jason 
Sunday, 4th of October 2009 at 09:07:53 PM
I may be a little behind the curve on this, but I thought that I would join the bandwagon and write a post about the G-20 summit that was just in Pittsburgh. I found it interesting that many of the foreign leaders that visited the city were expecting a smoky, sooty town with poor air quality and staggered innovation. The town has not looked like that in several decades.
I remember my first trip here 22 years ago. My family came down to the ‘burgh for a Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game. I especially remember driving through the Fort Pitt tunnels and seeing this enormous city come into view. As a friend of mine in New Jersey put it, “Pittsburgh is the only city in the country with a ‘front door.’” He was right. Pittsburgh is a beautiful town which today provides something for everyone. голова болит секс
We have three major sports teams, a new hundred million dollar casino, the Andy Warhol Museum, a large zoo, history and art museums, three world class universities, two world-famous health care systems, high tech and financial companies, a world-class symphony orchestra, and the list goes on and on. I’m proud to call Pittsburgh my home and will be staying here for (hopefully) a long time to come.
I didn’t believe it until I heard it on TV, but Pittsburgh still has a nasty, decades old stigma to overcome. I hope that the 2,600 reporters from around the globe report good things about our city. The protests were not the story. People are focusing on them in their blog postings, etcetera, but should have been trying to make our city look good so that we can overcome the folklore of Pittsburgh. Give Pittsburgh a second chance!
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