While a resident of Boston would instinctively attach his geographic identity to that of the surrounding six-state New England region, here in the Power of 32s largest metropolis one would probably be out of luck trying to find a soul that...
When we think of a premier cycling event that takes place every July, our minds probably go straight to the Tour de France and dont automatically think of the rolling countryside in our very own Western Pennsylvania. Well, each...
By Alicia Welsh
With 4th of July weekend quickly approaching, there are several festivals and fairs around the region for everyone to enjoy. From the Three Rivers Regatta in Pittsburgh to the Smicksburg Celebrate our Country in the Country, there...
Why I joined Power of 32 and what Ive learned.
I became involved in Power of 32 a short five months ago in January during my second semester of graduate school at the University of Pittsburgh. When looking for an internship,...
It has been a few days since the most recent Steering Committee meeting on June 22, but something that keynote speaker Bruce Katz said at the Steering Committee Dinner back on March 9th has continued to resonate with me. When asked...
As a teenager living in exile from our four-state region, it in 1986 that I lucked upon a (then) 3 year old National Geographic article on Philadelphia, of all things, that went a long way in shaping my civic and geographic...
A group of Cumberland, MD citizens are working together and with the state to preserve the historic Folcks Mill site.
Folcks Mill was the site of a summer 1864 battle in western Maryland, between Confederate General John McCausland and Union...
206 years ago, a column of British and colonial troops led by British general Edward Braddock and colonial major, George Washington, queued up in what became the city of Cumberland, Maryland and marched northwest through a strategic...
Coming from a small town in eastern Pennsylvania, I never experienced the excitement of film crews rolling into town to start production on a new Hollywood blockbuster. After living in Pittsburgh for the past 5 years, Ive become...
Summertime always brings with it the joy of the outdoors, cookouts, sunny days, and sports. One sport grabbing headlines is the American pastime of baseball, as the Pittsburgh Pirates climb to an impressive almost .500 standing, after 61 games.
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