Pittsburgh category, Page 148
On, Comet! Astrobotic sets Christmas Eve launch date for lunar lander
Pittsburgh has officially set its date to travel to the moon, and it will come as a Christmas present. Pittsburgh-based space company Astrobotic will launch its Peregrine lunar lander on Dec. 24 from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, said Astrobotic CEO John Thorton. “It has been 16...
Pittsburgh’s Sister Bridges star in light demonstration
Lights. Camera. Bridges. Allegheny County on Wednesday demonstrated an enhanced lighting system being installed on the Roberto Clemente (Sixth Street), Andy Warhol (Seventh Street), and Rachel Carson (Ninth Street) Bridges. They’re commonly referred to as the Sister Bridges. The installation of 601,440 color LED lights across the three bridges that...
Pro-Palestine graffiti in Squirrel Hill called ‘despicable’
Pro-Palestine graffiti was found Thursday morning at multiple Squirrel Hill locations, including a wall outside Allderdice High School and on yard signs near a Jewish private school. Officials said they don’t know who spray-painted “Free Palestine” on a brick wall at Allderdice or changed a yard sign reading “I Stand...
Argentine restaurant, Balvanera, opens its doors in Pittsburgh’s Strip District
For the owners of the Argentine restaurant Balvanera, opening in the Strip District is a bit of a homecoming. Meredith Boyle grew up in Aspinwall. On one of their many trips back to her hometown, her husband Chef Fernando Navas fell in love with the city as well. So when...
Pittsburgh to provide protection for renters experiencing domestic violence
Pittsburgh renters experiencing domestic violence will now be able to terminate leases early without penalty and request locks to be changed. Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved legislation that requires landlords to permit domestic violence victims to exit leases early without penalty and requires them to change victims’ locks...
Pittsburgh man charged in Manchester homicide case
A Pittsburgh man has been accused of the fatal shooting of a man on Pittsburgh’s North Side on Sunday, city police said Wednesday. The suspect, Joshua James Short, 21, is accused of shooting Joseph Sees, 29, in Manchester, around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, police said. Officers found the victim inside a...
Homeowners need protection from predatory property wholesalers, experts tell Pittsburgh City Council
Housing experts told Pittsburgh City Council members Wednesday that legislation is needed to protect vulnerable homeowners from predatory residential property wholesalers. Legislation introduced in August would require residential property wholesalers — corporations that buy up houses and sell, lease or use them for Airbnbs — to get an annual license....
Pittsburgh teen pleads guilty to 3rd-degree murder in killing of Central Catholic student
Timothy Whitfield had nothing to say. The Pittsburgh teen accepted a plea deal Wednesday morning for murdering Central Catholic High School student Jafar Brooks, then 15, almost three years ago outside a Penn Hills apartment complex. Whitfield, now 19, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder, robbery and conspiracy with a series...
Pittsburgh police officer to receive living kidney donation
Pittsburgh police Officer Jeffrey Crawford is scheduled to receive a living kidney donation next month after about two years of dialysis treatment. The city held a ceremony on Tuesday recognizing Crawford and his kidney donor Sonya Brown. Pittsburgh officials and representatives from the National Kidney Foundation credited Crawford for helping...
The Mon Incline reopens after weeklong closure
The Monongahela Incline is back in business after a seven-day closure. The incline that moves passengers between Pittsburgh’s Mt. Washington and Station Square was placed out of service on Oct. 18 after the west car was damaged during routine maintenance, according to Pittsburgh Regional Transit. On Tuesday, transit officials announced...
Midnight Whistler opening soon in former Hough’s space in Greenfield
Midnight Whistler is the nickname for a bigfoot — hence the bigfoot head you will see on the wall of the pub that’s replacing Hough’s Taproom in Greenfield. The new place is expected to open in early November, pending some permit approvals. “Midnight Whistler is a nod to bigfoot,” said...
Police: Man shot in Pittsburgh’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood
A man was hospitalized in stable condition after being shot in Pittsburgh’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood Tuesday. Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said officers were dispatched to the intersection of Geyer and Shadeland avenues for two ShotSpotter alerts. Eight rounds reportedly were fired. Police found a man in the area of Schimmer...
