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[ThePittsburghGuy]

It seems pretty quiet in here...
Lets get some Pittsburghers out here and start up some conversation! The Pens are looking to knock the Caps out of the playoffs on Monday...any other Pens fans here?

[TheGerbil]

Yeah it's been pretty quiet for a while in here, unfortunately.

[broran28]

Everyone's on skyscraperpage. This place sucks.

[JRNYP2C]

TheGerbil, on Jun 3 2009, 12:39 PM, said:

Yeah it's been pretty quiet for a while in here, unfortunately.

I'm a 'burgher who lives in Charlotte now for almost 10 years.  I have been on UP for over 3 just to keep up on all the stuff that is going on in Charlotte.
Contrary to one of the posts, this site does NOT suck.  It is all of what you make it.  It isn't just about construction.  I encourage the folks in Pittsburgh who frequent UP to start any kind of topic.  It could be about the 3 Rivers Arts Festival, Oakland, the recent flooding in the eastern suburbs, the airport and its current status, roadwork (and the eternal headaches they bring), the cultural and arts scenes (southside, strip district etc.), port authority, and the list goes on and on!
Regardless if there isn't as much high-rise construction happening in the cbd lately (save the PNC tower), there are plenty of other things I would love to hear about on this forum.  The renovation of Market Square.  The refurbishing of the GC Murphy building.  Warner Centre possibilities.  Point Park and all of their plans.  The on hold side of town by the convention center.
Hell - you have the G20 summit coming.  If we had that in Charlotte, there would probably be about 100 pages of posts by now!
Some complete constructive criticism, this site can really rock for the Pittsburgh subforum.  Start talking!  There is a lot more going on than in the 'burgh than you think.  And besides getting my info from the PG, I would rather hear from people on UP for opinions and thoughts!
Let's hear it!  I want to hear good things about my hometown!
And hell, I even want to hear the bad things too!

Edited by JRNYP2C, 22 June 2009 - 05:52 PM.

[nashbill]

I grew up in the Pittsburgh area and lived in Charlotte for 19 years.  Now, I'm in Nashville.  I stumbled on this forum a while ago and usually check in every couple of days.  I like both my former hometowns.  And for a while this forum was pretty active.  Don't know what happened.  I'm not a big poster, but I like to hear about both places other than from normal news outlets.  I agree with JRNYP2C, there seems to be alot going on up there and I find skyscraper page pretty lacking on most of the topics mentioned.  The're opening a casino next month.  I never expected that.  More conversation and maybe some photos would  be great.

[Evergrey]

[nashbill]

I don't know about you locals, but I am very excited about the G-20 summit taking place in the city.  I realize this always brings in protesters as well as leaders and journalists from around the world.  I can't wait for my former hometown to shine on a world  stage.