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Frick Pittsburgh exhibit explores Black freedom through automobiles
A car is more than steel over an engine and four wheels. To some, it was a vehicle for freedom. That’s the inspiration behind “Pittsburgh and the Great Migration: Black Mobility and the Automobile,” the exhibition opening Saturday at the Frick Pittsburgh in Point Breeze. In the years between the...
Vehicle crashes into Pittsburgh animal shelter
A Pittsburgh animal shelter got an unwanted visitor sometime overnight, and it wasn’t an animal. The East Side domestic shelter of the Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh was apparently hit by a vehicle after the Homewood shelter closed on Wednesday evening. The exterior brick wall of the shelter suffered significant...
Man shot in Homewood, taken to hospital in critical condition
A man was shot just after 5 p.m. Wednesday in Homewood in the 7900 block of Frankstown Avenue, according to Pittsburgh police. Police, fire and EMS received a report of gunshots in the area and found the man with multiple gunshot wounds to his legs. He was taken to the...
East End native to move machining business from Pittsburgh to Westmoreland County
John Conturo has been in Pittsburgh’s East End his entire life, growing up in Highland Park and starting his machine shop, Conturo Prototyping, at a rented facility in Point Breeze. And while he was hoping to stay in the area, the near future will see a move farther east, both...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: April 14-16
It’s the weekend. Here are some ways to spend it. Beer here There are many events taking place this weekend for Three Rivers Beer Week, including East End Brewing Co.’s annual Pedal Pale Keg Ride from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday beginning at 147 Julius St. in Larimer....
Man found dead in Homewood house identified, incident ruled a homicide
A man found dead inside an abandoned Homewood house was identified Tuesday. Brentell Lewmont Clark, 24, of Pittsburgh, was found on the third floor of the home. He had been shot in the face, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office and public safety spokesperson Cara Cruz. Pittsburgh police...
Pittsburgh’s Friendship Park home on the market for $809,999
The home has “curb appeal.” “I am so excited about this listing,” said Ammy Chau, sales associate for Howard Hanna Real Estate. “As soon as I saw this house, I loved it. I thought, ‘This will be cool inside,’ and, when I walked in, I noticed the spacious entryway —...
Police seek driver of car involved in fatal East Liberty hit-and-run
A pedestrian was killed Monday in a hit-and-run in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood. The crash happened about 1:45 a.m. and police found an overturned car at the intersection of Penn and Centre avenues. Police are searching for the driver of the silver Chevrolet sedan that is was involved. The man...
Pittsburgh Art Commission approves plan to redevelop East Liberty’s Enright Park
The Civic Design Committee of Pittsburgh’s Art Commission has approved plans for a major redevelopment project at Enright Park in East Liberty. The Department of City Planning in 2018 worked with community members to craft a master plan for the redevelopment of the park, which became part of a debate...
Homewood crash overturns ambulance; 2 in stable condition
A female ambulance driver was taken to the hospital with hand and pelvic injuries after a crash Monday afternoon flipped the ambulance she was driving onto its side in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood, according to police. Pittsburgh police, ambulance and fire units were called to the intersection of Oakwood and Bennett...
Pittsburgh man charged in theft of church bell
A Pittsburgh man faces criminal charges in connection with the theft of a 1,000-pound church bell. Matthew Pistelli, 54, was arrested Monday night by Pittsburgh police plainclothes detectives in connection with the Feb. 12 theft of the bell from Turner Cemetery in the Squirrel Hill/Greenfield area. Pistelli faces charges of...
Water issue closes Pittsburgh zoo, but it should reopen Wednesday
The Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium closed Tuesday because of what it described as a water issue, but the facility is expecting to reopen to guests Wednesday, officials said. The issue was located outside of zoo grounds but was impacting the zoo with “intermittent service,” said Alex Cauley, the zoo’s public...
Pittsburgh’s Prime Stage heads to Narnia with ‘Lion, Witch & the Wardrobe’
Rehearsals for Prime Stage Theatre’s production of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” are about to enter what stage manager Britt Kolek said is the best but also the most difficult phase. “We’re starting the really heavily technical rehearsals,” said Kolek, 24, of Freeport, who has been working at...