Feds award nearly $25M to Pittsburgh high-tech energy projects
Two projects seeking to advance high-tech energy efforts in the Pittsburgh area were recently awarded nearly $25 million from the U.S. Department of Energy. Duquesne Light is receiving $19.7 million to enhance grid flexibility and improve the power system’s resilience against extreme weather events caused by climate change, while Carnegie...
$43M CCAC facility to focus on robotics, other advancing technologies
Justin Starr spent years working in Pittsburgh’s robotics industry and saw first-hand the disconnect between the skills students often leave colleges with and those his industry desperately sought. “We always had great success on the engineering end, but when it came to getting technicians to do things like actually build...
Man shot on North Side
A man was hospitalized after a North Side shooting Tuesday morning. Pittsburgh police responded to the intersection of Geyer and Shadeland avenues for ShotSpotter alerts of eight rounds of gunfire at about 10 a.m., police spokeswoman Cara Cruz said. First responders found the man, who was not identified, “in the...
Tech startup for sexual assault survivors moves to Lawrenceville
A health care tech startup that provides at-home early evidence kits for sexual assault survivors has moved its headquarters to Pittsburgh. Leda Health has officially moved from the Brooklyn borough of New York City to Lawrenceville. The Butler Street location is under construction, with the goal to be completed Nov....
Pittsburgh Rite Aid robbed, search for suspect underway
Pittsburgh Police are investigating an armed robbery of a Rite Aid pharmacy Downtown. Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said officers responded to the call around 8:30 p.m. Monday along the 100 block of Forbes Avenue. Police described the suspect as a man dressed in all black and wearing a ski...
Man, woman dead after separate shootings in Pittsburgh neighborhoods
Pittsburgh police are investigating two fatal shootings. A 21-year-old woman was found shot just before 3 p.m. Sunday at Finance Street and North Homewood Avenue by the East Busway overpass in Homewood South, police said. The woman had a gunshot wound to her upper body. She was taken to a...
Rollout of Pittsburgh’s plastic bag ban leaves some customers, businesses confused
Pittsburgh officials say they are working to address areas of confusion as the city’s plastic bag ban takes effect. The ban, meant to reduce litter and waste, went into effect earlier this month. It prohibits most single-use plastic bags, but allows exceptions for unpackaged prepared foods, produce bags, meat packaging,...
Rebuilding Tree of Life synagogue 5 years after attack
A path of light. For five years, they waded through tides of healing and commemoration. A monthslong trial that was punctuated with a death sentence and reopened old wounds. Hundreds of Shabbat services led in borrowed homes. After it all, a path of light — a key feature of the...
Trial begins in fatal shooting of 1-year-old struck by stray bullet in Spring Hill
Allegheny County prosecutors admitted Friday that Marvin Hill is not the man who fired the stray bullet that killed 1-year-old Zykier Young as the child lay in bed in Pittsburgh’s Spring Hill three years ago. But they said Hill is guilty of criminal homicide anyway, because he was armed with...
Former attorney works to bring resources to those with rare genetic disease
Mark Christman had people around him, but he still felt lonely. “When you have a rare disease, it makes you feel alone,” said Christman, who was diagnosed in 1977 with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, or FSHD, a genetic disorder that causes weakening of the skeletal muscles. “I had never met another...
Titanic exhibit opening at Carnegie Science Center
Howard Irwin packed a trunk that made it on the Titanic, but he never boarded the ship. The Buffalo, N.Y., resident’s belongings were found on the ocean floor, including one item with a Pittsburgh connection. “That is a Pittsburgh postcard,” said James Penca, a historian and consultant for RMS Titanic...
Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority to replace water mains with $37.3M in state funding
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority plans to replace about four miles of water mains in Pittsburgh’s Brighton Heights and Squirrel Hill South neighborhoods. The authority said it has secured a $37.3 million funding package from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority for the project to replace aging and undersized water...
Heart’s Ann Wilson headlines Women Who Rock at Stage AE
Being successful for a woman in the music industry is about refusing to take “no” for an answer. Someone who knows that firsthand is Ann Wilson from Heart. “You have to be pushy, and you will have to sacrifice everything, if you are serious about your career,” said Wilson, who...
