Since 1887, the Pittsburgh Pirates have called the city of Pittsburgh home.  With any sports franchise that has a celebrated history and tradition, numerous feats were most likely accomplished over the years.  With the recent passing of Pirate legend and Baseball Hall of Fame...

For the second time this month the Pirates managed to take 2 of 3 from the Chicago Cubs, this time it was on the road.  With these 2 wins the Pirates currently sit at 6-3, which is good enough for 2nd place in the NL Central behind the Milwaukee Brewers. A couple keys notes...

Too much surprise, islands exist within western Pennsylvania.  These islands exist within the three rivers that Pittsburgh is known for.  The most popular island is Neville Island, which is located west of Pittsburgh in the middle of the Ohio River.  In the 1700s, the island...

This past weekend we saw the Pirates take 2 of 3 from a very good St. Louis Cardinals team, with the Pirates getting quality starting pitching performances from Gerrit Cole and newcomer Edinson Volquez in games 1 and 3 of the series.  The Pirates will now begin a 9-game road...

The Pirates managed to take two of three from the Chicago Cubs in the opening series of the 2014 season, and currently sit tied for first place in the NL Central with the St. Louis Cardinals. Opening Day saw Francisco Liriano dazzle the Cubs hitters over  sixshutout innings,...

They’re back.  After the shortest offseason in the past 20 years, the Pirates return for the 2014 season as they try to follow up their successful 2013 campaign, in which we saw them finish 94-68 and make it to the NLCS before losing to the St. Louis Cardinals. For the...

Although summer is not for a while for most schools and colleges, Pittsburgh’s famed Kennywood Park is hard at work preparing for the upcoming 2014 summer season.  Although the local amusement park may not be introducing a new ride or attraction, that does not mean the park...

Just prior to the start of the 20th century, brothers Erwin and Edward Vettel began working on projects for Pittsburgher T.M. Harton.  Harton who owned the T.M. Harton Company designed and built various attractions including Figure Eights (early roller coasters) for amusement...

I have always marveled at the idea of city life. There's always something going on. I used to think that Pittsburgh was a pretty crazy city, but my mindset has changed drastically over the past 24 hours as I embarked on my very first journey to New York City. It all started...

On February 27 and 28, Pittsburgh based H.J. Heinz Company announced the closure of two plants in Europe and the selling and closure of a factory in Canada. Since becoming a private company, Heinz has taken steps in becoming a more efficient, sustainable, and cost saving company....