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Virginia Montanez @ginny.bsky.social · 4d

Me handing my autistic teen Tylenol for her pain: “Here. Take your autism. It’s extra strength.”

Her: *dies laughing*

#momjokes

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Virginia Montanez @ginny.bsky.social · 8d

Amazing! I must know if it’s a descendant??

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Virginia Montanez @ginny.bsky.social · 11d

Had a fantastic time teaching the Great Fire of 1845 to a capacity crowd at South Park Township Public Library this week! (Photos courtesy the library)

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Virginia Montanez @ginny.bsky.social · 12d

How is Pittsburgh going to create a whole Walk of Fame and not include Gene Kelly in the first class?

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Virginia Montanez @ginny.bsky.social · 13d

Yinz guys’

Kevin Zollman @kevinzollman.com · 13d

Which is the correct possessive?

Yinz's or Yinz'

A Pittsburgh transplant urgently needs to know.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14d

In 2005, when Walmart wanted to open a store in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, residents rallied to keep it out. But Walmart found its way back to Monroeville 20 years later. Instead of building a new store, though, the retailer bought an operating mall with 120 tenants for $34 million.

Why Did Walmart Just Buy a Shopping Mall?

Walmart hasn’t said much about its plans for Monroeville Mall in Pennsylvania. But its partner has told some store owners that the mall will be demolished for a mixed-use development.

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James Santelli @santelli.bsky.social · 18d

Not for nothing, but I’m on a 71B bus that just FLEW through Downtown Pittsburgh thanks to these bus lanes — at 5 PM on a Friday

More busways! MORE!! FASTER!! 💨

Ben S @bensh3.bsky.social · Jul 28

Building upon their dedicated busways, Pittsburgh has now deployed a downtown open BRT corridor that utilizes contraflow bus lanes, ensuring far better compliance and travel times than same-flow lanes. This leapfrogs anything Philadelphia is willing to try

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Virginia Montanez @ginny.bsky.social · 19d

An extremely Pittsburgh post: Today I learned that Zachary Quinto‘s great-grandfather was none other than P.J. McArdle. 🤯

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Virginia Montanez @ginny.bsky.social · 20d

Was going to remind you all to register to attend my lunchtime history talk next week on Pittsburgh’s Great Fire of 1845 at South Park Library, but it’s now at capacity with 55 people. You snooze, you lose. I‘m at my best when I get to teach Pittsburgh history, so make sure you catch the next one!

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Pittsburgh Pirates @pirates.com · 21d

On this day in 1972, Roberto Clemente recorded his 3,000th and final hit. A moment forever etched in Pirates history.

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Virginia Montanez @ginny.bsky.social · 22d

Spoiler alert: The 2026 Pirates don’t have a chance, and everyone including Bob Nutting knows it

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Virginia Montanez @ginny.bsky.social · 28d

Published a Breathing Space today! Lots inside like bike lanes and vape shops and Pittsburgh history and Burghy Halloween goodies and more!

breathingspace.substack.com/p/bike-lane-...

Bike-lane Billy Rides Again

My handlebar streamers bring all the boys, especially Jordan Knight, to the yard

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Virginia Montanez @ginny.bsky.social · Sep 21

In Altoona today. Did you know if you go to the Boyer candy company factory, you can get a bag of Clark Bars in the form of “imperfects”? So good! Not an ad. (No, I’m not eating Altoona-style pizza while I’m here, because I don’t hate myself.)

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Virginia Montanez @ginny.bsky.social · Sep 17

Thank you!

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Virginia Montanez @ginny.bsky.social · Sep 17

Those angry about my column in Pittsburgh Mag are saying, "But questioning science IS the scientific method." Sure, provided you question the science WITH MORE SCIENCE. Science already did that with vaccines and autism and found no link.

I'm begging y'all to read more science and history books.

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Virginia Montanez @ginny.bsky.social · Sep 16

Recording AwesomeCast live at 7 tonight to talk about all the things.

Watch here!
YT: youtube.com/live/TUSkv5K...
FB: www.facebook.com/share/14FUfE...

AwesomeCast 750 LIVE - w/ Virginia Montanez of Pastfinders

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast Subscribe to the Podcast: awesomecast.com Sorgatron Media P...

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Virginia Montanez @ginny.bsky.social · Sep 16

💪🏼

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Virginia Montanez @ginny.bsky.social · Sep 15

Even though I wrote this two months ago, he was 100 percent in my head while I did so hahah

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Virginia Montanez @ginny.bsky.social · Sep 15

THIS. Stuns me how many people think it was a one-time thing. "we went and never went back. If we really went, why didn't we go back???" Like, bitch, we did. 😂

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Virginia Montanez @ginny.bsky.social · Sep 15

I wrote a column about how the anti-science movement and associated conspiracy theories are an insult to Pittsburgh's rich history. I'm sure you can imagine how well conspiracy-minded and anti-vax yinzers are handling it. www.pittsburghmagazine.com/anti-science...

Are Anti-Science Conspiracy Theories Anti-Pittsburgh?

Columnist Virginia Montanez explores the scientific breakthroughs that Pittsburgh and Pittsburghers have given the world.

www.pittsburghmagazine.com

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Virginia Montanez @ginny.bsky.social · Sep 15

You can now read my graduate masters thesis on Pittsburgh and the 1918 Influenza Pandemic. I'm expecting to turn this thesis into several popular history pieces that tell the story in more depth. scholarworks.umb.edu/masters_thes...

Choked: How Decades of Failures to Address Air Pollution and Housing Shortages Exacerbated Mortality in Pittsburgh During the Influenza Pandemic of 1918

Pittsburgh experienced the highest death rate of all major U.S. cities during the 1918 H1N1 influenza pandemic. This record mortality was not due to inadequate, absent, or ignored nonpharmaceutical in...

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Virginia Montanez @ginny.bsky.social · Sep 14

Just plan to take a weekend to recover. It’s a bad bitch of a shot 😂

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Virginia Montanez @ginny.bsky.social · Sep 14

Went into my second shingles vaccine shot WAY too smugly after handling the first like a champ

a woman in a suit says everything hurts and i 'm dying .

ALT: a woman in a suit says everything hurts and i 'm dying .

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Virginia Montanez @ginny.bsky.social · Sep 13

So much fun supporting my pals at the Lemieux Foundation last night at Steve Byrne’s comedy jam. Laughed my face off at Billy Gardell, Bill Crawford and more. The Mandalorian, Brendan Wayne, was there too! And I’m officially old enough that front row seats means your friend handing out ear plugs 😂

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Virginia Montanez @ginny.bsky.social · Sep 10

Mad world. Good dogs. ❤️

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