This cannot have been intentional. But the confluence of the “Obituaries Inside” call-out right next to the section heading for the Business section in yesterday’s paper was too rich to not be called out. In these economic times, I’m sure the combination is accurate.
In particular: Circuit City has decided to seek Chapter 11 protection today in an effort to escape some of its creditors and try to keep something on the shelves for the Christmas shopping season. This will probably not save them from ultimate dissolution, but it may be worth trying.
On the other hand, at a lovely Mexico-themed brunch at our house yesterday, I heard from another rust-valley resident who just got his start-up technology funded. So out of despair, sometimes a little home will creep.
4 responses so far ↓
1 jet // Nov 10, 2008 at 14:24
Honestly, I have never lived in a city so obsessed with obituary listings in the newspaper. I hafta wonder what visiting investor/business types think about the locals when they pick up the paper and see obits in the A section.
2 todd // Nov 10, 2008 at 15:24
I totally agree. It’s a bit bizarre. I’m assuming it has a lot to do with the demographics of the city (older people are interested in obits because a higher percentage of people they know are dying).
3 Jennie B. // Nov 10, 2008 at 16:49
The obits, locally, have gotten alot more informational over the past 5 years or so. Used to be “So and So died. Pls. Omit Flowers.” It’s great to get so much more info but, then again, I’m an archivist so I’m a little bit biased…
4 Business in Pittsburgh: From Death to Luck // Nov 16, 2008 at 10:38
[...] With a massively underdeveloped sense of irony, the Pittsburgh Post Gazette is unintentionally running a multi-week parody of the local climate. Last week, you may recall, they noted that the Business section contained obituaries. [...]
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