Matt Petras
Writer at Freelance
cool dude / writer published @thedailybeast @kotaku @ComicsJournal @PublicSourcePA @DillydounReview + more / adjunct professor @ChathamU @PittTweet @larocheuniv
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1 week ago |
pghcitypaper.com | Matt Petras
Democratic primary challenger and current Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor’s latest campaign fundraising haul includes thousands of dollars from fossil fuel executives. Thousands more came during previous months of his campaign. Campaign finance records for March show a total of $4,000 in donations from both the president and the CEO of Allegheny Petroleum Products Company and $1,000 from the chief technology officer of Somerset Coal.
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1 week ago |
pghcitypaper.com | Matt Petras
A Pittsburgh blue-collar work ethic helped Matt Gondek in his art career after moving to Los Angeles — perhaps too much for his own good. “I have a lot of the blue-collar work ethic where I just feel like I have to grind, grind, grind, and I went through a period of time where I had everything in the world given to me that I’ve ever wanted, but I was also a drug addict during it,” Gondek tells Pittsburgh City Paper. “And I spent some time getting clean.
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3 weeks ago |
pghcitypaper.com | Matt Petras
In East Liberty on Tues., Apr. 1, about 40 protestors chanted “Stop the steal!” to approving honks from passing-by cars. These weren’t MAGA supporters protesting election results — these were protestors repurposing the slogan to rail against the local ramifications of federal spending cuts from U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency.
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1 month ago |
pghcitypaper.com | Matt Petras
Justin Fabus, a country music performer born and raised in Dormont, has a hard time wrapping his head around the fact that he’ll soon be making tour stops in London. He wants to make a good impression. “I’m very honored that I got the call, to have the opportunity,” he tells Pittsburgh City Paper before pausing. “I still need to get it right. Is it across the pond [or] over the pond?
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1 month ago |
publicsource.org | Matt Petras
About 15 years ago, Tony Indovina became perturbed by the sight of a stopwatch at a dermatology appointment — a stark reminder that efficiency seemed to outweigh personal care. Not long after, a doctor suggested he consider seeking care through Veterans Affairs instead. Indovina’s service as a reserve officer and a year spent in Vietnam made him eligible, so he decided to try it. The quality of care he received there in comparison to the private sector shocked him.
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“As I listened to the Cement City podcast, a documentary-style snapshot of modern life in Donora, I couldn’t help but fantasize about talking to the podcast duo about my experiences growing up in the Mon Valley borough.” read on — i showed them my childhood donora-based poetry!!
Cement City podcast is documentary-style podcast covering a year of modern life in Donora — a town known for its tragic past. https://t.co/ixn1wliQYf
