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Marathon is easily in the running for best local event

Marathon is easily in the running for best local event

2013-05-22 00:08:13

Camaraderie surrounding the Pittsburgh Marathon gives runners another type of high.


Walkabout: Bucs' snazzy videos show one more way they score with city

Walkabout: Bucs' snazzy videos show one more way they score with city

2013-05-21 00:01:28

Pirates' in-game videos make an effort to reconnect team with the city and fans.


The Morning File: Answering imaginary questions about the real mayor's race

The Morning File: Answering imaginary questions about the real mayor's race

2013-05-20 00:14:07

With the arrival Tuesday of the primary election, we reach into the MMMM (Mythological Morningfile Mayoral Mailbag) to answer a few letters:


Local Dispatch: At Kaufmann's clock, time stands still for memorable meetings

Local Dispatch: At Kaufmann's clock, time stands still for memorable meetings

2013-05-17 00:14:34

People have met, dated, kissed, become engaged and more under landmark clock at Fifth and Smithfield.


Random Acts of Kindness: Fellow marathoner and mom save day for barefoot runner

Random Acts of Kindness: Fellow marathoner and mom save day for barefoot runner

2013-05-16 00:19:07

Pittsburghers donate running shoes to a marathoner and help get a Primanti Bros. sandwich to Los Angeles.


Local Dispatch: Blooms of amaryllis appear intertwined with family history

Local Dispatch: Blooms of amaryllis appear intertwined with family history

2013-05-15 00:05:48

This potted plant has been in family 32 years, and it just keeps getting better.


Walkabout: McKees Rocks finds an unlikely booster who hopes for more

Walkabout: McKees Rocks finds an unlikely booster who hopes for more

2013-05-14 00:15:10

A class project in 2012 inspired a young artist to volunteer his time on behalf of the town.


The Morning File / For Orie Melvin: Some choice words for fellow jurists

The Morning File / For Orie Melvin: Some choice words for fellow jurists

2013-05-13 00:04:59

Former state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin has been sentence to send an apology letter to all judges. Here's some handy guidance:


'Love me tender' trip: Graceland was focus for relatives' bonding

2013-05-12 00:17:53

Sisters and cousins made a great road trip out of a journey to Elvis' home.


Caption Contest 210 ... and the winners of 209

Caption Contest 210 ... and the winners of 209

2013-05-12 00:06:48

Stacy Innerst is the artist. You are the caption writer.


Copying Bible by hand becomes epic effort

Copying Bible by hand becomes epic effort

2013-05-11 00:06:07

A New York man is ready to finish putting the Bible on paper, word for word, after six years.


Local Dispatch: Naturally, a mother figures out just how offspring can thrive

Local Dispatch: Naturally, a mother figures out just how offspring can thrive

2013-05-10 00:14:12

Worries wrapped up in first-born child disappear when reality sets in.


Random Act of Kindness: He reached into pocket to help wish come true

Random Act of Kindness: He reached into pocket to help wish come true

2013-05-09 00:10:29

Pittsburghers offer their goodwill to a Make-a-Wish volunteer, an ACCESS rider and a breakfast patron.


Local Dispatch: Love for a mother has no difficulty passing smell test

Local Dispatch: Love for a mother has no difficulty passing smell test

2013-05-08 00:13:45

The aromas of a mother's kitchen fill a daughter's heart with memories.


Walkabout: Lawrenceville artist broadens meaning of modern retailing

Walkabout: Lawrenceville artist broadens meaning of modern retailing

2013-05-07 00:09:46

A young multi-talented artist brings to Lawrenceville old skills with a DIY sensibility.


The Morning File: Great weather a great reason for a day off

The Morning File: Great weather a great reason for a day off

2013-05-06 00:14:49

The 205 students and 22 staff members at Bellingham Christian School had a "sun day" rather than "snow day" on Friday.


