Dear Friend, 

PittsburghTODAY's first in-depth journalistic report has won two Golden Quill Awards, sponsored by the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania for the best journalism in the 29 counties of Western Pennsylvania.  For his special report "The Cost of Blight", PittsburghTODAY senior editor Jeffery Fraser won the Ray Sprigle Memorial Award, the Best of Show award for the best piece of magazine journalism in the region. The report, which was published in the Fall 2011 issue of Pittsburgh Quarterly, also won the Golden Quill for Community Service. You can read the complete seven-part series, "Nobody Home -- the Rise of Vacancy" at PittsburghTODAY.org  

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The 1st quarter 2012 Cost of Living Index data reveal that Pittsburgh's overall cost of living remains below the benchmark average and the national average. The Transportation component is one of the highest, second only to Boston. The Housing component is the second-lowest - only St. Louis is lower - and is more than 22 percent below the national average. And the Health Care component is the lowest of any region.     

Sincerely,

Douglas Heuck

Program Director

PittsburghTODAY