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January 20, 2014 / People

Jazz legend Dakota Staton

Dakota Staton’s strong, sultry, soulful voice will transport you back to the 1950s, an era when people flocked to nightclubs to hear live music, especially jazz or rhythm and blues.

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January 17, 2014 / Places and landmarks

Bells ring at Forbes School

Life was rough for the 350 patients at Mercy Hospital in October 1902.

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January 15, 2014 / People

Pittsburgh’s ardent feminist Molly Yard

Molly Yard had two sides to her.

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January 13, 2014 / Sports

Shocking reaction to the wrath of Ernie Stautner

His number is retired, but Steeler Ernie Stautner wasn’t always a fan favorite.

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January 10, 2014 / Places and landmarks

The trouble with those Pittsburgh tunnels

Traffic snarled at the tunnel entrances. So authorities raised the tunnel speed limit to 50 mph. The jams persisted.

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