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Pittsburgh’s population continues to decline, census shows
Every county across Southwestern Pennsylvania, except Butler, has contracted since 2010, experiencing the population declines all-too-common in the Rust Belt, U.S. Census Bureau estimates released Thursday show. There was some jockeying for position among the nation’s 50 largest metropolitan statistical areas. Pittsburgh, which has seen its standing on the list...
Pennsylvania AG settles $101K dispute with pest-control company
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said Wednesday it reached a $101,430 settlement with a Utah-based pest control company with Pittsburgh offices in what Shapiro’s office described as a deceptive business practices case involving door-to-door solicitation. Shapiro’s office initiated the investigation following consumer complaints to Franklin Park officials about Aptive Environmental...
Phipps to sell used flower bulbs to the public
Visitors to the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens can take home a burst of color with the organization’s used bulb sale on Saturdays through the end of the month or until supplies last. Phipps horticulturists and volunteers regularly replace the more than 60,000 bulbs on display throughout the Gardens of...
Brew Gentlemen expanding with outdoor space for summer
Brew Gentlemen is looking to stretch out with an outdoor summer space in time for the local craft brewer’s weeklong fifth anniversary bash starting May 20. Additionally, the Braddock business plans to renovate its the 28,000-square-foot warehouse behind its Braddock Avenue taproom to create a full-scale production brewhouse and canning...
United Way of Southwestern PA to honor donors
The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania will toast donors Tuesday who have helped make the organization’s initiatives benefiting local families a reality. Those being honored at the Omni William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh are: Kim and Curt Fleming; Becky and John Surma and the Ryan Memorial Foundation. “Through the commitment...
Here’s how to stop Amazon from listening to what you say to Alexa
Don’t want Amazon employees eavesdropping on what you tell Alexa? The AI machine doesn’t magically learn a “Taylor Swift” reference means the musical artist, there is manual processing involved and that means someone at Amazon.com is listening. Officials explained to the Tribune-Review that the device is designed to respond to...
2 more die of flu complications in Allegheny County
Two more Allegheny County residents have died from flu-related complications, bringing the total deaths to 14 this season, officials said. A female in her upper 90s and a male in his mid-60s died, according to the Allegheny County Health Department. The county receives its data on flu-related deaths from the...
Bun-less Buc Night draws frank apology from Aramark
Aramark was frank in its promise to avoid another bun-less hot dog night at Friday’s Pirates game. A repeat of Wednesday’s Buc Night fiasco would be the wurst. The PNC Park concession provider promised to do better in a meaty response. “Last (Wednesday) night, our team was prepared, but unfortunately...
Pennsylvania flu hospitalizations up 62% in 2018
The flu sent more than 8,600 Pennsylvanians to the hospital last season, a 62% increase over the previous season, a new report shows. Released last week by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council, the report found a wide variation in admissions over the past several flu seasons. The 8,647...
‘Don’t count Trump out’ in 2020, Maggie Haberman tells Pittsburgh crowd
New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman – who has been called the “Trump Whisperer” by media outlets and a “third-rate reporter” by President Donald Trump – spoke at Chatham University on Wednesday about what it’s like covering his administration. Haberman addressed everything from Twitter to the 2020 presidential...
Heinz introduces Kranch as latest mashup flavor
Ketchup and ranch equals … ‘Kranch?’ Heinz has done it again. This month the condiment giant rolled out its latest hybrid flavor: Kranch, a mashup of Ketchup and ranch. This brings the Heinz flavor combos to four, including Mayochup (mayonaise and ketchup), Mayocue (mayo and barbecue), Mayomust (mayo and mustard)....
2 flu deaths reported in Allegheny County, increasing season total to 12
The Allegheny County Health Department reported two flu-related deaths, bringing the total this season to 12. Both were males in their early 80s, with one death occurring in mid-January and the other in late February, health officials said Tuesday. The county receives its data on flu-related deaths from the Pennsylvania...
Women make up 24% of cybersecurity workforce, new study says
The gender problem in cybersecurity just might be getting a little better. Globally, women make up just 11 percent of the workforce; 14 percent in North America, according a 2017 report by the Center for Cyber Safety and Education. Those numbers have been relatively stable since 2013. But a new...
