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The server logs show a noticeable upward bump in readership since the recent mentions in the Post-Gazette.

Thanks for checking in, folks, and I hope you'll stick around. In case you're wondering what www.tubecityonline.com and the Tube City Almanac are all about, this is a non-profit (actually, negative profit!) website primarily concerned with issues around Allegheny County's "second city" and the adjoining communities.

The Almanac is updated several times a week. It's where I occasionally commit journalism, pontificate on local issues, and generally make a nuisance of myself.

It's just one small part of the bigger website, Tube City Online, which has been on the Web in various forms since 1996.

There, you'll find some Mon-Yough area history, along with information for new arrivals and visitors (like restaurant reviews), and "fun stuff" like photos.

I am also planning a major new feature that will allow the community to get more directly involved. The computer experts at Skymagik Internet Services, the local small business which hosts this website, are working on it right now.

I am a lifelong resident of the McKeesport area (Versailles, Liberty Borough and West Mifflin) except for a year in Monongahela, Washington County, and two years when I lived in the dorm at college.

I have no political agenda, except that I dislike stupidity in local government. I also get tired of people wallowing in self-pity or apologizing for living in the Mon Valley. I have a strong interest in promoting the McKeesport area and encouraging citizens to get involved.

Oh, and occasionally you'll see our editorial consultant, the Tube City Tiger, popping up to offer his comments, like here and here.

He tends to have pretty strong opinions, and my advice is don't make him mad. Those teeth aren't just for pudding.