Paul Guggenheimer stories, Page 16
Allegheny County Health Dept., USDA begin aggressive raccoon rabies program
When it comes to rabies, raccoons amount to what could be called super spreaders. Now the Allegheny County Health Department and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services are set to begin an aggressive raccoon rabies baiting program later this month. Starting on July 25, a six-week project will begin...
Jon Anderson brings Yes songs to Greensburg with new generation of musiciansVideo
Jon Anderson still hasn’t given up on a Yes reunion. He knows Yes fans have spent 18 years hoping the surviving members of the seminal prog rock group would achieve some sort of détente and reunite on stage. But Anderson also knows he doesn’t necessarily need former band mates like...
Pittsburgh opens cooling centers during heat wave
With temperatures expected to reach the 90s Wednesday around the area, Pittsburgh CitiParks is activating five Healthy Active Living Centers as cooling centers for those seeking refuge from the heat. In addition, 10 CitiParks Recreation Centers are being kept open into the evening and seven Healthy Active Living Senior Centers...
Tull Family Foundation not renewing Sewickley theater sponsorship
The Tull Family Foundation will not renew naming rights for a movie theater that’s become a cultural destination in Sewickley. Sponsorship of The Tull Family Theater, as the independent non-profit movie house has been known since it opened in February of 2017, will expire at the end of the year....
Western Pa. paramedic among EMS personnel honored in memorial procession to Arlington
It’s been a difficult nine months for Matt Stewart. Stewart’s father, Jeannette Emergency Medical Services paramedic William J. Sekora Jr., died Oct. 8 at 63 after contracting covid-19. The Penn Township man’s death was declared to have occurred in the line of duty by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Emergency Services....
Bethel Park, Scott receive state funds to improve traffic safety
Officials in Scott Township and Bethel Park received some good news from Harrisburg on July 14. Both municipalities are receiving grant money to support traffic signal upgrades through PennDOT’s Green Light-Go funding program. Bethel Park is getting $185,292 for improvements to the traffic signal at Library Road (Route 88) and...
Pittsburgh’s Picklesburgh sets new attendance record
By any measure, the seventh edition of Picklesburgh was the largest ever held, officials said. During the three-day festival, crowds took full advantage of a larger footprint that encompassed the Rachel Carson (9th Street) Bridge and the riverfront along the 10th Street Bypass. “This was definitely the largest event we’ve...
Pittsburgh street named after W.Va., Brashear football standout Major HarrisVideo
The irony of having a Pittsburgh street named after a West Virginia Mountaineer football star was not lost on those who showed up for a special ceremony Friday in the Hill District. But everyone seemed to be in agreement that the honor bestowed on former Brashear High School quarterback Major...
Picklesburgh has begun
Lynn Grimes was a blur, her blonde hair held back by a black hair band as she hurriedly got things ready in the Aunt Carol’s Pickles & Dip booth on the Rachel Carson Bridge. The high noon opening of the seventh edition of Picklesburgh was 10 minutes away and Grimes...
Comedian Tracy Morgan coming to Pittsburgh this fall
You may not be able to catch funny man Tracy Morgan on “Saturday Night Live” these days but you’ll have an opportunity to see him in Pittsburgh this fall. Morgan is appearing at The Event Center at Rivers Casino on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. as part his “No...
NFL Legends set to convene at Downtown fundraiser for Karli Short Foundation
On the eve of a star-studded fundraiser to benefit the Karli Short Better Tomorrow Foundation, Brandon Short was going through a range of emotions. “It’s extremely difficult to consistently speak about the worst thing that’s ever happened to me,” he told a reporter Thursday. The McKeesport native and former NFL...
Old Stone Tavern holds unique place in Pittsburgh, U.S. history
It has been situated at the corner of Greentree Road and Woodville Avenue in the West End since at least 1782, making it the oldest commercial building in Pittsburgh. Now celebrating what is believed to be its 240th birthday, the Old Stone Tavern has seen its share of history, hosting...
