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Pittsburgh facilities available to people in need after severe weekend winds
Pittsburgh facilities are available for people who may still be experiencing power outages from this weekend’s severe winds. Recreation centers and Healthy Active Living Centers will be open, in most cases, until Tuesday evening, according to a news release from the city. The Brookline Phillips, Magee and West Penn recreation...
Boyce Park ski area reopens as power is restored
Boyce Park ski area reopened Tuesday after being without power since Sunday evening. The ski and tubing area closed Monday around 12:30 p.m. due to the enduring power outage affecting ski lifts. Kevin Evanto, Allegheny parks spokesman, said power was restored Tuesday morning and that the ski area would open...
Jewish Community Center to host gun violence workshop
Community leaders will hold a workshop on the impact of gun violence on the African American community on Monday. The event will take place at the Jewish Community Center, 5738 Forbes Avenue, in Squirrel Hill from 6 to 7:30 p.m. “We want to try and grab people’s attention to think...
Man rescued from elevator shaft in Mt. Washington
Pittsburgh emergency responders rescued a man Tuesday from the bottom of a four-story elevator shaft at a house under construction in Mt. Washington, according to the city’s Public Safety Department. Public Safety spokesman Chris Togneri said police, firefighters and paramedics responded to a report that the man, who was not...
Pittsburgh ordinance would expand protection for pregnancy discrimination
Pittsburgh would expand existing protections against pregnancy discrimination to include women and their partners before and during pregnancy and after childbirth under legislation introduced Tuesday by City Council. Councilwoman Erika Strassburger, who introduced the bill, said Pittsburgh would become one of the first cities nationwide to offer protections for partners...
B Gourmet closes its doors in Sewickley
B Gourmet at 428 Beaver St. in Sewickley has closed. Owners Chris and Jenn Bonfili posted a sign on the eatery’s doors, inviting patrons to visit their new business, Bonfire Food & Drink, at 2100 East Carson St. on the South Side. “It is with great sadness but excitement for...
After spring training with Pirates, Garth Brooks sells out Heinz Field concertVideo
Only days after ending his spring training stint with the Pittsburgh Pirates, country music legend Garth Brooks not only sold out his Stadium Tour show at Heinz Field but broke a record for most tickets sold at the venue. The 72,887 tickets sold for the May 18 concert surpassed the...
WYEP returns to the air after power outage
The Morning Mix had been nixed so far this week for those who listen to 91.3 WYEP on their car, home or office radios. The reason why was blowin’ in the wind, literally. But it was fixed midway through the morning Tuesday, when power was restored to the WYEP transmitter...
Kingfly Spirits, a distillery in the Strip District, takes flightVideo
Pittsburgh’s newest craft distillery pays homage to the monarch butterfly in the form of a signature logo. “The monarch butterfly is the paramount perfect image of transformation,” said Kingfly co-owner Blake Ragghianti. “And what we are doing here is about transformation on every level from the spirits we make to...
Allegheny River Boulevard reopens after crash
Allegheny River Boulevard reopened to traffic around 8 a.m. Tuesday following a crash that caused it to be closed in both directions between Nadine Road and Washington Boulevard, an Allegheny County 911 dispatcher confirmed Tuesday morning. The single-vehicle crash was reported around 5:30 a.m. A utility pole and wires were...
Driver in South Side crash told police he didn’t know how he got there
A man who allegedly drove into a South Side Slopes house told police he’d snorted Xanax prior to the crash, and he wasn’t sure where he was or how he got there, according to charges filed against him. The crash happened about 12:45 a.m. when Douglas Dietz, 32, of Baldwin...
Transportation secretary on Real ID backlog: ‘We’re ramping up’
Pennsylvania Transportation Secretary Leslie Richards told a state senate committee Monday she’s not concerned about a backlog of requests for Real ID cards that many residents plan to use for domestic air travel next year. “We’re ramping up and we feel very comfortable where we are right now,” Richards told...
Mario Lemieux Foundation social media drive fills wish lists for hospitalized kids
These wishes came true quickly. The Mario Lemieux Foundation’s Make Room For Kids campaign posted a list of items needed for sick children. The tweet went out on Feb. 21. The list was filled within two days. “It is unbelievable,” said Nancy Angus, executive director of the Mario Lemieux Foundation....
