Outfit of the week: Now is the time to be ready for the season opener!

Outfit of the week: Now is the time to be ready for the season opener!

With the season opener on September 8 only a few weeks away, now is the time to be sure you are ready for the season opener.  Order a jersey from your favorite player, whether that be Donte Moncrief, Vince Williams, or Xavier Grimble.  Find a jersey for any of these great players here.  

This week in Pittsburgh: Shadyside Art Festival on Walnut Street

This week in Pittsburgh: Shadyside Art Festival on Walnut Street

This weekend (August 24 and 25) features a festival of fine art started out as a neighborhood street fair and has gained a reputation as one of the top shows in Pennsylvania. This weekend art show hosts over 140 artists that create original hand-made artwork. We’ll have painters, potters, jewelers, photographers and much more. Here…

Throwback Thursday: The Leather Football Helmet

Throwback Thursday: The Leather Football Helmet

Before the advent of plastic football helmets, many football players wore leather helmets.  It’s no coincidence that the earliest football helmet looked more like a padded aviator cap than the high-tech crash-tested helmet used by today’s players. The invention of the leather helmet most likely dates back to 1893, when Admiral Joseph Mason Reeve (the…