Meet The Mathematical Muscle Behind The Pittsburgh Marathon
Meet The Mathematical Muscle Behind The Pittsburgh Marathon
Finish line logistics captain Brian Schmidt is in the thick of it now. All last month he categorized and readied a behem... Read more
5 May 2017
•
5mins
Garfield Bike Shop Owner Says He's Ready To Retire And Pass On The Tools
Garfield Bike Shop Owner Says He's Ready To Retire And Pass On The Tools
Jerry Kraynick bends at the waist, hands on hips, and peers over his glasses. He gestures towards a bike. “Throw it up o... Read more
14 Feb 2017
•
5mins
Similar Podcasts
Carnegie Libraries As Literary Preppers: How Your Favorite Sleuths Predict Demand
Carnegie Libraries As Literary Preppers: How Your Favorite Sleuths Predict Demand
Two part-time workers stood on either side of a T-shaped conveyer belt as 61-year-old Joe Spaniol moved down its twin tr... Read more
9 Feb 2017
•
6mins
Redeveloping A Vacant Lot In Pittsburgh Can Be Full Of Refrigerator-Sized Surprises
Redeveloping A Vacant Lot In Pittsburgh Can Be Full Of Refrigerator-Sized Surprises
For decades, contractors demolishing old buildings in Pittsburgh knocked them through the sub-flooring and filled in the... Read more
30 Jan 2017
•
5mins
From Corner Stores To Grocery Chains And Back, Pittsburgh's Food Systems Are Evolving
From Corner Stores To Grocery Chains And Back, Pittsburgh's Food Systems Are Evolving
Gina Merante grabbed a banana bunch from a red wall lined with gradually ripening fruit. She shuffled past boxes of appl... Read more
23 Jan 2017
•
3mins
City Considers Produce Terminal’s Vibrant Past While Planning For Its Future
City Considers Produce Terminal’s Vibrant Past While Planning For Its Future
At nearly five city blocks long, the Pennsylvania Fruit and Auction, known to locals as the Produce Terminal, is hard to... Read more
17 Jan 2017
•
6mins
From Steel To Stethoscopes: Nied's Third Shift Bar Patrons Change With The City
From Steel To Stethoscopes: Nied's Third Shift Bar Patrons Change With The City
Nied’s Hotel in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood is one of a handful of bars where workers who clock out while mo... Read more
21 Dec 2016
•
3mins
The Past And Future Of Old Allegheny City On Display At Home Tour
The Past And Future Of Old Allegheny City On Display At Home Tour
A lot has changed over its 35 year history, but the Old Allegheny Victorian Christmas House Tour has always started on B... Read more
14 Dec 2016
•
4mins
They Pay Mortgages & Taxes, But Many Pittsburghers Don’t Realize Their Home Titles Are Tangled
They Pay Mortgages & Taxes, But Many Pittsburghers Don’t Realize Their Home Titles Are Tangled
Eric Luster grew up in a three-bedroom 1920s-era home on a quiet dead end street in Homewood. It was a self-described go... Read more
5 Dec 2016
•
6mins
Hill District Tours Aim To Change Impressions Of The Neighborhood
Hill District Tours Aim To Change Impressions Of The Neighborhood
A few decades ago, Terri Baltimore tagged along with a group of architecture students and their professor while they wer... Read more
22 Nov 2016
•
5mins