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Here are 5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Oct. 4-6
It may be October, but not every activity has to be about the fall season. Between football games, pumpkin carving and Halloween costume selection, maybe you need a break! Here are a few things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend. Dormont Street and Music Festival Take a stroll through Dormont...
Penguins honor Mike Lange with slogan-inspired menu at PPG Paints Arena
Pittsburgh Penguins fans can now savor a taste of team history as iconic slogans from retired announcer Mike Lange are incorporated into the menu at PPG Paints Arena. Terry Davidson, Aramark Sports + Entertainment executive chef for the Penguins, revealed new menu items during a media tour, including the Lord...
Jason Isbell, R.E.M.’s Stipe to hold free concert in Pittsburgh for Harris campaign
Vice President Kamala Harris has recruited two rock stars to her campaign, and they will hold a free concert in Pittsburgh on Friday. Michael Stipe, the front man of alt-rock legends R.E.M., and country-rock star Jason Isbell will host a Get Out the Vote concert on Friday night in Pittsburgh....
Woman calls brother killed in Strip District her ‘superhero’ as shooter heads to prison
A Pittsburgh man who followed two people in his car after a bar brawl in the Strip District and then shot them, one fatally, as they drove across the 16th Street Bridge, will serve at least 40 years in prison. Jeffdyn Rushton, 36, of the city’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood was sentenced...
August Wilson’s niece highlights his life, film adaptation of ‘The Piano Lesson’
The latest adaptation of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson’s work, “The Piano Lesson,” will hit theaters on Nov. 8. Wilson’s niece and executive director of The Historic Hill Institute, Dr. Kimberly Ellis, gave the keynote speech on Sept. 27 at the 109th meeting of the Association for the Study of...
Ferris wheel takes over Roberto Clemente Bridge for OktoberfestVideo
During his lunch break, Jonathan Daybear decided to walk over to Pittsburgh’s Roberto Clemente Bridge to take in the view from atop the 60-foot Ferris wheel set up for Oktoberfest. “I didn’t think it was going to be such a gorgeous view,” said Daybear, 45, of Lawrenceville, who works as...
Police arrest 2 in brutal beating of man in Downtown Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh police have arrested two teens in connection with a vicious beating of a man by about eight people in the heart of Downtown Pittsburgh on Tuesday night. Police said the incident, which occurred about 9 p.m. at the intersection of Liberty Avenue and Stanwix Street and was filmed by...
Carnegie Science Center unveils latest addition to Miniature Railroad & Village
The last surviving business from Chinatown in Downtown Pittsburgh is the newest addition to the Carnegie Science Center Miniature Railroad & Village. A model of the Chinatown Inn debuted on Thursday during a media preview at the museum on the North Shore. The Miniature Railroad & Village exhibit will reopen...
Podcast: Urban farms are sprouting in Pittsburgh’s food deserts
Urban farms are emerging across the country. “There’s been a food revolution going on for quite a while,” says Mchezaji “Che” Axum, director of the Center for Urban Agriculture and Gardening Education at the University of the District of Columbia. Interest in growing local food has surged over the past...
Allegheny County Executive backs Jewish students at Pitt in wake of recent antisemitic incidents
Allegheny County’s top elected official on Wednesday told Jewish students rattled by a recent spate of antisemitic acts at and near University of Pittsburgh’s campus that she will work to ensure they feel safe in Oakland. County Executive Sara Innamorato met for 45 minutes with Jewish community leaders and interacted...
New apartment complex in Uptown to aid homeless
Pittsburgh-based nonprofit Bethlehem Haven on Wednesday broke ground on an Uptown site that will provide affordable housing to the homeless. Dubbed Uptown Flats, the four-story building will include 34 apartments, various services to support residents and administrative offices for Bethlehem Haven, which offers housing and other support to homeless people....
Comedian Matteo Lane looks forward to Byham Theater show
Stand-up comedian Matteo Lane is really excited to return to Pittsburgh. “My best friends — who I met through Fortnite — live in Pittsburgh. I’d like a quote in a Pittsburgh paper to say, Donnie and Simmer, we’re coming to Pittsburgh. We’re all going to go to Kennywood together,” Lane...
