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Pittsburgh closing sidewalk on Meadow Street Bridge for repairs
Pittsburgh’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure announced Thursday they will be closing a portion of the sidewalk on Meadow Street Bridge for repairs. The bridge, located in the city’s East Liberty and Larimer neighborhoods, spans Negley Run Boulevard. Officials are closing the northeast sidewalk to accommodate necessary repairs, a decision...
Apartment Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh sues city over rental registry
The Apartment Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh is suing the city over its rental registry, a program that was struck down in court once before. Pittsburgh City Council in November approved legislation to create a rental registration and inspection schedule for rental units, though a similar measure enacted in 2009 failed...
Pittsburgh’s bike share rolling out new fleet, including e-bikes
After seven years known as Healthy Ride, Pittsburgh’s bike share revealed a rebrand on Wednesday that includes new station locations and a new fleet that will include some electric-assist bikes, also known as e-bikes. The new system is called POGOH. The name is designed to suggest hopping — as if...
Pittsburgh dining options aplenty during NCAA Tournament
March Madness has arrived in Pittsburgh, bringing an influx of thousands of fans to town. And, hey, someone has to feed them. Pittsburgh features places to dine offering everything from hamburgers and pizzas to steak and seafood — most within walking distance of PPG Paints Arena (home to NCAA men’s...
Man arrested after breaking into Pittsburgh Zoo after hours
Pittsburgh Police arrested a man who breached the fences at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium after hours on Wednesday night, according to police. The zoo’s 24-hour security was alerted to the incident shortly before 8 p.m., and police from Zone 5 arrived quickly afterward. Police spokesperson Amanda Mueller said...
Hearings to be held on Pittsburgh City Council proposals to generate money for infrastructure fund
Some people opposed to a Pittsburgh City Council proposal to levy a 1% tax on college tuition and medical bills to generate money for infrastructure improvements appear to be more open to a separate proposal to seek money from nonprofits instead. The Fern Hollow Bridge collapse in January heightened concerns...
Pittsburgh police search for missing Homewood woman with dementia
Pittsburgh police are asking for the public’s help in their search for a missing city woman who suffers from dementia. Queenie Kirkland, 89, left her home on Thomas Boulevard at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, police said. She is 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighs 117 pounds and has brown eyes and...
Pa. adopts new rules for using Pittsburgh’s Point State Park for large events
New rules at Pittsburgh’s Point State Park call for large events at the park to be held at least five days apart and limit events to no more than seven days. The rules prompted the Three Rivers Arts Festival, a 10-day event that traditionally has been held at Point State...
Foundation in honor of Michael Keaton’s nephew gives $50,000 to UPMC Matilda H. Theiss Health Center
At the 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Feb. 27, actor Michael Keaton gave an emotional speech after being named best male actor in a television movie or limited series. The award recognized the Pittsburgh native’s work in Hulu’s “Dopesick” about the causes and effects of America’s opioid crisis....
Three Rivers Arts Festival exits the Point for Pittsburgh Cultural District
The Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival is exiting Point State Park and moving entirely into Pittsburgh’s Cultural District. The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announced that, because of new usage rules and regulations for the park issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the site is no longer...
Pittsburgh City Council approves measure requiring mayor to make sure budget proposals are legal
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday approved legislation that will require the mayor’s office to make sure budget proposals comply with federal, state and local laws and the city’s home rule charter before they are introduced to council. The measure comes after former Mayor Bill Peduto proposed a major pay increase...
Mural of Pittsburgh rapper Frzy in Braddock is more than an image
When Pittsburgh rapper Harvey “Frzy” Daniels saw the mural of his likeness, he was in tears. “I was posting a video on Instagram, and I got to feeling emotional,” said Frzy, an East Liberty native and Emmy award-winning artist known for his record 31 consecutive hours for the longest freestyle...
2 injured in separate shootings in Pittsburgh
Two people were injured in separate shootings Monday in Pittsburgh, according to police. Officers from the city’s North Side station responded to a ShotSpotter notification around 9 p.m. on California Avenue in Brighton Heights, said spokeswoman Amanda Mueller. Some time later, a person showed up at a nearby hospital with...
