On April 26, I got a brief email from Marty McGuinn complimenting me on a remembrance column I’d written a few days earlier ...

Editor’s Note: This article is based on the upcoming book published by Lyons Press: “From Swampoodle to Mellon Bank CEO; An Irish American’s Journey, the Autobiography of Martin G. McGuinn Jr.” When I ...

When life events overwhelm me — family health issues, major expenses, needless arguments — I dream about skiing. For me, there is no better escape than soaring down a slope with nothing on my mind ...

Pittsburgh Quarterly has once again been recognized as the leading magazine in Western Pennsylvania journalism, winning eight Golden Quills in the 62nd annual Golden Quill Awards, sponsored by the ...

In his first nonfiction book, An Ignorance of Trees, touted as a “memoir in essays,” author Jim Daniels seeks to upend that ...

Historian and biographer David McCullough, winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, two National Book Awards, and the Presidential ...

We are often surprised by the little things we find when someone passes away, things we were perhaps not aware of, or things ...

Pittsburgh is known for many things, but some of its most significant legacies are largely unknown or underplayed. Among the ...

The poet Rainer Maria Rilke once said, “The only journey is the one within.” For people experiencing tough times (and the ...

This spring, there is a brief and spectacular sight to see right in the urban areas of Pittsburgh. The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy has been planting Eastern redbud trees in Pittsburgh since 2016.

The weather in Pittsburgh was rather bleak during March 1896. Snow and sub-freezing temperatures were the norm. Nicer weather arrived on March 10, so two young men took that opportunity to test a ...

The weather in Pittsburgh was rather bleak during March 1896. Snow and sub-freezing temperatures were the norm. Nicer weather arrived on March 10, so two young men took that opportunity to test a ...