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Proclamation thanking Mr. Josh Noel for writing the Chicago Tribune article entitled "New meets old in Pittsburgh: This city is cool. What's more, it's not self-conscious enough to care whether you know it."
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WHEREAS, on January 4, 2014, an article written by Josh Noel entitled, "New meets old in Pittsburgh: This city is cool. What's more, it's not self-conscious enough to care whether you know it" was published in the Chicago Tribune; and
WHEREAS, Allegheny County Council would like to acknowledge Mr. Noel's kind words about our fair city and illustrate, "tongue firmly in cheek"; how cool Pittsburgh really is; and
WHEREAS, Chicago is known as the "Second City"; Pittsburgh is often referred to as the "City of Champions"; and
WHEREAS, Chicago lies beside two (2) rivers, the Chicago River in downtown and the Calumet River in the industrial far South Side. Pittsburgh is situated on a peninsula jutting into an intersection of three (3) rivers, i.e. the Ohio, Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers; and
WHEREAS, Chicago has 77 distinct neighborhoods; Pittsburgh has 90 such neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, Chicago is home to the Bears; Pittsburgh is home to the Steelers. The Pittsburgh Steelers have won the most Super Bowls with six (6) championships; and
WHEREAS, Chicago is home to the Cubs and White Sox; Pittsburgh is home to the Pirates. The Chicago Cubs have won two (2) World Series and the Chicago White Sox have won three (3) World Series; The Pittsburgh Pirates have won five (5) World Series; and
WHEREAS, Chicago claims the late Harry Caray as a baseball announcer for the White Sox and the Cubs. In 1990, Caray, creator of the seventh-inning stretch "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame. Pittsburgh claims the late Myron Cope, the voice of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the first football announcer inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame. Cope, inventor of the "Terrible Towel," has raised over $3 million dollars to benefit charity through sales of the Towel; and
WHEREAS, in 1943, deep-dish pizza was invented at Pizzeria Uno in Chicago. Chicago-style deep-dish pizza has a crust up to three inches tall at the edge, slightly higher than the ingredients, which include large amounts of cheese and chunky tomato sauce. However, in Pittsburgh, Primanti Brothers was founded in 1933 and is known for its signature sandwiches of grilled meat, an Italian dressing-based coleslaw, tomato slices, and French fries between two pieces of Italian bread; Primanti's has been featured on several television shows including Best Sandwich in America and Man v. Food, in National Geographic magazine, and ESPN.com gave the signature sandwich a 5+++ (out of 5) which helped PNC Park to achieve its overall No. 1 ranking; and
WHEREAS, in 2013, Allegheny County celebrated its 225th birthday; Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, known as a City of Firsts and as a Region of Innovation, has been recognized as a "Most Livable Community in the Nation" for its strength in housing, health, education, arts, recreation, economics, safety, transportation and climate;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Allegheny County Council does hereby thank Mr. Josh Noel for writing the Chicago Tribune article highlighting the City of Pittsburgh, and we hereby encourage all Chicagoans to come to Pittsburgh n'at to visit. Yinz are welcome!