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New book ‘Pittsburgh in 50 Maps’ gets up close and personal with the city
From the Pittsburgh left to the Immaculate Reception, Stentor Danielson wants every one of his maps to tell a story about the city. His new book, “Pittsburgh in 50 Maps,” is the fourth in a series of map-based compilations by Belt Publishing. Before the Steel City, the Rust Belt-focused publishing...
Floral fashion blooms at Phipps Conservatory’s La Fleur soiree
Models wore designs showcasing real flowers and plants — daisies, carnations, roses, moss, bamboo and more — as they posed and mingled at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Oakland on Thursday. They were there as part of the inaugural La Fleur: Music x Art x Culture x Botanicals Soirée....
Here are 5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: April 4-6
With rain in the forecast, it may be tempting to stay inside and scroll on your phone all weekend. But why do that when there are heaps of (indoor) events to enjoy instead? Here’s a few ideas. Steel City Con If you’re a big pop culture fan, there’s nowhere better...
Morning Roundup: Pittsburgh snow removal CEO convicted of fraud; flood watch issued
Here are a few morning news items from across the region for Friday, April 4: CEO of Pittsburgh snow removal company convicted of fraud The owner of a Pittsburgh-based snow and ice removal company was convicted of wire fraud and money laundering in federal court. Federal prosecutors said Thursday jurors...
Rain likely a factor for PNC Park’s opening weekend
Pittsburgh Pirates fans might be in for a soggy opening weekend at PNC Park. There’s a chance of rain throughout the weekend, with a flood watch is in effect until 7 a.m. Sunday, said Colton Milcarek, meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Moon. It looks like the home opener...
Will Ferrell makes stop at Pittsburgh’s Alla Famiglia
Actor Will Ferrell tasted some of Pittsburgh’s Italian heritage this week when he visited Alla Famiglia restaurant. Restaurant officials said Ferrell visited the Allentown restaurant Tuesday and posed for a photo afterward. “We were honored to host Will Ferrell for an unforgettable meal,” owner Jonathan Vlasic said in a statement....
Officials, activists rally for transgender rights, call on UPMC to provide gender-affirming care to minors
Cori Fraser last week was preparing to take their 18-year-old child for a gender-affirming surgery at UPMC. But Salem, Fraser’s child who also uses they/them pronouns, found out just days before the surgery that it was canceled. Fraser said UPMC had scrapped planned gender-affirming treatments for patients under 19 to...
Stomped, stabbed, then a bullet to the head: Pair charged in vicious Pittsburgh slaying
Police have charged two Pittsburgh men with breaking into a Knoxville home in 2022, brutally assaulting the man who lived there and videotaping part of the attack before killing him. Deonte Kidd, 30, of Lincoln-Lemington, and Le’Juane Powell, 31, of Beltzhoover, were charged last week in the death of Victor...
O’Connor pitches ideas to improve public safety as Pittsburgh mayor
Corey O’Connor pledged Thursday that if elected Pittsburgh mayor he would oversee a range of public safety improvements. They would include bettering recruiting and retention of public safety workers, opening resource centers throughout the city and asking Pittsburgh’s hospitals to pay for new ambulances. O’Connor, who is Allegheny County’s controller...
Mt. Washington man pleads guilty in West End Bridge crash that killed cousin
A Mt. Washington man whose cousin was killed when she was thrown from his car in a drunk-driving crash pleaded guilty Wednesday in her death. Russell Page, 29, will spend 11 1/2 to 23 months in jail. Page was charged in the March 2, 2024, crash near the West End...
Woman gets prison for killing drinking companion in Pittsburgh apartment
A woman who shot a man to death after they drank together in a Pittsburgh apartment will serve at least 5 1/2 years in state prison. Toddia Smiley, 28, of Pittsburgh pleaded guilty in December to voluntary manslaughter for shooting Damien Jackson, 29, of Homestead on Sept. 1, 2022. She...
What to know about ‘Hands-Off’ protests opposing Trump in Pittsburgh
Grassroots organizations are set to rally on Saturday in Pittsburgh — joining the Hands Off! National Day of Action centered on opposition of the Trump administration and its policies. Hands Off! is a pro-democracy, pro-worker movement against President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, according to the Third Act website....
