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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...

Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery, one of the first tenants in the Waterfront in Homestead, has closed. The first Rock Bottom opened in Denver in 1991. At one time there were 17 locations across the U.S. There are currently 12. When it opened 25 years ago, it was one of...

The weekend has arrived. Here are some ways to spend it. Pink walk The Susan G. Komen More Than Pink Walk is on Sunday at Schenley Park. The opening ceremony is at 9 a.m. The walk begins at 9:30 a.m. on Panther Hollow Road. It will be a 2.5-mile loop...

The City of Pittsburgh has announced the 2023 Dollar Bank Cinema in the Park summer schedule. All movies are free of charge and begin at dusk. The movie season begins in June with a monthlong schedule of pop-up films at a variety of parks throughout Pittsburgh. To learn when and...

A North Versailles man has been charged with attempted murder of a law enforcement officer and fleeing from police after officials said he exchanged gunfire with an officer Monday night in Homestead after driving away from an attempted traffic stop in Pittsburgh. The suspect, Erik Addison, 26, suffered a gunshot...

It’s the first weekend of May – marathon weekend. Here are some ways to spend it. Go for a run The Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon, UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh Half Marathon and walking division, as well as the FedEx Pittsburgh Marathon Relay, kick off at 7 a.m. on Sunday....

It’s the weekend. Here are some ways to spend it. Go to a movie The JFilm Festival, which showcases Jewish-themed independent feature films, is celebrating 30 years. The festival opened Thursday and runs through April 30. This weekend, the schedule starts with “Love Gets a Room” (5:30 p.m.) and “Our...

A Duquesne man faces a host of charges after police say he fled a traffic stop Thursday night and crashed into another driver, sending his car off the ground and spinning in the air. Shortly after 10:30 p.m. Thursday, Duquesne police pulled over a driver they said was switching lanes...

We’ve made it to the first spring weekend of the year. Enjoy it with options from “Honky Tonk” sounds to a film festival gathering. Humanities Festival Pittsburgh Humanities Festival, a co-production of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and The Humanities Center at Carnegie Mellon University, is Friday through Sunday. The headliners...

Sandcastle has been named one of the top waterparks in the U.S., according to U.S. News and World Report. The publication handed the West Homestead waterpark the honor over the weekend, calling Sandcastle a “nostalgic treat.” Sandcastle was one of 36 parks nationwide and one of four in Pennsylvania to...

Gospel singers Lamont and Mary Shields were eating dinner when they received the call that could have changed their lives. The caller said Berry Gordy, founder of Motown Records, liked one of their songs. He would consider it on one condition — that they change one word. The Hampton couple...

The Waterfront shopping and dining complex in Homestead will implement a new curfew policy next week. Under the new curfew policy, visitors under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a supervising adult who is 21 or older and carrying identification after 6 p.m. Visitors under 18 who are...

Imagine tasting a sweet humungous Nancy B’s Bakery chocolate chip cookie in a brewed liquid form. That’s right. Nancy B’s Bakery of West Homestead has collaborated with Allegheny City Brewing in the North Side’s Deutschtown neighborhood for a dessert beer for a fourth year — only this time they are...

It’s the first full weekend of 2023 and if one of your goals this year is to run the Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon, it’s a good time to begin your training. Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Training Session Saturday marks the official start of Marathon Weekend Training. There will...

An Irwin man was among three people jailed in Allegheny County this week after drugs, guns and cash were found during a raid in West Mifflin, West Mifflin police said. Police said the illegal items confiscated were heroin, cocaine, pure fentanyl and fentanyl pills, marijuana, as well as four handguns,...

One person was taken to a hospital from a house fire in West Mifflin early Thursday morning, an Allegheny County 911 dispatcher said. The two-alarm fire in the 4700 block of Eliza Street was reported shortly before 3:30 a.m., the dispatcher said. Smoke was seen coming from the house and...

Two men were arrested by Pittsburgh Police after a chase ended in a crash downtown Wednesday evening. Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz reported plainclothes detectives saw a man wanted on a federal drug warrant in the parking lot of a gas station at Beechwood Boulevard and Browns Hill Road shortly...

A Bethel Park man who was driving under the influence of marijuana when he struck and killed a man in a motorized wheelchair in Homestead pleaded guilty on Tuesday. Eric Walker, 51, pleaded guilty to causing an accident involving death while not licensed, driving under the influence, careless driving and...

State police have secured a warrant for a Homestead man they say drove the wrong way up a Parkway East ramp Friday morning, hitting both a vehicle and pedestrian before fleeing on foot. Police said troopers were monitoring traffic at the Forward Avenue on-ramp to I-376 around 9:40 a.m. Friday...

A body recovered from the Monongahela River on Wednesday has been identified as 66-year-old James Aiello, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. Emergency officials were called shortly before 3 p.m. to the 200 block of Washington Avenue along the Monongahela, where Aiello’s body was discovered. Aiello was not...

A Munhall funeral home owner has been charged with abuse of a corpse after, police say, he left a body unrefrigerated for more than a week. Michael Aldrich, 74, director at Aldrich Funeral Home in Munhall, was charged by Munhall police. The family of Dexter Owens, who died in late...

Steelers defensive tackle Montravius Adams had a slight look of trepidation as he prepared to take his first bite of a quinoa burger slider he had just helped prepare. He made up his mind to dive in and try it. Suddenly a smile crept over his face. “Mmmm, I like...

A 15-year-old boy has been charged in connection with a Sept. 24 shooting at Kennywood Park that authorities on Thursday linked to an ongoing feud between teenagers in the Mon Valley. Darryl Pirl of West Mifflin, one of three people injured during the shooting, was arrested without incident Thursday morning....