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Peduto, Pittsburgh council release proposed plan for $335 million in federal relief
Pittsburgh will use more than half of the $335 million in federal relief money to make up for revenue losses projected through 2024, according to proposed allocations released Monday by Mayor Bill Peduto’s office. The money from the American Rescue Plan will be received in two $167.5 million installments, one...
Lawrenceville boutique owner beats trivia legend, wins big on ABC’s ‘The Chase’
The dictionary definition of “trivia” is “pieces of information of little importance or value.” Try telling that to Liz Quesnelle of Lawrenceville. Her knowledge of facts both great and small recently won her a third of a $660,000 pot on the ABC quiz show “The Chase.” On the show’s June...
Allegheny County pools open for swimmers again
Allegheny County’s swimming pools will be open for swimmers Tuesday. It’s just in time for the high temperatures expected — Pittsburgh’s high is forecast to be 91 degrees, with a slight chance of thunderstorms. All four pools will be open from 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., weather permitting. On Monday,...
Police seek suspects in West End Overlook brush fire
Pittsburgh police said three male suspects are wanted for questioning in connection with a brush fire set Sunday early morning near the West End Overlook building. Witnesses said three males, estimated to be between 17 to 19 years old, attempted to break the glass doors at the front of the...
First woman, Black bishop chosen to helm Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh
The Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh voted Saturday to elect the Rev. Ketlen Solak as its ninth bishop, making the Delaware minister the first woman and person of color to helm the religious leadership post in Western Pennsylvania. Solak, the rector of Brandywine Collaborative Ministries in Wilmington, Del., and a native...
Suspect charged in fatal shooting of 17-year-old boy in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood
A teen was arrested and charged with homicide in connection to the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old boy last month in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood, officials said Friday. Clinton Miller, 18, was booked at Allegheny County Jail on homicide and gun charges, court records show. Miller was found and detained by...
Pitt recommending but not requiring covid-19 vaccine
The University of Pittsburgh is encouraging students and staff to be vaccinated against covid-19, but the school won’t require vaccination. In a Board of Trustees meeting Friday morning, Chancellor Patrick Gallagher announced the university will not mandate vaccines, also acknowledging having an unvaccinated population on campus “will complicate our responsibility...
Transgender woman files lawsuit alleging discrimination by North Fayette hotel supervisor
A transgender woman is suing Extended Stay America for wrongful termination, alleging that a manager there fired her because she dressed like a woman at work. Kimberly Grinage, who was born male but identifies as a woman, filed the complaint in federal court on Thursday. In addition to the hotel...
Bill Deasy to perform at SouthSide Works ‘Music on the Mon’
Bill Deasy prefers not to have a predetermined set list. “I love playing live music and feeding off the crowd to determine what song is next,” said Deasy, who will be performing at 7 p.m. July 2 with three friends at “Music on the Mon” at SouthSide Works. “I read...
Congregation asks new U.S. Attorney General to strike plea deal with accused synagogue shooter
Leaders of Dor Hadash, one of three Jewish congregations that lost members during the 2018 massacre at Tree of Life synagogue, have again asked the U.S. Attorney General’s Office to strike a plea deal with gunman Robert Bowers, a move they say will offer justice that falls in line with...
Jam on Walnut, the live music street party in Shadyside, returns Saturday
Jam on Walnut, a monthly series of concerts in Pittsburgh’s Shadyside neighborhood, is set to open on June 26 and continue through September. The retail portion of Walnut Street will be blocked off during the event, which runs from 7 to 11 p.m. BB Steal - ’80s Live kicks off...
FestivalAFRICANA brings Rwanda fashion, art, culture to Pittsburgh
Rwanda and Pittsburgh have something in common: The East African country is known as the “land of hills.” The two areas will share a connection this weekend for “FestivalAFRICANA: Rwanda,” an event showcasing fashion, beauty and cultural creatives. There is an in-person component on Friday as well as virtual offerings...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: June 25-27
It’s the final weekend of June. Here are some ideas on how to spend it. Carrie Blast Drive-in Carrie Carpool Cinema at the Carrie Blast Furnaces will host baseball films this weekend. “A League of Their Own,” about women’s professional baseball, is being shown at 9:30 p.m. on Friday. “The...
