[Originally posted to LinkedIn on January 14, 2026 and reposted here for archival purposes.]
What’s new? What’s news?
Let me say at the outset that I do not have the answer. I only have a question. This essay is my Jeopardy!-ish contribution to the second-most important conversation happening in Pittsburgh right now. Maybe that’s appropriate;…
[Originally posted to LinkedIn on September 10, 2025 and reposted here for archival purposes.]
This new LinkedIn article by Ajmail Matin – Pittsburgh suffers from too much extractive landlordism and not enough feedback-driven Pittsburgh-specific investment – hits a lot of good points. In the spirit of my old Pittsblog home (2004-2013; critical takes on Pittsburgh…
[Originally posted to LinkedIn on August 13, 2025 and reposted here for archival purposes.]
This is a law/legal profession/law schools and legal education post, prompted by my conversation yesterday with a group of incoming law students who are going through my law school’s orientation week. Every single one of them asked some version of “what’s…
The following was published on August 15, 2022 at Postindustrial, a Pittsburgh-based magazine.
By Michael Madison
In mid-July 2022, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced that their stadium, christened “Heinz Field” in a naming rights deal with hometown condiment kings H.J. Heinz & Co. in 2001, would henceforth be named “Acrisure Stadium.” Nostalgia-soaked Pittsburghers erupted in displeasure.…
The following was published on July 1, 2021 at Postindustrial, a Pittsburgh-based magazine. Part 2 was published at Postindustrial on July 5, 2021 and is reproduced here.
By Michael Madison
Klavon’s Ice Cream Parlor, a favorite in Pittsburgh’s iconic Strip District, made national headlines recently when the co-owners responded to difficulty in recruiting…