Sammy’s Famous Corned Beef to close Downtown Pittsburgh bar after 35 years
After 35 years serving Downtown Pittsburgh customers corned beef sandwiches and frosted mugs of beer, Sammy’s Famous Corned Beef is closing at the end of March. Sammy Firman has operated the Sammy’s location on Liberty Avenue since its inception, and he said the bar and restaurant “had a good run.”...
Pittsburgh City Council proposal would turn to nonprofits for infrastructure funding
Legislation being introduced to Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday would seek voluntary payments from nonprofits to help pay for infrastructure improvements and, in turn, replace a controversial proposal to get the money by imposing a 1% tax on tuition and medical bills. The legislation cosponsored by Burgess and Councilman R....
Oakland Portal project to prompt lane closures on Fifth Avenue in Pittsburgh
Work related to the Oakland Portal development project will result in lane closures along Fifth Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Oakland and Uptown neighborhoods, the city’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure said Monday. Work being done by Peoples Gas will obstruct one or two travel lanes on Fifth Avenue between Robinson Street...
Pittsburgh muralist Janel Young is new Westmoreland Museum resident artist
Janel Young sees the Artist-in-Residency program at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art as a way to push her artistic practice in new directions. The Pittsburgh native, who recently moved to Chicago, began her seven-month residency on March 6. Her work will include working on a public art project and...
Pittsburgh City Controller’s office launches site to track American Rescue Plan spending
Pittsburgh City Controller Michael Lamb’s office has launched a webpage where people can track how the city is spending its American Rescue Plan money. The American Rescue Plan Trust Fund Monitoring Page is part of the website Fiscal Focus Pittsburgh, which the Controller’s Office has maintained since 2018. The site...
1 dead, 2 injured in overnight shootings in Pittsburgh
One person was killed and two others were injured in separate shootings overnight Sunday in Pittsburgh, authorities said. The first happened around 10 p.m. on Kedron Street in the city’s Homewood section. Police responded to a ShotSpotter notification and found a man in his late 50s who had been shot...
URA poised to launch pilot programs to encourage minority entrepreneurship, business expansion
Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority is poised to create two new social impact pilot programs aimed at encouraging minority entrepreneurship and business expansion. URA Ventures and the Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise Developer Equity Fund programs will provide risk capital to minority and women-owned businesses. The redevelopment authority is hoping to...
Cold and snow don’t dissuade hearty Pittsburghers from St. Patrick’s Day parade
Despite ominous snowfall predictions for this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, thousands of green-clad revelers and participants still gathered Saturday morning in Downtown Pittsburgh for the two-hour event. The route started at the Greyhound bus station near Liberty Avenue, moved down Grant Street before turning onto Boulevard of the Allies...
Pittsburgh police investigate shots fired at occupied car in Bloomfield
Pittsburgh police are investigating shots that were fired Friday night at an occupied vehicle in the city’s Bloomfield neighborhood. No one was injured, but a Toyota Camry was damaged by bullets, police said. Police said they were called to the scene just after 9:15 p.m. to several ShotSpotter alerts in...
Workers treated at scene of Mt. Washington house fire
Several people were treated for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out Friday night at a house in Pittsburgh’s Mt. Washington neighborhood. The fire was reported at about 9:30 p.m. on Ruth Street. A Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman said the house apparently was being worked on by contractors, all of...
Woodland Hills hosts Western Pa. school districts for summit to address social issues
When Cassidy Laffey took a sophomore robotics class at Shaler High School, she was the only female. “Everyone, even the teacher, was male,” said Laffey, a senior. “I felt out of place because I didn’t see people like me in that class. I want females to know they can study...
Pittsburgh Foundation awards $215K through Exposure Artist program
Deavron Dailey can’t decide what he loves more — his hometown of Detroit, or his home for the past 13 years, Pittsburgh. The similarities and contrasts between the two industrial cities have informed much of Dailey’s recent artwork, and a $20,000 grant from The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Exposure Artist Program will...
