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City Also Recognized as one of the World's Cleanest Cities Places Rated Almanac has once again ranked Pittsburgh as America's most livable city. Pittsburgh beat out San Francisco, Seattle, Washington and Boston for the bragging rights. This is the second time that the city has ranked at the top of this list. This year marks the 25th Anniversary for the almanac which ranks cities on nine factors

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I was blown away when I read an opinion piece in last weeks P-G by an architect named Arrol Gellner. Mr. Gellner is from San Franciso, and he wrote an article for a real estate industry news paper that very clearly and concisely summed up what Proud Pittsburgh is all about. Please take the time to read his article at the P-G website. I have included some of the article below, but you will

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Proud Pittsburgh would like to welcome new visitors linked to us from Pop City! Check out their website at www.popcitymedia.com For those of you not familiar with Pop City I have included the following from their website: "Pop City is a weekly e-magazine and Web site showcasing the positive and sustained transformation of the Pittsburgh region. Pop City connects you with the latest growth and

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National Geographic Adventure Magazine Places Pittsburgh at the Top of it's America's Best Urban Adventure City List. According to the magazine, Pittsburgh has bested cities like Las Vegas, Portland ( Maine and Washington ), and Washington, D.C. as America's most amazing adventure town. Read the article at National Geographic.com

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Expansion Management Magazine, a publication focused on business location, has ranked Pittsburgh the 9th best city in the U.S. to locate a business. The publication evaluated several factors, including public schools, logistics infrastructure, knowledge worker base, taxation and government. The study analyzed 362 metropolitan areas, and placed Pittsburgh 9th behind Austin, Minneapolis, Raleigh,

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Pittsburgh will be to artificial intelligence what Silicon Valley is to chips. - Ira Gorman, New York Real Estate Investor and new owner of The Clark Building Check out today's Pittsburgh Business Times to read about the sale of Downtown's Historic Clark Building to New York real estate investor Ira Gorman. The 23 story office building has sold for $22.5 million. I will post a link to the

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"Look at the city. Look at this ballpark. It's great to be in Pittsburgh." - Bill Mazerowski, 7/12/2006 On Tuesday night, American baseball fans were let in on "our little secret" - Pittsburgh is spectacular. Pittsburgh sparkled in all of it's "redd-up" glory, and it became clear to everyone watching that Pittsburgh is no longer "hell with the lid off". To the contrary, Pittsburgh has

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The Pittsburgh Business Times is reporting that a Washington D.. firm has been selected by The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust to develop two square blocks in Downtown's Cultural District. The Plan includes 700 residential units consisting of condos, a street of townhouses and a four-star hotel. In addition, 159,000 square feet of new retail and restaurant space will be added to the area the area

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IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the

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American Style Magazine Cites Carnegie Museums and " Emerging Glass" Status. The Pittsburgh Business Times is reporting that "AmericanStyle" Magazine has released it's list of the top 25 cities for art in America. Pittsburgh is ranked 3rd in the Mid Sized City category. Pittsburgh, long known as the global center of the glass industry is being recognized as an emerging center for glass art.

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Please take a minute to read about some proud "West Coast Pittsburghers". The Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports that on June 4th, over 200 people gathered in Los Angeles to "sing" the praises of Pittsburgh. The group gathered to take a photo, sing a Mr. Rogers song, and celebrate the amazing talent that has come out of Pittsburgh. Last year, a similar event took place on Broadway in New York

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The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has agreed to provide emergency medical training and technical support to four hospitals in the Arab nation of Qatar. The $100 million deal would require UPMC to provide technical training to a Doha-base medical non-profit that oversees 4 hospitals. A spokesperson for UPMC stated that the deal would help UPMC to achieve it's goals in Western

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Check put what CNN.com said about Pittsburgh's cultural scene and nightlife. CNN.com - Cutting-edge Pittsburgh - June 7, 2006

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The Pittsburgh Post Gazette is reporting that the long-awaited film "The Mysteries of Pittsburgh" will be filmed in Pittsburgh. The movie is an adaptation of the celebrated novel by Pulitzer Prize winning author Michael Chabon. Many films and television shows have been filmed in Pittsburgh over the past several decades including "Silence of the Lambs", "Wonderboys", "Flashdance", and "The

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The Pittsburgh Business Times is reporting that Continental Real Estate and RockBridge Capital, LLC plan to develop a new 200 room hotel on Pittsburgh's North Shore. The hotel would operate as either an Embassy Suites or a Hyatt Hotel and would cost approximately $20 Million to complete. The hotel would compliment the existing buildings on the North Shore, including the Del Monte headquarters

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Check out the June Esquire Magazine. They have picked South Side's Dee's Cafe as one of America's Best Bars. Dee's might fall into the category of an authentic Pittsburgh dive bar. ( This is a good thing! ) Dee's has followed the fortunes of the South Side throughout the years changing from a traditional working class bar into a bar catering to a young crowd. In previous years, Esquire magazine

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Friday's Pittsburgh Business Times reported that the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance is searching for up to 1 Million s.f. of office space for an undisclosed tenant. This would create one of the region's largest real estate transactions in recent history. There is a lot of internet speculation that the space is for Westinghouse's nuclear power division, although the PRA is not disclosing who the

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Today marks the first day of the Nation's largest-ever wind energy conference at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh. The conference is expected to draw over 4500 attendees who are studying how to increase the use of wind power in the United States. It should be no surprise that an energy conference is being held in Pittsburgh because our region has a rich heritage in

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Check out the Major League Baseball website to see how they are marketing Pittsburgh for the all-star game. photo from about.com

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18 day Downtown Festival Has Big Impact on City Merchants Today marks the opening day for the 47th Three Rivers Arts Festival, an 18 day event spotlighting regional and national artists. The festival takes place throughout downtown at multiple venues and is expected to attract over 600,000 people into the city. This year also marks the debut of the 4th River Project, a series of new programs

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Small Times magazine has Ranked Pitt second in the Nation for Nanotechnology research, and the University of Pennsylvania first. The survey asked 50 universities a series of questions about their nanotechnology specific courses and degree programs. It is great to see that two Pennsylvania universities ranked so high in the research category. It would be better still if Pitt could become a leader

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The Pittsburgh Hilton Hotel and Tower has been purchased by Boca Raton Hotellier Shubh Hotels, and the new owner is planning some much needed improvements to the downtown hotel. According to the Tribune Review, Shubh plans to make $15 million worth of improvements on top of the $28 million purchase price. Improvements would include interior renovation ( Changing some smaller

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I am an avid reader of Harold Miller's "Pittsburgh's Future", a terrific blog that focuses on economic strategies to transform the Pittsburgh region. The May 18th post - Another Source of New Companies for the Pittsburgh Region - is an informative look at the many corporate research facilities in the region. Mr. Miller makes the point that Pittsburgh Universities are not the only potential

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The Pittsburgh Business Times reported last week that UPMC is considering expanding it's Shadyside Hospital Complex. The complex houses the Hillman Cancer Center, and is located in the thriving Baum/Centre corridor. A spokesperson for UPMC believes that the addition will be around 300,000 s.f. and will house new beds and more research space to the nearly-full Hillman Center. The existing center

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The Pittsburgh Business Times is reporting that Mayor Bob O'Connor has chosen Millcraft Industries, Inc. to develop the long planned "Fifth and Forbes" retail district downtown. Millcraft is currently developing the former Lazarus department store into retail, office and luxury condo space. Millcraft plans on developing over 20 URA owned properties in a several square block area in the heart of

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