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PRESS RELEASES

August 26, 2008
Month-Long Celebration Highlights Region’s Global Diversity (PDF file)

August 26, 2008
Lewis & Clark Marker Dedication - September 28th (PDF file)

August 14, 2008
Pittsburgh Pedals into the Future with The PNC Legacy Trail Ride (PDF file)

August 7, 2008
IT’S OFFICIAL! Re-Union: The World’s Largest Wedding Vow Renewal Ceremony Sets New Guinness World Record (PDF file)

July 24, 2008
Pittsburgh Sports Fans Earn Opportunity to Vote City as ESPN's TitleTown USA (PDF file)

July 24, 2008
Forbes Trail’s 250th Anniversary Adds a Historic Twist to Popular Fall Travel Destinations (PDF file)

July 24, 2008
New Guidebook Offers Travelers a Vivid Encounter With History and More along Pennsylvania’s Forbes Trail (PDF file)

July 24, 2008
Trail Town Public Art Program (PDF file)

July 1, 2008
Visit Colonial Town Sites on Historic Carlisle Candlelight Walking Tour

June 26, 2008
Winner of Pittsburgh 250 Bike Drawing is Janet Golubski, of Cranberry Township! (Bottom of page)

June 18, 2008
Hundreds of thousands expected in Pittsburgh for Anniversary Celebration (PDF file)

June 18, 2008
Organizers Announce Details for Inaugural American Eagle Outfitters® Tour of Pennsylvania™ Presented by Highmark Healthy High® (PDF file)

June 18, 2008
Downtown Memorial Tribute Rededicated to Honor Veterans (PDF file)

June 16, 2008
Tour of Pennsylvania Follows Historic Forbes Trail (PDF file)

June 13, 2008
NEP Helps Bring the Tour of Pennsylvania into Households Locally and Nationally (PDF file)

June 13, 2008
Five-time National Mountain Bike Champion, Mike Steidley, to Perform at Race Festivals (PDF file)

June 11, 2008
Argentina Team to Compete for $150,000 in Tour of Pennsylvania (PDF file)

June 6, 2008
South Side Event to Be Held in Conjunction with Cycling Race (PDF file)

June 5, 2008
Canadian Team to Compete for $150,000 in Tour of Pennsylvania (PDF file)

June 5, 2008
South African Team to Compete for $150,000 in Tour of Pennsylvania (PDF file)

June 2, 2008
German Team to Compete for $150,000 in Tour of Pennsylvania (PDF file)

May30, 2008
American Eagle Outfitters Kicks Off Campaign to Support the Tour of Pennsylvania as Title Sponsor and Exclusive Apparel Retail Partner (PDF file)

May 28, 2008
Carlisle Colonial Encampment Part of Pittsburgh 250 Celebration (PDF file)

May 23, 2008
Pittsburgh 250’s Tasty Treat Hits the Shelves (PDF file)

May 22, 2008
Pittsburgh to Welcome 250 New Citizens
Ceremony to Celebrate Pittsburgh’s 250th Anniversary
(PDF file)

May 15, 2008
Highmark Health High 5® Finish Line Festivals Dot Tour of Pennsylvania Race Route (PDF file)

April 30, 2008
Organizers Announce Route Details for Inaugural American Eagle Outfitters Tour of Pennsylvania Presented by Highmark Health High 5® (PDF file)

April 25, 2008
Three Signature Events Highlight Yearlong Pittsburgh 250 Celebration (PDF file)

April 22, 2008
Pittsburgh Born, Pittsburgh Bred Celebrates 500 Unique Pittsburghers (PDF file)

April 13, 2008
PA Lightning Represents Commonwealth in International Bike Race Across the State (PDF file)

April 2, 2008
Federated Investors Parade of Champions To Celebrate Pittsburgh's Unrivaled Sports History (PDF file)

April 2, 2008
Celebrate Transit History…with Pittsburgh 250 at the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum (PDF file)

March 25, 2008
Official Merchandise Now Available for Pittsburgh Region’s Yearlong 250th Anniversary Celebration (PDF file)

March 18, 2008
Tour of PA Teams Announced (PDF file)

March 15-20, 2008
"Won‘t You Be My Neighbor?" Days (PDF file)

March 13, 2008
Riding in Style: Black and Gold Bikes Created to Market Pittsburgh 250 (PDF file)

February 26, 2008
250 Congressional House Resolution 1000 (PDF file)

February 13, 2008
250 Congressional Senate Resolution 452 (PDF file)

January 28, 2008
Dutch Cyclists Are First Invited to Elite U.S. Race: The Tour of Pennsylvania (PDF file)

January 22, 2008
Pittsburgh 250 Announces Southwestern Pennsylvania Television Partners for International Cycling Event (PDF file)

December 4, 2007
Frommers names Pittsburgh a Top Destination for 2008!

