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Quantum Theatre season opens with Greek tragedy at Schenley Park ice rink
Quantum Theatre will kick off its 30th anniversary season with the contemporary treatment of an ancient Greek classic. Outdoor performances of Jay Ball’s “An Odyssey,” based on Homer’s epic poem, “Odyssey,” are planned for Aug. 13-Sept. 5 at the Schenley Park Ice Skating Rink in Oakland. Directed by Jed Allen...
Jane’s Room at UPMC Magee is a solemn hospital space for grieving parents, families
Berkley Wellstein felt the silence. Her baby wasn’t moving. “I was 32½ weeks pregnant, and it was a normal pregnancy,” Wellstein said, as she stood with her husband, Bob, on July 8 inside UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital in Oakland. “There was a lack of movement. I went to see my doctor....
Trib HSSN Preseason WPIAL Football All-Star team: Anthony Speca, Central Catholic
The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 22 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. The leading tackler as a freshman at Central Catholic, Anthony Speca immediately became a...
R.K. Mellon Foundation announces $2.6 million grants to stimulate ‘new-economy’ jobs locally
The R.K. Mellon Foundation has a few goals aimed at helping people get jobs — and it’s got the money to get started. Targeting what foundation Director Sam Reiman calls “new-economy jobs,” the foundation is providing $2.6 million spread out over 16 grants. “With our new strategic plan, we are...
Pitt recommending but not requiring covid-19 vaccine
The University of Pittsburgh is encouraging students and staff to be vaccinated against covid-19, but the school won’t require vaccination. In a Board of Trustees meeting Friday morning, Chancellor Patrick Gallagher announced the university will not mandate vaccines, also acknowledging having an unvaccinated population on campus “will complicate our responsibility...
Pitt to purchase 2 Oakland properties for $25 million, expanding campus footprint
The University of Pittsburgh is expanding its Oakland campus with the purchase of two properties for more than $25 million. The first property is at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Halket Street. The second consists of 12 parcels on Bates Street, the Boulevard of the Allies and Zulema Street...
Feds award $19.3M to rapid bus line project linking Downtown Pittsburgh to Oakland
A rapid bus line linking Downtown Pittsburgh to its Oakland neighborhood will receive another $19.3 million in federal funding. The allocation was announced last week by the U.S. Department of Transportation to the Port Authority of Allegheny County as part of $250 million in funding made available under the American...
5 things to know about Flag Day ties to the Pittsburgh region and Pennsylvania
The national day of recognition celebrating the American flag — June 14 — has roots in the Pittsburgh region and Pennsylvania. On this day in 1777, the Continental Congress adopted a resolution approving the design for the first flag of the United States, which at that time was “thirteen stripes...
Carnegie Museum exhibition will explore cutting edge of architecture
“The Fabricated Landscape,” opening June 26 at Carnegie Museum of Art, is designed to highlight the growing diversity and ingenuity in the field of contemporary architecture. The exhibition will include installations from 10 international practices, many of which will be debuting new work for the first time in the United...
Army radio operator from Pittsburgh received Medal of Honor for D-Day braveryVideo
John J. Pinder Jr. landed on D-Day 77 years ago Sunday — June 6, 1944. Before he made it off the boat in Normandy, France, a piece of a bullet shell took a hunk of skin out of his face. As he held his left cheek in place, the Army...
Hempfield baseball survives up-and-down inning, stops Central Catholic
No matter how far this playoff runs goes, Hempfield will remember that nerve-racking yet fun-filled fifth inning from the quarterfinals when the Spartans turned a negative into a positive. The third-seeded Spartans went from an unsavory performance in the top of the frame to reversing course and taking control in...
Fayette man’s rapid control of robotic arm at Pitt lab detailed in ‘Science’
Having the sensation of touch makes quite a difference for Nathan Copeland. The 35-year-old man from Dunbar, Fayette County, lost the sensation and most of the motion in his limbs at 18 when he broke his neck in a car crash. Since 2014, he’s been participating in a study at...
Final week for round of street mini golf at Oakland OpenVideo
Sunday was a perfect day for golf. Two incoming seniors at Pitt — Justin Harvey from Long Island, N.Y., and Cole Privott of Lexington, Ky. — played two rounds at the 9-hole miniature golf street course called the Oakland Open. It is located on the street at the corner of...
