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The Foodture restaurant is back after legal fight over name
The former Back to the Foodture restaurant will reopen Saturday in Pittsburgh’s Uptown neighborhood. The SouthSide Works location will remain permanently closed. The temporary closure of both was the result of months of emails with lawyers representing Universal Studios. Universal Studios emailed the owners — chef Angel Magwood and her...
Downtown Pittsburgh to get temporary public bathrooms
Officials are working to have temporary public bathrooms installed in Downtown Pittsburgh, but it’s unclear when and where they’ll be available. “We understand the critical need,” said Maria Montaño, a spokesperson for Gainey. “Right now there are zero public bathrooms in the Downtown neighborhood, and that creates a lot of...
Another tiki boat captain saves person from drowning in Pittsburgh river
A tiki boat captain saved a woman from drowning in the Monongahela River near Point State Park on Saturday, just one month after another tiki boat captain fished a drowning boy out of the Allegheny. Captain Robb Rusiewicz, who saved the unidentified woman shortly after 10 a.m., was modest in...
Planned helicopter exercise to take place over Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire announced Monday that approximately four helicopters will fly over the city on Tuesday morning as part of a planned exercise with the Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team. Team members will be picked up by Black Hawk helicopters from the vicinity of the former Veterans Affairs...
‘Rock Lobster’: Monroeville man wins Wholey’s contest to grab as many live lobsters as he can in 60 seconds
Steve Hunter knows what he’s having for dinner: fresh lobster. Nine of them. Hunter won the Wholey’s Lobster Grab Contest. The Monroeville resident was given one minute to grab all the lobsters he could with his bare hands out of the 40-degree cold water tank inside Wholey’s store on Saturday...
Allegheny County Jail corrections officer arrested in connection with inmate contraband
It started at summer’s peak with a fight in an Allegheny County Jail day-room and unraveled Friday into charges alleging a corrections officer helped plant drugs on an inmate. That officer, Scott Stawiarski, 31, of North Fayette, was charged Friday — and indefinitely suspended from his job without pay —...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Aug. 18-20
We’ve made it to the weekend. There is a lot going on, including a Steelers preseason game against the Buffalo Bills at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday at Acrisure Stadium on the North Shore, so plan accordingly. Here are some ways to spend it. Little Italy Days Little Italy Days Italian...
Downtown Pittsburgh data to be tracked by online dashboard
An online dashboard has been launched to provide data on Downtown Pittsburgh as it attempts to reinvent itself after the covid-19 pandemic. IndexPGH is designed to provide metrics including monthly visitors, public transportation ridership, hotel occupancy as well as health and public safety. The numbers are collected by the Allegheny...
‘Notorious Pittsburgh’: Book tells tales from city’s seedy underbelly
A man of questionable business practices fishes in his pocket for the key to his Cadillac, which is parked in a dark alley. He probably hears the sound of approaching shoes as he attempts to enter the car. Soon, he is mortally wounded by four gunshots to the chest, shoulder...
Bridgeville man surrenders in Fort Pitt Bridge ‘street takeover’ stunt
A Bridgeville man surrendered to Allegheny County sheriff’s deputies at a Downtown courthouse around 8 a.m. Friday, weeks after police charged him for his role in a July “street takeover” stunt on the Fort Pitt Bridge. Jason Stotlemyer, 31, was the first person charged in connection with the July 21...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Aug. 11-13
It’s the weekend. Here are some ways to spend it. ‘The Sound Inside’ Barebones Black Box in Braddock presents “The Sound Inside.” The Tony-award winning show by playwright Adam Rapp is at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. The story involves Bella Baird, an isolated...
7th annual CEO Soak benefits ALS Association
CEOs don’t wait for things to happen — they make things happen. That’s what more than 50 executives, along with local business and community leaders, did on Thursday at CEO Soak, the seventh annual ALS Association Western Pennsylvania Chapter’s fundraiser to support the fight against the disease. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis...
Nearly all of Downtown Pittsburgh visitors have returned, says report
Downtown Pittsburgh’s transition out of the pandemic has been bumpy with empty office buildings, increases in vagrancy, and lunch spots closing up. A new report, however, shows things might be on the upswing. The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership (PDP) released data Thursday that shows 1.7 million visitors came to Downtown in...
