Fifth Avenue Forum

I love the Pittsburgh skyline.

I think what burned me out on it is that every 2-3 days or so some **** face on r/pittsburgh thinks they're the first person to take and post a picture from Mt. Washington or from the Fort Pitt tunnel.

I enter/exit the city by passing through either the Strip, or the Heinz apartments where Pryor got stabbed, so I could be jaded.

Turnpike: Toll hike, 45% non-EZ pass surcharge coming
HARRISBURG (AP) — Pennsylvania Turnpike officials have announced yet another toll increase — 6% beginning early next year — as well as a new 45% surcharge for non-EZ-Pass users whose tolls are assessed by mail based on their license plates. Officials said the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission on Tuesday approved a 6% increase for EZ-Pass users as well those without passes in the “Toll by Plate” program. But they also approved an average 45% increase over the 2020 cash rate “to reflect the costs of collections for this tolling method.” The new rates are to take effect Jan. 3.

Turnpike: Toll hike, 45% non-EZ pass surcharge coming
HARRISBURG (AP) — Pennsylvania Turnpike officials have announced yet another toll increase — 6% beginning early next year — as well as a new 45% surcharge for non-EZ-Pass users whose tolls are assessed by mail based on their license plates. Officials said the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission on Tuesday approved a 6% increase for EZ-Pass users as well those without passes in the “Toll by Plate” program. But they also approved an average 45% increase over the 2020 cash rate “to reflect the costs of collections for this tolling method.” The new rates are to take effect Jan. 3.

PA Turnpike, go big or go home

I once tried to take Rt 30 from Somerset to NJ. I made it to Lancaster before giving up. I'll happily pay whatever the turnpike asks.

I like taking 30 from Latrobe to Breezewood. But yeah, that's probably the best part.

Long-time friends Joe Feeney and Tom Cook made a pact in 1992 - sealed with a handshake - that if one of them won the US Powerball lottery they would share it.

Nearly 30 years later the numbers came up for Tom - and he honoured the deal.

Joe said he was stunned when his friend called to say they were sharing the $22m (£17m) jackpot.

"He called me and I said, 'are you jerking my bobber?'" said the keen fisherman.

The two men live in the Menomonie area of the US state of Wisconsin.

A Vancouver woman has been reunited with a teddy bear that has special significance for her.

Mara Soriano's mother, Marilyn Soriano, 53, died on June 29, 2019, after battling cancer. Mara Soriano said her mom gifted her the bear, which includes a voice-recorded message, shortly before her passing.

During a hectic move last week, the bear was stolen from outside the U-Haul that Soriano and her fiance rented to transport their belongings. It was packed in a bag with other valuables.

On Saturday, after CNN's news partner CBC reported a story about the missing bear, the search for Soriano's bear spread quickly across social media and caught the attention of actor Ryan Reynolds.

Reynolds offered a reward of $5,000 for the return of the bear. Other celebrities including Dan Levy and Zach Braff tweeted their sentiments in hopes of reuniting Soriano with the bear.

After Reynolds' offer, Soriano told CNN Thursday that Canadian TV and radio personality George Stroumboulopoulos and Kraft Peanut Butter each pitched in $5,000, making the total reward offer $15,000.