October 30, 2007
WDUQ Celebrates Pittsburgh 250 (PDF file)

October 3, 2007
Community Connections Receives 540 Ideas for 250th Anniversary Projects (PDF file)

May 16, 2007
World’s Best Young Cyclists to Race Across Pennsylvania in 2008 (PDF file)

May 16, 2007
Highmark Healthy High 5 to Promote Healthy Lifestyles During Tour of Pennsylvania (PDF file)

April 26, 2007
Onorato, Surma Announce Major Acquisition for Great Allegheny Passage (PDF file)

RAD Receives Scores of Renaissance Applications (PDF file)

May 9, 2007
RAD Announces $250,000 "Renaissance Grant" Program in Honor of Pittsburgh's 250th Birthday (PDF file)

September 25, 2007
Pittsburgh 250 Organizers Launch Regional Health Initiative (PDF file)


News Articles

American Eagle Outfitters® Tour of Pennsylvania, Presented by Highmark Healthy High 5®

May 30, 2008
American Eagle Outfitters Kicks Off Campaign to Support the Tour of Pennsylvania as Title Sponsor and Exclusive Apparel Retail Partner
Business Wire

May 30, 2008
American Eagle Outfitters Kicks Off Campaign to Support the Tour of Pennsylvania as Title Sponsor and Exclusive Apparel Retail Partner
Yahoo Finance

May 30, 2008
RALLY FOR THE RACERS BLOCK PARTY to welcome the American Eagle Outfitters Tour of Pennsylvania
Downingtown Area Chamber of Commerce Online Calendar

Pittsburgh 250

June 13, 2008
Extraordinary events make a city a hot spot
Pittsburgh Tribune Review

June 12, 2008
Let Learn From the Past: The 1976 Pitt Panthers
Pittsburgh Post Gazette

June 11, 2008
The book of Pittsburgh
Beaver County Times

June 10, 2008
The Making of an Art Academy
Pop City

June 7, 2008
News To Use
Leader Times

June 6, 2008
Take a spin through Pittsburgh 250 projects
Pittsburgh Business Times

June 6, 2008
Saltsburg council addresses alley disputes
Blairsville Dispatch

June 1, 2008
Exhibit focuses on history's details
Pittsburgh Tribune Review

May 31, 2008
Pittsburgh Celebrates its 250th Birthday
ftnnews.com

May 30, 2008
PA Governor Rendell Says First Phase of Improvements to Point State Park are Complete
PR Newswire

May 30, 2008
PA Governor Rendell Says First Phase of Improvements to Point State Park are Complete
News Blaze.com

May 30, 2008
Pittsburgh 250 plus three
Pittsburgh Tribune Review

May 29, 2008
Pittsburgh Welcomes In 250 New U.S. Citizens
WPXI.com

May 29, 2008
Historic Carlisle, Inc. to Host Colonial Encampment
dBusiness News Pittsburgh

Tour of Pennsylvania

June 13, 2008
Cycling event to draw tourists, boost Carlisle economy
Central Penn Business Journal

June 13, 2008
…and so does S. Annville
Lebanon Daily News

June 13, 2008
Konica Minolta Cycling Team celebrates
ITWeb

June 10, 2008
Latrobe council fills seat with ex-member
Pittsburgh Tribune Review

June 6, 2008
Antique Bicycle and Bike Paraphernalia Exhibit
Ligonier Valley Library

Great Allegheny Passage

June 12, 2008
Gauging a trail’s
Altoona Mirror

June 11, 2008
County to survey bike trail
Daily American Online

June 11, 2008
Selby passes torch to Dahnke
Naples Daily News

June 11, 2008
Mon Wharf at Last!
Bike Pittsburgh

June 8, 2008
Tour explores hidden Ohiopyle in Fayette County
Pittsburgh Tribune Review

June 7, 2008
Montour Trail to be extended to airport
Pittsburgh Tribune Review

June 6, 2008
Bike trail to airport could be reality
Pittsburgh Tribune Review

May 31, 2008
Steel Valley Trail event celebrates path toward completion
Pittsburgh Tribune Review

Forbes Trail

June 8, 2008
Reviving history
Carlisle Sentinel

June 1, 2008
Forbes' legacy lives in Carlisle
Pittsburgh Post Gazette

June 1, 2008
1758 fight for region was part of world war
Pittsburgh Tribune Review


Miscellaneous

250 & Fit Background (PDF file)

250 & Fit Fact Sheet (PDF file)

250 & Fit Partner List (PDF file)

Bio - Jim Rohr (PDF file)

Bio - Michelle Fabrizi (PDF file)

Fact Sheet - Community Connections (PDF file)

Fact Sheet - Forbes Road (PDF file)

Fact Sheet - Imagine Pittsburgh (PDF file)

Fact Sheet - PA Lightning (PDF file)

Fact Sheet - Tour of PA (PDF file)

FAQ Sheet - Imagine Pittsburgh (PDF file)

For Attribution Directory (PDF file)

Ligonier Celebrates 250 (PDF file)

Tour of PA Race Route Map (PDF file)

Tour of PA Speaker Bios (PDF file)

 

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