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Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership hosts human foosball in Market Square
Foosball is soccer on a tabletop with figurines attached to a rod. Handles are on either side of the board and players slide and turn the figurines. The goal is to flick a ball into the opposition’s respective goal. You may have seen it on “Friends” in Joey and Chandler’s...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: May 10-12
Craving music? Good food? Some shopping? Don’t let the weekend go to waste. Here are a handful of fun things to do in Pittsburgh. Pittonkatonk Get ready to enjoy some free live music without boundaries. Starting at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Vietnam Veterans Pavilion in Schenley Park, Pittonkatonk is...
Jamil Bey takes over as Pittsburgh planning czar
An Overbrook resident with a doctorate in geography is Pittsburgh’s new planning director. City Council unanimously approved Jamil Bey as the director of the Department of City Planning. Bey will oversee a roughly $9 million budget and 56 full-time employees at the department, which manages land use, zoning and neighborhood...
Pittsburgh passes new tax break to tackle high office vacancies Downtown
Developers who transform Downtown Pittsburgh’s empty offices into housing or new commercial uses will now qualify for special tax relief as city officials try to revitalize an area with significant vacancies and declining property values. Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday approved a new tax break — which can last for...
Weather conditions fail to dampen enthusiasm of Pittsburgh Marathon runners
Sunday morning was all about testing limits and inspiring others — one step at a time — at the 2024 Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon. Karen Losego, 39, of Mt. Lebanon was in tears after finishing her first half marathon. “I’ve just always really hated running and I just wanted...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh: May 3-5
Cinco de Mayo! May the Fourth be with you! There are plenty of reasons to celebrate this weekend. Here are five fun events going on around town. May the Fourth Be With You at the Symphony On Saturday, May 4, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents “Music of Star Wars.” The...
Permit controversy sinks planned Pittsburgh Pride festival move to Point State Park
Controversy is flaring over this year’s Pittsburgh Pride festival after event organizers claimed that state officials prevented them from holding the annual celebration of the LGBTQ+ community at Point State Park in the Golden Triangle. The state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, which runs the park, countered that there...
Pittsburgh Controller Heisler warns in annual report of trouble on horizon for city finances
Pittsburgh Controller Rachael Heisler on Wednesday reiterated concerns about what she views as the city’s fragile financial position as she unveiled her office’s annual report on Pittsburgh’s revenues and expenses. The controller has raised alarms that the city is spending more than it brings in, a problem that is coming...
What to know about the Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon
Preparing for a marathon is a challenge even if you aren’t the person running 26.2 miles. Someone has to make sure every step of the course is clear: the twists, the turns, the bridges and the hills. That person is Brian Schmidt, director of operations for P3R, the organization hosting...
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s public art installation features kites crashed in trees
Many of us remember on a windy day going to the park to fly a kite. We also might recall the colorful piece of fabric attached to a long string getting stuck in a tree. Bringing back those moments, artists Lenka Clayton and Phillip Andrew Lewis created an installation of...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh: April 26-28
Rain or shine, it’s a good weekend to get out and about. Here are some things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend. August Wilson Birthday Celebration Block Party Legendary Pittsburgh playwright August Wilson will be celebrated with a birthday block party this Saturday. Held at the August Wilson House, 1727...
Yinzerfest: A Pittsburgh Q&A with some of the festival’s performers
Yinz ready to celebrate Pittsburgh n’at? The David L. Lawrence Convention Center will be bleeding black and gold with the first Yinzerfest, kicking off Thursday and running through Sunday. The event will feature an impressive slate of local bands, musicians and comedians, plenty of Pittsburgh eats, vendors from the area...
Pittsburgh council member cancels closed-doors meeting amid experts’ concerns about transparency
A Pittsburgh City Council member has canceled a closed-doors meeting scheduled for next week following a TribLive report that such private gatherings might violate the spirit of the Sunshine Act, Pennsylvania’s open meetings law. The session called by Councilman Bob Charland, D-South Side, had been on council’s calendar since March...
