Playthings
This toy store in Butler is unique - inside and out. OnQ visits Playthings Etc.
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Alicia Kozakiewicz of Pittsburgh was only 13 when she was kidnapped and assaulted by a man she met on the internet. Now a young adult, Alicia educates young people and parents on the importance of internet safety. This is a short feature on her story. See also the 30 minute documentary Alicia's Message: I'm Here To Save Your Life.
The "Vixens of the Valley" are 12 senior citizens from Monongahela, PA who made news all over the world after posing for a racy calendar to raise money for their hometown's historical society. This report won an Emmy for Outstanding Entertainment Feature for writer/producer David Solomon, videographer/editor Frank Caloiero and videographer Paul Ruggieri.
Everyday people take on the role of cops at the Pennsylvania State Police Citizen's Police Academy. OnQ reports on the experience of learning to think and act like law enforcement.
Many Pittsburgh area voters experienced long lines this past presidential election day. Can that be prevented by "early voting" for Pennsylvania? Other states have it, why not PA? Michael Bartley reports on the movement to bring early voting to the Keystone State.
OnQ contributor Lynn Sawyer takes you on a tour of two of the major glass exhibitions. Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens and the Carnegie Museum of Art in Oakland were part of a special initiative which made up Pittsburgh's 2007 Year of Glass.
GTECH is an innovative company that is reclaiming Pittsburgh's vacant land using alternative energy crops to remediate the soil.
