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‘Thank you for your service’: Crowds at the Pittsburgh Veterans Day Parade show their appreciation
The motorcycles of the VFW Riders rumbled at the intersection of Liberty Avenue and 10th Street in Pittsburgh, waiting to get the Pittsburgh Veterans Day Parade underway. With a wave of the hand from the parade marshal, they headed down Liberty Avenue on Saturday to a huge American flag suspended...
After 57 years, wounded Vietnam veteran recognized for helping others heal
On a remote mountain in North Vietnam, 19-year-old Andy Nigut’s body lay limp. Terrified and going in and out of consciousness, he was struggling to breathe. The young Marine attempted to scream for help but quickly realized something sharp was lodged in his throat after his battalion was attacked Oct....
‘I heard some kind of crack’: Woman admits in police interrogation video to killing best friend’s baby
For 12 hours on June 16, 2024, Nicole Virzi sat in an interrogation room at Pittsburgh police headquarters, repeatedly denying she hurt her best friend’s 6-week-old son who she’d been watching the night before. Over the course of the day, the Ph.D. student in clinical psychology consistently told detectives she...
Duolingo’s stock plunges after company eases push for paid subscribers
Duolingo’s stock price plunged nearly 30% after the Pittsburgh-based language learning app said Wednesday it’s prioritizing getting users in the door over making them paying customers. Shares of Duolingo on the Nasdaq stock exchange tumbled to $183 Thursday from $260 a day earlier. By market close Friday, the price made...
‘We’re barely scraping by’: Pittsburgh’s live venues urge amusement tax exemption
A group of live entertainment venue owners and promoters are urging Pittsburgh officials to help them stay afloat, pitching ideas like an exemption from the city’s 5% amusement tax. Adam Valen, director of marketing at local concert promoter Drusky Entertainment, said the live entertainment industry is struggling. He urged City...
Improv meets hypnosis in ‘Hyprov’ show starring Colin Mochrie of ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’
Asad Mecci had a theory that everyone was funny and creative — they just needed someone to unlock their mind. The famous master hypnotist decided to test this idea after taking several improv classes at Toronto’s Second City. “The instructors would always say, ‘get out of your head’ or ‘you’re...
Giant Eagle opens Market District in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty
Giant Eagle cut the ribbon Thursday on its newest Market District store in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood, the seventh location in the city for the upscale grocery store. The store, at 6310 Penn Ave., is open daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. It offers curbside pick-up and delivery along...
Strip District penthouse offered at $1.1 million
A luxury penthouse boasting a dramatic glass catwalk that gives a nod to Pittsburgh’s reputation as a “City of Bridges” is on the market for $1.1 million in the Strip District. The North Penthouse is the largest unit in Springfield Lofts. Listing agent Austin Kyle Rusert of Coldwell Banker Realty...
Here are 5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Nov. 7-9
Before things really gear up for the holiday season, take advantage of this less-busy weekend with tons of happenings around the city. Try these out! Pet Expo Do you have a pet? Do you want a pet? Do you have family or friends with pets? This would be a great...
‘No easy answer’: Pittsburgh officials mull ways to boost revenue
As Pittsburgh faces a budget crunch, City Council members met Thursday to spitball ways to generate new revenue. Greenfield Councilwoman Barb Warwick, for instance, raised the possibility of a tax hike — even though none was included in outgoing Mayor Ed Gainey’s preliminary budget proposal for next year. Others suggested...
Onetime rivals Gainey, O’Connor meet in mayor’s office as transition begins
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey on Thursday welcomed his soon-to-be successor into his Grant Street office Thursday, the first step in a transition of power as Corey O’Connor prepares to take over the city’s highest office in January. O’Connor defeated Gainey in the Democratic primary in May after a divisive race...
Former VP Mike Pence reflects on faith and civility at Duquesne University
Long before Mike Pence became one of the country’s most prominent evangelical Christians, he grew up Catholic and even served as an altar boy in his native Indiana. The former vice president was on decidedly friendly territory Thursday when he spoke at Duquesne University, the largest Catholic university in Western...
3 held for trial in attack, sexual assault on fellow Allegheny County Jail inmate
Three men incarcerated at the Allegheny County Jail — two of them accused killers — are facing trial on charges they beat up and sexually assaulted a fourth inmate inside his cell in September while hunting for drugs. Jayshon Martin, 21; Damon Peters, 22; and Jewel Woods, 28; all of...
