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Affordable housing details would be required for developers under proposed Pittsburgh legislation
Developers seeking approval from the City of Pittsburgh may have to provide affordable housing impact statements, if proposed legislation being considered by City Council is approved. The measure, introduced by Councilmembers R. Daniel Lavelle and Ricky Burgess, is meant to address concerns that affordable housing remains out of reach for...
‘Circles’ will combine Black visual, performing arts
A group of Black artists will layer dance, visual arts and a live original score next month at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center. “Circles” is the culmination of work by Staycee and Herman “Soy Sos” Pearl, co-artistic directors of the Staycee Pearl Dance Project, PearlArts and Soy Sos....
Pittsburgh council advances law banning cat declawing surgery
Declawing cats could soon be banned in Pittsburgh. Under legislation advanced by City Council on Wednesday, the surgery, which many veterinarians say causes behavioral issues and long-term pain for the animals, would be prohibited. “I think veterinarians know better and want this to stop,” said Jennifer Conrad, a California veterinarian...
Great Allegheny Passage Relay returns to the actual trail
After spending 2020 as a virtual event, the 2021 Great Allegheny Passage Relay is back to being on the trail that runs from Pittsburgh to Cumberland, Md. It’s a new course for the 150-mile running relay event that previously went in the opposite direction, starting in Cumberland and ending in...
Pittsburgh introduces $2M proposal to reduce Mt. Washington landslides
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday introduced legislation that would allocate $2 million to a project designed to mitigate landslides at Mt. Washington, where several have occurred in recent years. Mt. Washington, well known for its views of the city below, has seen multiple landslides, which have forced the city to...
Water main break floods basement of Downtown Pittsburgh hotel
A water main break flooded basement of a Pittsburgh hotel Wednesday morning. The break was at Fort Duquesne Boulevard and Barkers Way, a Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson said. The subbasement of the Renaissance Hotel Pittsburgh on Sixth Street was taking on water. There was 6 to 8 feet of water...
Man arrested in prowling incidents in, around Pitt campus
A man has been arrested in a series of prowling incidents in and around the University of Pittsburgh campus, Pittsburgh police announced. Erik Robert Demarco, 36, was arrested Tuesday by Pittsburgh detectives working with university police. Demarco faces two felony counts of criminal trespass and misdemeanor charges of escape and...
2 hurt in related shootings in Pittsburgh
Two people were hurt in shootings in Pittsburgh late Tuesday night, Pittsburgh police said. Officers responded to reports of a person being shot just before 11:30 p.m. on Lemington Avenue just past Lincoln Avenue. According to police, officers found a man who had been shot in the leg. He was...
Man charged with arson in fire at Beechview gas station
A Pittsburgh man is accused of setting fire to a fuel pump Monday at a gas station in the city’s Beechview neighborhood. City police and firefighters responded to the fire reported in the 900 block of Saw Mill Run Boulevard. When they arrived, they found the flames had been extinguished,...
Major personnel expansion proposed for Pittsburgh Citizens Police Review Board
The Pittsburgh Citizens Police Review Board could grow with a proposal expand the staff from six to more than 20, plus add satellite offices in several Pittsburgh neighborhoods. Voters expanded the board’s power by passing a ballot referendum last November that allows the group to conduct performance audits of the...
Pittsburgh man indicted in connection with New York torture-murder case
A grand jury in New York this week indicted a Pittsburgh teenager in connection with the gruesome kidnapping, torture and murder of a man found dead earlier this year in rural Potter County. Malik Weems, 18, was indicted alongside two New York men on charges of first-degree murder, first-degree kidnapping...
Philadelphia’s PrimoHoagies expanding to Pittsburgh area
As part of its national expansion announced this week, PrimoHoagies will open its first restaurants in the Pittsburgh region. The hoagie chain is set to open a franchise at 1600 Smallman St. in Pittsburgh’s Strip District by 2022. Another restaurant is planned at 4080 Washington Road in Peters Township. Specializing...
Robots to deliver books, medicine, food to Pittsburgh neighborhoods
Residents in some Pittsburgh neighborhoods will be seeing a new wave of delivery service bringing food, books and medicine, all without human delivery drivers. The city is teaming up with the company Kiwibot for a pilot program that will collaborate with local businesses to provide free and equitable deliveries. Kiwibot...
