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Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival kicks off
Artists from across the region — and nation — will converge starting Friday on the 14-block Cultural District as the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival kicks off, ushering in 10 days of free art and music. The festival, now in its third consecutive year of festivities relocated from around...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: May 31-June 2
With the Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh Pride and Kenny Chesney all drawing crowds this weekend, it’s going to be a crazy few days in Pittsburgh. Be sure to keep an eye on traffic reports before you head out. In the meantime, here are some other things to do around...
Man hospitalized after explosion, fire at Three Rivers Arts Festival in Pittsburgh
Randy Handel said a food-court blaze that hospitalized a man Friday at the Three Rivers Arts Festival in Pittsburgh’s Cultural District started with “a pop, just a large ‘pop.’” A festival vendor for more than 15 years, Handel heard the pop from a few dozen yards away, then said the...
Restored World War I memorial at Pittsburgh’s Obama Academy links past and present
Isaiah Trumbull, co-president of Obama Academy’s graduating class, said a recent restoration project that breathed new life into a World War I memorial on the school’s East Liberty campus provided an opportunity for reflection. Trumbull said the project inspired him to learn about some of the more than 500 people...
Pittsburgh is hosting Chesney, Pride and Arts Fest on Saturday. Here’s how to navigate them
Call it the trifecta, the triple whammy or, like Pittsburgh parking magnate Merrill Stabile, the perfect storm. However it’s described, Saturday is shaping up to be epic for Pittsburgh, as the city hosts three major events Downtown and on the North Shore that are expected to draw hundreds of thousands...
Wiener World owner cites ongoing crime as reason for relocating Downtown restaurant
Wiener World Pittsburgh and its iconic hot dogs are setting up shop at a new location at the U.S. Steel Tower on June 3. The popular hot dog joint, in business since 1965 at its Downtown Smithfield Street location, closed its doors on May 23. Owner Denny Scott of Wilkins...
The Peach Truck brings fresh fruit to Pittsburgh this summer
The Peach Truck is coming to Pittsburgh this summer — and with it, a plethora of fresh, handpicked peaches. Based out of Nashville, Tenn., The Peach Truck usually stops at various locations around the country, said Joanna Mariani, vice president of marketing. It will be parked in the Pittsburgh area...
Construction worker killed in 9-story fall in Oakland is identified
A construction worker died Thursday morning after falling nine stories from scaffolding at an apartment building under construction in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood. Authorities identified the man as John J. Allen, 47, of McKees Rocks. First responders were dispatched shortly before 8 a.m. to 419 Melwood Ave. Allen was pronounced dead...
Pittsburgh Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center to close its doors; 140 residents affected
Some 140 residents will need to find alternate lodgings this August after a nursing home in Pittsburgh’s Shadyside neighborhood shuts down for good. Pittsburgh Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, located at 550 South Negley Ave., will close Aug. 12, according to an announcement sent out to residents and their families...
Man taken to hospital after being stabbed in Downtown Pittsburgh
A man was taken to an area hospital in stable condition after he was stabbed in the shoulder around 4:30 p.m. in Downtown Pittsburgh, police said. First responders found the man with a single stab wound in the 300 block of Third Avenue. He was able to speak with police...
Man arrested in Pittsburgh’s Swissvale neighborhood in connection with August assault
Police arrested a Monroeville man Wednesday in connection with an assault in Pittsburgh’s Swissvale neighborhood that happened last August. A man was found unconscious in a car in the parking lot of 1915 McCague St. around 8:50 a.m. last Aug. 12, and was taken to a hospital in critical but...
Woman shot in Homewood South
A woman was shot Wednesday afternoon in Pittsburgh’s Homewood South neighborhood, police said. Police were alerted to the incident by the ShotSpotter gunfire detection system just before 1 p.m. in the 7300 block of Formosa Way. Officers on patrol in the area heard the shots and found the woman in...
Pittsburgh to pay charge linked to contractor scandal amid probe of city credit card use
Two weeks ago, Pittsburgh City Council balked on paying a $1,200 credit card charge linked to a contractor scandal. On Wednesday, council members changed their minds and voted 7-1 to approve the payment even as an investigation continues into the circumstances surrounding the controversial charge. Council initially halted the payment...
