Paul Guggenheimer stories, Page 23
Famed Replacements, Guns N’ Roses bassist Tommy Stinson coming to Tarentum
A small venue in a small town like Tarentum is not necessarily the place where you would expect to find a musician of Tommy Stinson’s stature making a tour stop. But on Tuesday night, the former Replacements and Guns N’ Roses bassist will play an intimate, acoustic show at Dry...
Heinz History Center expands Pittsburgh innovations exhibition
It’s been decades since Pittsburgh began transitioning from an industrial-driven economy, based mainly on steel production, to a hub for technology, education and medicine, or “eds and meds.” The Steel City’s post-industrial era has been well documented in a Senator John Heinz History Center exhibition called “Pittsburgh: A Tradition of...
New Esports venue opening in Bridgeville
Calling it a large investment into STEM education as well as Scholastic Esports, Phoenix Theatres Luxury 14 + PTX (Phoenix Theatre’s Extreme Cinema) in Bridgeville is putting in an Esports venue and hosting a tournament for high school students on Feb, 5. Esports are multi-player video games played competitively for...
AHN patients possible victims of data breach
The data of Allegheny Health Network Home Infusion (AHNHI) patients may have been improperly accessed after the data breach of a vendor, officials said Friday. Vantage Healthcare Network, Inc., a vendor of Pittsburgh-based AHNHI, was the victim of a ransomware cyber-attack in October. AHNHI is now in the process of...
Ben Folds announces 2022 Pittsburgh tour stop
Singer/songwriter Ben Folds hasn’t performed in Pittsburgh since the start of the pandemic. But if the title of his current tour is any indication, Folds is very excited about being back in the ‘Burgh. Folds is bringing his “In Actual Person Live for Real Tour” to Heinz Hall on June...
Tupelo Honey Southern Kitchen & Bar opens in Station Square
Even in a town like Pittsburgh, where people put french fries on just about everything, it would seem a bold move to open a restaurant where featured items include heirloom grits with goat cheese and chicken and waffles stuffed with macaroni and cheese. But that’s the approach Tupelo Honey Southern...
Sports talk radio mainstay Jim Colony retiring from 93.7 The Fan
Not since legendary meteorologist Bob Kudzma left the KDKA-TV airwaves two decades ago has a New England native left such an impression on the Pittsburgh media landscape. Jim Colony, who brought a vast knowledge of sports, a self-deprecating sense of humor and a bit of a New England twang to...
Texas synagogue hostage incident ‘brings back all of it’ for Pittsburgh rabbis
A standoff in which four people were taken hostage by a gunman at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, last weekend has brought back painful memories for Jewish leaders in Pittsburgh — memories related to the October 2018 Tree of Life Synagogue shooting. “It brings back all of it … all...
Heinz History Center hosting annual ‘Treasures in the Archives’ event
The images alone are enough to make viewers feel like they’ve just opened a time capsule. There’s a photo of a group of doctors and nurses operating on a patient at Shadyside Hospital somewhere between 1890-1910; A photo of Gus Miller shows him operating his legendary Oakland newsstand in 1917....
Storm forces Evanescence to cancel Pittsburgh show
A Pittsburgh tour stop by the rock band Evanescence is among the cultural casualties of the major winter storm in Western Pennsylvania. The group’s concert, scheduled for Monday night at 7 p.m. at the Petersen Events Center on the University of Pittsburgh campus, has been canceled. Evanescence performed Sunday in...
Meteorologists say predicting this particular storm is tricky stuff
Preparing for a storm is tough, but predicting one is even harder. Just ask a meteorologist. But WPXI-TV ’s chief meteorologist, Stephen Cropper, isn’t complaining. In fact, he loves the challenge of predicting the kind of severe weather we’re expected to have this weekend. “We’re looking at the temperature, the...
National Weather Service issues winter storm warning for region
A major winter storm headed for Western Pennsylvania might dump 6 to 11 inches of snow from mid-afternoon Sunday into Monday afternoon, according to the latest prediction from the National Weather Service office in Moon Township. The National Weather Service in Moon issued a winter storm warning Saturday afternoon. Snow...
