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Shooting in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood sends man to hospital
A Saturday night shooting in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood sent one man to a hospital. Police said they found the 39-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his upper thigh when they responded to a report of the shooting at about 8:30 p.m. on Allen Street. The man, who was on...
Land transfers from Urban Redevelopment Authority to Land Bank look to bolster affordable housing, small businesses
For three years, Raynise Kelly and her sister have operated a small business in Pittsburgh’s Beltzhoover neighborhood where they produced food for their community. They’ve hosted garden supply giveaways and summer camps since launching Soil Sisters, a seedling business “growing garden vegetable plants that focuses on food production,” Kelly said....
Assault reported near University of Pittsburgh campus
Pittsburgh police are investigating an aggravated assault early Saturday near the University of Pittsburgh campus. Police responded at about 2:10 a.m. to the 100 block of Oakland Avenue for reports of a robbery and assault. The victim was punched in the head, according to an alert issued by Pitt police....
Man shot in Pittsburgh’s Marshall Shadeland neighborhood
A man was hospitalized in stable condition after being grazed by a bullet late Thursday in Pittsburgh’s Marshall Shadeland neighborhood. Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said officers responded to a call for shots fired along the 1400 block of Woods Run Avenue shortly before 11:45 p.m. Thursday. Officers canvassed the...
Fetterman says he supports Gainey’s efforts to address problems in Downtown Pittsburgh
U.S. Sen. John Fetterman said Friday he supports Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey’s efforts to tackle problems that Downtown has faced since the pandemic. Fetterman, speaking with the Tribune-Review after a service workers’ conference at the DoubleTree Hotel in Downtown, said he backs Gainey’s efforts to address public safety, combat vagrancy...
Mexican War Streets House & Garden Tour on Pittsburgh’s North Side includes the ‘Music House’
The owner calls it the “Music House.” On the first floor, instead of a standard living room, there is a concert area with a baby grand W.M. Knabe & Co. piano. Guests can lounge there or in the nearby dining room, which has a wood table that can be extended...
Retrieving artwork believed stolen during the Holocaust not uncommon, experts say
There’s a long history of Jewish people trying to recover art and family heirlooms taken from them during the Holocaust — which is what might have happened to a piece of art seized from the Carnegie Museum of Art in Oakland this week. The artwork is believed to have been...
‘Pittsburgh Potty’ project adds public restrooms Downtown
Public restrooms are being added Downtown as part of what officials are calling the Pittsburgh Potty Initiative. Mayor Ed Gainey and the nonprofit Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership on Friday announced the six-month pilot project to provide the temporary public bathrooms. The first public bathroom opened early Friday afternoon at the Gateway...
Puerto Rican students visit Pittsburgh to honor Roberto Clemente through volunteerism
A group of six Puerto Rican students is visiting Pittsburgh this week to celebrate national hero Roberto Clemente and honor the baseball legend and humanitarian’s legacy through volunteerism. The Pittsburgh nonprofit Amizade (named for the Portuguese word for friendship) and Puerto Rican nonprofit Caras con Causa (which translates to ‘faces...
Brighton Heights House and Garden Tour showcases 2 renovated homes
Kathleen “Kit” Beatty and her husband Adam are looking to buy a house. In fact, they are open to purchasing more than one. The couple from Brighton Heights refurbishes homes. Two of those will be featured with nine other houses, gardens and churches at the 17th annual Brighton Heights House...
Uptown apartment project receives $1.6M loan from URA
A $26.7 million project to build mixed-income housing in Uptown is receiving a $1.6 million loan from Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority, shoring up financing for a project expected to begin by the end of the year. The URA’s board unanimously approved the loan Thursday to help pay for construction of...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Sept. 15-17
We’ve made it to the middle of September. Here are some ways to spend this weekend. Rocktoberfest Beers of the Burgh and Zero Fossil Energy are teaming up for Rocktoberfest from 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday at Town Square in SouthSide Works. The music festival features live music on two...
Sentencing in $15 million tax fraud involving Bell Acres mansion will continue Monday
When Joe Nocito built his 51,000-square-foot Bell Acres mansion he named Villa Noci, an IRS agent said Thursday, every check and payment he made on it was illegally expensed to one of his companies. For the builder, nearly $900,000 in invoices between 2006 and 2012 were classified through Nocito’s companies...