Richard King Mellon Foundation gives $150M gift to Carnegie Mellon University
The Richard King Mellon Foundation on Thursday announced its largest ever grant — $150 million to Carnegie Mellon University. Half of the historic investment — $75 million — will go toward the construction of CMU’s long-awaited, cutting-edge $210 million science building on Forbes Avenue, adjacent to the Carnegie Museum in...
Vintage Grand Prix returns to Schenley Park after 2020 cancellation
The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix is ready to get back on track at Schenley Park this summer after the pandemic forced its cancellation a year ago. Presented by the Greater Pittsburgh Automobile Dealers Foundation, events are scheduled to begin on July 16 and run through Race Weekend in Schenley Park...
Carnegie Mellon to require students receive covid-19 vaccine for fall semester
Carnegie Mellon University will require students to be vaccinated for covid-19 to the extent permissible by law, school officials announced Tuesday. The policy, which is “consistent with scientific evidence on the importance of vaccine adoption to control spread of the virus,” according to a letter posted on the university’s website,...
Phipps summer flower show delves into ‘The Hidden Life of Trolls’
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens delved deep into the forest, folklore and fairy tales for its new “Summer Flower Show: The Hidden Life of Trolls,” running through September. Guests are welcomed to the immersive, interactive exhibit by animatronic troll mascots named Fen and Ivy, who give tips on how to...
Carnegie Museum of Art plans free, outdoor summer events
Carnegie Museum of Art is going “Inside Out” for a free summer event series. Featuring DJs, pop-up performances of site-specific commissions, arts activities and workshops, kid-friendly treats and local food trucks and beverages, the event will take place 4-8 p.m. Thursdays and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays, June 5-Sept. 4, in...
Former Central Catholic, Pitt star Damar Hamlin goes to Bills in 6th round
Damar Hamlin spent so much time at Pitt — five seasons from 2016-20 — that it might be difficult to imagine him in another uniform. But the free safety from McKees Rocks and Central Catholic will wear the colors of the Buffalo Bills after they drafted him in the sixth...
2 years after knee injury, Pitt’s Rashad Weaver drafted in 4th round by Titans
When Pitt defensive end Rashad Weaver suffered a serious knee injury in training camp two years ago and needed season-ending surgery, he didn’t feel sorry for himself. It just reinforced the work ethic that carried him through his five-year Pitt career. LETS GOOOO! I’m so thankful for the @titans believing...
Judge dismisses lawsuit over Pitt’s refusal to refund tuition during pandemic shutdown
A judge has thrown out a federal lawsuit filed by students against the University of Pittsburgh for failing to refund any of their tuition and fees when campus was shut down last year because of the pandemic. U.S. District Judge William Stickman IV on Tuesday granted Pitt’s motion to dismiss....
Pitt students push for LGBTQIA Center on campus
A student-produced report and petition are circulating the University of Pittsburgh and surrounding communities to persuade university officials to create an LGBTQIA+ Center – a place that would offer information, resources and community for Pitt students and others. Tyler Viljaste, a Pitt junior and vice president and chief of cabinet...
3 peregrine falcon chicks hatch in Cathedral of Learning nest
Three peregrine falcons hatched Sunday in the nest atop the Cathedral of Learning, according to Pittsburgh’s National Aviary. The first chick hatched around 3 a.m., according to social media posts from the Aviary. The second and third had emerged by about 10:45 a.m. A fourth egg remains. Morela, a female...
Pitt to host vaccine clinic for students, employees
The University of Pittsburgh will host a vaccine clinic Wednesday at the Petersen Events Center from noon to 6 p.m., where clinicians will administer first doses of the Moderna covid-19 vaccine. Kevin Zwick, a university spokesman, said Pitt received 500 doses from the state Department of Health. There will be...
WPIAL grants eligibility to pair of football players
The WPIAL granted eligibility to Central Catholic’s Jayden Thrift and McKeesport’s Jake Miller, two football players who switched schools this winter. Each took part in separate eligibility hearings Monday at the WPIAL office in Green Tree. Thrift, a freshman, transferred from Norwin. Miller, a junior, came from Plum. Thrift was...
