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Zoning change would clear way for GetGo with ‘expanded offering’ of fresh foods in Homewood
Pittsburgh’s Planning Commission is considering a zoning change on a Homewood West site where GetGo is looking to open a gas station and convenience store with fresh groceries and hot food. The site, near the corner of Frankstown and Fifth avenues, is now zoned for residential use. The proposal before...
Here’s how to score Taylor Swift merchandise at Acrisure Stadium
Don’t want to wait in line Friday or Saturday at The Eras Tour show to score Taylor Swift merch at Acrisure Stadium? You’re in luck. You can wait in line Thursday instead! Early merchandise sales open at noon Thursday at a Taylor Swift Merch truck on Art Rooney Avenue and...
Morning Roundup: Monroeville Eat’n Park robbed
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, June 14: Eat’n Park robbed in Monroeville Eat’n Park in Monroeville was robbed Sunday — the second time this year, according to the Monroeville Police Department. Police responded to the Monroeville Boulevard restaurant after two managers said they...
How rare are Taylor Swift’s 2 sellouts? Promoter Rich Engler has never seen it before
The Taylor Swift Eras Tour, a journey through the musical eras of Swift’s career, is set to hit Acrisure Stadium. The shows Friday and Saturday are sold out at the 68,400-seat facility. So how rare is that? Concert promoter Rich Engler, who has worked in the industry for 53 years,...
Taylor Swift concert: What to know before you go
The Taylor Swift concerts are just days away, and Swifties are making friendship bracelets to trade and adding final touches to their outfits for The Eras Tour shows Friday and Saturday at Acrisure Stadium. Here are five things to know before going: 1. Plan for parking The North Shore will...
Woman dead, 2 injured in Oakland shooting
A woman is dead and at least two other people were injured Tuesday night in connection with a shooting in Pittsburgh’s West Oakland neighborhood. The victim was identified as Tanika Paul, 29, of Pittsburgh, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said officers responded...
Allegheny General Hospital’s 10-year development plan gets recommendation of Pittsburgh planners
Pittsburgh’s Planning Commission voted Tuesday to recommend a long-range development plan for Allegheny General Hospital, despite hearing concerns from nearby residents. The proposal now moves to City Council for final approval. The long-range development plan, or master plan, includes the potential construction of new buildings within the hospital’s existing North...
$291M project to boost transit from Downtown Pittsburgh to Oakland to begin in fall
Pittsburgh Regional Transit said Tuesday it has secured the final piece of funding needed to complete a nearly $300 million project intended to shorten travel times and improve bus service between Oakland and Downtown. Southwestern Pennsylvania’s largest public transit agency said it has received $150 million from the Federal Transit...
Carnegie Mellon University earns approval to build commons area on Oakland campus
Carnegie Mellon University earned the city Planning Commission’s approval to build a new commons area on its Oakland campus where students could socialize and study. The Margaret Morrison Street Neighborhood Commons is set to be built under the existing Hamerschlag House dormitory. The space currently serves as a “not very...
Split verdict reached in case against Homewood man in connection with police shootout
A jury reached a split verdict Monday on charges against a Hazelwood man who engaged in a shootout with Pittsburgh police in May 2022. Jurors found Michael Tyrone Waller, 36, not guilty of attempted homicide, assault on a law enforcement officer and aggravated assault of two Pittsburgh police officers, Allegheny...
Zoning fees capped at $40K for large development projects in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh City Council voted Tuesday to cap zoning fees at $40,000 for large developments. Council previously approved a new zoning fee schedule that includes a fee of 0.1% of a project’s cost for residential developments and a 0.3% fee for commercial developments. The $40,000 cap council approved Tuesday is meant...
Pittsburgh synagogue attacker’s social media activity showed hatred of Jews
A terrorism expert testified Tuesday that the man accused of killing 11 people at a Squirrel Hill synagogue in 2018 dealt in the same kinds of hateful tropes, symbols and conspiracies used online by many white supremacists in the United States. William Braniff is director of the Center for Prevention...
