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Pittsburgh scores a touchdown with record-breaking NFL Draft
Pittsburgh spent years building the foundation to host the 2026 NFL Draft. This week, the City of Champions delivered. Indeed, months before a Steelers quarterback throws a single pass at Acrisure Stadium for the 2026-27 season, the city had already scored a touchdown. Pittsburgh smashed draft attendance numbers twice as...
Photos: Scenes from the final day of the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh
Football fans came out to Point State Park and Acrisure Stadium on Saturday, April 25, 2026, to experience the last day of the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh....
Football card enthusiasts gather for Topps event at NFL Draft
Within the first 10 minutes of opening its doors Saturday, the Topps Collectors Celebration Day at the NFL Draft had fans already pressing tightly against the barricades near the Topps card-opening stage inside Acrisure Stadium. It wasn’t long until the crowd had completely flooded the area, throwing themselves at the...
Photos: Rainy start to the final day of the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh
NFL fans start arriving to the front of the draft stage as rain hits the region on Saturday, April 25, 2026 on the North Shore....
Man dies after being stabbed in Pittsburgh’s Glen Hazel neighborhood
A Glen Hazel man died after being stabbed in his neighborhood Friday, Pittsburgh police said. Officers from Zone 4 responded around 10:30 a.m. to the 900 block of Roselle Court for reports of a domestic altercation followed by a stabbing. Officers found a man with a stab wound to the...
Day 3 of the NFL Draft: What to expect
On the final day of the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh, what’s on tap? Players expected to make an appearance include Ryan Shazier, James Harrison, Joey Porter Jr., Lynn Swann, Heath Miller, Damar Hamlin, Jack Sawyer, Troy Fautanu, Roosevelt Nix, Vince Williams and Jaylen Warren. Already, hundreds of thousands of fans...
NFL Draft-driven restaurant traffic a tale of haves and have nots
McFadden’s Irish pub boasted a line down North Shore Drive on Thursday afternoon. The bar between PNC Park and Acrisure Stadium usually doesn’t get jam-packed until late at night, but business was booming most of Thursday and Friday. The reason why is hard to miss. McFadden’s is within eyesight of...
Public transit throughout Pittsburgh region emerges as star of NFL Draft
Whether rolling down the busway on a Football Flyer or screeching beneath the Allegheny River on the T, riders say Pittsburgh’s free public transit has proved to be one of the real winners of the NFL draft. Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s plan and free shuttles have generally held up under the...
Families make memories together at NFL Draft
Gail Friedman likely would not have attended the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh if it weren’t for her grandkids. “I’m not very sports-oriented, but I wanted to come because it’s Pittsburgh,” said Friedman, 77, of Mt. Lebanon. “I probably would not have come on my own, but because of their enthusiasm,...
Meet the artists behind this season’s Pittsburgh Penguins community gamesVideo
This week may have been all about football in Southwestern Pennsylvania, but the first round of the NHL Playoffs have also been ruling the thoughts of hockey fans who love their hometown team. And the Pittsburgh Penguins love their city back, which is why the team holds a number of...
NFL Draft Day 3 Live: NFL announces attendance record for Pittsburgh
The morning opened under a steady rain, but let up by afternoon, giving way to a drier backdrop as fans made their way through the final day of the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh. Gates opened at 9 a.m. Saturday. Teams made their picks in rounds four through seven, which all...
Here’s the one place you can find calm and quiet at the NFL Draft
Turns out there is a place to find peace and quiet among the hustle and bustle of the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh. Birmingham, Ala.-based nonprofit KultureCity set up “sensory activation vehicles” around Acrisure Stadium on the North Shore. The trailers offer a safe, quiet and calming space for people with...
Photos: Scenes from the 2nd night of the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh
Fans capture the moment the Steelers select Germie Bernard with their second pick during night two of the 2026 NFL Draft on Friday, April 24, 2026, outside Acrisure Stadium. And earlier in the night Steelers first round draft pick Max Iheanachor joined Wiz Khalifa and Bret Michaels on stage during...
