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Picklesburgh moves venue as popularity grows in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh’s most popular pickle party is moving across Downtown this year to accommodate the festival’s growing crowds. Picklesburgh is moving to the Boulevard of the Allies for its 2023 festival, according to the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership. The iconic 35-foot Heinz pickle balloon will fly over PPG Plaza, next to the...
Pittsburgh to hold public reception for new police Chief Larry Scirotto
Pittsburgh residents will have an opportunity to meet newly installed police Chief Larry Scirotto during a public reception Wednesday. City Council is hosting the reception from 3 to 6 p.m. on the first floor of the City-County Building at 414 Grant St., Downtown. Council unanimously approved Scirotto as the new...
$18.5M project offers mixed-rate apartments at former Garfield synagogue, school
The former B’Nai Israel Synagogue and School in Pittsburgh’s Garfield neighborhood now houses a mixed-rate housing development. Boston-based Beacon Communities completed a $18.5 million project at the South Negley Avenue site. The 45-unit development, called The Carina, includes 38 apartments for people making between 20% and 60% of the area...
Morning Roundup: Teen girl shot in Hill District
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, June 6: Teenage girl shot in Hill District A 16-year old female was shot in the foot Monday night in the Hill District, Pittsburgh police said. Police responded to a two-round ShotSpotter alert in the 300 block of...
USW petitions state labor board to unionize Pitt staffers
Monday’s petition by the United Steelworkers for a state-supervised election to unionize thousands of University of Pittsburgh staff is rooted in years of preparation, said Jesse Dubin, a program evaluator in Pitt’s school of pharmacy. Though the path to a vote could be complex and prolonged staff will benefit from...
In harmony: Jewish women connect through music
On a recent evening, a group of Jewish women gathered at Chabad of Squirrel Hill to rehearse for an upcoming performance. It didn’t take the women long to learn the finale they will perform at “The Sound of Jewish Music” at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday at the Katz Performing Arts...
Pitt, Slovakian government officials look to expand academic collaboration
Not every college classroom rates a visit from a European country’s ambassador and his entourage. Then again, not many settings for teaching Slovak culture and language quite compare to the University of Pittsburgh’s Czechoslovak Room, one of 31 renowned Nationality Rooms on a campus that is home to the only...
‘Bro, I can’t move,’ critically wounded officer told medics after being shot in Pittsburgh synagogue
Critically wounded Pittsburgh SWAT Officer Timothy Matson had just been carried down the stairs by two of his colleagues when SWAT Medic Justin Sypolt began to evaluate him. They put the largest member of the SWAT team — previously described as 6-foot-5, 315 pounds — in the Tree of Life...
2 wounded in drive-by shooting in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood
Two people were injured in a drive-by shooting Saturday afternoon in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood. The shooting victims, both male, were in stable condition, according to city police. One suffered a wound to the right hip and was taken by ambulance to a local hospital, police said, while the other arrived...
Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial: Week 1 featured emotional testimony and chilling 911 recordings
The first week of the trial in the mass shooting at a Squirrel Hill synagogue included opening statements, testimony from 21 witnesses and very little cross- examination. They testified in the trial of Robert Bowers, 50, of Baldwin, who is accused of committing the Oct. 27, 2018, mass shooting at...
2nd baby gorilla born this year at Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium
Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium has added to its primate family with the healthy arrival of a second baby gorilla this year. Zoo officials on Friday announced the May 11 arrival of Bo, a boy, born to mom, Moka. According to the zoo, both are doing well as Bo joins Charlotte,...
Photo gallery: ‘Taking a stand against gun violence’ effort brings rally to Pittsburgh
More than 100 people gathered Friday in Pittsburgh to kick off Wear Orange Weekend, a national gun violence awareness effort. The gathering began in Allegheny Commons Park on Pittsburgh’s North Side and concluded with a peace march. Rabbi Jonathan Perlman of New Light Congregation was among the featured speakers.Perlman was...
Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic partners with Jeff Bezos company to build a lunar lander
The lunar road back to the moon “lies right here, through the Keystone State,” NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy said during a visit to Pittsburgh on Friday. Sixty-three Pennsylvania suppliers contributed to NASA’s Artemis mission, which aims to return humans to the moon and use that as a launching point...
