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Bob Batz Jr.
@bobbatzjr.bsky.social
Journalist. Pittsburgh.
A lot of emotion in the @pghguild.com newsroom this weekend as we make, edit and publish what looks to be the last Sunday strike paper. It's full of champions and winners, doers and helpers. And I'm talking about its journalists: www.unionprogress.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Follow along as the @pghguild.com strike paper's @johnnysantapup.bsky.social covers college 🏈 and Brad and Steve work all day this championship Saturday @acrisurestadium.bsky.social. Meanwhile here are the PIAA playoffs results, and the Mon Incline is open for Light Up Night: www.unionprogress.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The Friday @pghguild.com strike paper gets you ready for championship Saturday @acrisurestadium.bsky.social; reports on the Mount Washington Transit Tunnel reopening and the United Way IMPACT Awards, and shares a SNAP update from the Pittsburgh Media Partnership's Erin Yudt: www.unionprogress.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The Thursday @pghguild.com strike paper gets ready for Saturday's Western Pennsylvania high school football championships: www.unionprogress.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Wednesday's strike paper: The United Way seeks free tax prep volunteers, Ed Blazina has a distinctly convoluted Pittsburgh roadwork report, and @stevemellon412.bsky.social is there as @pghguild.com's Goldy loses his locks: www.unionprogress.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Oh my. Celebration Ale at Piper’s Pub.
November 18, 2025 at 11:42 PM
If you don't already have a Zamboni gravy boat ...
November 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Monday morning at the @pghguild.com strike paper: @johnnysantapup.bsky.social lays out the district @ncaafb.bsky.social playoff picture and Ed Blazina reports on Pittsburgh Regional Transit's annual service report: Missed trips are down, but on-time performance is an issue: www.unionprogress.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The Sunday PUP is packed with all the district high school and college football, a rekindled Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy podcast, and news for toll scofflaws: the Pennsylvania Turnpike is coming for you with state Attorney General Dave Sunday: www.unionprogress.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Ham, quattro formaggi, crushed pineapple, fresh Thai basil, spicy marinara, olive oil, lots of black pepper.
November 15, 2025 at 11:51 PM
FOOTBALL! Saturday's @pghguild.com strike paper has what happened Friday night and what's happening today, which our Steve, Brad and @johnnysantapup.bsky.social will have tonight. Follow? Plus news on the Mon Incline closure and @attacktheatre.bsky.social going "Game On." www.unionprogress.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The @pghguild.com sports guys are taping up for a long weekend of football, including Saturday college championships and playoff pushes. @johnnysantapup.bsky.social reports. Helen Fallon previews America Recycles Day. And Ed Blazina says PGH Transit debuts ReadyFare cards soon: www.unionprogress.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:18 PM
"We’re excited about getting there on Saturday," one coach tells the @pghguild.com strike paper's Steve Rotstein. Another tells Brad Everett, "All that matters is 6 o’clock on Saturday.” Two championships. Plus Ed Blazina has a status report from the Commercial Street Bridge: www.unionprogress.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The @pghguild.com is still strike papering. Here are Steve Rotstein's and Brad Everett's previews of Friday night's high school football playoffs semifinals games and Ed Blazina with some mid-week roadwork: www.unionprogress.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The @pghguild.com's @stevemellon412.bsky.social has two important stories today: One about how his fellow strikers are feeling after Monday's court ruling in their favor, and another about the ongoing struggles and mutual support of people in East Palestine, Ohio: www.unionprogress.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Industrial.
November 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Two big stories in the @pghguild.com Sunday strike paper: @johnnysantapup.bsky.social covers all the W. PA college football, and Ed Blazina reports on @pittsburghwater.bsky.social's massive upgrade -- "a monumental moment" to ensure "clean drinking water for our babies": www.unionprogress.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
What happened last night on the football fields of Western Pennsylvania? Open the @pghguild.com strike paper: www.unionprogress.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
It's the 🏈 playoff semis tonight and our starting lineup is set: Steve Rotstein at Class 6A/4A, Brad Everett at 5A/3A and
@johnnysantapup.bsky.social at 2A/1A. Pregame with previews in the @pghguild.com strike paper, which also looks at weekend roadwork and South Park recycling: unionprogress.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The Thursday @pghguild.com strike paper previews Friday night's WPIAL Class 6A/4A high school football semifinal games, as well as Saturday's opening at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center of "Picture This," celebrating the value of intergenerational friendships: www.unionprogress.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Still on strike, still striker pizza. (Not the worst part, TBH)
November 5, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Tuesday's @pghguild.com strike paper: The Mon Incline remains closed, but the Pitt Jazz Seminar is on, right up to Saturday's epic concert: www.unionprogress.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The @pghguild.com Sunday strike paper has @johnnysantapup.bsky.social's big district college football roundup; a Mon Incline glitch, rescue and shutdown; Allegheny Land Trust protecting more green space; and a PGH Media Partnership story on the need for more foster parents: www.unionprogress.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Well, it is after Halloween.
November 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
What happened on the Western PA football fields last night, playoffs edition. 🖊️ by Brad Everett and Steve Rotstein, 📷 by Mike Darnay , Sam Heasley and Ross Insana. Plus, PennDOT tells Ed Blazina, "Let it snow." Read the @pghguild.com strike paper at www.unionprogress.com. Have a great Saturday!
November 1, 2025 at 12:46 PM