Peculiar Pittsburgh

Pittsburghpedia: What’s the “Ghost Bomber” — and will we ever find it?

Ever heard somebody mention the Ghost Bomber? Here’s what they’re talking about. Incline illustration / image courtesy of Heinz History Center Know your weird and wonky Pittsburgh terms? This post is part of our Pittsburghpedia series, a handy glossary of words and phrases unique to our city that’ll help you #talklikeyoulivehere. Let’s fill you in. […]

/ July 31, 2019

Rain, Kennywood, cicadas, and construction: A very Pittsburgh word search

Gotta find ’em all. (🎨: Haley Weaver / The Incline) A few weeks ago, we asked our Facebook friends to describe summer in Pittsburgh. The catch? They could only use three words — and “hot” was not an option. Fortunately, we’ve got a creative bunch on our hands, so we decided to make the ultimate summer word search. […]

/ July 30, 2019

Oh deer, they’re all does. Where are Pittsburgh’s male deer?

A deer strolls down Oneida Street in Mount Washington. // Photo by Colin Deppen Full disclosure: I am a Pittsburgh transplant. And what most surprised me about this city wasn’t the highway spaghetti that passes for a road system here or the hills or the scarcity of sun.  It was the wild animals.  Trotting turkeys […]

/ July 25, 2019

Pittsburghpedia: How Pittsburgh became Hollywood East, a movie-making powerhouse 

Know your weird and wonky Pittsburgh terms? This post is part of our Pittsburghpedia series, a handy glossary of words and phrases unique to our city that’ll help you #talklikeyoulivehere. Let’s fill you in. Today’s entry … Tinseltown East/ Hollywood East WHAT ARE THESE? Nicknames referring to Pittsburgh’s popularity as a location for film and […]

/ July 9, 2019

50 fascinating facts about Fort Pitt on the namesake museum’s 50th anniversary

Happy 50th to the Fort Pitt Museum. Rossilynne Culgan / The Incline The Fort Pitt Museum is celebrating its 50th anniversary this week. The museum explores the much older (obviously) Fort Pitt. You probably already know this: The Fort Pitt Museum, located in historic Point State Park, tells the story of Western Pennsylvania’s essential role […]

/ June 28, 2019