Fairywood Park upgrades could include amphitheater
Pittsburgh’s Fairywood Park is slated for improvements that could include an amphitheater. City Council President Theresa Kail-Smith, D-West End, said improvements at the park have been in the works for years. Kail-Smith — who frequently advocates for more funding and programming for the West End neighborhoods she represents — said...
Pittsburgh to distribute last batch of blue recycling bins to residents
Pittsburgh residents who have yet to receive blue recycling bins will get theirs in the coming weeks, city officials said. The city’s Department of Public Works Environmental Services Bureau will begin the final phase of distributing the 32-gallon blue curbside recycling bins Tuesday. The city has been distributing bins as...
Pittsburgh Film Office and Pittsburgh Public Theater launch training partnership Create PA
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Austin Davis walked to the podium, mentioned the word “persistence” and looked directly at Dawn M. Keezer. “When you look up that word in the dictionary you will see a picture of Dawn Keezer,” Davis said Wednesday morning inside the O’Reilly Theater, Downtown, referring to the Pittsburgh...
The South Side Historic Home Tour returns with 8 unique spaces
The South Side of Pittsburgh offers a variety of living choices from row houses to repurposed buildings and traditional living spaces. There are lofts and condominiums, some located in a former school and church as well as single-family dwellings and even an Airbnb. Some have a more modern feel while...
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy plans $300K in improvements at Mellon Park
The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy will use a $300,000 grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation to make improvements at Mellon Park in the city’s Point Breeze and Shadyside neighborhoods. The Mellon Park Action Plan finalized last September with community input detailed a desire to better connect the 33-acre park’s two...
‘Crawl out or you will die,’ SWAT officer told wounded Pittsburgh synagogue gunman
Moments after exchanging gunfire with the man who had killed 11 congregants at the Tree of Life synagogue building in Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh SWAT Officer Clint Thimons shouted a command at him. “Crawl out or you will die.” Thimons testified in federal court Friday that the gunman told police he...
2nd mini-golf venue putting for dough in Strip District
A two-block radius in the Strip District is now home to not one, but two indoor mini-golf venues that promise a fresh take on the game paired with upscale fare. Puttshack officially opened its location at the Strip District Terminal on Wednesday morning, around a quarter mile from Puttery Pittsburgh,...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: June 2-4
It’s the first weekend of June. Before you leave the house, plan accordingly because there are several big events happening in the city. Here are some ways to spend it. Beers of the Burgh The ninth annual Beers of the Burgh Festival is Saturday at the Carrie Blast Furnaces in...
Pittsburgh Pride celebrates 50 years
This is a milestone weekend for the Pittsburgh LGBTQ+ community. Fifty years ago, 50 members marched from Market Square to Schenley Park in commemoration of the 1969 Stonewall Riots. The date was June 17, 1973. It will always be remembered as Pittsburgh’s first Pride Parade, according to QBurgh, a source...
United Steelworkers seeking vote to unionize thousands of Pitt staff
The United Steelworkers said it intends to file paperwork Monday calling for a state-supervised labor election that could unionize more than 5,000 workers at the University of Pittsburgh’s main campus and four branches. The USW already represents about 3,000 full- and part-time faculty on Pitt’s main campus in Oakland and...
‘A cancer on our society’: Gun violence awareness rally comes to Pittsburgh
The timing of Friday’s “Wear Orange” National Gun Violence Awareness event wasn’t meant to occur simultaneously with the Pittsburgh synagogue trial. That’s a coincidence. Josh Fleitman notes that it’s a common one these days. “I think the trial that’s happening right now, for so many people in the Squirrel Hill...
Pittsburgh considering $2.2M study on LED streetlight conversion
Pittsburgh officials are considering moving ahead with a plan to convert the city’s streetlights to LED lights. City Council gave preliminary approval Wednesday to pay The Efficiency Network, a Pittsburgh-based subsidiary of Duquesne Light, more than $2.2 million to conduct a study on replacing the high-pressure sodium lights the city...