Singer Mýa opens up ahead of her performance at August Wilson Center
Mýa, a multi-platinum-selling singer, songwriter, dancer, musician, actress and philanthropist, will bare her soul at the August Wilson African American Culture Center’s “Soul Sessions” on Friday night. The singer, who’s had hit songs with “Case of the Ex,” “My Love is Like … Wo” and “Lady Marmalade,” has also found...
Pittsburgh City Council’s private meetings raise questions about Sunshine Law compliance
For years, Pittsburgh City Council members have gathered behind closed doors to talk in private about public policy. No one keeps a log of who attends. No minutes are maintained of what is said. And council members, desperate to ensure they don’t have too many people present, sometimes duck out...
Affordable housing in Pittsburgh clears hurdle with City Council vote
Pittsburgh City Council has just made it easier to build townhomes and row houses, a step that supporters say will boost the city’s affordable housing stock. The move came Monday in a unanimous vote approving a zoning change to expand where attached housing can be built in the city. Attached...
Pittsburgh man sentenced after pleading guilty to fatally stabbing woman, hiding her in a tool shed
A judge on Wednesday sent a Pittsburgh man to prison for up to 38 years after he pleaded guilty to stabbing a woman 56 times and stashing her corpse inside a suitcase in a tool shed near his Knoxville home. Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Kevin Sasinoski sentenced Montel Reed,...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: April 12-14
It’s the weekend. Here are some ways to spend it. Spring Carnival Carnegie Mellon University’s Spring Carnival includes amusement park rides, adventures in booths, unhealthy snacks and buggy races — the university’s oldest tradition. Streets will be closed in and around the campus. Since 1920, the event has featured buggy...
URA taps last of $9M federal fund to boost Downtown Pittsburgh affordable housing
Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority board on Thursday approved millions of dollars to help developers convert empty Downtown buildings into affordable housing. The move came amid persistent concerns about how Downtown has rebounded since the covid-19 pandemic and widespread shifts to remote work that left many offices empty. By authorizing $4.8...
‘Ghost bike’ memorial triggers talk of bike, pedestrian safety in Pittsburgh
A mountain bike culled from the junk bin of a North Point Breeze shop — its brakes stripped and its frame and wheels spray-painted white — emerged as a symbol Wednesday night for bike and pedestrian safety in Pittsburgh. As rain flickered on and off Downtown after commuting traffic had...
Pittsburgh lauds Steelers’ Cameron Heyward, NFL Man of the Year, for serving city ‘with distinction’
Pittsburgh Steelers star Cameron Heyward was recognized Wednesday by city leaders after he won the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award, considered the league’s highest honor. Appearing during a City Council meeting Downtown, Mayor Ed Gainey said he wanted to recognize the towering defensive lineman for “serving Pittsburgh...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: April 5-7
It’s the first weekend in April and the Pirates home opener is Friday at PNC Park on the North Shore. Here are some ways to spend it. Retro Fair The Senator John Heinz History Center is hosting the 10th annual Vintage Pittsburgh Retro Fair in partnership with The Neighborhood Flea...
Pittsburgh land bank board to expand with new seats for city school district, Allegheny County
Pittsburgh Public Schools and Allegheny County will now have a voice in deciding what Pittsburgh does with blighted properties. City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved expanding the board of Pittsburgh’s land bank to 11 members from nine. The school district and county will each get an appointment to the board....
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: March 29-31
It’s the final weekend of March and it’s also Easter weekend. Here are some ways to spend it. Lunar Gala Carnegie Mellon University’s Lunar Gala is Saturday. The student-run organization founded in 1996 consists of more than 150 students of differing majors and backgrounds who create a fashion show. Organizers...
Pittsburgh targets more tax-exempt properties, including 61 owned by UPMC
Pittsburgh is challenging the tax-exempt status of more than 100 properties as part of its review of sites exempted from property taxes, Mayor Ed Gainey said Wednesday. Sixty-one properties — more than half of the 104 properties the city will challenge this year — are owned by UPMC. Also included...
