Discuss “Bringing literature and art to the city of Steel”

Pittsburgh has long been known as “Steel City,” but new city rankings suggest it might be better referred to as the ’Burgh of Books or the Area of Art. Pittsburgh was recently ranked the eighth most literate city in the United States and the third best mid-size city for art.

In a study conducted by Central Connecticut State University in 2005, Pittsburgh was ranked the eighth most literate city out of 69 ranked. But Pittsburghers shouldn’t feel bad that Seattle came in first place: It rains so much there that nobody has anything better to do than read anyways!

The rankings from this study were based on a number of factors. First off, researchers took into account the number of bookstores, libraries, newspapers, and periodicals in...