Allegheny River Water, Sahside Sangria among new Yinzer Pop flavors
With a name like Allegheny River Water, you know it’s got to be from Pittsburgh. But would you drink it? It’s the latest pop — not soda — beverage from Yinzer Brands, the creators of Pittsburgh-centric greeting cards known as Yinzer Cards. The company is collaborating with Grandpa Joe’s Candy...
Returning to Pittsburgh, acting troupe turns Shakespeare on its tipsy head
Audiences at the Greer Cabaret Theater will once again get to experience the immortal words of William Shakespeare spoken — or, rather, slurred — by one very wasted cast member. “Sh!tfaced Shakespeare” has been touring here since 2018 and returns from Oct. 2-13 with its hilarious version of the comedy...
Morning Roundup: Police investigate suspicious vehicle fire; Pittsburgh man charged in bank robbery
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, Oct. 2: Investigation underway into suspicious vehicle fire Pittsburgh’s Fire Investigation Unit said it is looking into what has been deemed a suspicious fire, city police said. Late Monday, emergency crews reported to the Bedford Dwellings neighborhood to...
1 dead in shooting in West Mifflin
Allegheny County Police are investigating a homicide at a West Mifflin housing complex that is already facing charges for operating as a public nuisance. Police said 911 was first alerted a little after 10 p.m. Tuesday of shots fired near the 40 building in Mon View Heights. Emergency services found...
Man arrested in Pittsburgh’s Allegheny Center after hostage incident involving his children
SWAT units arrested a man in Pittsburgh’s Allegheny Center neighborhood Tuesday afternoon following a hostage incident involving the man’s children, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. Pittsburgh police were dispatched to the 200 block of East Ohio Street around 3:20 p.m. for a domestic call inside the Allegheny Commons apartment complex,...
Feds back UPMC workers in lawsuit alleging health care monopoly
The U.S. Department of Justice has sided with UPMC workers in an ongoing lawsuit alleging the $28 billion hospital system violated employees’ rights and holds a monopoly on health care where it operates. The department’s antitrust division on Monday filed a statement of interest in the case in federal court...
UPMC Presbyterian hospital tower project on schedule as $1.5B expansion continues
UPMC’s multibillion-dollar hospital expansion and renovation project appears to be on schedule, with the opening of its centerpiece Presbyterian hospital tower expected in 2027. Work on the $1.5 billion, 17-story tower near the existing Presbyterian hospital in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood began in June 2022. Construction is expected to wrap up...
Pittsburgh approves $1M outlay for 2026 NFL Draft
Pittsburgh will pay $1 million to support the 2026 NFL Draft, which the city will host. City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to spend the money despite initial criticism from some members that Mayor Ed Gainey committed taxpayer dollars without first seeking their approval. The vote also commits the city...
Roundup: Gingerbread House entries begin; Pittsburgh police investigate reported stabbing
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Oct. 1: 22nd annual Gingerbread House Competition accepting entries The CitiParks Office of Special Events said it will begin accepting registrations Tuesday for the 22nd annual City of Pittsburgh Gingerbread House Competition. Registration will open online at 10...
New dean joins Carnegie Mellon science college
Carnegie Mellon University’s Mellon College of Science has a new dean, Barbara Shinn-Cunningham. Her tenure begins in January. Shinn-Cunningham came to Carnegie Mellon in 2018 as founding director of the Neuroscience Institute. A faculty researcher and an engineer by training, she is a professor of auditory neuroscience. Shinn-Cunningham heads two...
Banners with Nazi symbols found on West End, Tenth St. bridges
Pittsburgh Police removed two banners bearing Nazi symbols on city bridges early Saturday morning. One of the banners was found on the West End Bridge near the Route 65 intersection, according to police. The other was on the Tenth Street Bridge. Both signs were removed, photographed and taken as evidence....
Gainey proposes $657M budget for 2025 with spending cuts, no tax hikes
The City of Pittsburgh’s preliminary 2025 budget released Monday by Mayor Ed Gainey would hold the line on taxes, cut spending and scale back plans to pump up the police force. The proposed operating budget of just under $657 million slices about $29 million, or 4.2%, from this year’s projected...
What happens to PNC Park’s leftover food?
The Pittsburgh Pirates played their final 2024 home game Thursday at PNC Park, but there are items from the ballpark’s concession stands still being served, though not to fans. The leftover food is being donated to 412 Food Rescue, a non-profit that recovers and redistributes food directly to people who...