Vento’s Pizza, home of ‘Franco’s Italian Army,’ to close
A hub for pizza and Steelers pride is preparing to close its doors. Vento’s Pizza on North Highland Avenue in East Liberty announced that it will turn out the lights on Saturday after nearly seven decades of slinging handmade pizzas and hoagies. “The family recipe has stood the test of...
Pittsburgh investigators uncover new evidence in 1994 unsolved slaying of woman
Pittsburgh police have a new suspect in an unsolved 1994 killing. Florence Simon was 68 years old when she was “brutally strangled” inside her home at the 700 block of North St. Clair St. in East Liberty. She lived alone at the time. George Satler, a Pittsburgh detective assigned to...
Proposal to build new Citizens Bank branch in East Liberty receives approval on 3rd try
Pittsburgh’s Planning Commission on Tuesday approved a plan to tear down and replace the Citizens Bank branch in East Liberty after previously denying two similar proposals. The building at 6112 Penn Ave. was constructed in 1969 and 1970, originally housing a Mellon Bank branch. Citizens Bank opened a branch there...
Conservancy looks to create accessible areas for people to connect with nature at Frick Park
The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy is looking to create a series of accessible sensory areas in Frick Park. Many of the sites the conservancy uses for nature programming and other activities at the park aren’t accessible for everyone, said Brandon Riley, the conservancy’s capital projects manager. “We’re trying to provide that...
Medical examiner identifies victim of Sunday shooting in Wilkinsburg
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office on Wednesday afternoon identified the victim of Sunday’s fatal shooting in Wilkinsburg. Daniel Richard Hurley, 40, address unknown, was shot in the 100 block of East Bryn Mawr Court, according to the medical examiner. No cause or manner of death has been released yet....
Boil water advisory lifted for Pittsburgh neighborhoods
After several days of a boil water advisory in East End Pittsburgh neighborhoods, the Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority on Wednesday lifted the advisory for several thousands of households across about a dozen neighborhoods. The announcement comes a day after some residents in four neighborhoods had their advisories lifted. There...
Police look to question housemate of woman, child fatally shot in Swissvale
A woman and a girl were found shot to death inside a Swissvale apartment on Wednesday morning, according to Allegheny County Police. County police said Wednesday night that they are trying to contact a man who lived with them. County detectives want to speak with Kareef Antonio George Easington, 35....
4 shot outside Pittsburgh high school, police say
Four students were shot Tuesday afternoon outside of Westinghouse Academy in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood just after school let out, police said. None of the injuries are reported to be life-threatening, officers said. Police said the student victims, two 15-year-old boys, a 17-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl, were shot at...
Lane restrictions on Highland Park Bridge to begin Monday
Long-term lane restrictions will begin Monday on the Highland Park Bridge in Sharpsburg, PennDOT officials said this weekend. Officials plan to restrict northbound traffic, weather permitting, beginning at 7 a.m. Monday morning. The left-hand lane from the Highland Park Bridge/Freeport Road interchange to Route 28 will close Monday to traffic...
DA’s office withdraws notice to seek death penalty in 2019 officer slaying
Less than a month before trial is scheduled to start, the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday withdrew its intent to seek the death penalty against a man accused of killing an off-duty Pittsburgh police officer in 2019. Christian Bey, 33, of Wilkinsburg, is scheduled to go to trial...
With a new home, Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books looks to expand in its 2nd year
Last year’s inaugural Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books brought 50 authors, 25 poets and more than 2,000 attendees together to celebrate the magic of literature and poetic prose. This year, with a new location at the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in the city’s East Liberty neighborhood, festival organizers are seeking to...
Police: 2 juveniles recovering after being shot in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood
Pittsburgh police are investigating the shooting of two juvenile boys in the city’s Homewood neighborhood. Public Safety spokeswoman Amanda Mueller said officers were dispatched at about 11:15 p.m. Tuesday for a Shotspotter alert along the 7200 block of Susquehanna Street. First responders located two boys who had been shot in...
