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Pittsburgh police set to realign next year amid union concerns about staffing
Pittsburgh police are working to realign the shrinking 770-officer force in the new year, but union leaders warn that the bureau shouldn’t reorganize in the midst of a staffing crisis. In 2024, Chief Larry Scirotto said he plans to launch a street crime team, hire a dozen young adults as...
Cup of cheer: Holiday bars are popping up all over Pittsburgh
Holiday pop-up bars are limited-time establishments with creative cocktails and mocktails — some also offer food — with a backdrop of decorations, perfect for posting photos on social media. Western Pennsylvania has plenty to choose from of these bars, which have become popular in recent years. Tinseltown Tinseltown, formerly The...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Dec. 15-17
Maybe you’re looking to get crafty. Maybe you’re looking for some holiday music with lasers. Or maybe you’re just looking for some Christmas cookies. Whatever you’re looking for this weekend, Pittsburgh has some fun things planned. Art and craft shows The Pittsburgh Winter Avant-Garde Art and Craft Show is from...
Carnegie Mellon graduate alleges ‘cruel campaign of antisemitic abuse’
A Jewish woman and graduate of Carnegie Mellon University is suing the school in federal court, alleging she faced “a cruel campaign of antisemitic abuse” by campus faculty and administration. Yael Canaan, 23, a New Jersey resident of Israeli ancestry, filed her complaint in U.S. District Court for Western Pennsylvania...
Man shot at Arby’s in Downtown Pittsburgh
A man was injured Thursday afternoon during a shooting in a fast-food restaurant Downtown. Pittsburgh police responded to an Arby’s in the 800 block of Liberty Avenue around 3 p.m. after shots were fired inside the restaurant, spokeswoman Cara Cruz said. A total of 15 rounds were fired. Two men...
Prantl’s Terrible Torte — what it is and how you can get one
Prantl’s Bakery has created a version of its popular burnt almond torte inspired by Pittsburgh’s black and gold. This newest flavor is the Terrible Torte, which will be available by pre-order only for a limited time starting Friday. “It’s called the Terrible Torte, but it’s actually delicious,” said Prantl’s president...
Women Who Rock celebrates Taylor Swift’s birthday with Swiftmas pop-up shop
Walking into the Swiftmas pop-up shop, guests were greeted by a pink Christmas tree, sweatshirts that read “1989” and bedazzled lightning bolt earrings. A pink neon sign read, “Babe you look so cool.” It was held at the SouthSide Works by Women Who Rock in honor of the pop star’s...
Pittsburgh synagogues and Jewish centers awarded nearly $1M in state security grants
A dozen Jewish centers and synagogues across Allegheny County have been awarded more than $953,000 in state funding to boost security, and additional money is going to other cultural centers in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties. This includes $150,000 for the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill, site of the...
Steelers to build community field, youth recreation complex at Hazelwood Green
The Pittsburgh Steelers announced plans Thursday to build a new community field and youth recreation complex at the Hazelwood Green site in Pittsburgh. The Steelers Charities will operate the complex, which will be branded with the NFL team’s logo. Kids will participate in youth football, clinics with current and former...
Proposed apartment building in Pittsburgh’s Bluff would feature local art on facade
A proposed six-story apartment building in Pittsburgh’s Bluff neighborhood would prominently feature 10 large panels of artwork on the building’s façade. Pittsburgh-based GSX Ventures has proposed the 211-unit apartment building on a 1.4-acre site that occupies nearly an entire city block bounded by Forbes Avenue and Watson, Marion and Van...
Feds say owner of Pa. snow, ice removal company padded bills; seek forfeiture of his Mt. Washington mansion
The owner of a Pittsburgh-based snow and ice removal company has been indicted on accusations that he padded customer bills for services that weren’t performed, and authorities are seeking the forfeiture of his Mt. Washington mansion. Charles W. Lantzman, 50, owner of Snow and Ice Management Co. of Pennsylvania, is...
2 girls hit by vehicle on the North Side; 1 in critical condition
Two 11-year-old girls are hospitalized after being hit by a vehicle Wednesday afternoon in the North Side neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Allegheny County dispatchers confirmed that two people were hit and taken by medics to the hospital after the incident, which was reported shortly after 4:30 pm. Police said one girl...
