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‘Another tool on your belt’: Pittsburgh cops embrace jiu jitsu training
For Tim Novosel, Brazilian jiu jitsu is more about control than contact. The Pittsburgh police commander — who launched a jiu jitsu training program for city cops about two years ago — talked about the importance the martial art places on focus instead of force. Nearby, a dozen officers grappled...
Liberty Avenue in Strip District restricted as crews repair leaking underground cable
A section of Liberty Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Strip District was down to one lane Monday morning as Duquesne Light crews worked to repair a leaking underground transmission cable. According to TribLive news partner WTAE, the repairs were happening in the area of Liberty Avenue and 27th Street. Duquesne Light said...
Weather conditions fail to dampen enthusiasm of Pittsburgh Marathon runners
Sunday morning was all about testing limits and inspiring others — one step at a time — at the 2024 Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon. Karen Losego, 39, of Mt. Lebanon was in tears after finishing her first half marathon. “I’ve just always really hated running and I just wanted...
3 companies involved at Oakland site where woman was killed faced prior OSHA violations
Three companies involved at the Oakland construction site where a pedestrian was killed by a steel cylinder that broke loose Friday have faced prior fines from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Pittsburgh-based Gilbane Building Co. and Massaro Construction Group are the lead contractors on the construction project for...
A ‘tip of the hat’ to guests who didn’t allow rain to dampen the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy hat luncheon
Under drizzle at times on a dreary Saturday afternoon in the heart of Schenley Park, guests brightened the day with the finest colorful and bold headwear. It was the 26th annual PNC Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Spring Hat Luncheon. A little precipitation didn’t deter this crowd. Members of this group were...
Man shot in chest in Wilkinsburg in critical condition
A man was hospitalized in critical condition after being shot in the chest in Wilkinsburg, according to Allegheny County Police. Officers were notified of the shooting around 8 p.m. Friday along the 1500 block of Park Avenue. Police said first responders located a man suffering from a gunshot wound to...
Judy O’Connor, wife of former Pittsburgh mayor Bob O’Connor, dies
Judy O’Connor loved to laugh. “When I’d come home to take care of her the last few months, we’d almost always listen to one of comedian Jim Gaffigan’s stand-up albums,” said her son, Rev. Terrence O’Connor of the Diocese of Pittsburgh. Judy Levine O’Connor, wife of former Pittsburgh Mayor Bob...
Pittsburgh EMS expands pilot program for paramedics to utilize mobile blood banks
It didn’t look good for the teenage driver. Shortly after 7:15 a.m. on a rainy Thursday in May last year, the young man — who lost control of his yellow sports car when it hydroplaned on Saw Mill Run Boulevard and he slammed the vehicle into a utility pole near...
Soundwalk interactive installation honors Hill District icons Frankie Mae, Charles Henry Pace
The interactive installation Soundwalk in the Hill District pays homage to the community work of Frankie Mae and Charles Henry Pace as musicians, activists and entrepreneurs from the 1930s to the 1960s. Taking place from 2-4 p.m. Saturday in the Hill District’s Frankie Mae Pace Park, the Soundwalk celebrates the...
Runaway steel cylinder from Pitt construction site kills Western Psych employee, victim identified
A pedestrian was killed Friday in Oakland when a steel cylinder weighing thousands of pounds rolled away from a construction site at the University of Pittsburgh’s new sports performance center and traveled several hundred feet before striking her, authorities said. The metal tube, nearly as long as a pickup truck...
‘Silent Tears: The Last Yiddish Tango’ marks Holocaust Remembrance Day at Rodef Shalom
The award-winning music program “Silent Tears: The Last Yiddish Tango,” based on the poetry and writings of women who survived the Holocaust, will come to Pittsburgh this Sunday. On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Rodef Shalom Congregation will present the concert, which has toured in Europe and North America over the past...
From cassette tapes to vinyl records, physical media is trending in Pittsburgh
Cassette tapes brought Veronika Cloutier to Pittsburgh. Vinyl LPs have kept her here. Before moving to Pittsburgh from North Carolina in 2021, the former vocalist and guitarist for the band Attack Cat measured the city’s livability by connecting with a local indie label that releases cassettes. “The fact that there...