Heinz History Center acquires archives of Pittsburgh-born historian David McCullough
The Senator John Heinz History Center has acquired the archives of one of the nation’s most beloved historians, Pittsburgh native David McCullough. “There would be no Heinz History Center without David McCullough,” Andy Masich, president and CEO of the history center, said in a statement Thursday announcing the acquisition. “It’s...
Fighting food insecurity the goal of Light Up Night, Pittsburgh’s holiday season
As Pittsburgh prepares to kick off its holiday season, organizers are shining a brighter light on the issue of food insecurity. This year’s Highmark Light Up Night and Peoples Gas Holiday Market will place a special emphasis on supporting the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, which is facing heightened demand...
Terrelle Pryor, ex-NFL player and Jeannette standout, sued over South Side crash
Former Jeannette football star and NFL player Terrelle Pryor is being sued in Allegheny County for negligence after three women said he crashed into their vehicle on Pittsburgh’s South Side this spring, seriously injuring them. Two separate lawsuits were filed on Oct. 22 in Common Pleas Court. Plaintiffs Thea Brown...
Pittsburgh Mayor-elect O’Connor taps 1st key picks for his administration
Two days after being elected Pittsburgh’s next mayor, Corey O’Connor on Thursday named his first picks for his incoming administration. He will appoint Dan Gilman as chief of staff and nominate Sheldon Williams as the director of the Department of Public Safety. Gilman, who served as chief of staff to...
5 key bills O’Connor championed as a Pittsburgh councilman
Pittsburgh Mayor-elect Corey O’Connor will step into the city’s highest office in January. But he’s no newcomer to City Hall. O’Connor previously spent more than a decade on Pittsburgh City Council before moving to his current post as Allegheny County controller. Some of O’Connor’s most notable bills came in response...
Officials identify body found in burned Sheraden building
The body of a man found in a fire-damaged building in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood Sunday afternoon has been identified. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office on Wednesday reported the deceased to be Moussa Traore, 73, of Sheraden. The fire started just after midnight Saturday in the building in the 700...
CMU researchers find selfish traits in cutting-edge AI
Artificial intelligence can be oh so human. New research from Carnegie Mellon University shows AI systems meant to mimic human reasoning have selfish tendencies, compared to simpler models. Teacher-student duo Hirokazu Shirado, an associate professor at the university’s Human-Computer Interaction Institute, and doctoral candidate Yuxuan Li released their findings last...
Problems and promise: Pittsburgh Mayor-elect O’Connor inherits good, bad and ugly
Coming off a resounding election win Tuesday night, Corey O’Connor tempered his victory speech with a dose of reality. “The road that we will travel is long and steeply uphill,” Pittsburgh’s mayor-elect warned a jubilant crowd of supporters. Come January, O’Connor acknowledged, he will take over a city facing serious...
Developer proposes Strip District apartments, grocery store on site of departing produce wholesaler
A proposed development in Pittsburgh’s Strip District follows a familiar pattern of replacing the neighborhood’s legacy industry, wholesale produce, with modern apartments and shops. New York City-based Midwood Investment and Development wants to take one of the Strip District’s last produce warehouses, tear it down and turn it into a...
Pittsburgh SWAT responds to midday shooting in Hill District
Pittsburgh police’s SWAT team was called Wednesday afternoon to the city’s Hill District neighborhood after a midday shooting in a public housing development. A woman was shot in the leg in the 2500 block of Bedford Avenue, near the Bedford Dwellings complex, police said online. First responders said she was...
In nod to his father, Pittsburgh Mayor-elect O’Connor hits the streets to thank voters
Twenty years ago, Bob O’Connor crafted a sign that read “Thank you Pittsburgh” and held it up during morning rush hour to show his appreciation for the voters who helped him achieve his lifelong dream of becoming mayor. On Wednesday, his son Corey O’Connor carried on the legacy. Standing on...
Democrats coast to apparent victory in 3 Pittsburgh City Council races
Democrats made a clean sweep Tuesday night across three contested Pittsburgh City Council races, handily defeating their Republican opponents. Voters in the city’s West End neighborhoods, choosing a new council member for the first time since 2010 with the pending retirement of Councilwoman Theresa Kail-Smith, stuck with what they knew....
