April 28, 2008 - U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (PA-14) tonight presented Manami Kitazawa from Woodland Hills High School with the First Prize in the 2008 Congressional High School Art Competition for the 14th Congressional District of Pennsylvania. Her artwork, which will be displayed in the United States Capitol for one year, is an intricately detailed charcoal drawing depicting a blue jean jacket hanging on a coat rack. Her work was selected out of a collection of 50 entries from 10 high schools in Pennsylvania's 14th Congressional District.

The second place prize went to Crystal Flora from Northgate High School for her untitled acrylic painting. The third place prize went to Pamela Patton from Sto-Rox High School for her pastel composition entitled "Snow Bound." The fourth place prize went to Alyssa Haynes from Penn Hills High School for her pencil and white colored pencil composition entitled "African Wildlife Collage." The fifth place prize went to Alyssa Savatt from the Sto-Rox High School for her acrylic painting entitled "African Couple."

June 12, 2007 – Congressman Doyle met with Newsweek Magazine technology reporter Steven Levy and Pittsburgh mashup artist Gregg Gillis (aka Girl Talk) at Franktuary in Pittsburgh for an interview about how art and technology have outpaced U.S. music copyright law and what should be done about it. The interview was featured in Levy's column in the June 25, 2007, issue of Newsweek.

April 30, 2007 – Congressman Doyle hosted his 13th annual Congressional Arts Competition and presented awards to the winners.  Kristen Hrizo from West Mifflin High School won the top prize with her entry entitled “A Walk in the Jungle.”  Her work was selected out of a field of 33 entries from 8 schools throughout the 14th Congressional District.  It will be displayed in the United States Capitol for the next year.  The second place prize went to Joanna Krause from Woodland Hills High School for her pastel, “Hand Me a Dream.”  The third place prize went to Maria Fikhman from Taylor Allderdice High School for her watercolor painting entitled “Remix of Islamic Inspired Designs.”  The fourth place prize went to Jake Druga from South Allegheny High School for his Photoshop composition entitled “Cubism of War.”  The fifth place prize went to Sean C. O’Connor from the Woodland Hills High School for his acrylic painting entitled “Pizza Boy.”

February 3, 2007 – Congressman Doyle joins State Representative Nick Kotik and Ryan Douglass, a staffer for State Representative Tom Petrone, in cutting a ribbon to mark the opening of Congressman Doyle’s new Char-West Constituent Service Center at 1350 Fifth Avenue in Coraopolis.  Constituents wishing to schedule an appointment with a member of Congressman Doyle’s staff can do so by calling 412-264-3460.