On the cover: Dan Wintermantel’s illustration “Fall Fallingwater” was created for Pittsburgh Quarterly to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural icon, located in Bear Run, Fayette County.
2011 Fall archive
FEATURES
Middle East connection
The Pittsburgh Middle East Institute is building bridges and boosting regional businesses
By Sean Hamill
On the green
The Mylan Classic hosts golf’s aspiring stars
By Marino Parascenzo
College & money
* The College Question
Tuition costs are soaring. How are so many still putting their children through school?
By Reid Frazier
* Schools ‘r’ U.S.
International students bring diversity—and dollars
By Reid Frazier
* Major dilemma
How important is choosing a major in getting a job?
By Alecia Dean
You’re in ‘Steelie’ country
Pennsylvania’s hottest autumn fishing spot
By Deborah Weisberg
Breakthrough
A Pitt professor has developed a new way of understanding the workings of the human brain
By Matt Stroud
The cost of blight
As neighborhoods sink under the shadow of vacant and abandoned properties, regional leaders are trying tactics that have worked in other cities
By Jeffery Fraser
In the American grain
The Amazing story of Henry Ford
By William S. Dietrich II
Road trip
A Pittsburgh couple breaks the natural-gas barrier
By Murry Gerber
DEPARTMENTS
What do I know?
John Wetenhall, CEO of the Carnegie Museums
By Jeff Sewald
Reading room
Big business, now and then: books by
Pittburgh Quarterly writers Seamus McGraw and William Dietrich II
By Sandra Levis
Vintage
Muscat wines go modern
By Alex Sebastian
Homefront
City Chic: An elegant home in the heart of Shadyside
By Marylynn Uricchio
Art thoughts
The provocative Pittsburgh Biennial
By Graham Shearing
On the wing
Bold and beautiful: the wild turkey is truly America’s—and Pittsburgh’s—bird
By David Liebmann
Neighborhood joints
A visit to Jim’s Famous Sauce
By Joseph Sabino Mistick
Worth the drive
A real gem: Joden World Jewelers
By Barbara Eichenlaub
The Marcellus Shale
A natural-gas Ponzi scheme? Not likely, say drillers and experts who expect the Marcellus to thrive for decades
By Seamus McGraw
Regional indicators
A tale of two Pittsburghs: After 103 years, we’re ready for another in-depth portrait of our region’s residents
By Douglas Heuck
Place
White Rocks, Fayette County
By Thomas D. Saunders
IN EVERY ISSUE
Publisher’s letter / Into the wild
By Douglas Heuck
Stocks & pedestal / Parking meters & The Pittsburgh Pirates
By Douglas Heuck
Arrivals / Professionals new to Pittsburgh
By Matt Stroud
Arts & events / Happenings in Downtown’s Cultural District
Last Chapter / Noting the passing of Pittsburgh citizens
By Douglas Heuck