Pittsburgh considers extending lease on police HQ for 6 years, with option to buy
A proposal before Pittsburgh City Council would extend the city’s lease on its North Side police headquarters for six years, after which it would have an option to buy the building. The city has leased the building on Western Avenue for 20 years. The current lease is set to expire...
Pittsburgh City Council tweaks mayor’s budget proposal, to vote on spending plan next week
Pittsburgh City Council advanced a package of budget-related legislation Wednesday after tweaking the spending plan proposed by the mayor, including more than doubling a would-be pay raise for council members. The proposed 2024 budget includes no tax increase, though City Council Budget Director Peter McDevitt has said that the city...
PPG expands in Europe with new facility in France
Pittsburgh-based paint and coatings company PPG has opened a facility in France to improve its operations in Southern Europe and North Africa. The $17 million aerospace application support center in Toulouse, France, will provide filling and packaging capabilities for aerospace materials, including coatings and sealants for aircraft, according to the...
Pittsburgh to use money from anti-violence trust fund on parks, recreation
Money from Pittsburgh’s anti-violence trust fund can now be used on parks and recreation projects. City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to allow up to 10% of the money in the Stop the Violence trust fund to go to the city’s Department of Parks and Recreation. Councilman R. Daniel Lavelle, D-Hill...
3-month-old boy dies in Brighton Heights, police investigating
A 3-month-old boy died Monday at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh after first responders were notified that the infant was in distress in Brighton Heights. Kyrie Robert Mitchell was unresponsive when first responders arrived at the infant’s Davis Avenue home around 8:20 p.m., city police said. Detectives are investigating. The...
Man dies after altercation, shooting in Elliott
A Pittsburgh man died after being shot late Tuesday in the city’s Elliott neighborhood, police said. The man was found with several gunshot wounds around 10:30 p.m. inside a home off Wilna Way in the area of Lorenz Avenue, city police said. He was taken to Allegheny General Hospital, where...
Pittsburgh City Council members propose 7.1% pay raise for themselves
Pittsburgh City Council members are proposing to increase their pay by 7.1% in the city’s budget for next year — more than double the raise that Mayor Ed Gainey had proposed for council members. Gainey had included a 3% increase for council members in his proposed budget. Council members introduced...
Man robbed Hill District convenience store at gunpoint, police say
A Hill District man is accused of robbing a convenience store around the corner from his home at gunpoint late Monday and running away with $440 in cash. Pittsburgh police said they arrested Quintin Briskey, 33, around 11:50 p.m. on Webster Avenue, less than one-fifth of a mile from the...
Former Pittsburgh building inspector accused of taking bribes from Downtown developer
A former Pittsburgh building inspector faces a felony bribery charge after police said he solicited at least $5,000 in connection with a development project in Downtown Pittsburgh. Walter Eiseman was charged Nov. 28 in Western Pennsylvania’s U.S. District Court with one count of bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds, court...
No Christmas Eve launch for Astrobotic lunar lander
Pittsburgh space startup Astrobotic’s lunar lander Peregrine won’t be leaving for the moon on Christmas Eve after all. The lander had been scheduledto launch on Dec. 24 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carried by a Vulcan Centaur rocket from Colorado-based United Launch Alliance. However, on Sunday, United...
Therese Rocco, Pittsburgh’s 1st female assistant police chief, dead at 97
Therese Rocco, a devout Catholic, Pittsburgh native and trailblazing police officer who became a role model for women and embraced the saintly task of tracking down missing children as her life’s work, died Monday after several weeks in hospice care at West Penn Hospital. She was 97. Diminutive and dogged,...
Pitt launches grad program to make data science more accessible
Understanding how to work with data is a skill that once seemed important only for those with careers tied at the hip to a computer. Not any more. Artists, accountants, health care workers and just about anyone else in an increasingly digitized world can benefit from being able to assemble,...
Driver killed after crashing car through embankment, falling upside-down atop garage
First responders struggled to free a woman killed Monday afternoon after she drove her car over a 30- to 40-foot embankment in Pittsburgh’s Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood, flipping the vehicle upside-down and landing atop an abandoned garage below. Firefighters’ feet literally sunk into the roof of the garage, which already was caving...