$10M worth of cocaine seized, 2 arrested in Philly to Pittsburgh drug ring bust
Police say they found about $10 million worth of cocaine hidden in vehicles driven by a pair of Philadelphia men traveling in North Braddock on Monday. Jermaine Clark and Terry Suggs Jr., both of Philadelphia, were arrested on drug and conspiracy charges in connection to an investigation into a major...
Man, 58, shot dead through his home’s door in Rankin
A man died Monday night after getting shot through his home’s front door in Rankin, police said. Shortly before 7 p.m., police and paramedics responded to a residence in the 300 block of Fifth Avenue after receiving a report that a man had been shot there, Allegheny County Police Inspector...
Port Vue woman nabbed in 2015 drug sweep pleads guilty in far-reaching heroin ring case
A Port Vue woman pleaded guilty to her role in a far-reaching heroin ring that brought the illegal street drug from New Jersey to McKeesport, federal prosecutors said Monday. Krystle Barretto , 33, was convicted of scheming to sell more than 100 grams, or 3.5 ounces, of heroin, U.S. Attorney...
Bike lanes, traffic improvements coming to Smallman Street in Pittsburgh’s Strip
Pittsburgh plans to add bike lanes along a five-block section of Smallman Street in the Strip District and install a public plaza as part of the Produce Terminal rehabilitation. The City and Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority are spending about $23 million total on new water and sewer lines and...
Pittsburgh man charged in same prostitution sting as Patriots owner Robert Kraft
A Pittsburgh man is among those charged in a South Florida prostitution sting that has also snagged New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, court records show. Mark Curan Bope, 64, of Duquesne Heights, visited the Orchids of Asia Day Spa in Jupiter, Fla., on Jan. 18, according to the police...
Allegheny County kids can win cash prizes by opening a free savings account
Kids in Allegheny County can open a free savings account and be eligible for a cash raffle through the Fund My Future program hosted by the Propel charter school in Pittsburgh’s Homestead neighborhood. The Propel Charter School Foundation started the program in 2013 to stress the importance of saving from...
State approves $402,000 grant for rehab of North Side recreation center
Pittsburgh is getting a $402,000 state grant to rehabilitate the Jefferson Recreation Center on the North Side. The money will pay for a new roof, windows, doors and playground equipment, restoration of masonry and upgrades to better accommodate disabled visitors. A basketball court will also be improved. Gov. Tom Wolf’s...
Oscar winner Ruth E. Carter brought costume collection to Pittsburgh last yearVideo
Ruth E. Carter made history by becoming the first African American woman to win an Oscar for costume design. There was talk of Carter’s immense talent in August when she visited Pittsburgh to introduce part of her vast collection at the Senator John Heinz History Center—the first museum to showcase...
Driverless vehicles the subject of tech talk in Pittsburgh
An engineering association will hold its first meetup Tuesday for a discussion with industry leaders on self-driving vehicles. Scheduled speakers include Sterling Anderson, Aurora Innovation co-founder, and Tara Andringa, coalition manager for Partners for Automated Vehicle Education, or PAVE, an alliance of industry, nonprofit and academic institutions formed to educate...
Boyce Park ski area closed due to power outages
Allegheny County shut down Boyce Park skiing and snow tubing Monday due to enduring power outages in the region. The agency announced the park’s closure in a tweet, which said the area will be closed until further notice. Due to a power outage, Boyce Park skiing and snow tubing will...
Town hall to address Penn Hills debt crisis set for Feb. 28
The Pennsylvania Auditor General will hold a town hall meeting Thursday to discuss ideas for improving the Penn Hills School District. “I invite students, teachers, support staff and parents to bring suggestions about how we can come together as a community to turn around the Penn Hills School District,” Eugene...
PPG to paint parts of new Raiders stadium in Las VegasVideo
PPG is now the official paint of the Oakland Raiders. That’s right Steelers fans: Oakland Raiders. Let that sink in. PPG announced Monday it has reached a multiyear corporate marketing agreement with the Raiders, who are scheduled to move to Las Vegas in 2020. As part of the marketing agreement,...
