Recently added articles from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA):

Pittsburgh goes virtual on Google.

Oct 09, 2007 ... Byline: Elwin Green Oct. 9--Smile, Pittsburgh -- you're on Google-vision. Starting today, Pittsburgh joins the list of 14 cities that Internet users can tour online by using Google Maps' Street View. The service, which launched in May, offers three-dimensional, ...

Group looks for ways for minority lawyers to boost their ranks in Pittsburgh.

Oct 08, 2007 ... Byline: Joyce Gannon Oct. 8--Nicola Henry-Taylor, an attorney who has lived and worked in Pittsburgh for more than a decade, became involved with the Allegheny County Bar Association's Women in the Law division last year when she was looking to jump from a government job to a ...

Naming rights fundraising campaigns trickle down to elementary and high schools.

Oct 08, 2007 ... Byline: Anya Sostek Oct. 8--Want to see your name in lights? For a cool $5 million, it can adorn North Catholic's new football stadium when the school moves to Cranberry in 2010. For lesser amounts -- anything from $100,000 to $4 million -- donors can also fund the ...

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Heard off the Street column.

Oct 07, 2007 ... Byline: Len Boselovic Oct. 7--THE TRICK TO RETIREMENT SAVINGS IS MAKING IT LAST: As more Americans take on the job of investing and managing their retirement money, there will come a day when they face an equally challenging assignment: making it last. Even if they ...

North Side shop owner struggles to build customer base in her neighborhood.

Oct 07, 2007 ... Byline: Bill Toland Oct. 7--A black man walks into a coffee shop. He asks the barista how much a hot chocolate will cost. When she answers, he shakes his head, mutters about the exorbitance of it all, and walks out. "I'm so glad you were sitting here to see that," ...

West Penn hospital system faces challenge of integration.

Oct 07, 2007 ... Byline: Dan Fitzpatrick Oct. 7--More than 150 physicians from Bloomfield's West Penn Hospital gathered at the Churchill Valley County Club on Wednesday night to hear more about the state of the region's second-largest hospital system. It had been almost three months ...

September jobless rate inches up.

Oct 06, 2007 ... Byline: Patricia Sabatini Oct. 6--The nation's jobless rate rose a notch to 4.7 percent in September, up from 4.6 percent the previous month and the highest rate since August 2006, the Labor Department reported yesterday in a report that showed continuing declines in the U.S ....

Gatto Cycle to buy Spirit Harley.

Oct 06, 2007 ... Byline: Len Boselovic Oct. 6--Bankrupt Spirit Harley-Davidson of Shaler will be sold to Gatto Cycle Shop of Tarentum under the terms of a $3.5 million agreement approved yesterday by U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Jeffery A. Deller. Gatto originally agreed to purchase ...

Cell phones present security risks.

Oct 05, 2007 ... Byline: Tim Grant Oct. 5--While their primary use remains to make telephone calls, cell phones have come a long way. Thanks to their growing computing power and complexity, cell phones have become mini computers. "As cell phones have gotten more computational power, ...

County says it can offset closing of 18 US Airways gates with slots revenue.

Oct 05, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Belko Oct. 5--US Airways may drop as many as 18 gates at Pittsburgh International Airport as part of its latest round of cuts, but at least one top local official doesn't anticipate a drastic increase in airport costs as a result. The cutback by US ...

Downtown musician scores big with Halo 3.

Oct 05, 2007 ... Byline: Teresa F. Lindeman Oct. 5--Master Chief John 117 might have appreciated the reverential music that a Pittsburgh company created for a video on the making of a diorama illustrating his hard-fought battle with the Covenant. If he were real, that is. The hero of ...

Pennsylvania Senate panel pondering more six-pack beer sales.

Oct 04, 2007 ... Byline: Tom Barnes Oct. 4--HARRISBURG, Penn. -- The state Senate's Law and Justice Committee is trying to liberalize beer sales in Pennsylvania. Yesterday it approved House Bill 1420, which would permit beer distributors to sell one, two or three six-packs of beer at ...

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette car review column.(Column)

Oct 04, 2007 ... Byline: Don Hammonds Oct. 4--I have a bit of advice for Infiniti salespeople. The next time somebody saunters into the dealership to look at the Infiniti G37 coupe, ask them to be seated in those comfy leather seats, hit the starter button and let them listen to the ...

Online computer gaming gives anti-scam groups even more reasons to worry.

Oct 04, 2007 ... Byline: Elwin Green Oct. 4--The world of online gaming is not that different from the real world: There are those who play by the rules and those who cheat. The issues of security and ethics in cyberspace provide a preview of problems that will emerge in the next generation of ...

Tax on drinks and car rentals seen as solution to transit crisis in Pittsburgh.

Oct 03, 2007 ... Byline: Steve Twedt Oct. 3--Everyone agreed that public transit deserves stable funding. Nobody likes to see property taxes increase. What bothers local restaurant and bar owners is that the state legislators' menu of solutions for Allegheny County lists only two ...

Global warming could cause rise in sewer bills.

Oct 03, 2007 ... Byline: Don Hopey Oct. 3--Global warming, already on the hook for declining polar bear populations, disappearing glaciers and rising sea levels, may also increase your sewer bill. A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency climate change expert says warming temperatures ...

GOP lawmakers want investigative arm taken away from Pennsylvania gaming board.

Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Tom Barnes Oct. 2--HARRISBURG, Penn. -- House Republicans and a retired state police official are at odds with the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board over whether stricter procedures are needed for conducting detailed background checks of prospective casino applicants, ...

In tiny Versailles, Penn., big concern about toxic gas report.

Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Moustafa Ayad Oct. 2--Angry Versailles residents vented their frustrations with state environmental officials last night regarding hydrogen sulfide and methane gas that had been detected in the borough. State Department of Environmental Protection officials ...

Cleveland, Pittsburgh leaders meet in hopes of forming 'Tech Belt'.

Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Bill Toland Oct. 2--It has happened again and again -- Pittsburgh start-ups seeking investment from the coasts would make a pitch, only to be told that a group from Cleveland had made a similar pitch previously. "You guys should work together," was the advice ....

Dick's Sporting Goods campaign encourages fans to wear team jerseys.

Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Teresa F. Lindeman Oct. 1--America's office doors open each morning on an entertaining show featuring individual interpretations of the company dress code. Woo, hoo. Look at what that guy is wearing. Is that business casual or a casualty of business? Into ...