Pittsburgh

Meet the new founders: Back in person and ready to grow — After successfully graduating last year’s Incubator cohort that collectively raised more than $1.8M in revenue and investment, we’re excited to announce the 10 Pittsburgh-based startups joining the 2022–2023 Ascender Incubator. “Our approach is very much tailored to the uniqueness of each cohort, down to the individual, and this year is…

Riding the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) has been a goal of mine for several years. I was interested in riding from Pittsburgh to Cumberland, MD, and then to Washington D.C. via the C&O Towpath, before the entire GAP was completed. For various reasons, I never got off my behind to…

Ascender’s 2021–2022 Incubator — At Ascender, we value hard work and the creation of promising companies that make a meaningful impact on our region’s economy and entrepreneurial ecosystem. Raising more than $1.8M in investments and revenue, our 2021–2022 Incubator cohort of nine Pittsburgh-based early-stage companies exceeded all goals. …

The Yankees walking into PNC Park drummed up excitement in the Pittsburgh baseball universe not seen since the wild card era of the early-mid 2010s. A team of promising young talent meeting with one of the strongest regular-season teams in years set up the first sellout for the stadium in…

Process Filming and Editing In CMU’s “Multicultural Pittsburgh: Interactive Storytelling” course, our final project was to create a VR short film about a culture or identity in our locality, mine being Pittsburgh. From the beginning, I knew I wanted to uncover some story about a local person or place in my…

It’s the return of Anthrocon! — Fursuiters are finally coming back to Pittsburgh after missing two years of the convention. People on Tiktok and Twitter are posting their excitement of coming back as well as getting prepared. This convention can be fun with its benefits, making new friends and more…