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Pittsburgh City Council advances outdoor dining, retail legislation
A proposal to allow Pittsburgh restaurants to continue offering outdoor dining is essential for some eateries’ survival, according to several community organizations. Legislation before City Council would allow restaurants and retailers to apply for permits to use sidewalks and streets for dining and shopping. The practice became commonplace during the...
Singer Jimmy Mowery from ‘The Voice’ to perform at The Mall at Robinson
Music is a lot more than notes and harmonies to singer Jimmy Mowery. It’s a way to honor his late father who was shot and killed on Thanksgiving Day when Mowery was 11 years old. He turned to music to heal, a career his father gave up to get a...
Pitt police say woman robbed, assaulted near Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh police are searching for a man they said robbed and assaulted a woman before running off Thursday morning. Police said the incident occurred at 12:34 a.m. on the 4000 block of Fifth Avenue in Oakland. The woman told officers an unknown man walked up to...
Trial begins for man accused of fatally shooting neighbor over argument in Wilkinsburg
A Wilkinsburg man is on trial this week for a 2019 shooting death. Dilon Bartifay, 34, is charged with criminal homicide stemming from the Nov. 16, 2019, incident at the corner of Ross and Center streets in Wilkinsburg. Detectives said that Bartifay killed Gregory Lamont Blair Sr., 46, whose son...
Pittsburgh man pleads guilty to robbing downtown bank, attempted to rob another
A Pittsburgh man has pleaded guilty in federal court to bank robbery and attempted bank robbery charges. Timothy Sowinski, 53, admitted to the crimes before U.S. District Judge Cathy Bissoon, federal officials announced Wednesday. Officials said Sowinski entered the Northwest Bank on Smithfield Street in Downtown Pittsburgh on March 12,...
Former Pitt emergency management director pleads guilty to stealing PPE, selling it online
The former director of emergency management at the University of Pittsburgh pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing more than 13,000 pieces of personal protective equipment from the school’s stockpile at the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic to sell at inflated prices online. Christopher Casamento, 42, of Ross, will be sentenced on...
PNC Park hosting American Lung Association’s Fight for Air Climb
Competitors can make like a PNC Park hot dog vendor by scaling the steps of the Pittsburgh baseball stadium during the March 19 Fight For Air Climb, hosted by the American Lung Association in Pennsylvania. Now in its 16th year, the local fundraising event joins 41 others across the United...
Billie Eilish, her mom donate plant-based meals to Pittsburgh nonprofit
Billie Eilish’ s “Happier Than Ever” world tour isn’t just about feeding each city with good music. It’s about nourishing the people there. too. Before Eilish’s Tuesday performance at PPG Paints Arena, the singer supplied food to 412 Food Rescue, a Pittsburgh-based organization that prevents food from going to waste...
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey requests 2nd 30-day pause on Oakland Crossings proposal
Consideration of Pittsburgh’s proposed Oakland Crossing zoning ordinance had been put on hold for another 30 days. Walnut Capital, the Shadyside developer that revitalized Bakery Square, has proposed a major transformation of a portion of the city’s Oakland neighborhood. Oakland Crossings, a 17-acre project, would require a zoning amendment, which...
Pittsburgh to spend $12M on vehicles for several city departments
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday approved allocating about $12 million to buy new vehicles and equipment for several city departments. Money to buy new vehicles was included in this year’s capital budget, and the purchases will be partially covered by American Rescue Plan funding. The purchases include buying the Department...
Pittsburgh City Council looks to create committee focused on affordable housing
Legislation before Pittsburgh City Council would create a committee to address what it calls an affordable housing crisis in the city. “We have to make sure that everybody in our city has access to clean, decent, affordable housing (that is) affordable to their income level,” said Councilman Ricky Burgess, who...
Truck overturns on Parkway West
An overturned truck on the Parkway West caused heavy traffic delays for commuters Wednesday morning. The incident happened on the outbound lanes of Interstate 376 around the middle of Green Tree Hill, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. OVERTURNED PICK-UP TRUCK being hooked up to a flatbed tow truck on...