Micro-living becomes big issue in Seattle

Micro-living becomes big issue in Seattle

2013-05-04 00:07:08

Extremely tiny apartments are new form of affordable housing for singles, but they come at a cost.


Raves: Flying through air with greatest ease is within our reach

Raves: Flying through air with greatest ease is within our reach

2013-05-03 00:17:14

Anyone can enjoy the thrill of flying a plane with intro course at Pittsburgh Flight Training Center.


Random Act of Kindness: Out-of-towner at airport counter went out of his way to give ride

Random Act of Kindness: Out-of-towner at airport counter went out of his way to give ride

2013-05-02 00:06:45

Strangers step in to give a ride, help motorists, buy a war vet's meal and return a cellphone.


Storytelling: Old glass mug filled with family's history tied to slavery fight

Storytelling: Old glass mug filled with family's history tied to slavery fight

2013-05-01 00:14:15

An heirloom from a store owner links one family to the epic movement in the 19th century.


Walkabout: Pittsburgh couple energized by idea of a home with high efficiency

Walkabout: Pittsburgh couple energized by idea of a home with high efficiency

2013-04-30 08:15:43

Lucy de Barbaro and Ayres Freitas of Squirrel Hill plan a "passive" house to be the model of sustainability to others.


The Morning File / The Kaufmann's Clock: a great place to meet (yourself)

The Morning File / The Kaufmann's Clock: a great place to meet (yourself)

2013-04-29 11:28:21

I will never forget the first time I arranged to meet someone under the Kaufmann's Clock: 1974. 10th grade. Susie Chapman. First date ...


Caption Contest 209 ... and the winners of 208

Caption Contest 209 ... and the winners of 208

2013-04-28 00:24:42

Stacy Innerst is the artist. You are the caption writer.


Raves: You say New Yorkers aren't nice people? Politely get outta here

Raves: You say New Yorkers aren't nice people? Politely get outta here

2013-04-26 00:07:53

Ex-New Yorker found the people there to be as nice as anyone, including Pittsburghers, in spite of stereotype.


Random Acts of Kindness: Small offer of help with yardwork made a big impression on gardener

Random Acts of Kindness: Small offer of help with yardwork made a big impression on gardener

2013-04-25 00:21:33

Pittsburghers go out of their way to help with yard work, put stranger on her feet and enable attendance at speaker series.


Storytelling: Best course strategy for boy caddie was to keep mouth shut

Storytelling: Best course strategy for boy caddie was to keep mouth shut

2013-04-24 00:04:33

Country club caddies saw and learned a lot more than golf, like how it paid to keep quiet.


Walkabout: Dog lovers to honor late leader of their pack in Riverview Park

Walkabout: Dog lovers to honor late leader of their pack in Riverview Park

2013-04-23 00:02:02

Friends will memorialize Joanne Hollinger, the dog park 'mayor' in the off-leash area near Allegheny Observatory.


The Morning File: Why the Kepler planets just might keep their distance

The Morning File: Why the Kepler planets just might keep their distance

2013-04-22 00:17:53

Imagine the scene at the Supreme Allied Council of the United Planets of Kepler ...


Plane that loves sunlight gets the spotlight

Plane that loves sunlight gets the spotlight

2013-04-20 00:15:27

A solar-powered airplane is ready for a cross-country tour.


Local Dispatch: Shaken marathoners in Boston found one another for support at finish

Local Dispatch: Shaken marathoners in Boston found one another for support at finish

2013-04-19 00:03:10

KDKA's Andy Sheehan describes the painful end to what had been a grueling but perfect Boston Marathon.


Random Acts of Kindness: Young man loaded heavy bags and earned lavish praise for it

Random Acts of Kindness: Young man loaded heavy bags and earned lavish praise for it

2013-04-18 00:20:07

Pittsburghers help with heavy lifting, flat tire, lost necklace and free meal.


