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Scott Pipitone and his marketing agency keep it all about his North Side neighbors
For decades, Scott Pipitone lived in Observatory Hill in a home overlooking Riverview Park. Not far away, he owns several commercial buildings along Perrysville Avenue, including one that houses his integrated marketing agency, Pipitone. So it made total sense when the business rolled out a new corporate giving program earlier...
Watson Institute and XYCOM introduce immersive learning environments to the U.S.
Inside Pittsburgh Tech explores the products coming out of Pittsburgh that will change the world. In the age of virtual reality and artificial intelligence, it’s easy for things to go unnoticed unless they are bigger than life and truly immersive. That’s why walking into Watson Institute’s immersive learning environment...
How Benji. went from Pittsburgh rap phenom to rocking out in L.A.
Raised in a family of Sunday-morning gospel vocalists, Pittsburgh-raised rapper Benji. was always known as the non-singer of the pack. Much to their surprise — and his own — his latest EP, Love Gun 2, features more of his singing voice than ever before. “It was almost a...
Hobbs Do It Best Announces Plans to Move Into Former Giant Eagle Property Early 2025
Hobbs Do It Best, a home improvement store in Edinboro, announced plans to move to a bigger location. On Friday, July 12, the business closed on the former Giant Eagle property at 606 Erie Street. The owners said the newer and larger building will allow them to further serve the...
This zoom-in on a devastating Paul Skenes splinker pitch will give you goosebumps
Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher Paul Skenes has been tormenting opposing MLB batters all season with his devastating splinker pitch. On Tuesday against the St. Louis Cardinals, Skenes landed a particularly lethal 95 mph splinker pitch on a batter that the broadcast zeroed in on to show the viewers at home just how the rookie pitcher is able to make this happen.
Spotlight PA Event: What Pennsylvania’s New $47.6 Billion Budget Means for You
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Lawmakers have finalized Pennsylvania’s new $47.6 billion budget — and no one is completely happy. Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro didn’t get recreational marijuana or a tax on skill games; legislative Democrats didn’t get a minimum wage increase; and legislative Republicans didn’t get tax cuts.
The One Vice Presidential Pick Who Could Ruin Democratic Unity
When President Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he was no longer running for reelection and was endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to take his place, an immediate wave of euphoria swept across the broad spectrum of the Democratic coalition. In an instant, an 81-year-old white man who frequently struggled to form complete sentences was out and a 59-year-old multiracial woman who communicates in the crisp language of an experienced prosecutor was in. Harris raked in a record $81 million in just 24 hours, and Republicans started openly panicking. Across Blue America, everyone is coconut-pilled.That includes the left, or, more...
Here’s Where Bucks County Ranks in Purchasing Power
Bucks County ranks second in Pennsylvania for purchasing power, according to SmartAsset’s annual “Cost of Living Calculator." Bucks County ranks second in Pennsylvania for purchasing power, just behind Delaware County, according to SmartAsset’s annual “Cost of Living Calculator,” writes Claudia Dimuro for Penn Live. This...
Ranking best PA high school football wide receivers and tight ends in Bucks County area
Not an easy task, but we're ranking the top returning Pennsylvania high school football players in the Bucks County area by position as we gear up for the 2024-25 season with the PIAA kicking off games on opening night Aug. 23. Today, we look at wide receivers and tight ends. All players listed...
‘Roadspreading’ returns: How Pennsylvania’s oil industry quietly dumped waste across the state
Siri Lawson and her husband live on a stamp of wooded, hilly land in Warren County, Pennsylvania, nestled in the state’s rural northwest corner. During the summer heat, cars traveling on the county’s dirt roads cast plumes of dust in their wake. Winter’s chill can cause a hazardous film of ice to spawn on paved roads. To protect motorists from both slippery ice and vision-impairing dust, communities across Pennsylvania coat these roads with large, cheap volumes of de-icing and dust-suppressing fluids. In Lawson’s case, her township had been using oil and gas wastewater as a dust suppressant, believing the material was effective.
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