Bob Bauder stories, Page 14
Judge strikes down Pittsburgh’s controversial gun bills
An Allegheny County judge Tuesday struck down Pittsburgh’s controversial gun control ordinances, ruling the city is prohibited by state law from regulating firearms. Common Pleas Judge Joseph James issued a five-page opinion granting three Second Amendment rights groups and three individuals a summary judgment that declared the ordinances illegal. The...
Pittsburgh Council clears way for development, Whole Foods on Penn Plaza site
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday cleared the way for a $50 million development on the site of the former Penn Plaza Apartments in East Liberty that will include a “flagship” Whole Foods market, according to the developer. Council voted to approve a land swap with Pennley Park South, owner of...
Pittsburgh regatta promoter owes nearly $750K, according to court documents
The company behind this year’s canceled Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta owes sponsors and service providers nearly $750,000 and is moving to have that debt canceled through bankruptcy proceedings, according to court documents. LionHeart Event Group LLC. has just $2,265 in total assets and owes a total of $744,526, according to...
Pittsburgh yard-waste recycling scheduled for November
Pittsburgh will collect grass clippings, leaves and other yard waste left at the curb Nov. 16, the Mayor’s Office announced Monday. Residents are encouraged to place debris weighing up to 35 pounds in brown paper bags and leave it at the curb before 6 a.m. Branches must be tied with...
Pittsburgh residents concerned about reconfiguration of East Liberty’s Enright ParkletVideo
Several Pittsburgh residents voiced concerns Monday that a land swap between the city and developers planning a $50 million office and retail complex in East Liberty carries no written guarantee for public access to a city park behind the development. City Council is scheduled for a final vote Tuesday on...
Pittsburgh firefighters union alleges wrongful conduct by city labor attorney
Members of Pittsburgh’s firefighters union have accused a city labor attorney of threatening a neutral arbitrator during negotiations over a new contract in an attempt to influence a decision in the city’s favor. The arbitration panel ultimately awarded Pittsburgh firefighters a new contract that includes raises totaling 20% over five...
August Wilson House scores $500,000 federal grant for final renovationsVideo
Paul Ellis, nephew of Pittsburgh playwright August Wilson, has worked for more than a decade to preserve his uncle’s childhood home in Pittsburgh’s Hill District as a center for arts and culture. On Monday, he joined Duquesne University and city officials in announcing the approval of a highly competitive National...
Pittsburgh authority gives preliminary OK for development of former Civic Arena site
The Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority gave preliminary approval Friday for the Penguins to begin a first phase of construction estimated at $210 million at the former Civic Arena property in the city’s Hill District. The approval marks the first step in what all sides say will be a long process...
Door smashed at Pittsburgh City-County Building
The Grant Street entrance to the City-County Building was closed for several hours Thursday morning while a public works crew made temporary repairs to a glass entrance door that someone smashed overnight. Police said they were checking surveillance cameras with hopes of identifying a suspect. The vandalism occurred between 6...
Judge: DA not required to pursue private criminal complaints over Pittsburgh gun banVideo
A judge ruled Wednesday that the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office is not required to pursue private criminal complaints against Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto and council members for enacting a package of controversial gun ordinances. The ruling came a few hours after Anthony Golembiewski, 63, of Lawrenceville appeared in court...
Pittsburgh poised to equip police with defibrillators as part of $3.1M purchaseVideo
Pittsburgh police for the first time would be equipped with heart defibrillators in their cruisers as part of a $3.1 million proposal to upgrade and provide the electronic lifesavers across all public safety departments. City Council on Wednesday unanimously advanced the proposal to a final vote Tuesday. It would authorize...
Pittsburgh City Council postpones vote on Penn Plaza development
Pittsburgh City Council will host a public hearing before voting on a land swap necessary for construction to begin on a $50 million retail and office complex on the site of the former Penn Plaza Apartments in East Liberty. Council on Wednesday postponed a preliminary vote on the land swap...
Development at Penn Plaza in Pittsburgh continues to generate controversy
Controversy continues to dog a planned $50 million development on the site of the former Penn Plaza Apartments in East Liberty as Pittsburgh City Council prepares for a last vote necessary for construction to begin. Council on Tuesday introduced legislation that would approve a land swap between the city and...
