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Storm-readiness at the Pittsburgh Zoo

By Finnleigh Gould Photo by Finnleigh GouldA sleepy-eyed lioness suns herself in her enclosure. “Duck for cover,” but what about elephant or gorilla for cover? Katherine Hughes, Director of Marketing and Communications of the Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium, conveyed the National Weather Service’s (NWS) recognition of the zoo as StormReady. Hughes said that the zoo’s prior emergency protocols drew the

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Passion in the Press

By Krista Keene What does it take to transform a career into a calling?  For a local journalist, the answer lies in one word: passion.  Doug Oster is an award winning journalist who is passionate about gardening. For 17 years, he worked for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Now, he’s the home and garden editor for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. On Sunday mornings

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