Staying Close to the Plow

Miller and a dozen Amish farmers will sell eggs, chickens and cheeses to Pittsburgh consumers through Isidore Foods.
Outside Neal’s Harness and Tack Shop in northern Lawrence County, cars and pickup trucks park alongside Amish horse-​drawn buggies. A row of gasoline-​powered washing machines, a sideline of Neal’s business, squat in a row beside the entrance.

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  • Issue Quarter Summer
  • Issue Year 2008
  • Sub Heading Community-​supported agriculture helps the Amish stay competitive without compromising

Portrait of Penn Avenue

Frank’s Barber Shop opened in Lawrenceville in 1930. Barber Tony Crisafio, 90, is Frank’s brother and has worked in the shop since 1935. He’s given first haircuts to three generations of some families.
Whether the cultural district or the Strip District, Garfield, Point Breeze or Wilkinsburg, Pittsburghers know Penn Avenue as the heart of every neighborhood that grew up along it.

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  • Issue Quarter Winter
  • Issue Year 2010
  • Sub Heading If there is a single thoroughfare that embodies the diversity and spirit of Pittsburgh, could it be any other than Penn Avenue?

From the Outside In

Hayley Lever (1876-1958), “Allegheny River,” c. 1923, Westmoreland Museum of American Art. Lever juried exhibitions for the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh in the 1920s.
Pittsburgh has always left vivid impressions on the mind of the outsider. For some reason, however, visiting writers have been less kind to Pittsburgh than visiting artists.

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  • Issue Quarter Winter
  • Issue Year 2007
  • Sub Heading Pittsburgh continues to fascinate visiting artists

Bridges of Allegheny County

From top: Connecting Oakland and Downtown to the South Side over the Monongahela River. Birmingham bridge, 1976. South Tenth Street Bridge, 1933. Liberty Bridge, 1928. Panhandle Bridge, 1903. Smithfield Street Bridge, 1883.
Whether they’re crossing chasms, spanning rivers or connecting communities, bridges have always been the metaphoric heart of Pittsburgh.

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  • Issue Quarter Winter
  • Issue Year 2011
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