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Police: 1-year-old victim identified in Downtown Pittsburgh shooting, suspect vehicle found
The sunny holiday weekend was shattered midday Sunday when someone opened fire on a car in Downtown Pittsburgh, killing the 18-month-old baby who was inside with his mother. The infant was pronounced dead at the scene. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the child as De’Avry Thomas. Officials said...
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announces plans for expansion and update to Greer Cabaret Theater
This show intermission will last about a year. The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announced an extensive remodel and expansion of the Greer Cabaret Theater and Backstage Bar in Downtown’s Cultural District on Monday. It’s expected to take about 12 months. For almost 20 years, the venue has been known as being...
Authorities apprehend Pittsburgh woman who skipped on sentence for restaurant assault
Allegheny County Sheriff’s deputies have apprehended a Pittsburgh woman who was wanted as a fugitive after she failed to report for a jail term stemming from a November 2019 fight outside a Downtown restaurant that left a man paralyzed. Roneese Davis, 27, of the city’s North Side, was taken into...
Pittsburgh’s August Wilson Center stages all-female ‘Uproar’ opera
An opera based on the life of a Swiss woman who dressed as a man, converted to Islam and lived as an outcast in Algeria will be presented Saturday at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center. “Song from the Uproar: The Lives and Deaths of Isabelle Eberhardt,” featuring a...
Exhibit tells harrowing immigrant story of Pittsburgh artist at Heinz History Center
John Kane was a boxer, and that training was instrumental in having to bounce back many times in his life. His story of rebounding from hardships is being shared at the Senator John Heinz History Center in the Strip District. “Pittsburgh’s John Kane: The Life & Art of an American...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: May 20-22
We’ve made it to the weekend. It’s going to be hot. Here are some ways to spend it. Sandcastle opens Saturday’s weather forecast is a high temperature in the 90s. It’s the perfect temperature for opening day at Sandcastle water park in West Homestead. For the first time, the park...
5 injured in fiery crash between Port Authority bus, car in Downtown Pittsburgh
Five people were injured Thursday when a car and a Port Authority bus crashed in Downtown Pittsburgh on Thursday night, according to Pittsburgh police. The crash, which resulted in the car becoming engulfed in flames, happened around 11:30 p.m. at Fifth Avenue and Grant Street. Police said three officers who...
Developer wants to turn Downtown Pittsburgh warehouse once owned by Mark Cuban into apartments
A Washington, D.C., developer told the Pittsburgh Planning Commission that it wants to begin transforming a Downtown warehouse formerly owned by celebrity billionaire Mark Cuban into an apartment building this summer. Douglas Development Corp. presented its plans Tuesday for the vacant building at 642 Fort Duquesne Blvd., facing the Allegheny...
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust president and CEO Kevin McMahon retiring at end of 2022
When J. Kevin McMahon arrived in Pittsburgh 21 years ago to work for the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, remnants of the seedy red-light part of Downtown that became the Cultural District were still in place. “The city was starting to emerge from its past, but I looked right out on Liberty...
Eric Clapton schedules Pittsburgh show for same night as Elton JohnVideo
Guitar legend Eric Clapton will play PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on Sept. 16, as part of a five-city, seven-date tour. Guitarist Jimmy Vaughn will join Clapton for the tour, which will feature a band including notable musicians Doyle Bramhall II, Paul Carrack, Nathan East, Sonny Emory and Chris Stainton,...
EQT Children’s Theater Festival returns live to Pittsburgh
The EQT Children’s Theater Festival returns live and in-person Saturday and Sunday to Pittsburgh’s Cultural District for the first time since 2019, following online iterations of the event during the pandemic. Now in its 36th year, the festival fosters children’s imaginations through professional theater performances from around the world. This...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: May 13-15
We’ve made it to the weekend. Here are some ways to spend it. Pittonkatonk The eighth annual Pittonkatonk Mayday Brass BBQ & Potluck music festival is from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday at the Vietnam Veteran’s Pavilion in Schenley Park. It’s a full day of music from local,...
Done dill: Picklesburgh festival returns for another year
It’s a sign of the season: Picklesburgh. The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership on Thursday announced the pickle-themed festival will be back for another year. PDP officials noted that they are still working with the city to “finalize a new footprint,” which likely means the event will be even larger than in...
