Who can describe the appeal of Oakland better than a resident who came as a student of an adjacent university and chose to stay? “Oakland is the literal heart of the city. I loved going to school here. I feel the city’s pulse racing through the community. There is rhythm. There is diversity. It’s a really exciting place. It is a place of opportunity to grow and flourish personally and professionally, to live where you work, to open a niche business, and to be part of the wave that is reinventing Pittsburgh. Oakland is the place to be.