If you are looking for some fine Pittsburgh-wear check out burghshirts.com. He has some great shirts straight from da burgh, like:

• Go Stillers!
  
• Yinz
• Jag off
• We got rings N'at!

This article: "Pittsburgh a popular place for TV shows" talks about Pittsburghs emerging role as Hollywood backdrop. On a personal note, I remember in college watching the movie "Striking Distance" being filmed on Craig St. and across the Bloomfield bridge. Its probably not a good movie, but its one of my favorites because its 1. in Pittsburgh and 2. I got to see it filmed. This would also be the case with "Gung Ho". It was filmed in Beaver, PA and we watched some scenes being shot from our boat on the Beaver River. Now Pittsburgh movie trivia is a passion...

Other movies/tv I can think of off the top of my head:

• Inspector Gaget
• Milk Money
• Boys on the Side
• Night of the Living Dead etc.
• Kill Point
• Wonder Boys
• Groundhog Day
• Episode of Ben Ten cartoon

 P.S. I was going to title this: "Pittswood" but thought "Hollyburgh" was better.

Jason writes: This story was forwarded to me by my uncle. If you grew up in Beaver County you have probably heard stories about No Face Charlie. Well this guy:(http://www.homestead.com/Wordkraft/) wrote a little story about Sluggo, Peeto and No -face Charlie. The writer is obviously not from PA, but it was an interesting find none the less. Also, judging from the comments in his guestbook alot of people from Beaver Falls are unhappy with the liberties he takes in the story. He does, however, say it is a work of fiction. Apparently, the real No-face Charlie was named Ray Robinson.

Story: 'Sluggo, Peeto and No-Face Charlie'

http://www.homestead.com/Wordkraft/Sluggo.html

Enjoy!

If you have not checked out this site http://mondesishouse.blogspot.com/ do so, it is filled with biting wit regarding Pittsburgh Sports, as well as all things Pittsburgh and sports related. 

www.riversofsteel.com

Description from the website:
"Created by Congress in 1996, the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area is committed to preserving, interpreting, and managing the historic, cultural, and natural resources related to Big Steel and its related industries. Encompassing 3,000 square miles in the seven counties of Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Westmoreland, Greene, Fayette, and Washington, Rivers of Steel is building on this area's remarkable transition from heavy industry to high technology and diversified services as well as bolstering the new regional economy by promoting tourism and economic development based on this region's historic industrial saga."

They have a tour called "Babushkas and Hard Hats", you can get some cookies and see the Homestead mill. Cool. 

Pittsburgh was last rated the #1 Most Livable City in 1985, after 22 years, it tops the list of Americas Most Livable Cities AGAIN!

Further incentive to get back home.

See the article in the Post-Gazette: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07116/781162-53.stm

Hmm, I never remember hearing this, from Lou Reed's song "Smalltown":

"There's no Michelangelo coming from Pittsburgh"

Guess he's never heard of Andy Warhol?