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Pittsburgh to ban plastic bags next year
Single-use plastic bags will be banned in Pittsburgh, beginning next year. City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a measure to ban most single-use plastic bags, though there are exceptions for produce bags, meat packaging, pharmacy bags and bags used to wrap flowers or similar items. Garbage bags and pet waste...
Police searching for man accused of sexually assaulting teen during Crafton Heights break-in
Pittsburgh police issued a warrant over the weekend for a man accused of breaking into a Crafton Heights home last month and assaulting a teenage girl as she slept on a couch. Robert Huggins, 21, faces more than a dozen charges ranging from involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and corruption of...
Carousel in Oakland’s Schenley Plaza opens for the season
Emilia, 3, entered the gate for the PNC Carousel in Schenley Plaza in Oakland. She slowly walked around, considering riding several of the animals. Then she ran towards the teacup. “Do you want me to ride the teacup too?” asked her mother Kelly Marek, of Imperial, on Monday, the opening...
Pittsburgh Earth Day’s Ecolution Fashion Show to highlight style sustainability
Cheryl Capezzuti was in her brother’s industrial metal fabrication shop when she looked down. She realized she had found the material for her next art project. “I saw shiny pieces of aluminum scraps on the floor that looked like glitter,” said Capezzuti, of Brighton Heights, an artist known for her...
Car crashes, catches fire on Liberty Bridge
A car crashed and caught fire early Tuesday morning on the Liberty Bridge, according to Pittsburgh police. According to a Pittsburgh Public Safety report, the vehicle was headed inbound at a high rate of speed when it crashed just outside of the tunnel into a guardrail and caught fire. Police...
Proposed Lawrenceville food hall wins zoning appeal, hopes to open in 2023
Lawrence Hall, a proposed food hall on Butler Street in Lawrenceville, has been held up for about three years, unable to clear challenges to a zoning variance sought by the owners. The main issue was the hall was four off-street parking spaces short of regulations, and despite mitigation efforts —...
Forecast for Pirates’ home opener calls for near-perfect weather
Opening day weather for the Pirates has largely been hit-and-miss over the last decade or so. More often than not, the high temperature hasn’t reached 60 degrees. But Tuesday’s forecast calls for mostly sunny skies and temperatures near 70 for the game between the Pirates and the Chicago Cubs at...
Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band returns to Pittsburgh in JuneVideo
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band will play PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on June 18, as part of the second leg of tour dates initially planned for 2020. The former Beatle and his supergroup originally were scheduled for a June 20, 2020, date in Pittsburgh that was canceled because...
2 men shot, 1 fatally, on Bedford Avenue in Hill District
Pittsburgh police said two men were shot, one fatally, in the city’s Hill District late Sunday. At about 10:10 p.m. Sunday, police responded to multiple Shotspotter alerts and 911 calls for gunshots in the 2400 block of Bedford Avenue. When Zone 2 officers arrived on the scene, they said they...
Drowning ruled as cause of death for man pulled from Mon River in October
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled drowning as the cause of death for a man found floating in the Monongahela River in October. David Roberts, 53, was found unresponsive in the river by a boater on Oct. 15. Roberts, of Mount Oliver, was discovered near the Color Park...
Body found near Ohio River in Pittsburgh
A body was discovered late Saturday afternoon near the Ohio River in Pittsburgh, police said. River Rescue, Pittsburgh Emergency Medical Services and police responded to Doerr Street in the city’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood around 5:30 p.m. and were directed by a kayaker to an area near the river where the body...
Oakland Plan aims to bolster jobs, affordable housing, green space, other community needs
The Oakland Plan, a neighborhood project that has been in the works for more than two years, aims to address a variety of community needs, including housing, job opportunities, green space and improved mobility systems. Pittsburgh’s Planning Commission has been briefed on the plan over the course of their two...
