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Titanic exhibit opening at Carnegie Science Center

Howard Irwin packed a trunk that made it on the Titanic, but he never boarded the ship. The Buffalo, N.Y., resident’s belongings were found on the ocean floor, including one item with a Pittsburgh connection. “That is a Pittsburgh postcard,” said James Penca, a historian and consultant for RMS Titanic...
Heart’s Ann Wilson headlines Women Who Rock at Stage AE

Being successful for a woman in the music industry is about refusing to take “no” for an answer. Someone who knows that firsthand is Ann Wilson from Heart. “You have to be pushy, and you will have to sacrifice everything, if you are serious about your career,” said Wilson, who...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Oct. 20-23

It’s finally the weekend. And it looks packed with pumpkins, circus performers, coffee, chocolate, and some “Boo-tiful Music.” ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’ Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey will be at PPG Paints Arena at 7 p.m. on Friday, 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday and...
Warhol Museum proposes $45M entertainment venue on Pittsburgh’s North Shore

The Andy Warhol Museum is looking to expand with a new, $45 million entertainment venue in Pittsburgh’s North Shore. Dan Law, the museum’s associate director, said the proposed Pop District Entertainment Venue is part of the Andy Warhol Museum’s Pop District initiative, which aims to include “physical and programmatic expansion...
Local noise-rock trio Mirakler steals spotlight in 3-band bill

Talk about cutting to the chase. Pittsburgh noise-rock trio Mirakler kicked off a blistering, 22-minute set Monday night at The Government Center on the North Side with a raucous take on its bonafide crowd-pleaser: the vicious “Instant Drugs.” When played live, the song erupts around its edges and borders on...
Family inspired love of the Pitt Panthers for this ultimate fan

Pitt is definitely it for Luciana “Miss Lu” Bair. She claims to be the biggest Panthers fan, and she’s got a pretty solid case. Let’s start with the vehicle she drives. It’s a 2023 Dodge Durango with custom seating in the school’s colors of blue and gold. Her tires have...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Oct. 13-15

Don’t let the rainy forecast dampen your weekend plans. There are plenty of fun things to do around the Pittsburgh area. Let’s take a look at just five highlights. Night market The Allentown Night Market is from 7 to 11 p.m. on Saturday along Warrington Avenue in Allentown. There will...
Pittsburgh man pleads guilty to killing Oliver Citywide student

A Pittsburgh man pleaded guilty Wednesday to third-degree murder in connection with last year’s fatal shooting of an Oliver Citywide Academy student at the North Side school. Eugene Watson, 19, of Crafton Heights, also pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy to commit third-degree murder and two firearms charges. Watson, 17 at...
Bidwell Training Center preparing Thanksgiving meal kits as fundraiserVideo

This meal kit delivers thankfulness. Prepared by culinary students at Bidwell Training Center on Pittsburgh’s North Side, a “ready-to-serve” Thanksgiving dinner will be available for people to buy for themselves or donate to someone in need. The Thanksgiving Feast package will include 14-16 pounds of oven-ready deboned and brined turkey,...
Judge blocks zoning variance for affordable housing project in Pittsburgh

A zoning variance for an affordable housing project in Pittsburgh’s Fineview neighborhood has been overturned by a judge, forcing the project back to square one. Earlier this month, Common Pleas Judge Mary McGinley ruled that a variance should not have been granted to the community group the Fineview Citizens Council...
Police investigating overnight Lincoln-Lemington homicide

Pittsburgh Police are investigating an overnight homicide that occurred in a Pittsburgh neighborhood Sunday morning. Police said a man showed up at a local hospital after he was shot in the chest. He was brought to the hospital by a private vehicle in critical condition around 4 a.m. He later...
Police respond to false bomb threat at Andy Warhol Museum

The Andy Warhol Museum on Pittsburgh’s North Shore was evacuated Sunday afternoon after police received calls reporting a bomb threat. Pittsburgh police reported to the museum on Sandusky Street just before 2 p.m. They said that the threat was made by email, and came from a third party in Harrisburg....
Pittsburgh nonprofit offering free training, equipment to encourage youth organizations to camp in Riverview Park pilot program

A nonprofit is offering free training and equipment to youth-serving organizations that want to take advantage of a pilot program allowing camping in Pittsburgh’s Riverview Park. The city last year authorized a pilot program that allows youth organizations to get permits to camp in city parks. Officials are rolling out...
Teen jailed after ransacking North Side house, stabbing resident twice in the neck

A teenager remained in Allegheny County Jail on Wednesday after, police said, he ransacked a North Side home in search of a gun and twice stabbed the resident before leaving only with a baseball cap. Isreal Moseby, 17, whose home address was not listed in court records, approached and talked...
Man robs First National Bank in Pittsburgh’s East Allegheny neighborhood

No one was injured when a man robbed a Pittsburgh bank Tuesday afternoon, city police said. The man, possibly in his 60s, took an unknown amount of cash from First National Bank in the 400 block of East North Avenue, in the city’s East Allegheny neighborhood, according to police. Police...
North Side woman who fatally stabbed husband, hid body gets 11½ to 23 months in prisonVideo

A Brighton Heights woman who fatally stabbed her husband and then wrapped his body in garbage bags and duct tape in 2020 was sentenced Monday to 11½ to 23 months in prison followed by three years of probation. In June, Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Kevin G. Sasinoski found Janet...

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