Allegheny County Jail Oversight Board votes to end contract with controversial training company
The Allegheny County Jail Oversight Board on Monday night voted to cancel a controversial contract with a corrections special operations group whose founder’s background raised significant questions about his history and qualifications. The vote was 4-3 with one abstention to cancel a $347,000 contract for training and weaponry with Corrections...
Police: Man charged in Beltzhoover murder arrested
A man wanted in connection with a murder in Pittsburgh’s Beltzhoover neighborhood was taken into custody, Public Safety officials announced Monday. Raymontay Green, 20, of Arlington was arrested Saturday, according to court documents. He is charged in the killing of Darren Green, 29, of Sheraden. The victim was shot to...
Cafeteria worker faces charges for bringing gun to Pittsburgh elementary school
A Pittsburgh Public Schools employee was arrested after bringing a gun to Grandview Elementary in the city’s Allentown neighborhood on Monday, school officials confirmed. “While the employee does have a license to carry a firearm, they are not permitted on school grounds,” said district spokeswomen Ebony Pugh. The employee, a...
$7.1 million deposited in fund to revitalize Pittsburgh’s Hill District
A $7.1 million infusion of cash has been deposited into a fund that aims to revitalize Pittsburgh’s Hill District neighborhood, the city announced Monday. The money is now in the Greater Hill District Neighborhood Reinvestment Fund. Administered by the Urban Redevelopment Authority, the fund will make grants for development projects...
Former Pittsburgh Public Schools principal faces $750 fine for state ethics violations
A former Pittsburgh Public Schools principal is facing a $750 fine from the Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission for failing to complete statements of financial interests between 2016 and 2018. Deonne M. Arrington has until Oct. 17 to pay the civil penalty, the commission said when it released its findings Friday....
Pittsburgh man charged in Johnstown assault, chase
JOHNSTOWN — A Pittsburgh man is accused of assaulting a woman during a robbery late Saturday and then leading police on a nearly 8-mile chase. Johnstown police said Denzel Kendrick, 25, and another man followed the woman with their vehicle through a Solomon Homes parking lot — at one point...
Foreign exchange: German student donates part of his liver to former host father in Regent Square
Eric Baysinger messaged a photo of himself hooked to an oxygen machine, plastic tubing in his nose, to help him breathe. “This is my current situation,” Baysinger said. The recipient of the picture, Moritz Jahr, was 4,026 miles away. The minute he saw the image he asked what was wrong....
Police investigate Homewood shooting
A man was in critical condition Sunday after being shot in Homewood, authorities said. Pittsburgh police responded to the incident just before 8:30 a.m. in the 7100 block of Frankstown Avenue. Emergency responders found a male suffering from gunshot wounds to the chest, public safety Spokesperson Maurice Matthews said. He...
Steelers Nation returns to Heinz Field in full force as home football season kicks offVideo
Steelers Nation is back! Burgers and kielbasa sizzled on the grill, beers and cocktails flowed and black-and-gold jersey-wearing football fans prepared to enjoy a Sunday morning on the North Shore like they hadn’t in nearly two years. The pandemic wiped out tailgating and large crowds at Heinz Field in 2020....
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy’s 25th anniversary shines a light on green spaces
The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy will light up the night at six city parks. “Making Your Parks Shine,” presented by PNC and UPMC Health Plan, will include lighting installations created by LUXE Creative, a Pittsburgh event and creative services agency. The Oct. 1-2 event will have block parties, live music, local...
Former Mylan executive from McDonald pleads guilty to insider trading
A former Mylan executive pleaded guilty Friday to insider trading that netted him more than $4 million. Dayakar Mallu, 51, now of Orlando, will be sentenced by U.S. District Judge W. Scott Hardy on Jan. 24. According to the plea agreement, Mallu faces a sentencing guideline range of 57 to...
Pittsburgh sinkhole bus passenger sues PWSA
The sole passenger on what has become known as the Downtown sinkhole bus filed a lawsuit against the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority on Friday, alleging that the entity should have been aware of the potential danger there from previous flooding. Michelle Goodlow, of Washington, is suing the authority for...