New York newcomer is getting the hang of helpful strangers

New York newcomer is getting the hang of helpful strangers

2013-04-17 00:13:02

Pittsburghers seem eager to make new resident's adjustment a lot easier.


Walkabout: Training for those who serve alcohol gives plenty of tips

Walkabout: Training for those who serve alcohol gives plenty of tips

2013-04-16 00:14:11

Lawrenceville businesses that serve alcohol learn more about what they already knew: They have a tough job.


The Morning File: Thriving drug trade just more evidence of Downtown vitality

2013-04-15 00:01:40

Government buildings appear to be great for drug deals, but let's not rule out other options.


Caption Contest 208 ... and the winners of 207

Caption Contest 208 ... and the winners of 207

2013-04-14 00:21:25

Stacy Innerst is the artist. You are the caption writer.


Big distance closed by friends' efforts to get all dolled up

2013-04-12 00:07:43

'Damned Doll' gets shuttled back and forth between cities for a good cause: friendship.


Random Acts of Kindness / Store owner's holiday gesture brightened a family gathering

Random Acts of Kindness / Store owner's holiday gesture brightened a family gathering

2013-04-11 00:04:28

Pittsburghers help a needy customer on the holiday, pay for others in checkout lines and pick up a fallen person.


Raves: Return of sunshine finally puts spring in her step again

Raves: Return of sunshine finally puts spring in her step again

2013-04-10 00:08:33

Overdue return of warm weather changes everyone's outlook, including around a pond in Pine.


Walkabout: FOCUS group busy fulfilling a mission for the Hill District

Walkabout: FOCUS group busy fulfilling a mission for the Hill District

2013-04-09 00:04:31

FOCUS Pittsburgh serves variety of needs out of a former used furniture store on Centre Avenue.


The Morning File: Attorney general is no beauty contest, but ours is pretty hot

The Morning File: Attorney general is no beauty contest, but ours is pretty hot

2013-04-08 00:12:42

President Obama set off a firestorm with comments about the looks of California's attorney general. But what about Pennsylvania's?


Atari's Pong game to reach new heights

2013-04-06 00:13:35

Philadelphia office skyscraper provides backdrop for an old video game.


Baseball Lore: Brush with Roberto is locked in memory as new Bucs arise

Baseball Lore: Brush with Roberto is locked in memory as new Bucs arise

2013-04-05 00:13:42

Father remembers his Clemente worship as his son passes along the same devotion to Pirates.


Random Acts of Kindness: Mother and daughter offered to take stranded shopper home

Random Acts of Kindness: Mother and daughter offered to take stranded shopper home

2013-04-04 00:12:23

Pittsburghers give a ride home, help out a disabled person and quietly buy a stranger's lunch.


Baseball Lore: Western Pen gave team of inmates a home-field edge

Baseball Lore: Western Pen gave team of inmates a home-field edge

2013-04-03 00:01:04

Our company's softball team made for worthy, if somewhat anxious, group of challengers to a prison team.


Walkabout: Mobile interviewers look to city residents to help craft a plan

Walkabout: Mobile interviewers look to city residents to help craft a plan

2013-04-02 00:15:07

The city's first comprehensive plan for community development is being built with public input.


The Morning File: We blush to say it, but we have to side with the strip clubs

The Morning File: We blush to say it, but we have to side with the strip clubs

2013-04-01 00:02:28

The city's crackdown on police moonlighting violates our morals.


The Morning File / Hey hey, A.J., we're not re-dwelling on last year's Pirates

The Morning File / Hey hey, A.J., we're not re-dwelling on last year's Pirates

2013-03-31 00:15:33

It's pitcher A.J. Burnett's turn to lead Pirates to salvation, regardless of bad history, weather, food, news, etc.


Caption Contest 207 ... and the winners of 206

Caption Contest 207 ... and the winners of 206

2013-03-31 00:13:47

Stacy Innerst is the artist. You are the caption writer.


