Pittsburgh City Council Treasures
For nearly 100 years, Pittsburgh's City County Building has been the bastion of local government and the home of Pittsburgh's City Council. But inside council chambers are pieces of beauty and craftsmanship that are rarely explored. OnQ contributor Minette Seate spent a day on Grant Street exploring those "Council Treasures."
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The 151st Pennsylvania Volunteers suffered the second-highest casualty rate among all union regiments fighting at Gettysburg - yet very little is known about their amazing sacrifice. Author Michael Dreese finally gives the so-called "School Teachers Regiment" their long-awaited commendation.
The people of Forest County have long made a living from timber and oil. These two industries are well represented in the Simpler Times Museum, and a museum devoted to the hammers of our ancestors. OnQ contributor Dave Crawley ties two traditions together on a visit to northwest Pennsylvania.Simpler Times MuseumRR1 Box 69Tidioute, PA 16351(814) 484-3483
OnQ contributor Doug Oster visits a woman's garden in McCandless, where everything from plants to statues has a religious theme.
Time, nature and vandals are taking a toll on the Gettysburg battlefield monuments. This Emmy-winning OnQ documentary profiles the people working to protect, repair and raise funds for these "stone soldiers." Writer/producer: David Solomon. Camera/Editing: Paul Ruggieri.
This new exhibit at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is unlike any other in the country. OnQ explores the Tropical Forest - which took years of careful planning and visits to Thailand.
OnQ's Michael Bartley hosts a discussion on the much-debated proposed City of Pittsburgh tuition tax. Council members Ricky Burgess, Theresa Kail-Smith, and Bill Peduto join Chatham University President Esther Barazzone and Pitt graduate student Daniel Jimenez, as council prepares to vote on whether to tax local university students to satisfy the city's pension deficit.
