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A Fresh Look: By any name, this hotel still splendid

George Washington didn't sleep there, but I have no reservations admitting I have. ... (08/18/2008)

A Fresh Look: Gateway Clipper cruises into Love Boat territory

I was ready to break into "Hooray for Captain Spaulding," but Brian Krug was neither an African explorer nor a Schnorrer. But he was, like the boat he was helming, right on the Marx. ... (08/11/2008)

Pittsburgh 250

A Fresh Look: By any name, this hotel still splendid (08/18/2008)
A Fresh Look: Gateway Clipper cruises into Love Boat territory (08/11/2008)
Young traveler's journal solves art show's Pittsburgh mystery (08/10/2008)
Art Review: At The Frick, landmark exhibit documents antique prints of Pittsburgh (08/05/2008)
A Fresh Look: Biblical garden grows with plenty of TLC (08/04/2008)
Quantum clicks gears with Robot 250 (07/31/2008)
A Fresh Look: Scooping up memories with the ice cream (07/28/2008)
Fireworks icing on the cake for Pittsburgh's 250th party (07/25/2008)
Robots on the loose (07/23/2008)
A closer look at some of the BigBots on display around the city (07/22/2008)
A Fresh Look: A flea (market) in his ear and his pocket (07/21/2008)
A Fresh Look: Viewing Vanka murals a religious experience (07/14/2008)
City receives $1 million in art for its birthday (07/10/2008)
Fresh Look: Historic pool's potential extends beyond cool relief on a summer day (07/07/2008)
Boulevard of the Allies is focal point of a rainy day (06/30/2008)

Pittsburgh 250: Eyewitness

Eyewitness 1877: Rumors, ruins remain after rail strike (08/10/2008)
Eyewitness: 1877 / There will be blood, arson and riot (07/27/2008)
Eyewitness 1869: Pittsburgh 'marriage' heals Presbyterian split (07/13/2008)
Eyewitness 1867: No joy in Pittsburgh: Sculler Hamill claims a 'foul' (06/29/2008)
Eyewitness 1863: As Lee moves northward, Pittsburgh digs in (06/15/2008)
Eyewitness 1862: No exaggerating horror at arsenal explosion (06/01/2008)
Eyewitness 1858: Woman who killed for love, money faces the hangman (05/18/2008)
Eyewitness 1856: Republicans get their act together (05/04/2008)
Eyewitness 1851: Jenny Lind leaves Pittsburgh wanting more (04/20/2008)
Eyewitness 1845: 'Fearful calamity' fades quickly (04/06/2008)
Eyewitness 1833: Pittsburgh supports theater, music and books (03/23/2008)
Eyewitnesss 1825: Pittsburgh honors 'The Nation's Guest' (03/09/2008)
Eyewitness 1815: Jackson's New Orleans win marked with lights (02/24/2008)
Eyewitness 1804: 'Pittsburgh Almanack' mixes practical, poetic (02/10/2008)
Eyewitness 1794: The Whiskey Rebellion fails, Hugh Brackenridge survives (01/27/2008)

Opinion 250

Sunday Forum: Higher ed rocks (07/13/2008)
Sunday Forum: Equity first (06/08/2008)
Sunday Forum: Merger schmerger (05/11/2008)
Opinion 250: Pittsburgh's lost opportunities (03/23/2008)
Opinion 250: Downtown at a crossroads (03/16/2008)
Sunday Forum: Facts first (02/24/2008)
Opinion 250: Let's get busy (02/10/2008)
Opinions 250: Viewpoints on Pittsburgh's future (02/10/2008)
Opinion 250: The view from on high (02/03/2008)
Opinion 250: The challenges ahead (01/20/2008)
Opinion 250: Defined by our past (01/20/2008)
Opinion 250: Past as prologue (01/06/2008)
Opinion 250: We shall overcome (01/06/2008)

MORE PITTSBURGH 250

Following Forbes' Footsteps

Weekly series revisits the Pennsylvania communities through which Gen. John Forbes passed on his 1758 expedition to capture what is now Pittsburgh's Point.

Pittsburgh at 250

As Pittsburgh prepares for its 250th anniversary, the Post-Gazette will publish stories every other Sunday drawn from contemporary accounts in the region's newspapers and periodicals. The stories will offer snapshots at critical -- and sometimes comical -- junctures over the past two-and-a-half centuries.

Community Connections

Community Connections projects are funded to help celebrate Pittsburgh's 250th anniversary.

See: $1 million for regional, grassroots projects for Pittsburgh's anniversary.

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