Pittsburgh City Council president defends closed-doors meetings
Pittsburgh City Council President R. Daniel Lavelle on Wednesday defended council’s decision to hold two closed-doors meetings next week despite concerns from legal experts and good-government advocates who say such sessions should be open to the public. Lavelle, D-Hill District, said at least one of the off-limits sessions scheduled for...
Pittsburgh considers sharpshooters in parks to reduce deer population
An expansion of Pittsburgh’s deer hunting program will bring limited archery into additional parks, and the city might bring in U.S. Department of Agriculture sharpshooters in some areas. The city last year launched a limited archery pilot program in Frick and Riverview parks. Thirty archers culled 108 deer and donated...
Spork Pit Barbecue closes on Pittsburgh’s South Side
After being open less than a year, Spork Pit Barbecue has closed. The idea was to transform the former Double Wide Grill on Pittsburgh’s South Side into a new dining concept of ribs and wings, pulled pork and brisket as well as retain some vegan and vegetarian dishes the Double...
Pittsburgh poised to fund 2 Juneteenth events after controversy over dueling celebrations
Pittsburgh has figured out a way to defuse a controversy over dueling Juneteenth celebrations: Give money to both. The city is now poised to help fund two separate Juneteenth events next month after a longtime event organizer last week condemned Mayor Ed Gainey’s administration for initially proposing to steer cash...
Ex-home health aide sentenced to probation for sexually assaulting Pittsburgh client
A Pittsburgh woman took a deep breath from her motorized wheelchair as she prepared to describe the impact of being sexually assaulted last year by her home health aide. “I was once a vibrant and outgoing person,” the victim said in court Wednesday. “I would not wish this on my...
Pitt names 1st woman as engineering dean
Michele V. Manuel, a leading materials engineer in Florida, is the University of Pittsburgh’s new dean of engineering, a discipline dominated by males nationally that has sought to identify talented women and minorities. Her appointment as U.S. Steel Dean of the Swanson School of Engineering is effective Sept. 1, officials...
Pitt’s David C. Frederick Honors College expands to Greensburg campus
The University of Pittsburgh’s David C. Frederick Honors College is expanding to include high-achieving students enrolled at its suburban Greensburg campus in Hempfield, officials announced Tuesday. Effective this fall, undergraduates with the necessary academic qualifications can enroll in the newly formed David C. Frederick Honors College at Pitt-Greensburg. Students there,...
Pittsburgh reveals details about controversial $6M master plan
A citywide master plan meant to guide Pittsburgh for the next 20 years has faced criticism for being nonbinding, too expensive — and vague. On Tuesday, a top city official rendered that last complaint moot by providing details about the $6 million project to the city’s Planning Commission. The master...
Pittsburgh City Council schedules more private meetings despite Sunshine Act concerns
Pittsburgh City Council has scheduled two closed-door meetings next week despite concerns from legal experts and good government advocates that such private sessions might flout the spirit of Pennsylvania’s open-meetings law. The two private meetings for next Wednesday mark the first such closed-doors sessions — or briefings, as council calls...
UPMC reports $103M operating loss during 1st quarter
UPMC reported an operating loss of $103 million during the first three months of the year, up slightly from its $100 million operating loss during the same period a year ago. The Pittsburgh-based health giant’s first-quarter losses came on revenues of more than $7.1 billion, according to a financial disclosure...
X Ambassadors frontman Sam Nelson Harris talks past hits and new music ahead of Pittsburgh show
Alt rock band X Ambassadors’ lead singer and Ithaca, N.Y., native Sam Nelson Harris is no stranger to the ‘Burgh. “My brother-in-law went to Carnegie Mellon, so I was there a lot when he was in school,” Harris said ahead of his band’s upcoming show Tuesday at Mr. Smalls Theatre...
California woman sentenced to prison for harassing calls to Squirrel Hill synagogue official
Joel Goldstein received the first phone call laced with antisemitic slurs within weeks of a mass shooter murdering 11 Jewish congregants at Tree of Life-Or L’Simcha synagogue on Oct. 27, 2018 — the worst antisemitic attack on U.S. soil. The former executive director of the Squirrel Hill synagogue had left...
