Top Reasons to Vote for Sue to Attend Netroots Nation: Pls Help Me Earn This Scholarship!

I’m in the running for a partial scholarship to attend the national progressive “Netroots Nation” conference this June in San Jose, California. I’m the only person from Pgh (only 3 from PA total) and one of the few LGBTQ persons in the list. The top five vote getters will receive a scholarship and 15 more […]

Cherry Blossoms in Pittsburgh: Our Earth Day Adventure with the Sakura Project

Ledcat has a strong desire to go to DC to see the cherry trees blossom. We’ve never quite been able to pull off a daytrip (because of the dogs) so it remains on her bucket list. I went to college in DC so I saw a lot of cherry blossoming. I was thrilled when I […]

LGBTQ&A: Natalia Rudiak is Creating a Better Life for Pittsburgh’s LGBTQ Youth

An occasional series where we pose some questions to local LGBTQ folks (and Allies) to learn more about their personal experiences with LGBTQ culture. Click here for a complete list of all LGBTQ&A profiles.  Natalia is one of my favorite people holding office. And I run into her in the most unexpected places, often in line […]

Eco-Wednesday: Bill Peduto Has Enviromental Policy Proposals

I’m going off-road this week and dedicating the “Eco-Wednesday” post to Bill Peduto, Candidate for Mayor.  You may have heard that Peduto is posting over 100 policy pages (meaning = short versions, easy to read) on his website during his campaign. It is true. And given that we are coming up on Earth Day, I […]

LGBTQ&A: Dan Gilman, Candidate and Ally

An occasional series where we pose some questions to local LGBTQ folks (and Allies) to learn more about their personal experiences with LGBTQ culture. Click here for a complete list of all LGBTQ&A profiles. Dan Gilman has been involved with City Council for 8 years as a staff person and is now running his own […]

Review: “Little Gem” at City Theatre (and Ticket Giveaway)

The three woman show “Little Gem” currently at City Theatre is like a book you expect to enjoy, but find yourself unable to put down for hours on end. As the final scene played out, I wanted to stand up and say “BUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?” Fortunately, I did not do that.  LITTLE GEM March […]

Bill Peduto – We Need a Mayor Who Never Forgets What Pittsburgh Can Be

Bill Peduto’s tv commercial is available via YouTube. Five generations of my family worked in the mill right there on the South Side – my great-grandfather died a few blocks away from that spot. Still, my father and his cousins and even my brother worked in the mills through the 70s and 80s and …today. […]

LGBTQ&A: Doug Shields, Ally and Advocate

When I “met” Doug Shields, it was via the telephone – I answered call from unfamiliar number and heard “Susan, this is Douglas. I understand you want to march!”  I was driving home from work so I had to pull over (near the Civic Arena) and scribble notes on a crumpled receipt. His 2008 response […]

See, here’s what the mayor’s office should say

See, here’s what the mayor’s office should say: “You know what? We don’t like Sue Kerr because she’s mean to us, and we don’t like her website and we don’t think it’s useful, and we don’t want our employees reading her website while they’re supposed to be working. So,nyahh.” – Trish Mifflin, 2013.

Meanwhile, at the City of Pittsburgh Computer Information Services Department

(FYI, this is NOT PORN. This is satire. Not the kind they teach at Taylor Allderdice High School, but the kind they teach on British television. If you laugh at ANYTHING in this clip, please sign my petition.)