Chris has worked as a freelance writer for more than 15 years. A Pitt graduate and native of Los Angeles, Weber honed his skills in sports publishing in New York City before returning to Pittsburgh. An avid fisherman and volleyball player, he lives in Bethel Park.
Along the River’s Edge
Thomas Lippert flicks his cigarette into the ashtray on his wooden kitchen table, its varnish worn away along the edge by years of wrists and elbows. Lippert starts each day here, waking early to supplement his nicotine with a quick breakfast. On the mustard-colored wall, a prominent image of Jesus watches over Lippert, who hasn’t …
A Mountain from the Hill
The wiper blades arched back and forth against the SUV’s windshield, sweeping away an icy rain. Over the narrow, cobblestone streets and vacant, littered lots of the Hill District, DeJuan Blair drove his grandmother’s Buick Rendezvous. He stopped at a light on Bedford Avenue and said, “This is my ’hood. Over there, that’s Whiteside Avenue. …