Urban Media Today

by: Michael Sheridan It's a sad fact that these days it has become almost essential to marinade most cuts of meat, unless you intend to casserole them. I'll go into why that is the case a bit later on, but for the time being let's just examine why we use marinades at all. Principally there are two reasons. One is to add...

  Apparently the Pittsburgh Pirates are on a roll. 2 weeks after I basically said that they had zero chance at making the postseason for the 4th straight season, this team has now won 7 of 9-which includes an 8-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete a 3-game sweep. Hey, what do I know. And it's a good...

by: Richard Cussons When it comes to barbecuing, there are two main schools of thought for the techniques that you can use. The first of these techniques – and the most popular method for those who grill in their back yards – is the style where the food is cooked directly over the source of heat. This way, the food is...

by: Craig Sigl Let's get down and dirty about the word "feel" and how I apply it to golf the "Without Practice" way so you can shave some strokes effortlessly this weekend. You know deep down if not at the top of your head, that when you feel good, you will perform or act your best in anything right? Most...

by: Dale Clifton Evaluating thousands of scholarship applications has definitely left an impression on me. I still remember some of them, because the students who submitted them managed to get into my head in a personal way. Many books and articles will tell you that "personalization" is good, but they don't tell you how to accomplish that. I saw a photo...

by: Francis Kier Many successful people have mentors to guide them in learning the skills that lead to achievement, and I'll do my best to offer you some critical personal finance perspectives. They say that life is a school where you learn the lesson after the test. The same thing applies to money, but you can't go back in time...

The Pittsburgh Pirates needed an extra day, but they were able to finish their series with the Colorado Rockies by beating them 6-3 Monday afternoon. It was a makeup game because their match up Sunday was finally postponed because of a rain delay that lasted almost 4 hours. But the victory certainly wasn’t without its concerns as starting P Ryan...

The grandmother shifted nervously in her chair, looking nervously over her shoulder for her grandson. He was a few minutes late to arrive to the Criminal Justice Reform Roundtable Policy Discussion hosted by State Representative Ed Gainey at the Community Empowerment Association in Homewood, which featured Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor Mike Stack, State Senator Jay Costa and representatives from the Allegheny...

by beconrad Summer is the perfect time to grill the perfect burger. If you are getting ready to fire up the grill and invite your friends for a barbecue, proper planning and execution are important. The perfect burger does not just happen - it is the result of painstaking preparation. Here are some tips you can use to create a...

  Over 25 percent of kids in the United States are now growing up in single parent households, mainly headed by women. In case of minorities, especially the African American community in the country, it goes up to over 70 percent of single parent households, again mostly with a woman as the head of the house. This percentage has only...