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Pittsburgh CLO taking shows outside — at Heinz Field
Talk about performances at Heinz Field taking center stage. The Pittsburgh CLO is partnering with the Pittsburgh Steelers on a two-show “Summer Under the Stars” season in July that will feature “The Wizard of Oz” and an original musical revue, “A Broadway Musical Celebration.” “There’s no place like home, or...
Astrobotic teams with German space agency to take radiation detector to moon
When two Apollo 11 astronauts in 1969 became the first humans to walk on the moon, there were tremendous risks involved, including potential exposure to high levels of radiation. With an upcoming NASA mission to carry the next two American astronauts to the moon in the planning stages, Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic...
Strike a pose: Yoga returns to Market Square
Take a deep breath. Yoga in the Square is returning. The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership will once again partner with a variety of local yoga studios for twice-weekly classes in Market Square. Each 60-minute outdoor session is free. Classes will be held at 10 a.m. Sundays starting May 2, and at...
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust to reopen galleries in June
After being closed for more than a year because of the pandemic, the galleries and visual arts spaces of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust will reopen on June 4. The first installation, “We Are The Global Majority,” will appear in the Space Gallery on Liberty Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh. It will...
Beltzhoover fires damage 4 houses, considered suspicious
Two separate fires in Pittsburgh’s Beltzhoover neighborhood early Friday morning are considered suspicious, police said. The first fire in the 400 block of Beltzhoover Avenue was reported just after 1:15 a.m. Police said the fire started in an unoccupied house and spread to another next door, and both were a...
Kennywood, Sandcastle and Idlewild raise pay for employees
Kennywood, Sandcastle Waterpark and Idlewild & SoakZone announced Friday the three parks will be raising the hourly rate for most workers from $9 to $13. Hourly pay rates at Kennywood and Sandcastle for employees at least 18 years old, or graduating high school seniors —will be $13 an hour. For...
Port Authority to shut down Mon Incline next week for inspection
Commuters using the Monongahela Incline to ride up and down Mt. Washington in Pittsburgh will have to take another route next week when the incline shuts down for three days for an inspection, Port Authority Transit said Thursday. An incline shuttle bus will provide service to and from Mt. Washington...
Boy missing from Pittsburgh’s Brighton Heights/Marshall Shadeland neighborhoods found safe
A boy missing from Pittsburgh’s Brighton Heights/Marshall Shadeland neighborhoods was found and is safe, police said Thursday night. Original report follows: Authorities said Ronnell Miller, 11, was last seen in the Brighton Heights/Marshall Shadeland neighborhoods around 6 p.m. Thursday. He is described as standing 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighing...
Woman claims race discrimination in lawsuit against Allegheny County
A former Allegheny County economic development program manager said in a federal lawsuit Thursday that she was fired two months after making allegations of discrimination. Leandra Dimate Cortes, a Colombian immigrant, is suing Allegheny County for retaliation and race discrimination and seeks reinstatement and lost wages. A spokeswoman for the...
Pittsburgh man charged with possession of child pornography
A Pittsburgh man was charged with possessing material depicting the sexual exploitation of minors. David Stanton, 53, was indicted on the charge by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced Wednesday. In March, Stanton knowingly possessed videos in computer graphic and digital files...
Jury trials to resume in Allegheny County criminal courts on Monday
Allegheny County President Judge Kim Berkeley Clark knows the covid-19 pandemic isn’t over. But with case counts dropping, and vaccinations increasing, she said Thursday, it’s time to resume criminal jury trials. “I just feel that we have to move forward,” Clark said. “We keep waiting for the perfect time, and...
Man acquitted in Wilkinsburg mass shooting gets 8 years for gun charge
The man acquitted by a jury in the 2016 Wilkinsburg mass shooting that killed six adults and an unborn child will serve eight years in federal prison on an unrelated charge of possessing a stolen gun. Cheron Shelton, 34, agreed to the sentence — which includes three years of supervised...
Pittsburgh, U.S. Steel commit to become carbon neutral by 2050
Pittsburgh’s leaders and its largest steel company are committing to become carbon neutral by 2050. Mayor Bill Peduto used Earth Day, marked Thursday, to issue an executive order that commits the city to 12 initiatives designed to achieve the goal of eliminating carbon dioxide emissions. The order came the day...
