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Philly indie rockers Ursa Major find a home in the town of Doo-Wop

Everyone’s complaining about how Pittsburgh has a dearth of young people. So, we’ve got overachievers moving into Google or the medical complexes, but what about the average slacker who would attend an indie rock show on a weekday? Here’s a solution: The Philadelphia metro area has probably six times the number of hip 20-somethings that Allegheny … (more)

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Philly indie rockers Ursa Major find a home in the town of Doo-Wop

Philly indie rockers Ursa Major find a home in the town of Doo-Wop

Everyone’s complaining about how Pittsburgh has a dearth of young people. So, we’ve got overachievers moving into Google or the medical complexes, but what about the average slacker who would attend an indie rock show on a weekday? Here’s a solution: The Philadelphia metro area has probably six times the number of hip 20-somethings that Allegheny … (more)

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Philly indie rockers Ursa Major find a home in the town of Doo-Wop

Man Who Disappeared After Concert Found Dead In River

The body of James Slack has been found in the Allegheny River on the North Shore of Pittsburgh, not far from where the young Bridgeville man disappeared.

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Shale drilling could provide a way to deal with abandoned oil wells

Timothy Puko is a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review staff writer and can be reached at 412-320-7991 or via e-mail. Almost all of the 20 homeowners in Belmar pay to run a water chlorination system to replace what was free well water from an Allegheny River aquifer.

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Shale drilling could provide a way to deal with abandoned oil wells

Reassessment work casts spotlight on Judge Wettick

Allegheny County Common Pleas Senior Judge R. Stanton Wettick Jr. said Tuesday he did not believe it was necessary to hold Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald in contempt of court for telling Pittsburgh and Mount Oliver taxpayers last week to ignore the reassessment and rely on the county’s 2002 base year for property values.

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Boudoir Photo Shoot in Downtown or On Location from Palermo Photo (Up to 82% Off)

Photographers preserve subjects’ precious memories, abolishing the need to hastily scoop reflections out of nearby fountains. Seek permanence with today’s Groupon for a boudoir photo shoot from Palermo Photo . Choose between the following options: For $129, you get a boudoir photo-shoot package (a $600 value) that includes the following items: One-hour photo shoot in a deluxe hotel suite in downtown Pittsburgh Hair and makeup consultation Complimentary glass of champagne For $79, you get a one-hour, on-location boudoir photo shoot, valid at any location within Allegheny County (a $450 value). Shoots can be arranged outside of Allegheny County for an additional charge. Additionally, Groupon customers receive 40% off any prints or products ordered on the day of the shoot. Palermo Photo’s eponymous Maria Palermo dedicates herself to empowering individuals in candid, modern boudoir-style photographs. After scheduling an appointment, subjects meet Maria at a predetermined location of their choice such as a spacious living room or the verdant gardens of an unsuspecting neighbor, or clients can choose to meet up for their shoot in an elegant downtown Pittsburgh hotel suite. During hotel sessions, models sip on a complimentary chalice of bubbly to boost spirits and loosen inhibitions while a personal styling consultation remakes hairdos and makeup into perfect undone sultriness or sleek, polished styles. All clients then suit up in a mini fashion show’s worth of self-provided outfits as Maria snaps an hour of boudoir visages. Each shot aims to accurately capture subjects’ attitude through natural fashion-inspired poses as graceful as a weeping willow’s runway debut. Maria then posts images to an online gallery, where clients can choose to burn them to a CD ($250) or immortalize images in calendars, prints, and posters (not included with today’s Groupon. Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Obsolete Furniture Are you sitting on something obsolete right now? Read more…

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Boudoir Photo Shoot in Downtown or On Location from Palermo Photo (Up to 82% Off)

Investor: Commuter line on track

As plans to start an Allegheny Valley commuter train proceed, the developer who proposed it doesn’t have any assurance he can overcome serious financing obstacles.

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Investor: Commuter line on track

25 Charged with Supplying Heroin, Marijuana, Cocaine in Moon, Beaver County

A Sewickley resident and a Leetsdale resident are among the 25 facing drug charges in a roundup led by investigators from theA Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office A that stretched from Beaver to Allegheny counties.

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25 Charged with Supplying Heroin, Marijuana, Cocaine in Moon, Beaver County

PennFuture, Leaders from the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, SPC, CONNECT (Congress of Neighboring Communities), and Others to Announce Major…

PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PennFuture, the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, SPC, CONNECT, SUNWPA, the Green Building Alliance and others will announce a major energy initiative tomorrow

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Erie-to-Pittsburgh trail plan keeps moving forward

The proposed extension of the Three River Heritage trail will travel through 17 communities along the Allegheny River and when completed, will connect to the existing 22 miles of trails along the shoreline of Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers.

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Erie-to-Pittsburgh trail plan keeps moving forward

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