Cruising Memory Lane: Grandpa's Graham drove a schoolgirl's high sense of shame

Cruising Memory Lane: Grandpa's Graham drove a schoolgirl's high sense of shame

2013-03-29 00:17:46

Sometimes a car is so hideous a youngster can't bear to be seen in it, no matter the cost.


Random Acts of Kindness: So many are willing to help a couple using a wheelchair

Random Acts of Kindness: So many are willing to help a couple using a wheelchair

2013-03-28 00:20:36

Pittsburghers help a wheelchair-user, provide cash, support a fallen woman and get a purse back to its owner.


Sick grandma using white lie gets busted

2013-03-28 00:03:45

A grandmother's worst nightmare is falling ill while on trip to visit the grandchildren.


The Morning File: Light's hard to see at end of our tunnels

2013-03-27 00:06:49

PennDOT's Paradox applies to local traffic flow, especially when a tunnel is closed.


Ties with loved ones bloom beyond death, as one orchid shows

2013-03-27 00:01:02

Late grandfather seems to have lent a hand in helping her finally care for a plant properly.


Beauty of relatives is how simple it is to heal old wounds

2013-03-26 00:07:12

After decades, cousins overcome trouble caused by stolen Peeps, spilled milkshake, sock in the nose.


The Morning File: The universe is big and old. (Let's just leave it at that.)

The Morning File: The universe is big and old. (Let's just leave it at that.)

2013-03-25 00:07:30

What The Morning File doesn't understand about physics could fill up billions and billions of cosmoses.


Animal Tales: Nothing's squirrelly about neighbors trying to set a trap

Animal Tales: Nothing's squirrelly about neighbors trying to set a trap

2013-03-22 00:01:22

A squirrel's intrusion in home brought reminder of the value of helpful neighbors.


Random Act of Kindness: Discussion of therapy dogs leads to another good deed

Random Act of Kindness: Discussion of therapy dogs leads to another good deed

2013-03-21 00:08:40

Pittsburghers buy meals for others, move their trash cans, return their lost wallets and credit cards.


Storytelling: Look out, Alice! If mom gets on sled, it's best to prep her

Storytelling: Look out, Alice! If mom gets on sled, it's best to prep her

2013-03-20 00:10:51

It's fun to recall a time when snow closed a Beechview street to everyone except sled riders.


Walkabout: West Oakland aims to remain viable for residents, too

Walkabout: West Oakland aims to remain viable for residents, too

2013-03-19 10:46:11

The neighborhood wants to preserve a residential identity while in the shadows of Pitt and UPMC.


Caption Contest 206 ... and the winners of 205

Caption Contest 206 ... and the winners of 205

2013-03-17 00:22:08

Stacy Innerst is the artist. You are the caption writer.


The Next Page: Portrait of a marriage / The stone foreman and the dining room girl

The Next Page: Portrait of a marriage / The stone foreman and the dining room girl

2013-03-17 00:05:29

On St. Patrick's Day, humorist David McFadden tells the story of his Irish grandparents and how they came to make Pittsburgh their home.


Biography: Hobo can be hero when he's in form of your own uncle

Biography: Hobo can be hero when he's in form of your own uncle

2013-03-15 00:05:35

Uncle Charlie wasn't like other uncles, and the difference suited her just fine.


Random Act of Kindness: Valued clothing items made a happy return

Random Act of Kindness: Valued clothing items made a happy return

2013-03-14 00:36:49

Pittsburghers make sure a jacket, scarf, cellphone and lunch get to rightful owners.


Animal Tales: A cat from a shelter slowly taught me a lesson in pet love

Animal Tales: A cat from a shelter slowly taught me a lesson in pet love

2013-03-13 00:04:58

Adopted cat Kenzie helped her realize who needed to adjust to new lifestyle.


Walkabout: Blighted properties are a pox on Pittsburgh

Walkabout: Blighted properties are a pox on Pittsburgh

2013-03-12 00:08:27

In two decades, Pittsburgh has become a city that deserves accolades. But "most livable" rings hollow when you count blighted properties.