$9 million in federal grant money to fund Pittsburgh forestry efforts
The city of Pittsburgh and a coalition of local nonprofits received a combined $9 million in federal grants to support forestry efforts. The U. S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service awarded a $1 million grant to Pittsburgh’s vacant lots tree planting project. The $1 million granted to the city of...
Pittsburgh Fashion Week returns with new ownership
Henry Rothschild hopes Pittsburgh Fashion Week will continue to shine like the diamonds he sells in his boutique. The CEO of Diamonds by Rothschild in Downtown Pittsburgh is the new leader of the annual style event. “We are so proud to be the new owners, managers and producers of Pittsburgh...
Hazelwood Initiative plans to build 3 houses to sell to lower-income residents
A Hazelwood nonprofit is looking to build three affordable, for-sale houses in the Pittsburgh neighborhood. Hazelwood Initiative will build three, three-bedroom houses with one-and-a-half bathrooms on Flowers Street, with a goal of selling them to low-income residents. The Urban Redevelopment Authority on Thursday unanimously approved a $245,000 grant to help...
North Side residents offer mixed opinions on Allegheny General Hospital’s proposed development plan
People in Pittsburgh’s North Side expressed mixed opinions about Allegheny General Hospital’s potential development plans for the next decade during a City Council public hearing Wednesday. The potential development plans, contained in AGH’s proposed 10-year institutional master plan, earned the support of the city’s Planning Commission in June. None of...
Men get mandatory life in prison for Downtown shooting that killed 18-month-oldVideo
Dea’Shea Green told a judge that she hasn’t been herself for one year, three months and seven days — since her 18-month-old son, De’Avry Thomas, was killed in a drive-by shooting Downtown. Green said she struggles to sleep because every time she closes her eyes, the events of May 29,...
Greenfield Elementary students help design schoolyard proposal
Students at Greenfield Elementary often play in a parking lot or on a grass field during recess and after school. Soon, they’ll have a new community schoolyard with playground equipment, a turf field, trees and other amenities. Students on Wednesday helped unveil designs for the schoolyard, which were crafted, in...
Chatham University reduces staff, streamlines operations to address budget deficit
One of Pittsburgh’s small, private universities is facing layoffs and cuts, joining a dubious trend hitting institutions of higher education across the country. The university said it is working to reduce its budgetary deficit and reviewing academic programs as possible areas to cut costs. Chatham projected an operating budget deficit...
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy looks to expand youth environmental programs
The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy is looking to create young naturalists with the help of a $100,000 federal grant. The nonprofit said Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency grant will help it develop a Junior Young Naturalist program for middle schoolers across the city. Participants will learn about environmental careers and...
Pittsburgh to become sanctuary city for gender-affirming care
Pittsburgh is on its way to becoming a sanctuary city for gender-affirming health care, under legislation approved Tuesday by City Council. Councilwoman Barb Warwick, D-Greenfield, sponsored a measure that will shield gender-affirming health care providers, recipients and legal guardians from out-of-state prosecution or investigation. A second, related bill will deprioritize...
Revolving sushi bar coming to Pittsburgh’s SouthSide Works
Kura Sushi USA, a revolving sushi bar, is preparing to open at noon on Sunday in Pittsburgh’s SouthSide Works. The concept is also known as Kaiten sushi, where plates of sushi are moved along a conveyer belt. It’s extremely popular in Japan and has been around for decades there. It...
Shooting leaves 2 dead, 1 injured in Pittsburgh’s Hill District
Two people are dead after a shooting Monday night in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, according to city police. A third person was left critically injured. Those killed were identified as Dean Marbury, 43, and Jawan Montae Palmer, 37. Pittsburgh Public Safety said officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert for 11 gunshots...
Jury finds man guilty of first-degree murder in 2019 North Side shooting death
A jury deliberated for less than two hours Monday before finding a Turtle Creek man guilty of first-degree murder. Maurice Demond King, 29, will be sentenced to a mandatory penalty of life in prison without parole on Nov. 29. King was accused of killing Cedrick L. Mack, 41, of Duquesne,...
