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TRANSFORMATION CITY »
Showcasing a 'New America'
The Pittsburgh region has survived wrenching economic change and emerged with a balanced, innovation-driven economy renowned for health care and life sciences, technology and robotics, higher education and research, financial services, advanced manufacturing and renewable energy.
NEIGHBORHOODS »
A City Full of Diversity
As a city full of diversity, you will love exploring the culture, food, and atmosphere of Pittsburgh’s 89 unique and ethnically distinctive neighborhoods. Pittsburgh’s downtown is full of the city hustle and bustle, and Squirrel Hill has the quaint charm of a main street-like community. Meanwhile, Oakland, with its many universities, supplies a uniquely intellectual atmosphere. Pittsburgh’s neighborhoods and the unique people in them are just waiting for you to come and visit!.
Pittsburgh Bloggers
Pittsburgh Bloggers - Write here in Pittsburgh
Contact: Cynthia Closkey, ccloskey@bigbigdesign.comPittsburgh Bloggers is a volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting blogging and social media in the Pittsburgh region and throughout southwestern Pennsylvania.
The organization was founded in October 2004. Local bloggers who had been reading each others' posts online wanted both to get to know each other "in real life" and to make it easier to find blogs that were written in and about Pittsburgh.
Mike Woycheck, Anne Brannen, Cynthia Closkey, Vanessa Kristoff Fine and Christina Schulman worked together to compile lists of local blogs. Woycheck created an online directory, www.pghbloggers.org, that not only served to highlight local blogs but also syndicated and aggregated their content, making it easier to discover what Pittsburgh is blogging about at any moment.
In three days, the directory went from listing 60 to 130 blogs. Today, the directory has grown to include over 900 websites. Pittsburgh was highlighted as the third "bloggiest" city in the U.S. in 2007.
The Pittsburgh Bloggers organization continues to support the efforts of local bloggers, podcasters, vloggers, and other social media creators through quarterly get-togethers, announcements about blogging opportunities, and informational and educational events.
MEDIA »
Media Resources
Get the inside scoop while you report on Pittsburgh. Find story ideas and media contacts that have the information you need to make deadline.
Media Library
Before you file your story, get the finishing touches right here. From still photography to high-definition B-roll, we have the tools you need to make an impact on your audience.
QUALITY OF LIFE »
Life in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is home to a cultural phenomenon celebrating our unique history and the people who make this city special. Surprisingly affordable and very livable, it’s no wonder so many people are choosing to make Pittsburgh home.