White House correspondent Maggie Haberman to give free lecture at Chatham
New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman will speak Wednesday at Chatham University. The lecture, titled “The President and the Press: What a long, complicated relationship it’s been,” is part of the 2018-2019 Elsie Hillman Chair in Women and Politics series. Established by the Hillman Foundation in 1997, the...
Baseball for $1: Buc Night is back for Pirates fans
Go see your Bucs for a buck and wash away that foul taste after the Pirates’ home opening day loss. Buc Night is back. The Pittsburgh Pirates announced the return of the Buc Night promotion for Wednesday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals at 7:05 p.m. at PNC Park. Fans...
Women continue to join cybersecurity workforce
Just five years ago, women working in cybersecurity accounted for fewer than 11 percent of those in the field. Now women represent 20 percent of those working in the profession, officials said at a conference Friday in Pittsburgh. The three-day Women in CyberSecurity Conference kicked off Thursday at the Wyndham...
Walk MS: Pittsburgh event expected to draw 4,000 for a cure
A Pittsburgh walk to support multiple sclerosis research is expected to raise more than $400,000 and draw 4,000 people to Point State Park next month, organizers said. A new study published in February showed nearly 1 million Americans are living with the disease, twice as many as previously estimated. “Twice...
Women’s cybersecurity conference in Pittsburgh to stream on Facebook
A cybersecurity conference for women that starts today will now be available through Facebook Live streaming. The event sold out within 45 minutes, organizers said. More than 1,300 people are expected to attend the event hosted by Carnegie Mellon University. Now in its sixth year, the Women in CyberSecurity Conference...
Stolen WAMO gear returned in Walmart rendezvous, says station GM
A crook with a conscience returned more than $14,000 in equipment stolen this week from a Pittsburgh hip-hop radio station, its general manager said. After media coverage Monday about the theft, WAMO-FM General Manager Jamal Woodson said he got a phone call from a buddy of the man who, with...
Transportation secretary on Real ID backlog: ‘We’re ramping up’
Pennsylvania Transportation Secretary Leslie Richards told a state senate committee Monday she’s not concerned about a backlog of requests for Real ID cards that many residents plan to use for domestic air travel next year. “We’re ramping up and we feel very comfortable where we are right now,” Richards told...
Driverless vehicles the subject of tech talk in Pittsburgh
An engineering association will hold its first meetup Tuesday for a discussion with industry leaders on self-driving vehicles. Scheduled speakers include Sterling Anderson, Aurora Innovation co-founder, and Tara Andringa, coalition manager for Partners for Automated Vehicle Education, or PAVE, an alliance of industry, nonprofit and academic institutions formed to educate...
Backlog of REAL ID applications hits Pennsylvania
The first wave of Real ID seekers produced a backlog of more than 30,000 unprocessed PennDOT applications, raising concerns about wait times for the new identification cards people will need to get on an airplane next year. In the past two weeks, the logjam has been reduced to 14,000 pending...
Pittsburgh data company Niche plans to double workforce
A Pittsburgh-based startup that helps people choose schools, neighborhoods and companies is set to double its workforce by year’s end with a $2 million investment from a former AOL executive. Niche, an online platform for informed decision-making, announced the $2 million investment from Tim Armstrong, CEO and founder of dtx...
$530 million investment in Aurora Innovation could create Pittsburgh jobs
A $530 million infusion into a self-driving startup could mean dozens of new jobs in Pittsburgh. Announced this week, Aurora Innovation raised the money from a group of investors that includes the Silicon Valley venture capital firm Sequoia Capital, Amazon and T. Rowe Price Group. Founded two years ago, the...
Pittsburgh residents don’t fear driverless vehicles, survey says
Pittsburghers are – by and large – comfortable sharing the road with autonomous vehicles, bucking national trends that show most U.S. drivers distrust driverless technology. This week Bike Pittsburgh, which advocates for safe streets to bike and walk, released a biennial survey showing people feel safer sharing the road with...