1 dead following Hill District shooting
A Pittsburgh man died early Friday morning after being shot in the head in the city’s Hill District neighborhood, police said. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as Anthony Young, 35. A cause and manner of death has not yet been determined. Pittsburgh police from Zone 2...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh: May 3-5
Cinco de Mayo! May the Fourth be with you! There are plenty of reasons to celebrate this weekend. Here are five fun events going on around town. May the Fourth Be With You at the Symphony On Saturday, May 4, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents “Music of Star Wars.” The...
Armed robbery investigation continues in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood
Pittsburgh police continue to investigate an armed robbery at an Allentown business. Public Safety spokeswoman Emily Bourne said officers were dispatched shortly after 9 p.m. Wednesday for reports of an armed robbery at a beer distributor along the 800 block of East Warrington Avenue. An employee told police they were...
‘You just gotta go through it’: Pittsburgh marathoners prepare for mental, physical test
For Ron Brown, waiting for marathon day is like waiting for Christmas morning: Sunday will be his 60th time racing all 26.2 miles. “You get apprehensive,” said Brown, 55, of West Deer, days before the Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon. “But once you get across that starting line, that goes...
Pittsburgh squeezes Heinz History Center to get giant ketchup bottle permit
Pittsburgh’s iconic giant ketchup bottle is too big. At least that’s what the city has told the Heinz History Center. One of two oversized Heinz ketchup bottles removed from Acrisure Stadium last summer after it changed names from Heinz Field was installed outside the Strip District museum in December. The...
Homewood’s BBQ maestro: Drew Allen’s journey from DJ to pitmaster extraordinaire
Drew Allen, owner of Showcase BBQ in Homewood, moves swiftly. If you can’t keep pace with his speed, you might lose sight of him amid a haze of smoke. Patrons queue up before the restaurant opens, eagerly anticipating the savory, finger-licking taste of his ribs that are hailed by many...
National Aviary announces death of penguin Stanley
One of the longest-tenured flock members at the National Aviary has died. He was 22. Stanley, named after the National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup, arrived at the Aviary on Pittsburgh’s North Side in 2001 when he was just 2 months old. Stanley was nationally known for the bond he shared...
A closer look at how University of Pittsburgh handled protests amid national strife
Many universities across the country are facing a harsh reckoning over vandalized buildings, mass campus arrests and chilling images from this week of student protesters battling police and sometimes each other. But the University of Pittsburgh is not — at least thus far. The university fared differently than other campuses...
Permit controversy sinks planned Pittsburgh Pride festival move to Point State Park
Controversy is flaring over this year’s Pittsburgh Pride festival after event organizers claimed that state officials prevented them from holding the annual celebration of the LGBTQ+ community at Point State Park in the Golden Triangle. The state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, which runs the park, countered that there...
Snyder Mansion-turned-workplace a hit with employees on Pittsburgh’s North Side
It’s not every day a job interview takes place in a historic mansion. But for Logann Woodley of Franklin Park, interviewing inside a sprawling brownstone built for the late Pittsburgh steel and iron magnate William Penn Snyder sealed the deal. Today, it’s the headquarters of Babb, Inc., an insurance broker....
Pittsburgh Controller Heisler warns in annual report of trouble on horizon for city finances
Pittsburgh Controller Rachael Heisler on Wednesday reiterated concerns about what she views as the city’s fragile financial position as she unveiled her office’s annual report on Pittsburgh’s revenues and expenses. The controller has raised alarms that the city is spending more than it brings in, a problem that is coming...
What to know about the Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon
Preparing for a marathon is a challenge even if you aren’t the person running 26.2 miles. Someone has to make sure every step of the course is clear: the twists, the turns, the bridges and the hills. That person is Brian Schmidt, director of operations for P3R, the organization hosting...
Pittsburgh’s JFilm Festival to kick off with documentary on pianist John BaylessVideo
A documentary opening this year’s Pittsburgh JFilm Festival chronicles a brilliant musician’s triumph over adversity. “Left Alone Rhapsody: The Musical Memoir of Pianist John Bayless” is a documentary about the world-renowned pianist and composer who suffered a stroke at 54 that caused the loss of the use of his dominant...
