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Apartments planned in former Downtown Pittsburgh warehouse once owned by Mark Cuban
A Washington, D.C., company has received approval from Pittsburgh Planning Commission to redevelop a Downtown warehouse formerly owned by celebrity billionaire Mark Cuban into an apartment building. Douglas Development Corp. plans to revitalize the vacant building at 642 Fort Duquesne Blvd., which faces the Allegheny River. The plan includes creating...
Planners approve proposed 20-story apartment tower above Downtown Pittsburgh building
Pittsburgh Planning Commission on Tuesday approved development plans that feature a 20-story tower with 300 apartments atop an existing Downtown Pittsburgh building. City Club Apartments LLC bought the former YWCA of Pittsburgh building at 305 Wood St. for $4 million in April. The developer’s plans include a rooftop pool, two-story...
3 men injured during 2020 Pittsburgh protests sue city
Three people who were injured by Pittsburgh police during the George Floyd protests in Pittsburgh two years ago are suing the city and the officers involved in federal court. Alexander Horell said in the complaint filed Friday that he lost his right eye after he was struck by a projectile...
Pittsburgh CLO marks 76th season with diverse summer lineup
Pittsburgh CLO will celebrate its 76th season with six award-winning musicals and added opportunities for fun, starting June 7 with the national tour of “Jersey Boys.” The 2022 Summer of Musicals promises a showcase of national, regional and local performers. Productions will feature enhancements like a new video wall, along...
Pittsburgh City Council considers new stop-and-frisk policy for police
A new stop-and-frisk policy being considered by Pittsburgh City Council would require police to document why they are stopping and searching a pedestrian before they do so. Officers would need to use a body-worn camera or vehicle-mounted recording device to document their reasonable suspicion for initiating a stop-and-frisk, according to...
Eric Clapton cancels Pittsburgh concert date
The forever man is forgoing his Pittsburgh concert date. Legendary rock and blues guitarist Eric Clapton has removed a performance scheduled for Sept. 16 at PPG Paints Arena from his current tour and replaced it with a gig at Boston’s TD Garden for the same date. Clapton gave no reason...
More than dozen vehicles vandalized in Downtown Pittsburgh parking garage
More than a dozen cars were vandalized in a Downtown Pittsburgh garage overnight, according to Tribune-review news partner WPXI-TV. The cars were parked on several floors in the Oliver Garage located between Smithfield and Wood streets. Windshields, back windows and mirrors were smashed on cars. At least two fire extinguishers...
Man shot to death, woman wounded in Pittsburgh’s Homewood
Pittsburgh homicide detectives are investigating a shooting in Homewood that left a man dead and a woman injured. Police and medics responded to a ShotSpotter alert for 11 shots being fired in the 7700 block of Frankstown Avenue just before 1 a.m., Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson Cara Cruz said. The...
Pittsburgh police: 12-year-old found safe
Pittsburgh police detectives thanked the public for their help finding a missing 12-year-old girl. The girl was found safely at 12:45 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to police. She had been last seen Tuesday morning, said Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz....
Survivor of Parkland, Fla., school shooting joins Pittsburgh leaders in calling for gun reform
A survivor of the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Fla. on Monday visited Pittsburgh and joined local teachers and other activists in calling for action to prevent future school shootings and other acts of gun violence. David Hogg has dedicated himself to fighting for gun reform since the Parkland shooting....
18-month-old’s fatal shooting marked 8th homicide of a child in Pittsburgh region this year
De’Avry Thomas’ death Sunday in Downtown Pittsburgh gave him the tragic demarcation of being the city’s youngest homicide victim this year, which has seen more young people fall victim to gun violence — a grim trend of recent years. The 18-month-old child was buckled into his car seat Sunday afternoon...
Pittsburgh City Council creates fund to support new Lead Safety Ordinance
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday approved legislation creating the Lead Safety Trust Fund, which will finance the city’s new Lead Safety Ordinance. The city will put $2 million in American Rescue Plan money into the trust, which may hold other cash dedicated to enacting the Lead Safety Ordinance, including funding...
Shadyside’s Rodef Shalom synagogue earns historic designation
The Rodef Shalom synagogue in Shadyside has been granted historic designation. “It is truly a huge communal asset,” said Barb Feige, interim executive director at Rodef Shalom, said Monday. “The building is beautiful, it is stately, but it is also a community center. It serves as the location for numerous...