Man killed by Pittsburgh police urged officers to shoot him months earlier
A Hill District man whose February death at the hands of Pittsburgh police remains under investigation had urged officers repeatedly to shoot him during an encounter months earlier, according to a TribLive review of court records. Police shot and killed Maurice Jones, 33, in the Hill District on Feb. 5....
Pitt, CMU, among 20 schools Forbes dubs ‘New Ivies’
The University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon are among the country’s finest schools of higher education, according to a new list from Forbes that identifies 20 colleges as “New Ivies” — schools that produce quality graduates without the pretension and liberal political baggage that comes with an Ivy League pedigree....
Going to the Pirates home opener? What you need to know
The Pittsburgh Pirates open their PNC Park season Friday, hosting the New York Yankees in a home opener for the first time in franchise history. The first pitch is set for 4:12 p.m. — a nod to the city’s 412 area code — at PNC Park on Pittsburgh’s North Shore....
Gainey, O’Connor talk with Jewish community at Pittsburgh forum
Democratic candidates facing off in Pittsburgh’s mayoral race on Wednesday shared with potential voters their visions for Downtown, affordable housing and supporting the city’s Jewish community. Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey boasted of the reduction in homicides since he took office and the NFL’s decision to bring the draft to the...
Panther Pit Bar property for sale in Oakland following closure
After being raided and shut down for operating without a liquor license, the Panther Pit Bar and Grill property in Oakland is now for sale. Keystone Real Estate Advisors President David Glickman said the property went on the market on March 1 with an asking price of $795,000. Located on...
Brentwood, Murrysville residents represent Pa. Women Work on national TVVideo
Say you receive an email from someone claiming to be a producer for an Emmy Award-winning TV program. Your thoughts may be along the same lines as the folks at Pennsylvania Women Work. “Our first reaction was thinking this was spam,” Kristin Ioannou, the nonprofit’s executive director, said about an...
Letter calls on Carnegie Mellon to denounce higher-ed actions by Trump administration
A letter signed by more than 150 Carnegie Mellon University faculty, staff, alumni and students calls on the university to denounce what it calls the Trump administration’s “punitive withholding of federal funding and detainment and deportation of international scholars.” The letter also asks Carnegie Mellon not to comply with federal...
Gainey blasts Trump administration for targeting East Liberty Social Security office
More than two dozen people joined Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey in East Liberty on Tuesday to rally in support of the neighborhood’s Social Security office, which had been targeted for possible closure by President Donald Trump’s administration. The office — along with the Greensburg Social Security Administration buildings and the...
‘Miscarriage of justice’: Mom pans prison terms for son’s murderers as too short
Monica Reifman’s teenage son was shot 17 times in broad daylight. Two other people were wounded. That, she told a judge on Tuesday, is certainly worth a longer sentence than the 15 to 30 years in prison the prosecution offered to the two men pleading guilty. “That they could be...
Grant Street in Pittsburgh reopened to 1 lane after being closed due to popping manhole covers
Pittsburgh police have reopened Grant Street to one lane after it was closed to traffic in Downtown Pittsburgh as two manhole covers along the thoroughfare popped loose, one with a thunderous boom, around noon Tuesday. The cause was traced to a fire affecting electrical wires under Grant Street, according to...
Businesses to stay open as Market Square upgrade, traffic shifts begin
A yearlong renovation to Market Square in Downtown Pittsburgh scheduled to begin Tuesday will cause a shift in traffic patterns. Construction will start in the north half of the square, including McMasters, Market and Graeme streets. One-way traffic heading toward Downtown on Forbes Avenue from Wood Street to Stanwix Street...
Man fatally shot outside vehicle in Homewood North
Two men have been charged with homicide in connection with a fatal shooting early Tuesday in Homewood North. Shawn Collins, 54, of Pittsburgh, and Lavelle Johnson, 33, of Braddock, are awaiting arraignment in connection with the death of Johnny Ray Wilson. His age was not listed in court papers. Wilson...
Feds in Pittsburgh charge 4 in multimillion-dollar lottery scam linked to Jamaica
Federal investigators in Pittsburgh have charged four people they say were involved in a $4.5 million international lottery scam run out of Jamaica that targeted the elderly. Yonel Burnett, 28, of Jamaica, is charged in a two-count indictment with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit...