Police investigating shooting in Pittsburgh’s Fineview neighborhood
A man is in critical condition following an overnight shooting in Pittsburgh’s Fineview neighborhood, officials said. Pittsburgh police responded to a Shotspotter alert for 10-rounds fired in the 1700 block of Belleau Drive around 12:35 a.m. Friday. Officers found evidence of a shooting on scene. While investigating the incident, officers...
Pittsburgh Public Schools cut 1,000 students from summer programs amid staffing problems
Staff shortages have led the Pittsburgh Public Schools to cut roughly 1,000 students from its Summer BOOST program, a program designed to mitigate covid-19 related learning loss. Some 2,500 students from kindergarten through 11th grade had signed up for the program. The district on Thursday said 1,500 will now participate...
Pitt project addresses teen mental health through lens of high school studentsVideo
When Ayala Rosenthal first learned that a teenage girl in her Orthodox Jewish community committed suicide, she was devastated. She didn’t know the girl personally but they had mutual friends. “It was really an eye-opener for me,” said Rosenthal. “First of all, my heart ached for her and her family,...
‘This stuff has got to stop’: Pittsburgh police, community members plead for end to surging violenceVideo
Preeti Tuli wept Thursday, baring her pain to strangers, TV cameras and Pittsburgh as a whole, hoping the reality of her grief might help stem the surge of citywide shootings, like the one that took her son in February. “He was a good kid,” she said of her son, Ahmir...
Physical therapy company says federal act protects it from covid-19 lawsuit
A physical therapy agency claimed in a federal court filing this week that it is immune to a lawsuit filed by a Bethel Park couple alleging they contracted covid-19 because of a therapist’s failure to properly use personal protective equipment in November. John Boyle and Cheryl McKinney filed their complaint...
‘PulpFest’ returns to Pittsburgh in August
Ask most people what “pulp fiction” is and the likely reply would be that it’s a movie about two hit men played by Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta. While that is essentially correct, it’s also true that decades before pop culture content was consumed digitally, it came in the...
Longtime Pittsburgh zoo leader Dr. Barbara Baker announces retirement
Dr. Barbara Baker, chief executive of the Pittsburgh zoo for more than three decades, plans to retire from the post as soon as a successor is secured, zoo leadership said Thursday. Baker called her 31 years at the zoo “an honor and privilege.” “I have been blessed to lead such...
Pittsburgh Irish Festival to feature Pine native Katie GrennanVideo
As a young girl, Katie Grennan performed for the Burke Conroy School of Irish Dance at the Pittsburgh Irish Festival. This year, she hopes to have others doing the jig. Grennan will be part of two bands performing at the event Sept. 10-12 at The Lots at Sandcastle in Homestead....
Lawsuit filed on behalf of 2 men, including former A-K Valley standout, says NCAA didn’t protect players from CTE
Surviving family members of two men who played major-college football in the 1950s and ‘60s filed a class-action lawsuit against the NCAA on Wednesday, alleging that repeated blows to the head and concussions caused them to develop — and die from — chronic traumatic encephalopathy. One of the men, the...
Pittsburgh Symphony plans return to Heinz Hall live audiences
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will return to Heinz Hall in September with a full orchestra in front of live audiences. “When we return in September, it will have been a shocking drought of 18 months since we’ve all been together at Heinz Hall,” said Melia Tourangeau, PSO president and CEO....
‘Dorm Doctors’ to provide laundry pickup and delivery to Pitt, PSU students
The prospect of being away from the watchful eyes of their parents seems exciting to college students. That is until they realize that mom and dad are no longer around to clean up after them, make meals and do their laundry. Some students will let their laundry pile up until...
Pittsburgh police investigate anti-Semitic comments, physical assault in Squirrel Hill
Pittsburgh police are investigating recent physical and verbal assaults in the city’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood, including reported anti-Semitic comments. Four male victims were targeted in two incidents, according to police. In early June, one of the victims was severely injured when he was pushed to the ground while on his...
