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About Pittsburgh
In the last two years, Pittsburgh ranked as the #1 Most Livable City in America by the Places Rated Almanac, one of the Smartest Places to Live in America by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine and as the #1 Friendliest City for U.S. Drivers from Auto Vantage's 2008 rankings. The city also ranked very high in Relocate-America's 100 Places to Live, American Style magazine’s Best Arts Destination in the Country, Forbes magazine’s Top 10 in the World’s Cleanest Cities and was named a Top City for Geeks by Wired magazine.
Visit Pittsburgh just once and you'll see why we do so well in all of these listings. It's a great place to live and to work. And here are some websites, recommended by our employees, to share with you some of our favorite things about Pittsburgh.
Business and Technology
City Information
Education
Entertainment
History
News and Radio
Real Estate/Relocation
Sports
Business and Technology
Pittsburgh Technology Council
The leading change agent for Southwestern Pennsylvania's technology industry, The Pittsburgh Technology Council drives the growth, development, and retention of the region's technology-focused business and talent.
www.pghtech.org
Pittsburgh Business Times
Weekly publication highlighting the latest in business and developments in the region.
http://pittsburgh.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh
Pop City
Launched in March of 2006, Pop City is a weekly e-magazine and Web site showcasing the positive and sustained transformation of the Pittsburgh region. As of March 2008, more than 18,000 subscribe to Pop City and monthly readership tops 151,000. According to Google Research, in the 4th quarter of 2007, Pop City is read in 7003 cities and 163 countries around the world.
www.popcitymedia.com
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City Information
Convention and Visitors Bureau
Official travel and tourism guide to Greater Pittsburgh. Lists over 100 area lodgings, including hotels, motels, and campgrounds.
www.visitpittsburgh.com
City of Pittsburgh
Important information on the city's government, various departments, and neighborhoods.
www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us
Pittsburgh.com
News, weather, maps, and events in Pittsburgh.
www.pittsburgh.com
Pittsburgh.net
Explore Pittsburgh's ethnic communities, find event listings, and activities of interest for every lifestyle.
www.pittsburgh.net
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Education
Carnegie Mellon University
www.cmu.edu
University of Pittsburgh
www.pitt.edu
Duquesne University
www.duq.edu
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Entertainment
Pittsburgh City Search
www.pittsburgh.citysearch.com
Carnegie Museum of Art
www.cmoa.org
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
www.carnegiemuseums.org
The Warhol Museum
www.warhol.org
The Frick Museum
http://frickart.org/home/
The Children's Museum
www.pittsburghkids.org
The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
http://zoo.pgh.pa.us/
CitiParks
www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/parks/
Phipps Conservatory
www.phipps.conservatory.org
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History
Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center
The History Center is the largest history museum and the only affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution in Pennsylvania
www.pghhistory.org
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News and Radio
KDKA
www.kdka.com
WTAE
www.thepittsburghchannel.com
WPXI
www.wpxi.com
WYEP fm
www.wyep.org
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Real Estate / Relocation
Pittsburgh Real Estate
www.pittsburghrealestate.com
Howard Hanna
www.howardhanna.com/
Realtor.com
www.realtor.com
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Sports
Steelers
www.steelers.com
Penguins
www.penguins.nhl.com
Pirates
www.pittsburghpirates.com
Riverhounds
www.riverhounds.com
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