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Down with Nazism, Zionism, Hindutva? CMU’s Fence briefly said so on commencement weekend
A message that included references to nationalist philosophies of Nazism, Zionism and Hindutva was placed on The Fence during graduation weekend at Carnegie Mellon University. It is unclear who placed the message, but it spurred a few people to make social media posts. “The Fence has long served as a...
Here are 5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: May 9-11
Want to do something more special for Mom this Mother’s Day weekend than just buying some flowers and a card? How about taking her to one (or more) of the great events happening around town? Here’s some inspiration. Contemporary Craft Community Day Time to get hands-on at Contemporary Craft in...
Edda Fields-Black, Pulitzer Prize winner and CMU professor, brings personal perspective to history of Harriet Tubman
Edda Fields-Black is still processing the fact she was awarded a 2025 Pulitzer Prize on Monday. “It’s just beginning to set in. It’s going to take some time for this new reality to set in. But it feels really good,” she said in an interview Tuesday. Fields-Black is a professor...
Carnegie Mellon University alumni score big with 13 Tony Award nominations
Nominations for the 78th Tony Awards — the highest honors in American theater — have been announced, and five of the nominees are graduates of Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University. The alumni received a total of 13 nominations between them. The American Theatre Wing’s 78th Tony Awards will be held on...
Ham radio broadcast to honor late Lower Burrell man, raise awareness for pancreatic cancer
Leeanna Ryba would often tease her husband, Rich, that he was off to Peter Pan’s “Never Never Land” when he’d go to Skyview Radio Society to partake in the amateur, or ham, radio activities. “He’d play with the boys. He enjoyed his time there,” Leeanna said of the society’s Upper...
Central Catholic grad Neal Shipley earns first win as professional
Pittsburgh’s Neal Shipley was introduced to the golf world at large last year when he earned low amateur honors at the Masters and U.S. Open. Now he has his first professional win. Shipley, a 24-year-old Central Catholic graduate, outlasted Seungtaek Lee of South Korea in a five-hole playoff to win...
ACLU sues Pitt alleging free-speech violations against pro-Palestine student group
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania on Tuesday sued the University of Pittsburgh in federal court alleging the school violated the First Amendment by targeting a student organization advocating for Palestine. The university in March placed Students for Justice in Palestine at Pitt on an indefinite, interim suspension in...
La Prima Espresso Co. opening a 5th location in Oakland
La Prima Espresso Co. is opening its fifth location at 3400 Fifth Ave. in Oakland. Located next door to another Oakland staple, Sciulli’s Pizza, the new cafe is set to open in mid-May. Founded by Sam Patti in 1988, La Prima began as a showroom selling and servicing commercial espresso...
UPMC receives grant for AI based breast cancer research
The PA Breast Cancer Coalition awarded a $100,000 research grant to two Pittsburgh-based researchers on Thursday morning to support a focus on AI in breast cancer research and breast cancer recurrence. Through this grant, Dr. Shandong Wu, professor of radiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, will be...
Lawsuit filed against driver, delivery company by family of woman killed in Oakland hit-and-run
The estate of a woman struck and killed in Oakland last year is suing the driver and his employer. Brian Maroney’s wife, Jessie Maroney, was killed on Dec. 5 as she crossed the road at Darragh and Terrace streets. According to the lawsuit, she was near the middle of the...
Floral fashion blooms at Phipps Conservatory’s La Fleur soiree
Models wore designs showcasing real flowers and plants — daisies, carnations, roses, moss, bamboo and more — as they posed and mingled at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Oakland on Thursday. They were there as part of the inaugural La Fleur: Music x Art x Culture x Botanicals Soirée....
Pitt, CMU, among 20 schools Forbes dubs ‘New Ivies’
The University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon are among the country’s finest schools of higher education, according to a new list from Forbes that identifies 20 colleges as “New Ivies” — schools that produce quality graduates without the pretension and liberal political baggage that comes with an Ivy League pedigree....
Here are 5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: March 21-23
Spring is officially here, but the weather is still fickle. So, while we’re waiting for March to go out like a lamb, here are some fun (and mostly indoor) events to pass the weekend around the Pittsburgh region. NatureFest On Saturday, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Oakland will...
Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats bring genre-bending retro fun to Petersen Events Center
Who said a Wednesday night isn’t a good time for a great concert? Not Nathaniel Rateliff who, along with the skill of his backing band The Night Sweats, served up a brisk-but-powerful 90-minute set of 22 songs at Petersen Events Center in Oakland. Rateliff is the pride of the Denver...
‘It was horrifying’: Pitt student recalls porch collapse
As St. Patrick’s Day dawned Monday in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood, there were remnants of the revelry gone awry that left more than a dozen University of Pittsburgh students hurt when a porch roof collapsed during a daytime party Friday. Students partied throughout the weekend following the collapse, although it left...
Large St. Patrick’s Day gatherings continue in Oakland (but not on roofs) after mishap that injured 16
Music was bumping and St. Patrick’s Day celebrations were underway once again on Semple Street in Oakland on Saturday — the day after a porch roof collapsed at an off-campus house there near the University of Pittsburgh, sending 16 young adults to the hospital. Music is bumping here on Semple...
Porch roof collapse in Oakland sends revelers crashing onto people below; at least 16 hospitalized
At least 16 young adults were hospitalized after a porch roof collapsed Friday afternoon at an off-campus house in Oakland near the University of Pittsburgh, creating a chaotic scene during a St. Patrick’s Day weekend celebration. Witnesses told TribLive there were about 20 students on the roof of a porch...
‘We’re all just worried’: Pitt students on edge as classmate still missing in Dominican Republic
Students who returned to classes Monday at the University of Pittsburgh were talking about a classmate who wasn’t there: Sudiksha Konanki, a 20-year-old student who went missing last week while on spring break in the Dominican Republic. “These things can happen to anybody,” said Mackenzie Shearon, 19, of Cranberry. A...
‘Fiscal prudence’ at Pitt, CMU means Science Writers 2025 won’t be held in Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University won’t be teaming up to host a national science writers conference they’d initially committed to support. Pitt and CMU committed to host the Science Writers 2025 conference last year, but on Feb. 13 they withdrew that commitment, according to a statement from...
University of Pittsburgh housekeepers union reaches 1-year contract, says university fears federal funding cuts
The union representing University of Pittsburgh cleaners, housekeepers, grounds crew, and movers and receivers says it has agreed to a one-year contract as the result of uncertainty in education funding from the federal government. The union, 32BJ SEIU, is a branch of the Service Employees International Union. In a press...
Dump truck flies over hill in Parkway East crash that sends 3 to hospital
Three motorists were taken to the hospital Thursday after a three-vehicle crash on the Parkway East in Pittsburgh shot one car into oncoming traffic and flipped a dump truck over a hill, authorities said. The crash occurred when an eastbound dump truck and sedan collided on Interstate 376 about 11:25...
Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus strikes pedestrian in Oakland
A woman was hospitalized after being hit Wednesday by a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood. The incident occurred around 11:30 a.m. on Fifth Avenue at McKee Place, according to Andrew Carr, a transit agency spokesperson. Carr said a route 75 Ellsworth bus hit the pedestrian, who suffered...
Central Catholic finds spark in 4th quarter to win defensive struggle with Fox Chapel
Central Catholic and Fox Chapel combined for five points in the first 5 minutes Thursday night, hinting at the struggle between two of the WPIAL best big-school defenses. They were tied midway through the fourth. A tie-breaking 3-pointer by Central Catholic’s Christian Williams sparked a late run for the Vikings,...
A-K Valley basketball playoff preview capsules for Thursday, Feb. 19, 2025
Boys Class 6A Quarterfinals 5-Central Catholic (13-9) at 4-Fox Chapel (16-6) 8 p.m. Thursday Winner plays: Winner of 1-Upper St. Clair (20-2)/9-Woodland Hills (12-11) on Monday in semifinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Enzo Khalil, Central Catholic; Caden Kaiser, Fox Chapel Layup lines: The Vikings finished third in Section...
Daniel and Carole Kamin give $25M to Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin continue to give back big to Pittsburgh. A little over a year after donating $65 million to the Carnegie Science Center on Pittsburgh’s North Shore — the largest gift to the Carnegie museums since their founding by Andrew Carnegie — the couple have gifted...


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