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Man shot on South Side
Pittsburgh Police responded to reports of an individual shot at approximately 2 a.m. Sunday in the city’s South Side neighborhood. Police said they located a male victim with a gunshot wound to the chest at the intersection of South 14th Street and East Carson Street. Police said he was taken...
North Side residents fed up, as 3 people killed, 1 injured in Saturday night shooting
Robert Steadman has had enough. A longtime resident of Pittsburgh’s North Side, Steadman has seen too much violence, and hours after three people were killed and another wounded during a shooting Saturday night near Allegheny Commons, Steadman said it is time for action. “You get tired of it. It’s just...
$20.4M development to bring affordable housing for seniors to Pittsburgh’s Fairywood
A $20.4 million development is planned to bring affordable housing for seniors to Pittsburgh’s Fairywood neighborhood. New Jersey-based Tryko Partners plans to create 46 new housing units, 39 of which are earmarked for affordable housing using low-income housing tax credits. Five of the units will be available for seniors making...
Pittsburgh touts successes of year-old Move PGH program
As Pittsburgh’s Move PGH pilot program marks its one-year anniversary, city officials touted the use of e-scooters and other transportation methods. The Move PGH pilot program was announced in July 2021 as a two-year pilot. The city’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure on Friday released a mid-pilot report that analyzed...
URA approves sale of Downtown’s Roberts and Skinny buildings for $1.3M
Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority on Thursday agreed to sell the Roberts Building and Skinny Building in Downtown for $1.3 million. The Planning Commission last month approved plans to revitalize the historic buildings. The plan is to connect the structure known as the Skinny Building on Forbes Avenue with the Roberts...
URA moves ahead with project to convert Downtown office space into housing
Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority is fine-tuning a pilot program to convert empty Downtown office space into housing. Officials have said the program will provide much-needed housing and breathe new life into office buildings that have sat largely empty since the covid-19 pandemic spurred a shift to remote work. The city,...
OwnPGH program to offer low-income, first-time homebuyers up to $90K in help
Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority on Thursday set guidelines for the OwnPGH program, which in partnership with the city’s Housing Authority will provide financial assistance to low-income, first-time homebuyers. The program will provide up to $90,000 to eligible homebuyers who make 80% of the area median income or less. OwnPGH will...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Oct. 14-16
Good music, good food, giant pumpkins and giant bats are on the slate for this weekend’s events in and around Pittsburgh. Shostakovich and Sibelius The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will present Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 1 during concerts at 8 p.m. Friday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Heinz Hall, 600 Penn...
Police say Dormont shooting led to chase, crash on Liberty Bridge
A portion of the Liberty Bridge was shut down for a short time early Friday morning after a police chase, officials said. A vehicle involved in a shooting in Dormont led police on the chase that resulted in a crash on the ramp leading from the bridge to Boulevard of...
Carrick assault leaves 1 in critical condition
A man was in critical condition after an assault in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood on Thursday night, according to police. Police went to the 2100 block of Brownsville Road just after 8 p.m. after receiving reports of a man calling for help outside of an apartment building. Officers found a man...
Ribbon cutting reveals progress in adaptive reuse of Westinghouse Castle
It was a cause for celebration Thursday night in Wilmerding. The significant progress being made in the adaptive reuse of the Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (WABCO) general offices inside the majestic “Castle” was enough to inspire a big reveal. A ribbon-cutting ceremony heralded a moment those behind the project have...
President Joe Biden expected to visit Pittsburgh next week
President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit Pittsburgh next Thursday, Oct. 20. The stop will precede a reception in Philadelphia for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman that the president is expected to attend, Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV reported. The station cited information from the White House. The reason for...
Pittsburgh police investigate 2nd armed carjacking in 2 days
Pittsburgh police are searching for a rental vehicle stolen in an armed carjacking Thursday evening in the city’s Northview Heights neighborhood. It was the second such carjacking reported in the city’s North Side in as many days. The latest incident was reported at about 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Colby Street...
