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On March 13, Wigle Whiskey debuted the expansion of its Strip District base, with an expanded bar, restaurant, tasting room and museum. Two days later, that space closed when the coronavirus pandemic led to a national economic shutdown. “The past 10 weeks have been a whirlwind,” said Meredith Meyer-Grelli, Wigle...

Pittsburgh Public Schools is partnering with the Housing Authority of Pittsburgh to provide laptops and internet access to low-income students living in public housing during the covid-19 pandemic. In a legislative meeting Wednesday, the district accepted a donation of $275,000 from the Housing Authority to support the purchase of laptops...

By Tuesday, all of Eat’n Park Hospitality Group’s restaurants will be open. That includes the temporarily closed Eat’n Park, Hello Bistro and The Porch locations across Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. The company closed more than 20 restaurants during the coronavirus pandemic. Some remained open as takeout only. Locations in...

Allegheny Health Network officials announced that AHN and two affiliates are laying off about 380 employees, mostly as the result of the covid-19 pandemic. About 250 of the job cuts mostly are from AHN’s corporate and administrative services, in addition to some clinical support staff, spokeswoman Lynn Seay said via...

For those craving a burnt almond torte during quarantine, Prantl’s Bakery is back. The famous bakery’s three locations have been closed since mid-March in the coronavirus shutdown, though some products were still available for delivery via online orders. Now customers can once again walk into the Greensburg and Shadyside locations...

A raccoon in McCandless has tested positive for rabies, public health officials said Thursday. The animal was found near Pine Creek Road and Oakridge Drive, just west of Route 19 near the Wexford business district. It was tested in an Allegheny County Health Department laboratory. It marks the fourth raccoon...

A long-discussed project to redevelop the Lower Hill District is back on track as Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority on Thursday approved the latest plans for the 28-acre site of the former Civic Arena. The Pittsburgh Penguins are also back on board with project, which will be anchored by a new...

The health care and pharmacy company CVS Health will expand its covid-19 testing in Pennsylvania, adding 27 additional sites to pharmacies across the state and seven in Allegheny County, the company announced Thursday. CVS began testing for the new coronavirus on May 15 at drive-thru sites in Pennsylvania. The expansion,...

Two Western Pennsylvania distilleries have teamed with the state to make hand sanitizer, alongside their drinkable spirits. Glenshaw’s Pennsylvania Pure Distilleries, home of Boyd & Blair Vodka and BLY Silver Rum, and Quantum Spirits in Carnegie, known for its rye whiskey, vodka and gin, are part of a project coordinated...

A drug shown to shorten recovery time in some covid-19 patients is now available at four Allegheny Health Network hospitals. Doses of the antiviral medication remdesivir have been delivered to AHN’s Allegheny Valley, Forbes, Jefferson and West Penn hospitals. Remdesivir is classified as an investigational medication. Following a clinical trial,...

Allegheny County officials reported 31 additional covid-19 cases and no new deaths Thursday, the second day in a row that no deaths have been reported. That leaves the total number of deaths countywide at 144, while the total number of confirmed and probable cases rose to 1,718. The county on...

It took less than a few hours Wednesday for a state police marine operations unit and a cadaver dog to recover the body of a 10-year-old boy who was swept up in the Ohio River near Ambridge. “It was an emotional moment,” Fire Chief Rob Gottschalk said, after spending two...

Another eagerly anticipated public event has become a casualty of the coronavirus pandemic. The annual Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh free dental clinic at PPG Paints Arena has been postponed out of concern for the safety of patients, healthcare professionals and volunteers during the ongoing covid-19 crisis. The event had originally...

More than 60 people have been tested for covid-19 at federally qualified health centers across Allegheny County since testing began at those facilities Friday. As of Wednesday, test results have come back for 40 of those tests. Two have been positive, said Dr. Debra Bogen, director of the Allegheny County...

A woman missing since Wednesday has been found, Pittsburgh police said. Police posted to social media that Jamillah Freeman Pryce, 27, was located and is safe. UPDATE: Jamillah Freeman Pryce has been located and is safe. Thank you for your concern and shares on social media. pic.twitter.com/rYtC07c9Dv— Pittsburgh Police (@PghPolice)...

Allegheny County Police have charged a man accused of fatally shooting another man in a West Mifflin apartment complex, according to arrest papers filed Wednesday. Daymond “Day Day” Wiggins, 37, of West Mifflin is charged with homicide in the death of Thomas Johnson, 45, of Duquesne. First responders found Johnson...

Allegheny County officials said it’s too soon to tell if there has been a spike in coronavirus cases as Southwestern Pennsylvania settles into life in the yellow phase of the state’s reopening plan. It will likely take another 10 to 14 days before test results start to show whether more...

An Oakmont native has been federally indicted in connection with the death of a Bethel Park woman. Authorities charged John Matthew Chapman, 39, with felony kidnapping resulting in death, according to federal documents filed Tuesday. He is accused of taking Jaime Feden, 33, on a trip to Nevada last September....

Allegheny County officials reported 29 new covid-19 cases but no new deaths Wednesday afternoon. That leaves the total number of deaths countywide at 144, while the total number of confirmed and probable cases rose to 1,687. The county typically reports those daily figures around 11 a.m. but Wednesday’s report was...

People can fully use Swinburne Street in Pittsburgh’s South Oakland neighborhood again for the first time in seven months, city Department of Mobility and Infrastructure officials said. A $710,000 project stabilized a slope in the neighborhood that prompted the street to be closed in October between Greenfield Avenue and Edgehill...

There will be two additional options for takeout this Memorial Day weekend. The Porch at Schenley in Oakland and The Porch at Siena in Upper St. Clair are reopening for takeout beginning Friday. The restaurants, operated by Pittsburgh-based Eat’n Park Hospitality Group, have been closed since March 18. Curbside pickup...

Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto is urging members of the city’s Urban Redevelopment Authority to approve plans for redevelopment of the former Civic Arena site that include a new $200 million headquarters for First National Bank. The URA meets again on Thursday. Last week, its board delayed voting on the plans,...

Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto is exploring options to revive Pittsburgh’s restaurant scene with outdoor dining. “We’re in danger,” he said, when asked if some restaurants could close in the next year. “I think within the next month will be critical time. If we can get outdoor seating established this next...