Where should you go to look for specific information on the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania? Well, our website should be your first stop, obviously, but even our extensive resources can't cover everything. An event planner in Toronto might need a full list of Pittsburgh's hotels, for instance, in order to plan a business conference. If you find you need more information than we can provide, here are some of the best places to find the information your looking for. If it pertains to the city of Pittsburgh, you should be able to find out about it in one of these places.

On the Internet

For information pertaining to living and working in Pittsburgh, including but not limited to city services, names of counselors, advice for business owners, and applications for permits, turn to the city of Pittsburgh's official website, www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us. Travelers coming to town for a business conference, vacation, or minor hockey tournaments would be better served by the city's official tourism webpage, which gives information on attractions, dining, and accommodation. It can be found at www.visitpittsburgh.com.

In Print

If you find yourself already in Pittsburgh and looking for news, you can of course, watch TV. However if you'd like your news to be accompanied by community announcements and classified ads, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is the city's largest newspaper, which can be bought at any newsstand. Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh also have their own papers, which you can pick up for free on campus. Out of town and need to look up Pittsburgh horse boarding? London, Ontario and other cities across North America should carry the Post-Gazette in the library. It also has an online edition at www.post-gazette.com.

By Phone

If you need to look up something you know the name of, such as the Alfred Sung Wedding Boutique, you can call information at 4-1-1. For more general city inquiries, Pittsburgh has an information line that you can reach by dialing 412-255-2152. The Visitor's Bureau also maintains a toll-free information number at 1-800-359-0758. Further telephone numbers can be found in the Pittsburgh telephone directory, which you can find at any public pay phone, in all hotel rooms, and online at whitepages.com and yellowpages.com.

In Person

Wandering around Pittsburgh and feel like stopping in for a chat with a tourist advisor, a free map, and some brochures for local attractions and shops that sell organic baby bedding? Then drop in to one of the visitor's centers. There are three: one at the Pittsburgh International Airport, one on Liberty Avenue downtown, and one in the Heinz History Center.