Cyclists complete ‘Everesting’ challenge, riding Greenfield’s Winterburn 154 times
Scott Koerber and Dan Ross know what it’s like to ride a bicycle up Mt. Everest. The two friends rode the equivalent of 29,029 feet up and down Greenfield’s Winterburn Street last week. It took the pair about 20 hours with only a few stops for breaks. “We had neighbors...
PWSA lifts boil water advisory for Pittsburgh’s West End neighborhoods
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority on Tuesday afternoon lifted a boil water advisory for residents of several West End neighborhoods in Pittsburgh. PWSA reported that two rounds of water testing found no contaminants in the water. The boil advisory was issued Saturday for about 870 PWSA customers in Ridgemont,...
Boil water advisory could be lifted for several West End neighborhoods
Pittsburgh residents of the Ridgemont, Westwood and Elliott neighborhoods will likely have to continue boiling water until Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority reported Monday. PWSA completed a second round of water sampling Monday and is awaiting test results before lifting the advisory, according to spokesman Jake Pawlak. He...
New owner of SouthSide Works working to reinvigorate developmentVideo
The new owner of Pittsburgh’s SouthSide Works said his company plans to create more office and residential space and include more local businesses as part of its $25 million plan for revitalizing the former steel mill property along the Monongahela River. Ian Ross, managing principal of New York-based Somera Road...
Speed bumps coming to streets in Pittsburgh’s South Side, Oakland
Pittsburgh is hoping to create a safer bicycle and pedestrian route in its South Side neighborhood with the installation of speed bumps and way-finding signs on Muriel Street and construction of a bike and pedestrian ramp under the Birmingham Bridge. The city also plans to install speed bumps on Boundary...
McKeesport area residents should continue boiling water; Serra Catholic cancels classes Monday
Residents of McKeesport, Port Vue, White Oak and Versailles Borough will remain under a boil water advisory at least for Monday and Tuesday as a precaution against potential microbial contamination, the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County said Sunday evening. The authority replaced an intake pump Sunday at the McKeesport water...
Pirates fans gather in Oakland to relive Game 7 of the 1960 World SeriesVideo
Good luck shined on Bill Tingle before Game 7 of the 1960 World Series. Tingle, 102, of Lower Burrell said a co-worker had tickets to the game at Forbes Field in Oakland, but was so disappointed at the Pirates performance during the first six games that he didn’t want to...
Thousands of McKeesport-area residents under boil advisory or conserve-water order
The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County is asking more than 16,000 customers in the McKeesport area to conserve water because of a problem at the McKeesport water treatment plant. The municipal authority on Sunday added Port Vue to a precautionary boil water advisory that McKeesport City and Versailles Borough were...
PWSA to issue boil advisory for several Pittsburgh neighborhoods
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority will issue a boil water advisory Sunday for portions of Pittsburgh’s West End following a water main break in Mt. Washington, an authority spokeswoman said. A 16-inch water main ruptured along Virginia Avenue late Saturday afternoon and caused an outage and low pressure for...
Frost expected early Sunday across Southwestern Pennsylvania
The National Weather Service has issued a frost advisory Sunday for Southwestern Pennsylvania and parts of Ohio and West Virginia. The agency expects temperatures in the low to mid-30s from 2-10 a.m. It advises residents to cover plants that can be harmed by the cold. The Frost Advisory has been...
Pittsburgh Columbus Day Parade features cultural mix and protestersVideo
Maria Mastrantonio was among the hundreds who turned out on Saturday for Pittsburgh’s annual Columbus Day Parade and said it was comparable to the one in her hometown of Buffalo, N.Y. “I came for the parade, and then we have him here,” she said, nodding to her son, Antonio, who...
Fall festival in Harrison’s Burtner House offers glimpse of American history
Abraham Lincoln was greeting visitors Saturday during an annual fall festival at historic Burtner House in Harrison. It made sense, considering the national historic landmark built by Phillip Burtner in 1821 served as a polling place in 1860 when Lincoln was elected president, according to Rick Miller of Cranberry, a...
