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May 9, 2014 / People

Joseph C. Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh’s legendary art teacher

For 50 years, the urbane Joseph C. Fitzpatrick taught Saturday art classes in Oakland’s Carnegie Music Hall.

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May 7, 2014 / Old crime

Pittsburgh’s unsolved diamond theft

“Museum ‘Out’ $75,000 Gem,” read a Pittsburgh Press headline.

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February 3, 2014 / People

Thousands gather to see Pittsburgh’s ‘revved-up human dynamo’

Sidewalks outside the Syria Mosque were packed hours before an appearance by Kathryn Kuhlman.

Look at the picturesThousands gather to see Pittsburgh’s ‘revved-up human dynamo’

December 4, 2013 / Places and landmarks

Phipps Conservatory, the greenest garden of Pittsburgh

Black-and-white photographs of the ever-green Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens from our archive.

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November 29, 2013 / Events

Pittsburgh’s Thanksgiving snowstorm

Although a half-dozen of its musicians were snowbound, the Pittsburgh Symphony went ahead with its Friday night subscription concert in Oakland’s Syria Mosque.

Look at the picturesPittsburgh’s Thanksgiving snowstorm