Striking Post-Gazette workers ask people to cancel subscriptions, pull ads
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers who went on strike more than a week ago after losing their health care coverage are calling on people to pull their print and online subscriptions to the newspaper to show support for the striking workers. The workers urged businesses and organizations to pull their advertisements from...
Heinz History Center unveils plans to honor Immaculate Reception 50th anniversary
The Immaculate Reception has been called the greatest play in NFL history and it turns 50 on Dec. 23. Thursday morning, the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum, part of Pittsburgh’s Senator John Heinz History Center, announced plans for celebrating that 50th anniversary. Starting on Nov. 9, Sports Museum officials said the...
Trib Total Media, Point Park University partner on program featuring student content
Trib Total Media and Point Park University are partnering to give the university’s journalism students an opportunity to produce original stories for the Trib’s Downtown Pittsburgh news website. The site is a creation of the Trib and MeSearch, a technology platform that uses artificial intelligence to learn what readers are...
Police say Pittsburgh man threatened woman with gun in Allegheny East
A Pittsburgh man was arrested after police said he threatened a woman with a gun in the city’s Allegheny East neighborhood. Officers were dispatched to the 1900 block of Howard Street for a reported gun threat around 10:50 p.m. Monday, according to a police report. Police said a woman told...
Man grazed in shooting at Pittsburgh’s Bedford Dwellings
A man was grazed in a shooting early Thursday in Pittsburgh’s Bedford Dwellings, according to Pittsburgh police. Pittsburgh police said they responded to a Shotspotter alert that at least 21 shots had been fired in the 2500 block of Chauncey Drive around 2 a.m. Thursday. Paramedics treated the man who...
Pedestrian injured in hit-and-run crash in Downtown Pittsburgh
A pedestrian was injured in a hit-and-run crash in Downtown Pittsburgh early Thursday, Pittsburgh police said. Officers responded to the 200 block of Seventh Street around 2:10 a.m. for reports of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle, police said. Police said officers found a man down on the street and...
Steelers players help cook up healthy meals for cancer patients
Steelers defensive tackle Montravius Adams had a slight look of trepidation as he prepared to take his first bite of a quinoa burger slider he had just helped prepare. He made up his mind to dive in and try it. Suddenly a smile crept over his face. “Mmmm, I like...
Pittsburgh hosting Walk and Roll to School Day Wednesday to encourage walking, biking to school
Pittsburgh on Wednesday is hosting its biannual Walk and Roll to School Day, an event that encourages students to walk or bike to class. It’s part of the Safe Routes to School program, which aims to increase the number of students who walk or bike to school by offering education,...
Armed carjacking reported in Pittsburgh’s East Allegheny neighborhood
Police said they responded to an armed carjacking overnight in Pittsburgh’s East Allegheny neighborhood. Three juveniles approached a man in a vehicle along East Ohio Street around 12:40 a.m. Wednesday, according to Pittsburgh police. One of the juveniles showed a firearm and demanded the vehicle, police said. The suspects took...
Driver in critical condition as a result of crash in Westwood
Pittsburgh Police said a female driver was in critical condition on Tuesday morning after a crash on Greentree Road. Police, fire and EMS workers responded to the 600 block of Greentree Road in the city’s Westwood neighborhood around 9:45 a.m. Police said they believe the female driver attempted to illegally...
Group to buy Hambone’s location in Lawrenceville, promises to maintain spirit of former bar
When longtime bar Hambone’s closed down in Lawrenceville, the neighborhood lost a beloved institution known for cheap drinks, greasy food and a venue that fostered small, local acts. Now after two years of sitting empty, a group on the verge of purchasing the space said it plans to give the...
Safety improvements planned along Pittsburgh’s Stanton Avenue
A project in Pittsburgh’s Stanton Heights will bring traffic-calming measures, pedestrian safety improvements and a dedicated uphill bicycle lane to Stanton Avenue. The city’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure said Tuesday that one lane of Stanton Avenue will be closed to traffic because of the project. Flaggers will help direct...
