Bob Batz Jr.
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Interim editor @ThePUPNews. Soon I'll get back to work documenting Pittsburgh beer and other cool aspects of W. Pa./Ohio Valley life. It's all interim, right?
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20-04-2011 01:36:06
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Our Brad Everett: 'There will be thousands upon thousands of proms taking place around the U.S. this spring, but if you searched far and wide, it’s doubtful you would find many that include a pair of teens there as dates who are so accomplished athletically.' unionprogress.com/2024/05/07/but…
Our John Santa catches up with Slippery Rock Track and Field's Kanye Thompson, who sprinted for the PSAC Sports title and is aiming for the NCAA Division II championships: “I’m not super cocky or anything, I just feel like it’s the confidence, I always tell myself I can do it.” unionprogress.com/2024/05/07/dre…
Our Helen Fallon also attended the 150th birthday celebration for Frank Conrad that she previewed last week: unionprogress.com/2024/05/06/wqe…
The PA Department of Conservation & Natural Resources announces the Governor’s Awards for Environmental Excellence and our Helen Fallon notes the winners from this region: unionprogress.com/2024/05/06/prc…
'Some teams have shirts that on the back that say, ‘To be No. 1, you have to train like you’re No. 2,’ ' Hampton's Dale Hall tells our Brad Everett. 'And that’s really true.' unionprogress.com/2024/05/06/pup…
Sunday read: Our Steve Mellon visits Kent State to remember what happened there 54 years ago in the context of what's happening at universities across the country right now: unionprogress.com/2024/05/05/at-…
Sunday read: Allegheny County plans to turn the 4-mile Brilliant Branch into a recreation trail, but a developer wants it to also keep the tracks for battery-powered passenger trains between Aspinwall and Homewood. With Pam Panchak, our Ed Blazina reports: unionprogress.com/2024/05/05/all…
They're completely restoring U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District's Montgomery Locks and Dam on the Ohio River, and Congressman Chris Deluzio helped to ensure it's done with union workers: unionprogress.com/2024/05/05/dam…
The Pgh. Black Media Fed will be celebrating a 'Night of Excellence' with its Robert L. Vann Media Awards on June 13 and we at the PUP are proud to be a part of it: unionprogress.com/2024/05/05/the…
One of the most impressive multi-sport journalists in the region, our Steve Rotstein reports and writes, shoots videos, social media-fies them and takes a fine lead photo: unionprogress.com/2024/05/03/50t…
It's our Steve Rotstein, Emily Matthews and Avonworth Softball, which 'had to prove to ourselves that we could do something, and then once our pieces to the puzzle came back together, we felt complete. We feel ready to compete now.' unionprogress.com/2024/05/03/pup…
How to union: A United Steelworkers #EverybodysUnion worker knocked on a door in my neighborhood looking for a prospective union member they hadn't reached otherwise who will be involved in an important Pittsburgh organizing campaign. She delivered a paper 'union election guide.'
At the very front of today's report is a story about Pittsburgh's May Day parade, which was co-lead by striking Pittsburgh news workers including Steve Mellon, who walked most of it backwards: unionprogress.com/2024/05/02/you…
Our Helen Fallon also previews Saturday's 150th birthday celebration of Frank Conrad, the Father of Commercial Radio. It's a Pittsburgh story that's the basis of the forthcoming National Museum of Broadcasting: unionprogress.com/2024/05/02/hap…
Our Helen Fallon can help but follow the progress of the Pittsburgh steel mill eaglet, who has a new and auspicious name: unionprogress.com/2024/05/02/don…
Not for those afraid of heights: Our Ed Blazina's transportation beat took him to a fascinating scene as Pittsburgh EMS practiced rescuing riders on the Monongahela Incline: unionprogress.com/2024/05/02/pit…