By-Line: Pittsburgh's Beloved Columnist Shares a Lifetime of Interviews and Observations

On her way to becoming an actress, Barbara Cloud found her calling as a journalist. During a long and impressive career with Pittsburgh's major newspapers she gave us interviews with the famous and not-so-famous, behind-the-scenes glimpses of the fashion world, and deeply personal essays about everyday life.Each of the articles in this thoughtful compilation exemplifies the kind of candid and insightful writing that, for many of her readers, made Barbara Cloud a household name.