Giant Eagle’s GetGo opens market at PPG Paints Arena
A GetGo Cafe and Market opened inside PPG Paints Arena on Wednesday. “We are extremely excited to have a GetGo inside a sports venue,” said Rug Phatak, senior director of marketing and chief of staff for GetGo, a brand within the Giant Eagle family. The market will be located behind...
Michael Keaton partners with Pittsburgh-area developer to locate new plant in region
As Michael Keaton prepares to reprise his role as Batman in an upcoming movie, the Pittsburgh-area native also is a partner in a business venture that could create more than 300 jobs in the region. Keaton, a Robinson native, is partnering with Emsworth developer Craig Rippole and Nexii Building Solutions,...
Pittsburgh police: Man in serious but stable condition after Spring Hill shooting
A man is in serious but stable condition after police say he was shot in Pittsburgh’s Spring Hill neighborhood Wednesday evening. Pittsburgh police responded to a Shotspotter alert and a 911 call for shots fired in the 2100 block of Rhine Street around 8:15 p.m., according to Pittsburgh Public Safety...
Pittsburgh man may leave Hawaii before manslaughter trial
HONOLULU — A Pittsburgh man charged with manslaughter in the death of a friend he was vacationing with in Hawaii will be allowed to return to the U.S. mainland before his trial, a judge ruled Wednesday. Benjamin Fleming, released on $250,000 bond, must return to the Big Island for hearings...
State greenlights $48 million in transportation infrastructure projects
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Financing Authority on Wednesday approved more than $48 million for 116 new multi-modal transportation infrastructure projects in 45 counties, including a dozen in Allegheny, Armstrong and Westmoreland counties. The authority approved two Alle-Kiski Valley projects, including a $200,000 Rankin Street revitalization project in Arnold and $375,000 for...
Pittsburgh Mercy to offer free covid vaccines Saturday at South Side clinic
Pittsburgh Mercy just received enough vaccine supply to offer free doses to several hundred people this weekend at its clinic on Pittsburgh’s South Side, officials announced Wednesday. Appointments can be made via Pittsburgh Mercy’s website, and no insurance is required. Vaccine doses will be distributed between 9 a.m. and 2...
‘I’m not going to let this guy die’: Pittsburgh cops on foot patrol save unresponsive man
Pittsburgh Police Zone 3 Officer Aundre Wright wasn’t supposed to be walking the beat in Homewood on Tuesday. He and three other officers weren’t supposed to be headed the direction they were going. But he was and they were. Because of that, a man who might otherwise have died is...
Pittsburgh awaiting federal guidance on stimulus cash
There are many questions, but few definitive answers about exactly how much federal stimulus money the city of Pittsburgh will receive and how it can be spent. City council members Wednesday asked council Budget Director Bill Urbanic and Kevin Pawlos, director of the city’s Office of Management and Budget, a...
Pittsburgh officials apologize for backlog in processing property tax payments
Nobody likes paying taxes. But after they’re paid, it’s easier if the check clears quickly so one can forget about them (until the next time they’re due). In Pittsburgh, that hasn’t been the case. There’s a six- to eight-week backlog processing real estate and parks tax payments, according to a...
Pitt law professor David Harris calls Chauvin verdict wake-up call for policeVideo
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts Tuesday in the death of George Floyd last year. Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter for kneeling on the Black man’s neck for over nine minutes. The case is a benchmark trial for an American police officer...
Peduto issues order for new ‘deconstruction’ policy to fight Pittsburgh blightVideo
Highlights of home improvement shows on television generally include “demo day” — when sledgehammers and pry bars bash walls and cabinets to give way to the open concept that people covet. The demolition makes for good TV as plaster crumbles, wood cracks and there’s a cloud of dust and debris....
A stable home: Former horse barn converted in Sewickley Heights, listed at $1.2MVideo
The four horse paddocks remain in the basement of the barn-turned-luxurious home in Sewickley Heights. The details in the former working horse farm preserve its history, while modern additions create a spacious up-to-date living space. The barn house is on the market for $1,185,000. “This is an incredibly well-built home,”...