The Morning File: The Mythological Mailbag answers your unasked questions

The Morning File: The Mythological Mailbag answers your unasked questions

2013-03-11 00:14:19

The Mythological Morning File Mailbag is overflowing. Here's some of what we found, which we answer as best we can, meaning not very well.


Winter Musings: During icy season, she and used skates were unstable pair

Winter Musings: During icy season, she and used skates were unstable pair

2013-03-08 00:17:18

Skating in the 1950s wasn't like today, but she loved it anyway.


Random Act of Kindness: Motorist at a gas station made a big contribution

2013-03-07 00:29:27

Pittsburghers donate gas, return lost cash, offer a snow brush and make it a mission to do good acts.


Biography: Eternal optimism characterized Dad's funny way of dying

Biography: Eternal optimism characterized Dad's funny way of dying

2013-03-06 00:07:02

Adam Reinherz of Squirrel Hill says his upbeat father refused to let grim prognosis or pain-killers dictate a battle with terminal illness.


Walkabout: Magic is in the air at Cuckoo's Nest on Pittsburgh's South Side

Walkabout: Magic is in the air at Cuckoo's Nest on Pittsburgh's South Side

2013-03-05 00:14:34

Magicians, mentalists converge happily to patronize the Cuckoo's Nest on the South Side.


The Morning File / No fooling, Mother Nature: Pittsburgh deserves a break

The Morning File / No fooling, Mother Nature: Pittsburgh deserves a break

2013-03-04 00:16:23

Looking at the snow falling outside in March, there was only one thing for an enterprising journalist to do: Put in a call to Mother Nature.


Caption Contest 205 ... and the winners of 204

Caption Contest 205 ... and the winners of 204

2013-03-03 00:18:23

Stacy Innerst is the artist. You are the caption writer.


Storytelling: Hard-working mom used savvy to stretch family's tiny budget

Storytelling: Hard-working mom used savvy to stretch family's tiny budget

2013-03-01 00:07:36

Much could be learned from how Lawrenceville mother of 12 coped with hardship back in 1940s.


Random Act of Kindness: Female customer in restaurant came to rescue of bloody nose

Random Act of Kindness: Female customer in restaurant came to rescue of bloody nose

2013-02-28 00:16:10

Pittsburghers help stop some bleeding, do errands for a needy couple and buy breakfast for strangers.


A reader stands up for her hometown's hills and strengths

A reader stands up for her hometown's hills and strengths

2013-02-27 00:10:40

Last week's 'Local Dispatch' on Pittsburgh's peculiarities draws a snappy response.


Walkabout: In own small way, use of ukuleles strikes fine chord as a lure to library

Walkabout: In own small way, use of ukuleles strikes fine chord as a lure to library

2013-02-26 00:02:02

Allentown pop-up branch of Carnegie uses ukes as one more attraction for kids.


The Morning File: ISO new city police chief? Time to think outside the box ...

The Morning File: ISO new city police chief? Time to think outside the box ...

2013-02-25 00:18:02

I heard about an opening for a new Pittsburgh police chief. This is great timing, as I've got a good candidate to fill the vacancy: moi!


Sandy's rat impact might be twisted tale

Sandy's rat impact might be twisted tale

2013-02-23 00:06:20

Some think superstorm has created more rat problems in New York, but it's not certain.


Storytelling: Grandpa and Pens credited with assists for her sports fervor

Storytelling: Grandpa and Pens credited with assists for her sports fervor

2013-02-22 00:14:48

She'll always remember sneaky night listening to Penguins claim their first Stanley Cup.


Random Acts of Kindness: Generous stranger added to surprise of engagement

Random Acts of Kindness: Generous stranger added to surprise of engagement

2013-02-21 00:31:04

Pittsburghers give a boost to an engaged couple and a purse-snatch victim.


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