Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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State rep promises bill to block Pittsburgh's tuition taxSearch post-gazette.com: State rep promises bill to block Pittsburgh's tuition tax An effort to block Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's proposed 1 percent tuition tax has begun in Harrisburg. State Rep. Paul Costa, D-Allegheny,... In this article: Tax, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Luke Ravenstahl, Revenue, Paul Costa, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and Preemption |
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Pttisburgh Post-Gazette | 20 hours ago
Pittsburgh to reconsider Save-A-Lot as Hill District grocery
Search post-gazette.com: Pittsburgh to reconsider Save-A-Lot as Hill District grocery The city plans to meet with St. Louis-based Save-A-Lot to gauge its interest in building a store in the Hill District, now that Kuhn's Market has...
In this article: Save-A-Lot, Pittsburgh, Luke Ravenstahl, Post-Gazette, Penguins, and Yarone Zober
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Pttisburgh Post-Gazette | 23 hours ago
2 Pittsburgh board members set meeting Monday on school closings
Search post-gazette.com: 2 Pittsburgh board members set meeting Monday on school closings Two Pittsburgh school board members have set up their own citywide meeting for Monday so the public can comment on a school closing proposal and...
In this article: Pittsburgh, Post-Gazette, and Pittsburgh
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Cincinatti Football | 1 day ago
UC Alumni Association To Hold Pregame Event In Pittsburgh
...the UC football team's showdown with Pittsburgh for the BIG EAST Conference Championship. McFadden's is located at 211 N. Shore Drive, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15212. It's across the street from Heinz Field. For directions and parking info for Heinz...
In this article: Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Heinz Field, and Cincinnati
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Centre Daily Times | 1 day ago
Recap: Ottawa vs. Pittsburgh
Chris Phillips scored a pair of third-period goals and Pascal Leclaire made 25 saves, as Ottawa blasted Pittsburgh, 6-2, at Scotiabank Place. Chris Kelly had a goal and an assist for the Senators, who won back-to-back games for the first...
In this article: Ottawa, Pittsburgh, Marc-Andre Fleury, Chris Phillips, Jonathan Cheechoo, Matt Carkner, Milan Michalek, Tampa Bay, Penguins, and Evgeni Malkin
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Miami Herald | 1 day ago
NFL Preview - Pittsburgh (6-3) at Kansas City (2-7)
...but did watch returner Bernard Scott take a kickoff 96 yards for a first-quarter score that was the game's only touchdown. Pittsburgh, meanwhile, went 0-for-4 in the red zone and had to settle for four field goals by kicker Jeff Reed.
In this article: Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City, Kansas City Chiefs, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, NFL, Raiders, Bengals, Cincinnati, and Arrowhead Stadium
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San Diego Union-Tribune | 2 days ago
Former Pittsburgh anchor Cannon arrested in Calif.
Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 8:04 a.m. PITTSBURGH A former Pittsburgh news anchor has been arrested in California for failing to serve drunken driving sentences in two western Pennsylvania cases. Sixty-nine-year-old Don Cannon, whose...
In this article: Pittsburgh, California, Allegheny County, Wtae-tv, Kdka-tv, Allegheny, and Carlsbad
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Pttisburgh Post-Gazette | 2 days ago
Ravenstahl says he has votes to pass Pittsburgh's tuition tax
Search post-gazette.com: Ravenstahl says he has votes to pass Pittsburgh's tuition tax The tuition tax has the votes to win approval. That was the message at a news conference this morning at which Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl...
In this article: Luke Ravenstahl, Tax, Pittsburgh, and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Pttisburgh Post-Gazette | 2 days ago
Pittsburgh may study value of services to tax-exempt facilities
Search post-gazette.com: Pittsburgh may study value of services to tax-exempt facilities Pittsburgh City Council today gave its initial approval to legislation to study the value of property held by tax-exempt institutions, estimate the...
In this article: Pittsburgh, Tax, Luke Ravenstahl, Revenue, Post-Gazette, and Boston
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AP Online | 3 days ago
Pittsburgh-Baltimore to remain night game Nov. 29
NEW YORK (AP) - The Pittsburgh-Baltimore matchup Nov. 29 will remain the Sunday night game even though NBC had the option of picking another contest. The NFL said Tuesday that the Arizona-Tennessee game that day will start at 4:15 p.m....
In this article: Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, NFL, General Electric Co., NEW YORK, Arizona, Tennessee, and NBC
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USATODAY.com | 5 days ago
Pittsburgh eyes students' wallets
"They're not paying a dime for any city services," Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl says of students at Pittsburgh's seven colleges. Pittsburgh wants to tax one of its most abundant resources: students. The city is home to seven...
In this article: Tax, Pittsburgh, Luke Ravenstahl, Pittsburgh, Revenue, Providence College, Pittsburgh Council on Higher Education, and Carnegie Mellon
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Description from Wikipedia:
Pittsburgh (pronounced: /ˈpɪtsbɚg/ (originally pronounced: /ˈpɪtsb(ə)rə/)) is the second largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with a city proper population of 312,819 in 55.5 sq mi, and the eight-county consolidated metropolitan area population is 2,462,571. The city averages 5,636 people per sq mi and has an urban oriented job market ranking 6th in the nation for jobs located in the urban core. Pittsburgh is the county seat of Allegheny County, which has a population of 1,281,666. Downtown is built on a triangular tract of land where the Allegheny River and Monongahela River meet to form the Ohio River. The skyline features 151 high-rise buildings, 446 bridges, two inclined railways, and a pre-revolutionary fortification. Pittsburgh is known colloquially as "The City of Bridges" and "The Steel City" for its many bridges and former steel manufacturing base.
While the city is historically known for its steel industry, today it is largely based on healthcare, education, technology, robotics, fashion, and financial services. The city has made great strides in redeveloping abandonded industrial sites with new housing, shopping and offices, such as the SouthSide Works. While Pittsburgh faced economic troubles in the mid 1970's as steel left, modern Pittsburgh is economically strong. The housing market is relatively stable despite a national subprime mortgage crisis, and Pittsburgh has added jobs in 2008 even as the national economy is in a significant jobs recession. This positive economic news is in contrast to 30 years ago when Pittsburgh lost its manufacturing base as those jobs moved offshore.
- Name:
- City of Pittsburgh
- Also Known As:
- City of Bridges, Steel City, City of Champions, The 'Burgh, Iron City, The Smoky City, Steel Town, The College City, Roboburgh
- Motto:
- Benigno Numine ("With the Benevolent Deity" also translated as "By the favor of heaven")
- Founding Date:
- March 18, 1816
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 58.3
- Total Area (km):
- 151.1
- Land Area (sq mi):
- 55.5
- Land Area (km):
- 143.9
- Water Area (sq mi):
- 2.8
- Water Area (km):
- 7.1
- Elevation (ft):
- 1223
- Elevation (m):
- 372.77
- Time Zone:
- EST
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