Highmark reports $150M net loss in 1st quarter, citing market volatility, inflation
Highmark Health reported a net loss of $150 million in the first quarter of 2022, driven by losses from the company’s stock market portfolio and increased costs at the company’s large hospital system, Allegheny Health Network. Financial reports released by Highmark showed the company brought in $6.4 billion in revenue...
Stowe man accused of firing shots at Pittsburgh sanitation workers
A Stowe man who police said opened fire on two Pittsburgh environmental services workers last week was taken into custody Tuesday, according to police. Henry Rainey, 37, faces two counts of aggravated assault. Police said he fired on two men collecting trash in the city’s Fairywood neighborhood on May 23....
Youth groups now permitted to camp in Pittsburgh parks
Youth groups will now be permitted to camp in Pittsburgh’s parks. Pittsburgh City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to allow youth organizations to obtain permits to camp in city parks. “I am going to continue to say that I hope we become independent of using organizations to use our parks,” Council...
Pittsburgh releases community visioning studies for East Hills, Lincoln-Lemington Belmar
Pittsburgh’s Department of City Planning has released the inaugural Neighborhood Visioning Plans for the city’s East Hills and Lincoln-Lemington Belmar neighborhoods. The plans were developed through a 14-month process with the East Hills Consensus Group and Lincoln Lemington Collaborative, with support from Councilman Ricky Burgess’s office. Neighborhood visioning aims to...
2 charged in shooting that killed infant in Downtown Pittsburgh; 1 at large
One man is in custody and another is on the run, wanted in connection with the drive-by shooting Sunday that killed an 18-month-old infant, authorities said Monday night. Markez Anger, 23, is wanted on charges of homicide and conspiracy. The midday shooting, at the height of the holiday weekend in...
Pittsburgh begins gathering community input on 2023 budgets
Pittsburgh’s Office of Management and Budget is inviting city residents to share their input regarding the city’s 2023 capital and operating budgets through virtual forums and online surveys. The capital budget funds projects that design, build, restore or purchase city-owned assets, have a minimum value of $50,000 and have a...
Police: 1-year-old victim identified in Downtown Pittsburgh shooting, suspect vehicle found
The sunny holiday weekend was shattered midday Sunday when someone opened fire on a car in Downtown Pittsburgh, killing the 18-month-old baby who was inside with his mother. The infant was pronounced dead at the scene. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the child as De’Avry Thomas. Officials said...
Police seek McKeesport man charged with fatal South Side Flats shooting
Pittsburgh Police are looking for a McKeesport man charged with a fatal shooting March 19 in Pittsburgh’s South Side Flats neighborhood. Police issued an arrest warrant for Zahvair Palmer, 22, on charges of criminal homicide, robbery and weapons violations. Palmer is accused of fatally shooting Adam Cloud, 29, of New...
Brookline man charged with beating postal worker with baseball bat
A Pittsburgh man was arrested Saturday night, charged with brutally assaulting a postal worker and then barricading himself inside his Brookline home. Mt. Lebanon police were dispatched to Dorchester Avenue and Good Way just before 4:30 p.m. Saturday for a report of a man who had assaulted a U.S. postal...
Newest statue at Soldiers & Sailors museum to be unveiled Memorial DayVideo
One soldier is standing, the other kneeling. They are positioned in opposite directions. Each has one foot touching. Both are clutching M4 rifles. Their eyes are wide open. The sculpture, titled “America’s Defenders,” is believed to be one of only a few nationwide that represent a female soldier in combat...
Long-distance hug: JCC, 10.27 Healing Partnership is collecting donations to help children in Uvalde
When unspeakable tragedy struck Mister Rogers’ neighborhood on that rainy Saturday morning in October 2018, it was the immediate outpouring of love that Rabbi Ron Symons recalled as an embrace for the healing process. Symons wants to pay that compassion forward to the ‘Burgh’s neighbors in Uvalde, Texas — through...
Pittsburgh police seek missing Hazelwood sisters
Police are seeking information on two missing siblings from Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood neighborhood. Sisters Rosie, 11, and Bayjai Germany, 13, were last seen at their home in Hazelwood. Rosie is 4-feet-6-inches tall, with black hair and brown eyes. Bayjai is 5-feet-4-inches tall, also with black hair and brown eyes. Anyone with...
