Pittsburgh category, Page 216

Yes, there will be 170-pound kegs of beer being pulled behind bicycles on Saturday. That can only mean one thing. The Pedal Pale Ale Keg Ride has returned. Sponsored by East End Brewing Co. in Pittsburgh’s Larimer neighborhood, riders are invited to travel on a course from the brewery at...

A woman faces felony charges after Pittsburgh police said she tried to break into a home in Larimer on Monday before attempting to set a car on fire. Chifawn Jackson, 34, of Pittsburgh, was charged with felony counts of attempted arson, trespass and burglary as well as criminal mischief. Jackson...

Pittsburgh police are seeking the public’s helping locating a missing woman. Detectives with the Special Victim’s Unit are searching for Schurita Charles, 44, who was last heard from on Monday. Charles is 5 feet, 9 inches tall and has blonde hair with silver tips. She was last seen wearing a...

Argo AI, a self-driving car startup, is expanding its headquarters in Pittsburgh’s Strip District. The company will take over three additional floors at the 130,500-square-foot office building. “Argo AI was founded in Pittsburgh and the city will always be home to our global headquarters,” Argo AI wrote in a statement....

Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday approved a measure to allocate $1.2 million to the city’s Urban Redevelopment Authority to fund several programs throughout the city. Council President Theresa Kail-Smith said she would advocate for ensuring the money was used throughout the city, including neighborhoods in the southern end of the...

It’s beer to the rescue. Helltown Brewing of Western Pennsylvania has created a new brew designed to bring attention to 412 Food Rescue of Pittsburgh’s cause of preventing fresh, leftover food from being thrown away by stores and restaurants. The new limited edition, low-ABV (alcohol by volume) IPA called “412...

Pittsburgh’s Planning Commission on Tuesday formally recommended the Troy Hill Fire House for historic designation. The nomination has also earned the recommendation of the Historic Review Board, though City Council will ultimately make the final decision. The building, which dates to the 1890s, is a centerpiece of the Troy Hill...

Text messages and coded calls made from the Allegheny County Jail helped lead Pittsburgh police to a man they allege shot and killed another man in Carrick last month, according to the criminal complaint in the case. Elijah Terry-Smith, 23, is charged with one count of homicide in connection with...

The city of Pittsburgh is set to purchase five new electric garbage trucks — and related electric charging infrastructure — using grant funds. The city will receive $2.8 million from the Allegheny County Health Department for the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s 2021 Targeted Airshed Grant. Pittsburgh City Council on...

Is there a lovesick person among us who hasn’t imagined kissing someone they’re pining for? Or how about a thirsty individual imagining a cool sip of water? While not necessarily a good substitute for the real thing, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have figured out a way to exploit sensitivity...

A program designed to receive payments from the area’s largest nonprofit entities could raise a “baseline” of $14.5 million per year, according to a report released Tuesday by Pittsburgh City Controller Michael Lamb and Allegheny County Acting Controller Tracy Royston. As of 2021, almost 10% of all property in Allegheny...

The retired pastor from a North Side Presbyterian church is accused of stealing more than $357,000 from it. The Rev. Wayne Peck, 70, of Highland Park, is charged with theft and receiving stolen property. He turned himself in to detectives from the Allegheny County District Attorney’s office on Tuesday. His...

Part memorial, part museum and part worship space, the renovated site of the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill will also include an institute aimed at what leaders on Tuesday called the world’s oldest disease: antisemitism. Leaders with the architecture and design firms contracted to help renovate and rebuild...

Driving to a meeting with members of the military in Downtown Pittsburgh, Tom Reed was forced off to the side of the road by a truck. Paramedics arrived. They suggested taking him to the hospital. “Tom told them the only place he was going was to that meeting,” his wife,...

The victim of a fatal stabbing on Sunday in Pittsburgh’s Hill District has been identified. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the victim as Rasheed A. McKamey, 28, of the Hill District. Pittsburgh police said the stabbing was reported shortly after 4 a.m. and stemmed from a domestic dispute in...

Pittsburgh Police arrested a 19-year-old Pittsburgh man they said was in possession of a stolen gun early Sunday morning on Carson Street. Police were called to the 1800 block of East Carson Street around 12:30 a.m. on Sunday for a report of a man brandishing a gun and becoming confrontational...

Thousands of Pennsylvanians have answered the call to support the University of Pittsburgh’s campaign to keep tuition discounts for in-state Pitt students, school officials report. The campaign began after some House Republicans indicated they might not support Pitt’s nonpreferred appropriation bill that typically passes in the Pennsylvania budget. The bill...

Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey on Monday signed legislation that expands inclusionary zoning into the city’s Bloomfield and Polish Hill neighborhoods. The measure earned City Council approval two weeks ago, after community advocates had pushed for the measure for years, said Councilwoman Deb Gross, who represents the neighborhoods. Community groups in...

Three people were in stable condition after a shooting late Saturday at a bar in Pittsburgh’s Greenfield neighborhood, according to a city Public Safety spokeswoman. The shooting was reported at 11:45 p.m. at Zano’s Pub House in the 3800 block of Acorn Street. An initial investigation by city police revealed...

A female suspect is in custody after a stabbing left a male victim dead early Sunday in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, according to city police. Police said Angela Stewart, 34, was charged with homicide and is being held at the Allegheny County Jail. The stabbing was reported shortly after 4 a.m....

Carlin Long has never forgotten the best friend he lost in high school. Her name was Cynthia Phillipson and they both attended Steubenville Catholic Central High School. They were both talented athletes. Long became a track star who competed in the mile, 800 meter and 4 x 800 meter relay...

Pittsburgh police are asking for help in identifying suspects in a burglary that happened April 9 at the Glass House Apartments along Station Square Drive East. Police are looking for three men and a woman who are accused of breaking into an apartment during the afternoon, between 12:45 and 3:45...

A brand-new boat joins two others for the fifth season of Cruisin’ Tikis Pittsburgh, a company that offers sightseeing tours on their unusual little boats on the Allegheny, Ohio and Monongahela rivers. They’re recognizable by their thatched roofs and bamboo poles gliding along the river, like a floating Hawaiian-style hut....