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Boxheart Gallery plans 20th anniversary exhibit in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhoodVideo
Despite a year in which more people likely saw its exhibits online than in-person, Boxheart Gallery in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood is forging ahead with plans for its 20th anniversary in the new year. “We think that artists are extremely important, especially during these changing times,” said gallery owner Nicole Capozzi....
New recycling bins to be distributed in East Liberty, Garfield and Highland ParkVideo
Residents in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty, Garfield and Highland Park neighborhoods will be the next to receive blue recycling bins that will ultimately replace bags for recycling citywide by 2023. The 32-gallon bins will be distributed to 5,500 homes starting Nov. 2, Pittsburgh officials said. The bins are manufactured with at...
Police: Man in critical condition after dirt bike strikes 2 vehicles in Bloomfield
A dirt bike rider was hospitalized in critical condition after crashing into other vehicles in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood Friday. Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesman Maurice Matthews said emergency responders were dispatched to the intersection of Liberty Avenue and Cedarville Street around 6:20 p.m. for a dirt bike accident. First responders discovered...
Cooler weather is perfect time to enjoy a hot cup of teaVideo
Carol Kornides recalled having afternoon tea with her paternal grandparents, Tom and Carrie Winfield, in Jeannette. “My grandfather would pour a little liquid in the saucer and I would drink from the saucer,” said Kornides of Latrobe as she stood inside The Victorian Lady of Academy Hill, the Greensburg tea...
Pittsburgh creative couple start residency at The WestmorelandVideo
A creative couple from Pittsburgh are the first-ever resident artists at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg. The arrangement formalizes a relationship that D.S. and Anqwenique Kinsel have had with the museum, including a February musical performance by Anqwenique in conjunction with “African American Art in the 20th...
City of Pittsburgh neighborhood real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 18
Bloomfield Andette LLC sold property at 4905 Penn Ave. to SukNessNag LLC for $500,000. Patricia Golebiewski sold property at 4307 Milgate St. to Casey Courage for $305,000. Carrick LASA Rijal LLC sold property at 1906 Brownsville Road to DBD LLC for $209,000. Leo Stadelman sold property at 2223 Lutz Ave....
Portions of Pittsburgh’s Garfield, Stanton Heights neighborhoods under flush and boil advisory
Around 300 homes in Pittsburgh’s Stanton Heights and Garfield neighborhoods are under a flush and boil water advisory Saturday. A tank near Garfield experienced a pump failure while T-Mobile was completing utility work around 11 a.m., according to the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority. The result was low or no...
2 Pittsburgh-area postal workers charged with throwing away mail
Federal criminal charges have been filed separately in Pittsburgh against two postal carriers accused of throwing away mail — including an application for a mail-in ballot and political advertisements. Both men are charged with delay or destruction of mail by a postal employee. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, on...
Mail carrier suspended after ballot request, political ads allegedly found in trash
A mail carrier has been placed on unpaid leave after federal agents found mail in a trash can that was supposed to be delivered to homes and businesses in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood. The items the carrier allegedly tossed away included “several different classes of mail, including one ballot request and...
Super Bowl MVP Santonio Holmes to deliver Caliente pizzas
Imagine ordering a pizza, driving to pick it up and having a Super Bowl MVP run it out to your car. It could happen. October is National Pizza Month and Super Bowl XLIII MVP and former Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes is partnering with Caliente Pizza & Draft House. The...
Cycling clergyman the Rev. Doug Boyd rolls through PittsburghVideo
At 6:58 a.m. on Tuesday, the Rev. Doug Boyd got on his Trek bicycle. It wasn’t yet light out, as he made his way down Liberty Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood to his destination of UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital in Oakland. The 2 ½ mile ride took him past St. Paul...
City League football preview: Title up for grabs during unique season
At long last, kickoff has arrived for City League football teams. It might be a little later than normal and under an abundance of safety protocols, but the league is set to begin play Friday afternoon at Cupples Stadium on the South Side. A season originally thought to be canceled...
Bloomfield’s Little Italy Days rescheduled again
Bloomfield’s Little Italy Days festival has been moved to 2021. The four-day Italian festival was originally to be held in August. It was then moved to Oct. 8-11 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The event will, hopefully, go on in 2021, producer Sal Richetti said Wednesday. Dates are tentatively set...
