Art and design among other things, such as culture, etc

The New York Times’ Jeff Schlegel spends 36 Hours in my hometown of Pittsburgh, PA.  He comments on the overall improvement of the city in the last couple of years saying that:

PITTSBURGH has undergone a striking renaissance from a down-and-out smokestack to a gleaming cultural oasis. But old stereotypes die hard, and Pittsburgh probably doesn’t make many people’s short list for a cosmopolitan getaway. Too bad, because this city of 89 distinct neighborhoods is a cool and — dare I say, hip—city. There are great restaurants, excellent shopping, breakthrough galleries and prestigious museums.

The article also provides readers with some hot spots in the city, where to go and what to see.  It’s weird because when you live and grow up in Pittsburgh you almost get tired of the seeing and doing the same things within this mid-upper size city.  When you’re living there, it’s not as cool as when you leave the city and tell others that you are from there. That’s where the “coolness” of the city really shines.  I must say, I am once again reminded of my Steeltown pride.