Knock Down, Drag Out - (posted: 05/16/2012)
If you think peregrine falcons are the only birds who fight think again. On May 6 at Magee Marsh I witnessed a vicious fight between two common grackles on the deck below the bird feeders at the Sportsmen's Migratory Bird Center. They were the... more

Wearing Goggles - (posted: 05/15/2012)
When the peregrine chicks were tiny Dorothy used to "chup" at them to get them to open their mouths. There's no need to encourage them now They crowd her at feeding time and whine and chup on their own. And they actively grab the food she... more

Looking for the Vale of Cashmere! - (posted: 01/15/2012)
My friend and sometimes editor Matt Conrad sent me an email today and said some folks on reddit.com were posting questions about how to find the ruins of the Vale of Cashmere that we showed in our recent IT'S PITTSBURGH program called NORTH PARK VS.... more

Proposing BREAKFAST SPECIAL 2! - (posted: 01/06/2012)
Yes we're working on a PBS proposal for a sequel of sorts called BREAKFAST SPECIAL 2 REVENGE OF THE OMELETS. We're hoping to get enough funding from our friends in Virginia (that's where PBS has its headquarters in suburban DC) to edit the remai... more

BIG NIGHT SEATS STILL AVAILABLE - (posted: 04/02/2012)
We're getting ready to cut the Timpano We has such a great response to the Big Night Dinner at D'Imperio's on Monday May 7 that we decided to add another night. There are still some seats available for the dinner on Monday April 30. It will... more

FEBRUARY SOUP OF THE MONTH - (posted: 01/20/2012)
Yes that is a heavy wooden spoon standing straight up in a batch of chili. That's the kind of "stick to your ribs" consistency I like in a bowl of hearty beef chili. I guess it is not technically a "soup" but it is my Fenbruary entry in the seri... more

Pittsburgh Symphony at Avery Fisher Hall - (posted: 02/27/2012)
caption id "attachment 1229" align "alignleft" width "300" caption "Jim Cunningham at Avery Fisher Hall" caption The white marble of Lincoln Center reflected the bright sunlight and blue sky above Manhattan on Sunday afternoon as a large crowd... more

Tilles Center, Long Island University - (posted: 02/26/2012)
caption id "attachment 1239" align "alignleft" width "300" caption "Pittsburgh Symphony at the Tilles Center" caption Yesterday the Pittsburgh Symphony returned to the C. W. Post campus of Long Island University about 50 minutes from midtown... more