Pitt assistant professor finishes 2nd on ‘Jeopardy!’
It was “Weird Al” Yankovic who recorded the parody song “I Lost on Jeopardy.” But it doesn’t seem fair to apply it to Ally Bove, an assistant professor in the University of Pittsburgh’s school of health and rehabilitation sciences. Bove fulfilled a lifelong dream when she appeared on the television...
Pitt assistant professor to appear on ‘Jeopardy!’
After 10 years and two failed attempts, the third was the charm for University of Pittsburgh assistant professor Ally Bove who has finally made it onto the game show “Jeopardy!” The show was made popular by long time, Emmy Award winning host Alex Trebek who died in 2020. Ken Jennings...
4 Western Pa. Catholic schools shift to remote learning
With omicron variant cases on the rise in Western Pennsylvania, four Catholic elementary schools in the Diocese of Pittsburgh will begin or extend remote learning into next week. The schools include Sacred Heart Elementary in Shadyside; St. Therese School in Munhall; Mary of Nazareth School in White Oak and Butler...
Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank hires new CFO
An organization that’s played an integral part in making sure Western Pennsylvania residents have food during the pandemic has added to its management staff. The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank has hired Gary Doyle to be its new Chief Financial Officer. Doyle replaces Bart Huchel who is retiring at the...
University of Pittsburgh ‘disenrolls’ unvaccinated students
No vaccine, no classes. That’s the policy the University of Pittsburgh is now enforcing, saying it has “disenrolled” students who have not complied with the school’s covid-19 vaccine mandate. Pitt announced Dec. 6 it was putting a requirement in place for all students, faculty and staff to be fully vaccinated...
Duquesne moves closer to accreditation for its medical school
Duquesne University’s proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine is not expected to open until 2024, but the school has achieved “candidate status” from the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA), according to a university statement. Among other things, the change in status means Duquesne will begin additional funding for the college....
Steelers fans survive emotional upheaval of Sunday playoff dramaVideo
Not since Jerome Bettis fumbled the ball at the Indianapolis one-yard line near the end of a playoff game against the Colts, have Steelers fans had to endure such mental torture. Though it seemed like an eternity, the Steelers only had to survive just over a minute on the clock...
Sidney Poitier was inspiration to Pittsburgh’s Black actors, playwrights
Sidney Poitier’s groundbreaking work as a film actor and director is being hailed by prominent figures in Pittsburgh’s rich arts and entertainment community as the inspiration for their careers as actors, directors and playwrights. Poitier, the first Black actor to win an Oscar for his performance as a handyman in...
Carnegie Mellon going to remote instruction for start of spring semester
With covid positivity rates in Allegheny County dramatically increasing as the omicron variant spreads, Carnegie Mellon University is going to “mostly remote instruction” for the first two weeks of the spring semester. The announcement was made Thursday in an email to students and staff from CMU president Farnam Jahanian and...
The Eagles returning to Pittsburgh with ‘Hotel California’ Tour
The legendary rock band The Eagles are extending their “Hotel California” 2022 Tour, adding a concert date for March 26 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. The group will perform its iconic “Hotel California” album in its entirety with an accompanying orchestra and choir followed by a greatest hits set....
Allegheny, Westmoreland counties preparing for region’s 1st snowfall of year
The season’s first substantial snowfall appears to be heading for Western Pennsylvania, and the Allegheny and Westmoreland County public works departments want residents to know they’re ready. Snow is expected to begin Thursday night and continue into Friday morning with a total accumulation of about 1 to 3 inches, according...
Eat’n Park to close Squirrel Hill location
Murray Avenue, in the heart of Squirrel Hill’s business district, is known for its stretch of popular eateries. But lately the number of them is dwindling — especially for breakfast options. The restaurant chain Eat’n Park announced on Tuesday that it is permanently closing its Squirrel Hill location at 5...
Season’s 1st winter snowfall headed to Western Pennsylvania
Just when it seemed like the region was headed for the winter that wasn’t, the first significant snowfall of the season is expected to arrive later this week. Up to 2-3 inches of accumulation is predicted for Thursday, with 4-6 inches in the higher elevations, according to meteorologist Pat Herald...