Review: Bret Michaels and Wiz Khalifa show their city some love at the 2nd night of the NFL Draft
As Bret Michaels said onstage Friday evening, the NFL Draft brings all football fans together as one big family. But night two of the three-day event opened with some decidedly Pittsburgh flavor, with a performance from hometown heroes Bret Michaels and Wiz Khalifa. Right on time at 5:15 p.m. Friday,...
Away from the main stage, a different kind of Draft day unfolds in the Hill District
The NFL Draft remained free to enter Friday but thousands who flocked to Pittsburgh’s North Shore dug into their wallets to snatch up Draft-themed T-shirts featuring the city’s iconic bridges ($49.99) or down an ice-cold IPA beer ($21.25 a can). Ra’Dale Taylor was less interested in celebrating the Draft with...
Visitors feel welcomed by Pittsburgh, making the most of draft experience
The 2026 NFL Draft marked Brennan Bach’s first trip to Pittsburgh, and the Baltimore native said the city made a lasting impression. “I like the rivers, I like the scenery — it’s really nice. The city feels pretty clean,” Bach said. “So far, everyone’s been friendly.” Outside of draft activities,...
Pittsburgh, state leaders use NFL Draft to woo investors, promote region
A delegation of investors and business leaders got a glimpse of Western Pennsylvania’s development potential ahead of the NFL Draft on Wednesday as local officials used the NFL backdrop to pitch the region’s potential. “We knew we wanted to showcase Pittsburgh to folks who make decisions about where companies expand...
Attending the NFL Draft comes with a hefty price tag
If ya wanna play, ya gotta pay. That’s the mindset of many 2026 NFL Draft Experience attendees who are spending plenty of dollars at the Draft. Admission to the 2026 NFL Draft may be free, but costs incurred to enjoy all the Draft Experience has to offer — like food,...
Table for who? Some restaurants see drop-off in diners during NFL Draft
With the 2026 NFL Draft taking place only a few blocks away, Peppi’s sandwich shop on Pittsburgh’s North Side simplified its menu, stocked up on ingredients and brought in extra staff ahead of what owner Jeff Trebac expected to be a hectic three days. Business on Thursday — the draft’s...
Enthusiasm continues for 2nd day of NFL Draft in Pittsburgh
Crowds lined both sides of the Allegheny River on the second day of the NFL Draft Experience, as fans poured into Point State Park shortly after the gates opened, filling the riverfront with a steady buzz and early arrivals. While Point State Park grew crowded within the first hour Friday,...
B Marshall’s Draft Bash sees minority-business owners soldier through permitting issues
In the shadow of a behemoth commercial event raking in millions while christening new millionaires from a grand stage, on Friday afternoon, a group of 40 minority business owners was just looking to make ends meet in a relatively empty nearby North Side park. The picturesque scene at day two...
Shuttles to the NFL Draft win over attendees
If there hadn’t been a convenient, free option to get into Pittsburgh for the NFL Draft, Isabel Papariella and her mother Rose might not have ventured out. “We didn’t want to have to pay for parking and with traffic, you never know what it’s going to be like,” Isabel Papariella...
North Siders, Perry alumni to announce 224th pick in NFL Draft
Many people attending the NFL Draft this week in Pittsburgh came from all over the country. For some, it was their first time visiting the city. But the festivities were just down the road for Andrew Knight and Stalea Chapman, both of Pittsburgh’s North Side. Knight, a teacher at Pittsburgh...
All Aboard: NFL Draft draws thousands onto Pittsburgh’s T
David Covington blasted Ozzy Osbourne’s “Crazy Train” from a handheld speaker as he descended the stairs Friday to the Gateway T station in Downtown Pittsburgh. It was an apt song choice for the scenes he described aboard Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s light rail system during the 2026 NFL Draft. Covington, 55,...
Pittsburgh condemns parking structure near North Shore NFL Draft site after partial collapse
A three-story parking garage attached to an apartment complex in Pittsburgh’s North Shore was condemned Thursday after it partially collapsed, trapping residents’ vehicles. A condemnation notice posted on the garage at Bracken House notes a “partial structural failure.” Cars were still parked in the garage — which was cordoned off...
