captainpocket
captainpocket t1_j52ohvp wrote
Reply to comment by throwaway01002030405 in Matt Dugan, Allegheny County's chief public defender, to challenge Zappala for DA by throwaway01002030405
County Controller is a cool bonus, but you can't understate the importance of county executive. I think I'm gonna say executive and DA are equally important.
captainpocket t1_j50ulba wrote
Reply to comment by James19991 in What city does Pittsburgh share the most similarities with? by [deleted]
Okay let me rephrase it to help you understand. A small city surrounded on all sides by rural nothingness is going to have a significantly different culture than a much larger city where people can take a day trip to multiple equally large or larger cities.
captainpocket t1_j50i1uw wrote
Reply to comment by James19991 in What city does Pittsburgh share the most similarities with? by [deleted]
Yes. Pittsburgh is deeply to its core influenced by the fact that it is closely surrounded on all sides by rural wastelands for hours on end. Of course it is.
captainpocket t1_j50hq72 wrote
Reply to comment by Gladhands in What city does Pittsburgh share the most similarities with? by [deleted]
That's just not true about WV. Take me home country roads is a hot song in Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas. There are a lot of WV transplants here, and the populationis small enough that its noticeable. The rural proximity heavily influences the culture. The nightlife heavily influences the culture. Thats part of the culture, you cant say it isnt. And the working class white population is completely different in Philadelphia. They are working class and white and similarly educated, but they aren't cowboys like they are here. I'm from Philadelphia, man.
captainpocket t1_j50fhjr wrote
Reply to comment by Gladhands in What city does Pittsburgh share the most similarities with? by [deleted]
LOCAL CULTURE?! Just no. Philly and Baltimore are deeply urban cities with significantly fewer...rural-minded people bopping around. (And I'm not equating "rural" with politics here.) Pittsburgh has cowboy wannabes in spades. Those cities do not. They have significantly more diverse culture, from things like restaurants to stuff like concert bookings and music played at bars. There is not even ONE edm bar in this city. Both of those have a countless number of them. Also of note, both of those cities regularly host music festivals. They are both east coast to the core and Pittsburgh just isn't. Its deeply influenced by neighboring WV and Ohio. The population is also a part of why all of this is the case, but it just makes the culture totally different. Pittsburgh has great stuff and there are a ton of hidden gems in most of the categories I mentioned above, but Philly and Baltimore are awash in just way more and it totally changes the culture.
captainpocket t1_j50akq9 wrote
Reply to comment by Gladhands in What city does Pittsburgh share the most similarities with? by [deleted]
Dude. What? How so?
captainpocket t1_j5rmpxp wrote
Reply to Any recommendations for a great female pediatrician in the Pittsburgh area? by Great_Bodini
I love pediatric alliance st. Clair. Dr. Laboda is great, and so is Dr. Wang. The practice has mostly female pediatricians. There's at least one man, maybe 2, out of like 9 doctors and one NP.