When was the last time you heard of a pie-throwing battle in Pittsburgh?
People
People built the Steel City. People made Pittsburgh the way it was in the past and the way it is today — people whose names you know and those who have been forgotten. Here, you’ll find some of their stories.
Charles Zubik Sr.’s towboat operation was once called a “floating junk pile.”
Look at the picturesPittsburgh’s ‘Baron of Barges’ has a weird day in court
The pinnacle of her career came in 1961 when Governor David Lawrence appointed her a justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Look at the picturesAnne Alpern, first woman on Pennsylvania’s high court
If you ask a Pittsburgher where to find best pancakes in the city, the answer most likely would be, “At Pamela’s.”
Look at the picturesPamela’s, Pittsburgh’s signature breakfast diner