Downtown Pittsburgh looked pretty fine on Thursday evening and from somewhere around the Allegheny County Courthouse, where the corner Barbirou Greek Gyro trailer looked to be still open, wafted the notes of … is that “The Sounds of Silence”?

Whatever. It all worked.

Bob, a feature writer and editor at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, is currently on strike and serving as interim editor of the Pittsburgh Union Progress. Contact him at bbatz@unionprogress.com.

Bob Batz Jr.

Bob, a feature writer and editor at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, is currently on strike and serving as interim editor of the Pittsburgh Union Progress. Contact him at bbatz@unionprogress.com.