Looking for something to do tonight?  Come out to the Ice Castle to see the annual Pittsburgh Celebrity Hockey game!

Watch as Councilman Peduto and other local celebrities face off against the City of Pittsburgh firefighters. 
 
Join local media and sports figures for a night of hockey and donate to a great cause – proceeds from the game will benefit the children and widows of fallen Pittsburgh firefighters.

On Saturday, Councilman Bill Peduto marched in Pittsburgh’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade downtown with a group from The Pittsburgh Irish Design Centre.

This group’s energy, enthusiasm, and great display of green won them the title of first place in the overall design category!  More than 20,000 people participated in the parade this year, and the crowd was estimated to be as large as 150,000 people.

Check out Bill’s Flickr account for even more photos!

Didn’t make it out to the Skating Party last weekend?

You can still get the inside scoop on Councilman Bill Peduto’s vision for Pittsburgh.  Click here and check out this short clip from Bill’s speech.

And – don’t forget to check out all of the pictures from the party on Bill’s Flickr account!

Already excited for March Madness?  Just wait until you hear this!

Get in on Councilman Bill Peduto’s bracket tournament and compete for the grand prize – brunch for you and three of your friends with Bill!
Any player that scores higher than Bill will receive a free t-shirt! 

So join in on the fun today – it’s easy to sign up and create your bracket! 
Just follow these simple steps:

• Go to http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/t1/register/joingroup
• Click on “Join Group”
• Sign in with a Yahoo account – or create a new account 
• Enter the Group Id number: 129717 – you do not need to enter a password!
• Click “Save and Continue”
• Create your bracket

The player with the most points at the end of the tournament will win the brunch with Bill and their friends.  Create your bracket by 12pm Thursday – before the beginning of the tournament – to get in on the fun.  Don’t miss out on the brackets, or the brunch!

Bill Fuller, the executive chief of the Big Burrito Restaurant Group, and Jay Ferguson, President of Fifth Third Bank of Western Pennsylvania, served soup with Councilman Peduto.

Over the weekend, Councilman Bill Peduto helped in the fight against hunger as he worked as a celebrity soup-server at the 14th Annual Empty Bowls Dinner.  Since it began, this dinner has raised over $295,000 to fight hunger in our local communities.

A large crowd came out to fill their bowls with soup, and help the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and Just Harvest.

Guests chose from over 1,000 decorated ceramic bowls, and ate a meal of bread and soup while reflecting on the impact that hunger has upon the community.  Several bowls that were autographed by celebrities, including Sidney Crosby from the Pittsburgh Penguins and actress Tina Fey, were auctioned off.

Councilman Peduto with Joyce Rothermel, CEO of Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.

All proceeds from the event went to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, and Just Harvest.

A huge crowd came out to the skate party tonight.  View photos from the event here.

Councilman Bill Peduto is kicking of his re-election campaign, and you are invited!

Join us on Friday, March 13, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at Schenley Ice Rink, for a night of fun, refreshments, music, and of course – ice skating!

Come out and show your support for Bill, and have a blast as we make this a night to remember!

This event is free and open to the public.  Hope to see you there!

Welcome to our new website.  This will be our portal to the 2009 Re-election campaign and local politics.  It is our goal to provide you with information and input.  Let us know how you think we are doing.  For the next few months, this site will be updated daily, so stop back often.

Besides my videos and blog entries, our campaign staff – Kayla and Scott – will also be posting about the campaign, events and local happenings.  We intend to run a high energy campaign – one that will do more than just strengthen our base.  We intend to run a campaign that will expand it and include more people than ever in our continuing campaign to build a better Pittsburgh.

Scott and Kayla

We will continue our leadership on government reform, fiscal discipline and progressive ideals.  During this next year will will focus more attention to creating “clean government”, “lean government” and “green government” in Pittsburgh.  And, we will institute new technology to engage you in the process – from live, interactive webcasts to cutting-edge mobile messaging – you will have a seat at the cyber-table.

This campaign is for more than my re-election to City Council, it is for all of those who believe in the potential of Pittsburgh and want to do something to realize it.  I hope you stop back everyday and get others to join you.

Bill.