Tom Davidson stories, Page 5

Kenneth Stubbs is not forgotten. The 53-year-old native of Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood was found dead Feb. 23, 2014, in Penn Hills, in what authorities say was a homicide. He owned several properties in the neighborhood and operated Ken Stubbs’ Auto Sales. The investigation into Stubbs’ killing remains open and no...

Pittsburgh youth will be able to use Dormont pool for free and adults can gain admission for $5 using vouchers, the city announced Thursday. The move is part of an effort to provide better chance for people to use a pool in light of a staffing shortage that’s caused 10...

A series of community meetings will be held in August to get more input about how Pittsburgh should spend the $335 million allotted to the city in the federal American Rescue Plan. Last week, city council approved a four-year plan to allocate the money, amid criticism by some residents and...

Contour Airlines will begin nonstop flights from Pittsburgh to Indianapolis and Milwaukee on Oct. 12, the airline announced Wednesday. “Pittsburgh is a new market for us,” said Matt Chaifetz, CEO of the Smyrna, Tenn.-based airline. Contour had been in talks with Indianapolis Economic Development Corp. about adding flights to certain...

The sunny skies and 88-degree weather Tuesday made for a perfect day for swimming. But in Pittsburgh, 10 of the city’s 18 pools are closed this year because of staffing and maintenance issues. It’s something that’s dogged council members through the Dog Days of summer. During the final city council...

Pittsburgh businesses with more than 50 employees will be required to provide paid sick leave to workers who contract covid-19 or who are required to quarantine for at least the next year under legislation city council adopted Tuesday. The revised ordinance passed by a 7-1 vote, with Councilman Anthony Coghill...

Not yet coming to Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood: A Sheetz store on Forbes Avenue. But a sign that appeared on chain link fencing surrounding a former Marathon gas station appeared to indicate otherwise over the weekend. It had the Sheetz logo on it and “Coming soon!” The site is set to...

A new four-year contract that Giant Eagle employees ratified last week includes wage increases, continues no-cost health care benefits and provides new protections for LGBTQ+ workers, according to a joint statement released Monday by the company and union. The agreement covers about 5,300 employees who are members of United Food...

It wasn’t necessary for Pittsburgh City Council to approve a plan Tuesday that allocates the city’s $335 million in federal covid relief money, Councilwoman Deb Gross said. “We cannot be confident that we are addressing the harm done to our most vulnerable citizens,” Gross said during a council meeting. She...

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro listened Thursday as the staff of a East Liberty-based nonprofit detailed how it is spending the $250,000 donation Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority agreed to make to the group to resolve a state investigation that found the authority exposed people to increased lead levels when...

A rental assistance program to help tenants pay past due rent and landlords to recover unpaid rent because of the coronavirus pandemic was awarded an additional $7 million in federal funding, Pittsburgh officials announced Monday. The money will bolster a program started in March that brings together the city, Allegheny...

There will be more public input as Pittsburgh City Council decides how to allocate $335 million in federal coronavirus relief money, council President Theresa Kail-Smith said Wednesday. But that input will likely be heard after council has approved a plan for how to spend the money. “This is the first...

A requirement that 10% of new multi-unit housing be made affordable in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood may be tested in Bloomfield and Polish Hill, under legislation introduced Tuesday by Councilwoman Deb Gross. Residents and community leaders from Bloomfield and Polish Hill lobbied Gross for the legislation, she said. It would expand...

A referendum about whether Wilkinsburg should merge with Pittsburgh won’t be pursued until next year’s election cycle, its supporters said Tuesday. “We have concluded that the compressed schedule required to place the referendum on the November 2021 ballot would not allow for the productive dialogue appropriate to address important details...

The Lego model of the U.S. Capitol found in the home of a Glenshaw man charged in the Jan. 6 attack in Washington was not “fully constructed” as federal prosecutors initially described it. “Please note that after a review of the photographs from the search, there appears to have been...

EDITOR’S NOTE: The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia filed an updated memo July 9 that detailed how the Lego model of the Capitol was in a box and wasn’t “fully constructed” as prosecutors initially stated. A Glenshaw man facing federal charges for helping to lead the Jan....

Pittsburgh businesses with more than 50 employees will be required to provide paid sick leave to workers who contract covid-19 or who are required to quarantine, under legislation city Councilman Bobby Wilson introduced Wednesday. The requirement would be in effect until 90% of the eligible Pennsylvania population is vaccinated. The...

It’s been five months since Pittsburgh City Council declared a state of emergency in the public school system. The legislation was passed to begin a process by which the city’s leaders would work with Pittsburgh Public Schools leaders to address a racial achievement gap between white and Black students and...

Should Wilkinsburg become Pittsburgh’s 91st neighborhood? A majority of Wilkinsburg’s elected officials say “no.” “A merger would destroy Wilkinsburg,” said Denise Edwards, president pro-tem of borough council. “As an elected official how can you possibly destroy your own community. It doesn’t make sense.” “Because of the negative impact on our...

With a lifeguard shortage and other issues keeping 10 of Pittsburgh’s 18 pools closed this summer, city council members are brainstorming ways to keep youth cool and give them something to do. They’re trying to “be creative,” council President Theresa Kail-Smith said Wednesday. Among the ideas: using special sprinkler heads...

The shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic proved the importance of the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership to the city’s business district, its members and administrators told city council members Tuesday. “Everything came crashing down,” said Casey Henderlong, describing how it hurt businesses like the Richard Deshantz Restaurant Group, where Henderlong is...