Tube City Almanac

March 04, 2005

Atta-Boy for Hizzoner

Category: default || By jt3y

Now, this is the kind of story that we at Tube City Almanac world news headquarters like to read! Patrick Cloonan in last night's Daily News:

McKeesport Mayor James Brewster said his city is in a "renaissance" aimed at addressing a wide range of needs, including three years of demolition and two years of reconstruction within city government.


"In the next 24 months the city will be focusing its efforts on addressing the inherent problems that have gone unchecked for years and have left our once great city on the verge of Act 47 status," Brewster said Wednesday. "This plan is designed to address the ongoing exodus of young people and declining tax base that has occurred over the last decade."


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(The) mayor said "Renaissance 2005" addresses economic development, residential development, removal of blight (and) upgrading infrastructure and recreational facilities.


He said aims include "improving day-to-day services offered by the city and revitalizing public safety." Brewster said it represents a shift from the "fix and repair" mode that characterized the first 13 months of his administration.


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"People are interested in McKeesport again," Brewster said. "And that's a good thing. And I think it's because we've taken a hard position on certain things."


I have nothing really to add but "hooray!" and my sincerest best wishes. This is a fight that everyone in the Mon-Yough area should get behind, because the fortunes of Our Fair City affect every single neighboring community.

Indeed, it would be nice to see (at least) the other communities in the McKeesport Area School District get behind Mayor Brewster; even better would be for Port Vue, Glassport, West Mifflin, North Versailles, Liberty, etc., rally around him as well. But I may be dreaming.

Sounds like a good time to start sporting one of our new buttons ... "Make McKeesport Your Port!"

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People still labor under the misapprehension that Tube City Almanac is a legitimate media outlet, and send press releases. Here's the dubious press release of the week, and it has a Mon-Yough area connection:

As Twinkies celebrates its 75th anniversary, dozens of photographic interpretations of the iconic snack will be unveiled at an opening reception for the annual Object Show Exhibit and Contest sponsored by the Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers on Friday, March 11, 2005 at Point Park University from 5:00pm - 8:00pm. Internationally acclaimed photographer and artist Duane Michals will be the guest of honor.


Michals, of course, is from Our Fair City. I'm hoping this show is a lot better than it sounds, or else Michals lost a bet.

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To Do This Weekend: Gil Snyder and The Mystic Knights are at Beemer's, West Fifth Avenue near the Mansfield Bridge, at 9:30 tonight. Call (412) 678-7400 ... Two Rivers Amateur Radio Club holds its annual computer show and hamfest from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Boston Spectrum, 6001 Smithfield St., Elizabeth Township. Call in simplex at 146.52 MHz.

To Not Do This Weekend: McKeesport Little Theater's presentation of the comedy "A Bedfull of Foreigners," scheduled for this weekend, has been rescheduled to April due to illness in the cast. Call (412) 673-1100 for details.






Your Comments are Welcome!

Thanks for another inspiring article. Who knew McKeesport was a city!

As a suggestion for those who submit press releases: perhaps you should write a press release indicating that this publication is not a legitimate media outlet and send it to them.

As a suggestion for your fine print: the copyright “needs updated.”
Jamin (URL) - March 04, 2005



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