Morning Roundup: 2 injured in gunfire in Pittsburgh’s Uptown
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, June 13: 2 injured by gunfire in Pittsburgh’s Uptown A man and woman were shot Monday afternoon in Pittsburgh’s Uptown, authorities said. Pittsburgh police said they received a ShotSpotter alert indicating seven rounds were fired around 3:40 p.m....
How popular is Taylor Swift? It’s the 2023 version of Beatlemania
Taylor Swift is the biggest thing going in the entertainment industry. Turn on the TV or radio, scroll social media, listen to talk on the street, and there she is. Her ongoing Eras Tour is on track to become the highest-grossing tour ever by a female artist, with Billboard Boxscore...
Western Pa. officials push for transition to electric vehicles, clean energy
Several Western Pennsylvania officials called Monday for a quick transition to electric vehicles and clean-energy generation. Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey, State Sen. Lindsey Williams and other advocates held a news conference to express support for proposed federal vehicle standards that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said would aim to “accelerate...
Pitt committee approves $120M in construction for biomanufacturing facility in Hazelwood
A University of Pittsburgh trustees’ committee voted Monday to approve the $120 million construction of the core and shell of a planned cell and gene therapy manufacturing facility in Hazelwood. In a separate vote, the trustees’ Property and Facilities Committee authorized leasing space within the facility. Officials hope it will...
Pittsburgh looks to place cap on zoning fees for large development projects
Pittsburgh City Council is expected to vote Tuesday on a proposal that would cap zoning fees at $40,000 for large developments. City Council already approved a new zoning fee schedule that includes a fee of 0.1% of a project’s cost for residential developments and a 0.3% fee for commercial developments....
Social media site Gab.com a hub for Pittsburgh synagogue shooter’s antisemitism, investigation showed
One by one, FBI tactical specialist Evan Browne read the posts. That Jews are evil. About sending Jews to the ovens. How Hitler was right. The hate-filled, antisemitic words and images were collected by agents from Robert Bowers’ posts on the alt-right social media platform Gab.com between Sept. 8 and...
Pittsburgh’s URA awarding $2.4M in grants to revitalize commercial corridors hurt by pandemic
Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority is awarding more than $2.4 million in grant money to revitalize commercial corridors adversely affected by the covid-19 pandemic. The Avenues of Hope grants, funded with federal covid relief money, will go to 20 businesses across the city. The URA received 45 grant applications by the...
Morning Roundup: Woman injured in Brentwood crash
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, June 12: Woman injured in Brentwood crash A woman was injured early Monday when she crashed the car she was driving into a Brentwood building, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. Crews were called just before 3 a.m....
4 injured after drive-by shooting in Bon Air neighborhood in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Police are investigating after two people were shot in a drive-by shooting in Bon Air on Saturday night. Police said the victims’ vehicle was traveling inbound on Route 51 at Bausman Street when it was struck by gunfire just after 10 p.m. Two adults drove themselves to Allegheny General...
A lavender haze: Businesses anticipate Taylor Swift windfall that could ‘blow Kenny Chesney out of the water’
Tia Muscarella is already leaning into the Taylor Swift phenomenon, and The Eras Tour is still a week away from its Pittsburgh stop. The North Shore Tavern, where Muscarella is the bar manager, has been featuring the specialty cocktail Lavender Haze, a concoction of butterfly pea blossom gin laced with...
‘I didn’t want to die’: Week 2 recap of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial
The second week of trial in the Squirrel Hill synagogue mass shooting featured testimony from 25 government witnesses, video from inside the synagogue as Pittsburgh SWAT officers cleared the building the morning of Oct. 27, 2018, and difficult-to-hear autopsy evidence for the 11 victims. In addition, one member of the jury,...
Greensburg bakery helps celebrate 40th birthday of Children’s Museum
A really big birthday party calls for a really big cake. The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh on the North Side is celebrating 40 years on Monday. The upcoming milestone inspired the museum to reach out to Prantl’s Bakery in Greensburg to create a 6-tier white, chocolate and red velvet cake....
Talk to the Trib: Tale of 2 vendors at Three Rivers Arts FestivalVideo
We wanted to catch up with a few artists before the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s 64th annual Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival wraps up this weekend. Two vendors, Aimee Manion and Baba Berthe, were happy to talk with us on video about their crafts, their businesses, and what they love...