Pittsburgh Ballet artistic director Susan Jaffe leaving for role in New York City
Fresh from debuting her new choreography for “Swan Lake,” Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre artistic director Susan Jaffe has announced that she is leaving the company. In December, Jaffe will take over as artistic director of New York City-based American Ballet Theatre. Jaffe, 59, has a long history with ABT, beginning as...
‘POGOH,’ new Bike Share Pittsburgh system, features e-bikes
Pittsburgh hills can be challenging on a bicycle, and Bike Share Pittsburgh is helping ease the stress of riding up the Burgh’s steepest inclines. On Friday, it launched “POGOH,” a replacement for the city’s Healthy Ride bike share system, which began rolling in 2015. POGOH includes a collection of new...
Temptations’ musical story comes to Pittsburgh in ‘Ain’t Too Proud’
From the streets of Detroit to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, “Ain’t Too Proud — The Life and Times of The Temptations” covers the story of the iconic Motown super-group. The first national tour of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical comes to Pittsburgh’s Benedum Center from May 17...
Rising covid cases prompt 3-day closure of Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12
Students at Pittsburgh Public Schools’ Creative And Performing Arts 6-12 will switch to remote learning for three days because of rising covid-19 cases at the magnet school. The closure of the school on Ninth Street, in the city’s Cultural District, was triggered when positive covid cases climbed to 38 on...
Intersection of Penn Avenue and Sixth in Downtown Pittsburgh to close
The intersection of Penn Avenue and Sixth Street in Downtown Pittsburgh will be closed today through early June. The intersection, with Heinz Hall at one corner, will be closed to allow the city’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to replace broken and sunken brick crosswalks at the site. The crosswalks...
Coming soon: New Sally Ann’s restaurant in Pittsburgh named to honor owner’s late mother
Richard DeShantz’s latest dining option that’s set to open soon is nod to the woman who prepared his first meals. Sally Ann’s is named after his late mother, whose favorite flower was the daisy. Guests will notice the blooms throughout the space created by artist Matt Spahr of New Kensington....
‘Stars on Ice’ coming to PPG Paints Arena this weekend
The stuffed animal’s name is Waddle — it’s a miniature penguin that travels with the “Stars on Ice” tour. So Waddle should feel right at home Sunday when the U.S. Olympic team ice skaters come to town for the 4 p.m. show at the home of the Pittsburgh Penguins, PPG...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: May 6-8
It is Mother’s Day weekend. Here are some things to do with mom in Pittsburgh. Go for a walk The Susan G. Komen More Than Pink Walk is on Sunday – Mother’s Day — at Schenley Park. The event is at 9:30 a.m. The course is approximately 2 miles and...
Joinery Hotel Pittsburgh to open in place of Distrikt Hotel Pittsburgh
Curio Collection by Hilton labels its new Joinery Hotel Pittsburgh as “the place to be” for people who call the city home and those just passing through. The 185-room boutique hotel will open its doors in June, in the Downtown building that currently houses Distrikt Hotel Pittsburgh at 453 Boulevard...
Runners, spectators return to city streets for 2022 Pittsburgh MarathonVideo
Marathon mania was unleashed in Pittsburgh this weekend. The full 26.2-mile race and 13.1-mile half-marathon kicked off about 7 a.m. Sunday under cloudy skies that turned to rainy, soggy conditions about an hour into the race. But that didn’t dampen the spirit of runners. Many said they were thrilled the...
Cruisin’ Tikis Pittsburgh return for 5th season of sightseeing tours
A brand-new boat joins two others for the fifth season of Cruisin’ Tikis Pittsburgh, a company that offers sightseeing tours on their unusual little boats on the Allegheny, Ohio and Monongahela rivers. They’re recognizable by their thatched roofs and bamboo poles gliding along the river, like a floating Hawaiian-style hut....
Pittsburgh Marathon, Pitt commencement ceremonies to impact weekend traffic
Staffing shortages mean the extra Port Authority of Allegheny County service that Pittsburgh Marathon runners and spectators have enjoyed in the past might not be available this weekend as the races return for the first time in two years. “In previous years, Port Authority has provided extra service to assist...