Pittsburgh’s Columbus Day Parade canceled this year
There won’t be a Columbus Day Parade in Pittsburgh this year, the city said. A tradition in the city for decades, the parade has been held in Bloomfield nearly every year. Earlier this month organizers said it was uncertain if the parade would be held because of the coronavirus pandemic...
2 people sue West Penn Hospital after former employee is charged with secretly recording them
Two people who say they were video recorded by a West Penn Hospital employee filed a lawsuit against the hospital system Wednesday, alleging negligence and invasion of privacy. The complaint, filed in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court, seeks class-action status to represent everyone who was allegedly victimized by Guy Caley,...
Football coaches fear postponement, transfers could doom City League
City League football coaches are worried about losing their season, but they’re also fearful they could lose the entire league. “If we don’t play football this year, we won’t have City League football in a couple of years,” Allderdice coach Jerry Haslett said. Pittsburgh Public Schools’ administration recommended earlier this...
Pittsburgh police investigate report of carjacking in Bloomfield
Pittsburgh police are investigating a reported carjacking early Saturday in the city’s Bloomfield neighborhood. Officers responded just before 9:30 a.m. to the 200 block of Taylor Street. According to the victim, a suspect brandished a weapon and took the SUV, Public Safety spokesman Maurice Matthews said. Police spotted the stolen...
Mattress Factory installations explore race, sexuality, ecology
Two new exhibits at the Mattress Factory in Pittsburgh’s North Side explore timely issues of life on earth. “Feeling the Spirit in the Dark,” by Pittsburgh-based artist Shikeith, and “The Museum of All Things,” by Canadian-born artist Jennifer Angus, will run through March 31 in the installation art facility’s Monterey...
Module housing project helps redevelop 3 lots in Pittsburgh’s Garfield neighborhood
A family with annual income of under $65,000 per year is going to have a tough time finding an affordable, move-in ready house in Pittsburgh. In neighborhoods like Lawrenceville and East Liberty, some homes are selling at more than $600,000. In the Bloomfield-Garfield area. the market value for a new...
Police: Woman grazed by bullet in Garfield
A woman was in stable condition after being found with a bullet wound in Pittsburgh’s Garfield neighborhood Monday night, according to city police. Officers responded shortly after 9 p.m. to an alert of shots fired in the 5300 block of Hillcrest Street, where police said they found evidence of a...
Much-needed new Giant Eagle-backed Community Market opens in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood
It has been at least 40 years that Gregory Utz of Lawrenceville has been shopping for groceries at 4401 Liberty Ave. He remembers back decades ago when it was a Kroger’s and other grocers, but most recently it was a Shursave IGA. Shursave closed last month after the Liberty Avenue...
Bloomfield Community Market to open Sunday
A new Community Market location in Bloomfield is scheduled to open on Sunday. The new shop, located at 4401 Liberty Ave., will be open from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. daily. Giant Eagle will operate the store. “We are excited to have an opportunity to step in and provide the...
2 Pittsburgh-based boxers sign profile-raising promotional deal
Since moving to Pittsburgh in the last three years, Ukrainian standouts Oleh “Ukraine Pitbull” Dovhun and Lyubomyr “Demolition Man” Pinchuk have been looking to make a name for themselves in the world of pro boxing. They took a step in that direction this week. Local boxing trainer and promoter Michael...
CEO of 412 Food Rescue Leah Lizarondo included in book on global women leaders
Leah Lizarondo, co-founder of 412 Food Rescue in Pittsburgh, is in heady company with her inclusion in the book “Vital Voices: 100 Women Using Their Power to Empower.” To be published in September by Assouline, the book is presented by Vital Voices Global Partnership, an international nonprofit that partners with...
Popular Pittsburgh club Brillobox closes doors for good
Brillobox, a popular Pittsburgh club offering live music, food and dance parties, is closing its doors. Owners Lou Ickes and Janessa Walter announced the closure via a Facebook post. “We are wrapping it up. We appreciate everyone that has been a part of Brillo, over the years. It’s been a...
