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Eradicate Hate Global Summit returns to Pittsburgh for 3rd year
The Eradicate Hate Global Summit is returning to Downtown Pittsburgh’s David L. Lawrence Convention Center this week for its third year. This year’s three-day summit, running from Wednesday through Friday, will include sessions on the challenges of regulating online hate, hate-fueled violence against the LGBTQ+ community and how video games...
1 in custody, 1 at large following shooting in Oakland
Officers investigating a report of shots being fired early Tuesday in Oakland arrested one person on weapons charges, while a second person remains at large, police said. Police said they received a ShotSpotter alert that eight shots had been fired on Chauncey Drive around 2:45 a.m. They did not say...
South Side’s Double Wide Grill to reopen as Spork Island Trading Co.
South Side’s Double Wide Grill is set to close Sunday after 18 years. The space, however, will remain a restaurant, serving barbecue-inspired fare as Spork Island Trading Co. An official opening date has not been determined, but possibly by late spring. “We needed a change,” said Double Wide Grill co-owner...
Morning Roundup: 2 accused in Hill District carjacking; police say Pittsburgh man ran over neighbor after fight
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Sept. 26: Police arrest 2 juveniles accused in Hill District carjacking Two juveniles were arrested after an armed carjacking in the Hill District, according to Pittsburgh police. Officers responded to the 2100 block of Webster Avenue just before...
USW President Thomas Conway dies
The president of the United Steelworkers was remembered Monday as a fighter for workers and a contract negotiator in the steel, aluminum, oil and other major industries where the union represented workers. Thomas Conway, 71, who died in the Pittsburgh area, had been president of the 850,000-member Pittsburgh-based union since...
Motorists voice concerns about reconfigured traffic patterns near Pittsburgh’s Fern Hollow Bridge
Changes made to traffic patterns around Pittsburgh’s newly constructed Fern Hollow Bridge have resulted in confusion and frustration for some motorists, who argue that the changes are making the area less safe and have boosted driving times. The new span in Frick Park reopened last December, replacing a bridge that...
Layne’s Chicken Fingers open in Oakland
The chicken is marinated for two days, then breaded and fried and served with crinkle cut French fries, Texas toast and a drink. That’s the heart of the menu at Layne’s Chicken Fingers, the newest dining spot in Oakland. The chain’s first Pittsburgh location opened earlier this month at 3621...
Victims identified in fatal Fayette County crash
Two Pittsburgh area residents and a Fayette County man were killed in a two-vehicle crash Sunday night along Route 711 between Connellsville and Normalville, the Fayette County coroner said Tuesday. Killed in the crash shortly before 6 p.m. were: Peter G. Zepf, 28, of Pittsburgh, the driver of one of...
Probe shines new light on old claims that Carnegie Museum of Art’s $1M Schiele was plundered by Nazis
Decade after decade, a modest 1917 drawing by Egon Schiele, one of Austria’s most famous artists, graced the collection of the Carnegie Museum of Art, occasionally being displayed with little fanfare. That changed this month when the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office executed a search warrant on the Oakland museum and...
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....
Route 28 Delafield Avenue ramp closures set for Monday morning in Pittsburgh
The Delafield Road interchange northbound ramps (Exit 7) on Route 28 in Pittsburgh will close Monday morning, weather permitting. The closure will allow crews to install rumble strips. Here’s the closure schedule: • Northbound Route 28 to Delafield Avenue (Exit 7): About 7 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.; • Delafield Avenue...
2 arrested after SWAT scene, car chase in Penn Hills
Two people are in jail after a SWAT situation and car chase through Penn Hills Saturday night. Pittsburgh Police and responded to the 5900 block of Second Avenue in Hazelwood after a man called and said he had been robbed at gunpoint by a man and woman and had his...
University of Pittsburgh says it’s willing to freeze in-state tuition in 2024-25 — if it gets a larger state subsidy
The University of Pittsburgh says it’s willing to freeze in-state tuition for the 2024-25 academic year, provided the state delivers a larger-than-usual state appropriation that year: a 9.25% increase. The dollar request was conveyed to state officials in a letter of intent Friday. An in-state freeze would apply to thousands...
East Hills shooting victim in critical condition
Pittsburgh police detectives are investigating the shooting of a man Saturday morning in the city’s East Hills neighborhood. The incident reportedly happened in the 2300 block of East Hills Drive just after 11 a.m., according to a Pittsburgh Public Safety release. City detectives already working in the area found the...
‘Traffic calming’ speed bumps coming to Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood
Construction on a traffic calming project is slated to start next week in Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood, according to city officials. The Department of Mobility and Infrastructure will be installing speed humps on Seagirt Street between Tokay Street and Mooseheart Street beginning Wednesday. Construction work is expected to take place...
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...
No charges to be filed in Pittsburgh teen’s stabbing death, Allegheny County DA says
No charges are to be filed in the July 27 stabbing death of a Pittsburgh teen in the city, Allegheny County officials have determined. The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office told Tribune-Review news partner WTAE-TV that no charges will be filed in the death of 17-year-old Brandon Thomas in Schenley...
Pittsburgh Garbage Olympics to target litter in dozens of city neighborhoods, Penn Hills
Residents of nearly three dozen Pittsburgh neighborhoods will collect litter this weekend in the city’s annual Garbage Olympics. Teams from 34 neighborhoods across the city and Penn Hills will compete to gather the most garbage in the seventh annual Garbage Olympics event. Pittsburgh’s Department of Public Works and the Clean...
Downtown’s Mandarin Gourmet restaurant is closing
A stalwart in the Downtown dining scene is calling it quits. Mandarin Gourmet has been serving Chinese food on Wood Street in Downtown Pittsburgh for over 40 years, but is closing at the end of September. According to an Instagram post, Mandarin Gourmet is not closing due to an eviction...
Police charge pet owner for killing dog she left tied to a door after moving out of Hill District apartment
A Hill District woman is accused of tying her dog to an apartment door and leaving it behind this spring when she moved out of the unit, leading the dog to starve to death. Talazia Monique Johnson, 22, of Bedford Dwellings, told police she lost her job in April and...
Pittsburgh man in fake cop uniform had knife when he went to courthouse to harass judge, police say
A Pittsburgh man is accused of going into Allegheny County Courthouse while wearing a fake police uniform and carrying a knife to harass a Common Pleas judge. Christopher Hall, 29, of the Hill District, tried to enter Common Pleas Judge Edward Borkowski’s courtroom around 10:40 a.m. Tuesday dressed in a...
Greer Cabaret Theater hosts its 1st performance with change of scenery
The Greer Cabaret Theater is in character, dressed up and ready for opening night. After being closed for more than a year and getting a re-fresh, the venue will host Pittsburgh CLO’s “tick, tick…BOOM!” It’s an autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning composer of “RENT.”...
Jamilka Borges creates Pittsburgh-inspired dishes with Milo’s Sweet Tea and Lemonade
Chef and restaurateur Jamilka Borges likes a food challenge, so when representatives from Milo’s Tea approached her about incorporating their beverage into a recipe, she was all in. “I like a good food partnership,” said Borges. “Milo’s Tea … is woman and family-owned. Their tea is really freaking good.” Borges,...
Morning Roundup: Man stabbed in Mt. Washington; police chase from Ohio to Pa. ends in Findlay
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, Sept. 22: Man stabbed in Mt. Washington A man was stabbed early Thursday in Mt. Washington, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. Police were called about 8 a.m. to the 600 block of Omaha Street. Officers found a 34-year-old...
