We photographed and interviewed Pittsburgh Steeler linebacker James Harrison at his home on a Friday in July — specifically, the Friday before the Tuesday when all hell broke loose with the now-infamous Men’s Journal article. He was freshly shaven, after five months of beard growth. His demeanor was tough at first, but he loosened up in front of the camera — making jokes, funny faces, and even using photography assistant Cayla Zahoran as a curl bar to pump up his muscles for a few shirt-free shots.

The sun beats down with furious intensity on the two playing fields at St. Vincent College. On one field, the Pittsburgh Steelers offense, clad in black mesh shorts and white practice jerseys, are running plays. On the other, the defense, sporting the same black shorts, and gold practice jerseys, are slamming into sleds. Defensive end Brett Keisel, sweat pouring off of his face, walks over with fellow defensive end Aaron Smith and nose tackle Casey Hampton. “Can I get my picture taken with these guys?” he asks, wiping sweat from his brow.

Back in the ’80s, what we now know as Pittsburgh’s Cultural District was a seedy corridor of adult bookstores, strip clubs, and grimy bars. Today, it’s home to art galleries, Heinz Hall, the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, Byham Theater, and a number of corporate offices, including that of EQT Corporation — the lead sponsor of this month’s Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Gala.

In our February 2011 (W109) cover feature, we got to know Swissvale native, comedian, and Mike & Molly star Billy Gardell. We fell in love with his grateful attitude and hometown pride.

Snowfall in the summertime? We swear that’s what we saw while driving down Fifth Avenue in August as the City of Pittsburgh transformed into Gotham City. As the steps of Mellon Institute were showered with fake flakes during filming for the new Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises, we craned our necks to sneak a peek at the cops and crooks throwing punches in an action-packed prison break riot scene, featuring Batman, played by Christian Bale, and his new foe, Bane, played by Tom Hardy.

Its time for the 2011 Mylan Classic at Southpointe Golf Club! All of the event information and more here.

At our photo shoot with the glamorous and very fun Hedy Krenn, her modeling background came out. In the raw space where we photographed, we set up some ladders, and immediately, Krenn ran over to them and climbed up onto one in her metallic platform stilettos, like a little daredevil, turning on some amazing poses. In the background, classic rock ‘n’ roll from WDVE-FM played; fitting, since Krenn is married to Jim Krenn, host of the DVE Morning Show.

Spring is the season for many new starts and in April, Huntington offered customers throughout the Pittsburgh Region a “Spring Financial Checkup” at many of its banking offices. Huntington bankers provided one-on-one sessions to help people understand their credit reports, check the report for accuracy, identify signs of identity theft and any red flags that may impair ability to borrow, acquire resources to improve the credit report, and identify steps to correct any errors.

EVOL Burritos are foodie love at first bite. We cracked into a case of them when Pittsburgh-born Brendan Synnott — who co-founded Bear Naked Granola and who you may recognize from Survivor: Tocantins — sent us the samples from his newest venture. Synnott, who moved to Boulder, Colo., after selling Bear Naked to Kellogg’s, is now doing for burritos what he did for granola: making people passionate about them.