Police say man took bus after robbing Downtown Pittsburgh bank
A man is in custody after police say he robbed Downtown Pittsburgh bank Tuesday morning and used a bus as his getaway vehicle, Public Safety Spokesperson Amanda Mueller said. Mueller said police responded to a reported robbery on the 300 block of Fourth Avenue at 9:16 a.m. The suspect said...
Man fatally shot in Pittsburgh’s East Hills
Pittsburgh police continue to investigate a fatal shooting Tuesday night in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of East Hills. Zone 5 officers responded to the 2200 block of Wilner Drive around 7 p.m. for a report of a man who’d been shot. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as...
Pittsburgh to add 12 snowplows to city fleet for rest of winter
Pittsburgh’s fleet of snowplows will have 12 new vehicles for the rest of the winter season. City Council on Tuesday approved a measure to reallocate about $470,000 from the city’s budget to buy six snowplows and lease six more for the remainder of winter. The original proposal included taking more...
Proposal would reduce speed limit in Pittsburgh parks to 15 mph
Pittsburgh City Council is considering a proposal to reduce the speed limit in city parks to 15 mph, down from 25 mph. The legislation introduced Tuesday noted that many of the roads running through the city’s parks don’t have sidewalks and are shared by pedestrians and vehicles. “It’s going to...
Pittsburgh firefighters no longer required to live in city
Pittsburgh firefighters are no longer required to live within the city of Pittsburgh, after an arbitrator struck down the city’s residency requirement. The measure will allow the city’s more than 650 uniformed firefighters to live where they want. Fire Chief Darryl Jones said he believes the residency restriction will be...
Pittsburgh City Council votes down Wilkinsburg annexation, for now
Pittsburgh City Council voted Tuesday against annexing neighboring Wilkinsburg, but council members will continue investigating the possibility of doing so in the future. The proposed annexation was voted down 7-2, with Councilmen Anthony Coghill and Corey O’Connor voting in favor of it. “I feel this is a necessity for Wilkinsburg...
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey to hold community forums on issues facing new administration
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey’s transition team is seeking the public’s input on key issues facing the new administration. In the first of several planned virtual community forums, Gainey will seek input on equitable development in a forum starting at 6 p.m. Feb. 21. Subsequent forums will include ones focusing on...
Woman, officer injured amid domestic incident in Pittsburgh’s Homewood
A woman and a police officer were hurt Tuesday morning following a response to a domestic 911 call in Pittsburgh, Public Safety spokesperson Maurice Matthews said. Matthews said police responded to a 911 call around 3:20 a.m. in the 7000 block of Apple Street. Upon arrival, police could hear arguing...
Pittsburgh City Council’s pay raise scaled back because of home-rule charter
Pittsburgh City Council members adjusted the amount of their pay raise approved in a special meeting Saturday because the initial amount conflicted with the city’s home rule charter, City Councilman Anthony Coghill said. Coghill said the original proposal to increase council members’ pay from $72,000 to $83,000 — a more...
Lawsuit: West View man said he was dragged by Port Authority bus in Pittsburgh
A West View man is suing Port Authority of Allegheny County for negligence after he said his arm got caught in the rear door of a bus when the driver closed it early, causing him to be dragged. Lloyd Gaston was a passenger on the 61B and boarded the bus...
NTSB report: Pittsburgh’s Fern Hollow Bridge collapse started on Squirrel Hill side
The collapse of Pittsburgh’s Fern Hollow Bridge likely started on the west, or Squirrel Hill, side of the span, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board released Monday. The brief report notes only facts surrounding the collapse and the bridge itself. It does not draw any...
Chintalapalli, Innamorato named to Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey on Monday announced the city’s chief economic development officer Kyle Chintalapalli and state Rep. Sara Innamorato, D-Lawrenceville, as his appointments to the Urban Redevelopment Authority. “I am confident that both Kyle and Rep. Innamorato bring a wealth of experience and commitment to my administration’s priority to...
Pittsburgh looks to add more plows to address concerns about snow, ice removal
Pittsburgh is looking to address complaints about snow and ice removal by adding a dozen plows to its fleet. “We’ve come to the conclusion that we just need more vehicles, more safely operating vehicles,” Councilman Anthony Coghill said, explaining that the measure would “help our fleet get up to the...
