hard and intense the criticism is when you are mayor versus just a state legislator. https://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2010/02/17/Ravenstahl-gets-testy-about-whereabouts/stories/201002170308 https://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2007/08/20/Ravenstahl-to-appear-today-before-ethics-panel/stories/200708200201

that way and not make obscene profit, because [the deal fell through last year.](https://www.post-gazette.com/news/environment/2021/04/23/US-Steel-Edgar-Thomson-works-steel-mill-Marcellus-Shale-gas-well-Merrion-Oil-and-Gas-halted-Braddock-Turtle-Creek-Mon-Valley/stories/202104230113)

UFCW (there is some sort of story about it in the non-union Post-Gazette paper: https://www.post-gazette.com/business/career-workplace/2021/07/26/Giant-Eagle-UFCW-Local-1776-ratify-new-four-year-contract/stories/202107260085It's easy to nitpick Giant Eagle, but I'm not trying to race to the Walton

www.post-gazette.com/local/neighborhoods/2008/09/27/Gloomy-day-It-s-end-of-the-line-for-936-1212/stories/200809270148

definitely went there in 2014/15 or maybe my brain can’t remember the timeline https://www.post-gazette.com/business/businessnews/2013/03/29/Operator-of-Shadyside-s-Oh-Yeah-ice-cream-parlor-and-bank-refuses-to-melt/stories/201303290117

from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Sunday January 8 2023: [https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2023/01/06/canceled-pennsylvania-mail-in-ballots-democrats-election/stories/202301060096](https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2023/01/06/canceled-pennsylvania-mail-in-ballots-democrats-election/stories/202301060096) ...."But the Democrats' much greater use of mail-in voting also meant they saw far more of their votes disqualified than did Republicans

www.post-gazette.com/local/south/2006/04/26/Explicit-ranking-of-high-school-girls-sparks-outrage-in-Mt-Lebanon/stories/200604260213 I remember this making the rounds when I was in school. Apparently this kind of toxic behavior flourishes in Mt Lebanon to this

Boardwalk cut it loose and let it float down river. It eventually ran aground near Cincinnati. https://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2008/08/06/Strip-District-s-Boardwalk-now-cruisin-down-the-river/stories/200808060140

archive.org](https://archive.org) link appears to be dead. Here's a link to the actual article: https://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2023/01/26/north-allegheny-canon-mcmillan-school-district-taxes-pennsylvania/stories/202301260094

over some sort of phantom disrespect, and no action was taken.   https://archive.triblive.com/news/city-officer-charged-in-south-side-street-shooting/ https://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2009/06/12/Officer-cleared-in-off-duty-assault-on-South-Side/stories/200906120177   They finally got rid of him in 2021. 13 years after the incident

Next day: [https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2023/02/22/pittsburgh-fentanyl-bust-suspected-opioid-bricks-seized-greyhound-bus-station-downtown-arrests/stories/202302220113](https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2023/02/22/pittsburgh-fentanyl-bust-suspected-opioid-bricks-seized-greyhound-bus-station-downtown-arrests/stories/202302220113)

Stone is aging and crumbling, this catches debris https://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2011/08/01/Smithfield-UCC-church-built-Downtown-in-1927-showing-its-age-with-safety-net/stories/201108010197 Also helps keep pigeons off the stonework. Bird poop is corrosive. Yes, it's on Smithfield - Smithfield United Church of Christ

publicly reported. [Pittsburgh Gazette](https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2023/02/09/suspect-mckeesport-officer-slaying-released-from-hospital-charged-homicide/stories/202302090121) [TribLive](https://triblive.com/local/suspect-in-fatal-mckeesport-police-officer-shooting-released-from-hospital/) First degree murder of a law enforcement officer (18 PAC.S 2507A) is the “intentional killing of a law enforcement officer while in the performance

Stop harassing me and get a life. https://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2010/01/02/iBurgh-app-takes-its-place-at-last-on-iPhones/stories/201001020208 https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/pittsburgh-snow-plow-tracker-location-website-city/46364243/

Here's a Post-Gazette article from 2018](https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2018/08/02/Caliban-Book-Shop-Carnegie-Library-Pittsburgh-theft-rare-books-john-schulman/stories/201808020158), let me know if you hit the paywall

archive.triblive.com/news/voodoo-lounge-gets-citys-ok-for-cabaret/) [John Wargo's Obit from 2013](https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/postgazette/obituary.aspx?n=john-david-wargo&pid=163400807&fhid=9794) [another obit with more info](https://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2013/03/04/Obituary-John-David-Wargo-He-pursued-varied-interests-with-passion/stories/201303040236) Also saw that at some point 2 years before he died (of esophageal cancer) he came