Streetsblog.net – blogging for liveable streets
| March 19, 2010 | Posted by p2wp under Blogs |
Image by richardmasoner via Flickr We noticed this little widget on the side bar of The Digging Pitt blog (a great blog about art and transit in Pittsburgh) for Streetsblog.net – some of the articles looked like they would be of interest to the Progress Pittsburgh community. About Streetsblog.net … Bringing together the best of…
Has Dan Onorato Lost His Mind?
| March 18, 2010 | Posted by p2wp under 2010, Blogs, Elections, Pennsylvania, Politics, Polls, voting |
If you missed yesterday’s news in the governor’s race, you missed some really bizarre behavior from the Onorato campaign. Just before the close of business on the final day that petitions could be challenged, the Onorato campaign filed objections trying to block Joe Hoeffel from being on the ballot. The Hoeffel campaign fired back in a…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-10
| March 10, 2010 | Posted by links under Daily Links |
RT @PittsburghPost: Hafer drops out of race to replace Murtha: State Treasurer Barbara Hafer announced this morning that she is withd…… # RT @REIHQ: Pittsburgh unveils plans for Allegheny Riverfront: Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and the Urban Redevelopment Authority pre…… # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-03
| March 3, 2010 | Posted by links under Daily Links |
anyone going to Chelsa Wagner's snow removal town hall this eve? # RT @Bram_R: My question is: were the bad checks related to the Shop N' Save or to some other property? #Dzamkogate # does anyone know who is behind this new blog about @dan_onorato "Dan's Land Of Make Believe" http://ow.ly/1dr43 # Powered by Twitter…
The Pittsburgh Hoagie: All Meat, No Filler – Is Now All Gone
| March 2, 2010 | Posted by committeegrrl under Blogs |
We were hoping that some of the usual Pittsburgh political bloggers would be following the Jeff Dzamko story. Dzamko is a good friend of Luke Ravenstahl who was just arrested on Friday for an outstanding bench warrant from 2008 on some bad checks.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-24
| February 24, 2010 | Posted by links under Daily Links |
Increased filing fees surprise some Dems http://ow.ly/18N3m # be a fan of Progress Pittsburgh on Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/pages/Progress-Pittsburgh/315734366106 # Making Great Government Web sites – Nextgov http://ow.ly/19D4F # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Tweeting for Your Vote – Following Candidates for PA Governor on Twitter
| February 23, 2010 | Posted by engagedcitizen under 2010 |
Image via CrunchBase Yesterday the Triadvocate (the blog from the folks at Triad Strategies) had a post about which of the candidates in PA is leading in tweets and followers. They have a detailed list of candidates in PA for many offices with how many followers and tweets have been posted. Also, Huffington Post links…
Be a Fan and Follow Progress Pittsburgh
| February 19, 2010 | Posted by p2wp under Progress Pittsburgh Updates |
We are moving up in the social media world – you can now be our fan on Facebook and follow Progress Pittsburgh on Twitter @ProgressPGH. Progress Pittsburgh on Facebook
The Debate Over Filing Fees
| February 18, 2010 | Posted by engagedcitizen under ACDC, Allegheny-County, Elections, Endorsements, Politics |
The Allegheny County Democratic Committee is raising the fee for candidates for State Legislature to file for the ACDC endorsement (PG article). Apparently, the fees were too low, allowing for widespread competition (i.e. democracy). Perhaps this is a delayed reaction to the Clean Sweep movement of 2006 or perhaps its just good, old-fashioned old boys’…
From today’s Harrisburg Online…
| February 18, 2010 | Posted by politicalspy under 2010, Elections, Endorsements, Pennsylvania, Politics |
Governor Ed Rendell has set a Special Election for the May 18th Primary Election Day to fill the unexpired term of the late Democratic Congressman John Murtha of Johnstown…Republicans and Democratic Party officials each will nominate a candidate for the May ballot to fill out the term…in addition to the election for the rest of Murtha’s term, voters…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-17
| February 17, 2010 | Posted by links under Daily Links |
RT @bobmayo: Snow comment? *No* citizens turned up for City Council's public comment time. (They don't normally meet on Thursdays; that… # RT @woycheck: Ravenstahl and Zober = Thelma and Louise? # just posted about #whereisluke http://progresspittsburgh.net/2010/02/16/is-luke-lost-again/ w/ tweets from @bram_r @janepitt @andybotpgh # Endorsements for Governor: Pennsylvania Restaurant Association – Jack Wagner; United Steelworkers…
2010 Election Dates
| February 17, 2010 | Posted by engagedcitizen under Events, Information |
Yesterday marks the first day of petition circulation for the 2010 primary elections. Thought it might be helpful to post the inportant election dates for 2010. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF STATE BUREAU OF COMMISSIONS, ELECTIONS AND LEGISLATION 2010 PENNSYLVANIA ELECTIONS IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER First day to circulate and file nomination petitions ……………………… February…
Is Luke Lost Again?
| February 16, 2010 | Posted by grantstreetgossip under Gossip |
If you have been folowing some of the reactions to the snow in Pittsburgh – Luke Ravenstahl’s name is mentioned in response to the snow clean up. But today there is another question being asked about the mayor – Where’s Luke? It seems to have started with JanePitt around 11:30 this morning… At 12:30 @andybotpgh…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-10
| February 10, 2010 | Posted by links under Daily Links |
Wecht won't run for governor http://ow.ly/14kPV (from @PittsburghPost ) # RT @maria_in_pgh: KDKA said 'Last time we had this much snow Mayor Ravenstahl was in 6th grade' I say: So not that long really. #snOMGpgh… # RT @nataliarudiak: Ppl are badly snowed in 4 days later–I'm trying to get more attn to neighborhoods. Mtg w…
PA Gov Race 2010 – The Candidates and Healthcare
| February 9, 2010 | Posted by committeegrrl under 2010 |
Joe Hoeffel just released a new web ad (included below) on Health Care today. Here is a look at the 4 candidates in the race for the Democratic nomination and the health care related information from their campaign websites Chris Doherty – no mention of health care on his website Joe Hoeffel – has a…
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