Pittsburgh artist Tom Mosser announces art exhibit showcasing large portraits
“Really Big Faces” has a really big space. The 70 larger-than-life portraits created by Pittsburgh artist Tom Mosser will be showcased on June 18 at Energy Innovation Center in the Hill District. A hallway and adjacent room with 40-foot ceilings encompassing more than 15,000 square feet will be filled with...
4 Pittsburgh residents, including controversial artist, named Guggenheim fellows
It was an impressive showing for Pittsburgh as three artists and one historian from the Steel City were named 2022 Guggenheim Fellows. The announcement came Thursday night and among the winners was an artist whose sign — “There Are Black People In The Future” — created excitement and controversy when...
On eve of spring game, Pitt football players visit Children’s Hospital
As University of Pittsburgh football players Kedon Slovis and Nick Patti waited to ignite their battle for the Panthers top quarterback spot, the two took part in a game of bingo with kids at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. It was all part of Friday’s Pitt football day of service...
Pittsburgh police officers fired over death of Jim Rogers appeal terminations
Five Pittsburgh police officers who were fired after an internal investigation into the death of Jim Rogers following his arrest last year have appealed their terminations, a union official said Friday. Three other officers who were named in the executive summary of the internal report but not fired also will...
Plans move forward for 254 apartments above former GNC headquarters in Downtown Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh’s Planning Commission this week approved a plan to transform the former GNC headquarters in Downtown into an apartment complex. The commission approved a plan that would allow the developer, New York-based Victrix LLC, to convert the building on Wood Street into a 254-unit apartment complex. Development rights would allow...
Developer buys YWCA’s Downtown headquarters for $4M, plans apartment tower
The nonprofit YWCA has sold its Downtown headquarters to City Club Apartments, a developer looking to build an apartment tower atop the existing structure. YWCA said this week that it sold the Wood Street property for $4 million. It had put the building on the market in the summer of...
Proposal would expand inclusionary zoning to Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield, Polish Hill
A proposal before Pittsburgh City Council would expand inclusionary zoning into the city’s Bloomfield and Polish Hill neighborhoods. Inclusionary zoning requires that market-rate housing developments with 20 or more units incorporate affordable housing into the plans. In the case of Bloomfield and Polish Hill, developers would be required to earmark...
Check out what Pittsburgh’s North Side (and North Shore) has to offer
“Play Ball.” Those two words will mark a much-anticipated rite of spring on Tuesday for Major League Baseball fans. It’s the Pittsburgh Pirates home opener. They host the Chicago Cubs at PNC Park on April 12. First pitch is, to mimic the date, at 4:12 p.m.— in the 4-1-2. The...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: April 8-10
It’s the weekend. Here are some ways to spend it. Spring carnival Carnegie Mellon University’s annual Spring Carnival is back after being held virtually the past two years because of the pandemic. The event on the Oakland campus continues Friday through Sunday. A committee of students coordinates with other groups...
Pittsburgh police find 13-year-old boy thought to be in danger
Update: Allen was safely located, police said. Pittsburgh police are searching for a missing teenager who they say is endangered. Rajae Allen, 13, was last seen in Oakland around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, said Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesman Maurice Matthews. Allen is 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs 135 pounds....
Unique art installation ‘People We Love’ opens in Downtown Pittsburgh
Imagine sitting at the opposite end of a video camera lens as an image of someone you love is reflected on a piece of glass in front of the lens. As you stare at the photo of your loved one, you’re given various prompts by a recorded voice and your...
Pittsburgh firm LUMA acquired by San Francisco tech company
The Pittsburgh-based tech firm LUMA was acquired last week by Mural, a fast-growing company based in San Francisco that has been deemed a unicorn because the privately held startup is valued at more than $1 billion. LUMA created the LUMA System, a collection of design methods that provides a common...
Morgan Overton, advocate for gender, racial and economic justice, joining Gainey administration
Morgan Overton, a longtime advocate for gender, racial and economic justice, is joining Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey’s administration, officials announced Thursday. Overton will join the Office of Management and Budget, working under Chiefs Kyle Chintalapalli and Lisa Frank. “Morgan brings a decade of experience in public service and leadership to...
