AmyJo Brown is a staff writer at the Pittsburgh City Paper with an interest in county government, housing, non-profits, development, public schools and the Pittsburgh food industry. A journalist for more than a decade, she has lived and reported in Ohio, California, Oregon and Arkansas before returning to her home state and city in February 2011. She is also a Virgo, wife, coffee addict, amateur urban gardener, eater of cheese, drinker of wine & Belgian beers and a watcher of chick flicks. Follow her on Twitter @cpamyjo for Pittsburgh-related news or @amyjo_brown for more personal musings and journalism talk.