Pittsburgh Black Music Festival kicks off Thursday
A century of Black music in Pittsburgh, everything from jazz to hip hop, will be celebrated over four days during the city’s 4th annual Black Music Festival opening Thursday. Each day from Thursday to Sunday is being dedicated to a different genre of Black music and being performed on stages...
Pickle-flavored what?! Check out some unusual Picklesburgh items
Picklesburgh is upon us! The annual gathering for connoisseurs of all things pickles, Picklesburgh, is set for this Friday through Sunday on the Rachel Carson Bridge and Riverside on the 10th Street Bypass in Downtown Pittsburgh. If there’s one thing we know about Picklesburgh, it’s an event that stretches the...
How will the loss of stadium naming rights affect the Heinz legacy in Pittsburgh?
The decision by Kraft Heinz not to get into a bidding war with Acrisure for the naming rights to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ stadium could signal more than a change in signage on the North Shore, several business and marketing onlookers said Monday. “I think it’s kind of remarkable that it’s...
Country station Y108 hires new morning show host
Audacy Inc. knew it would have a hard time finding a successor to popular WDSY-FM (Y108) morning show host “Stoney” Richards when he departed last December. And the company was right. Now, after a six-month search, Y108 has its new host. Audacy announced Thursday, it has hired country music radio...
Roger Waters drills down on ‘Not a Drill’ tour opener in Pittsburgh
To hear Roger Waters expound on the state of things in the world today, one is challenged to come away feeling hopeful about the future. “The ruling class are murdering you. They are destroying the Earth and everything that lives on it to make a few (bucks),” he says in...
Battle of Homestead Foundation observes 130th anniversary of historic steel strike
They came to the last building left standing from the Homestead Steel Works on that fateful day, July 6, 1892. Close to 100 people packed into the Pump House on Waterfront Drive in Homestead Wednesday morning to remember the day that striking steel workers at the factory, locked in a...
105.9 The X’s July 420 countdown sees change at the top
There will be no threepeat for Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” In a bit of an upset, Pearl Jam’s “Jeremy” finished first in this year’s “July 420,” a countdown of 105.9 WXDX’s top 420 rock and alternative-rock songs of the 1990s. It’s the third straight year the station has held...
Plenty of July Fourth fun on ‘Fish-for-Free’ Day at Northmoreland Park
It was the kind of day upon which Fourth of July memories are made. Blue skies, puffy white clouds, and hills of green framed Northmoreland Lake in Allegheny Township, which was stocked with plenty of trout, according to the visitors who came to fish. And they picked the perfect day...
Authorities identify man fatally shot in New Kensington
Authorities identified a man who was fatally shot over the weekend in New Kensington as Jason Raiford. Two juveniles were arrested early Monday on felony gun charges, and an arrest warrant was issued for another, Amir Kennedy, 14, of New Kensington on a homicide charge, according to a statement from...
5 questions about monkeypox with Pittsburgh infectious disease experts
A third confirmed case of the virus associated with monkeypox was reported Friday in Allegheny County, spurring further curiosity about the disease. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is conducting tests to confirm monkeypox, according to the Allegheny County Health Department. All three cases of orthopoxvirus were confirmed in...
3rd annual July 420 countdown of alt-rock songs to debut on 105.9 The X
There is classic rock and then there is alternative rock. Classic rock has always gotten a lot of holiday love from radio stations like 102.5 WDVE, which has hosted a Memorial Day countdown of the top 500 classic rock songs on and off for decades. In 2020, ‘DVE’s “brother” station,...
Air travelers brace for turbulence over Fourth of July weekend
Scott Vargo was among those Thursday at Pittsburgh International Airport taking their chances and hoping for the best. Amid the airline industry’s nationwide struggles with cancellations and delays, Vargo nonetheless forged ahead with travel plans to fly to Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., for the Fourth of July holiday weekend to celebrate...
Former Pitt star Dorin Dickerson to join ‘Fan Morning Show’
For the first time since the retirement of Pittsburgh sports radio personality Jim Colony last January, “The Fan Morning Show” has a permanent trio of co-hosts. Former NFL player and Pitt star tight end Dorin Dickerson is joining Colin Dunlap and Chris Mack as a regular host of the weekday...