Study says Downtown Pittsburgh needs more restrooms, lights, cameras
A study conducted by Point Park University suggested Downtown Pittsburgh would be improved by public restrooms, more public garbage and recycling receptacles, and lights and cameras in alleys. The study, released Wednesday, focused particularly on how the city could improve its alleys to improve quality of life for people in...
Con Alma in Shadyside ends regular hours, to open for special music events
There will still be jazz music playing at Con Alma in Shadyside, just not on a regular basis. “We are unfortunately not going to be open regular hours,” said Aimee Marshall, one of the owners. “We will be open for special music events.” She didn’t want to elaborate more on...
Pittsburgh council debates program to cut sidewalk repair costs
Pittsburgh residents and business owners are responsible for repairing the city sidewalks at their properties, but a pilot program proposed by city officials looks to make the process easier and more affordable. Legislation before City Council would create a pilot program that would see Department of Public Works crews performing...
Police crackdown in Downtown Pittsburgh results in more arrests for drugs, prostitution
To passersby, it might have appeared innocent — just a group of Pittsburghers smoking Downtown. But Pittsburgh police suspected otherwise. Myriah Morris, a 22-year-old Penn Hills woman with dyed-blue hair, was sitting with several people on a Mellon Square Park wall Saturday night. Though she didn’t smoke, she kept taking...
Pittsburgh officials look to shift covid relief funds to other projects
Pittsburgh officials are looking to reallocate millions in federal covid-19 relief funds to invest in public safety vehicles, landslide remediation and other projects. Legislation before City Council would shift American Rescue Plan Act money to projects that “we need to spend money on now,” City Council Budget Director Peter McDevitt...
Man charged in fatal Downtown Pittsburgh shooting
An arrest warrant has been issued for a man who police said killed another man in October in Downtown Pittsburgh. Tribune-Review news partner WTAE-TV reported that Lawrence White, 44, is facing homicide charges in connection with the shooting death of Perry Bagley, 47. The shooting happened around 11:20 p.m. Oct....
Jail inmate who died Sunday was accused of sexually assaulting nurse
A McKeesport man who died in Allegheny County Jail on Sunday was accused of sexually assaulting an Allegheny General Hospital nurse in March. Douglas Bonomo, 59, solicited sex from the nurse, who police did not name, when she entered the room where she attempted to give him IV medication around...
Pittsburgh leaders look to sell 200 Ross Street to affordable housing developer
Pittsburgh leaders are looking to sell a Downtown Pittsburgh office building that has housed several city departments and authorities, hoping that a developer would convert the space into affordable housing. The 200 Ross Street building had long been home to Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority, the Housing Authority of the City...
Charges filed in Downtown Pittsburgh hotel attack
Pittsburgh police arrested a man who they say viciously attacked another man this week in a Downtown hotel elevator. Police charged Heiko Lamar Joseph Calhoun, 26, who is homeless, with attempted homicide, aggravated assault, robbery and recklessly endangering another person, court records show. Calhoun was arraigned Tuesday and remains in...
Fort Pitt Bridge ‘street takeover’ stunt leads to another arrest
A social media influencer has become the second person arrested in the aftermath of Friday’s Fort Pitt Bridge street takeover, police said. State police on Monday charged Graham Carvins Liberal, 24, of Sunrise, Fla. with rioting, recklessly endangering another person, disorderly conduct and being a pedestrian walking on a highway,...
$3 million food justice plan approved in Pittsburgh
Teaira Collins has advocated for Pittsburgh officials to dedicate cash to food initiatives with hopes that more fresh food would be available in her neighborhood. The mother has told City Council members that it’s difficult to find fresh food in the Hill District, which makes it harder to provide healthy...
Penn Avenue getting upgrades, bike lane improvements in Pittsburgh
Penn Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh is set to see upgrades that will improve bike lanes and update loading zones, city officials said Friday. A $150,000 mobility enhancement project will update the corridor from Point State Park to 11th Street. Work is expected to include repaving Penn Avenue from 9th Street...
