times, August 13, 2006

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The Times looks into the vibrant South Side Slopes, where chic new $600,000 condos and trendy restaurants are upping the ante for Pittsburgh's urban redevelopment.

"Pittsburgh offers world-class art"

Cincinnati Enquirer, July 23, 2006

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A look at Pittsburgh's unique artistic offerings, including the only U.S. appearance of the exhibition Fierce Friends: Artists + Animals 1750-1900 at the Carnegie Museum of Art, and The 'F' Word, an exhibit featuring 10 contemporary female artists at the Andy Warhol Museum.

"The Scenic Route"

Continental Airlines Inflight Magazine, June, 2006

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A tour of downtown Pittsburgh's impressive history and architecture along its miles of reclaimed riverside trails and byways.