Less than a year ago, says Brandon Cohen, a recent Pitt grad, he knew no one outside Pittsburgh. Now he's become a Pittsburgh point person for a non-profit group aimed at aiding African refugees.
Twenty-five years ago, Jean Martin made her first "Plague Rat" out of fake fur. Since then, she's sewn thousands of these stuffed animals and is called the "Rat Lady" by friends in the Society for Creative Anachronism...