Paul Guggenheimer stories, Page 30

Springdale Borough did not want to lose its biggest water customer — Springdale Energy — especially with the closing of the GenOn plant set for next April costing the borough an estimated $100,000 of water revenue. So, on Tuesday, Springdale Borough Council voted unanimously to cut the rate for any...

Springdale Council President James Zurisko has resigned after serving on the council for 12 years. Council members said Zurisko told them he was stepping down because he is moving to Buffalo Township. Council voted Tuesday to accept the resignation. Zurisko did not respond to requests for comment. Council Vice President...

The Hatfield Connector, the final portion of the Central Lawrenceville Neighborway, has been completed in under three months. City officials announced Tuesday that the shared-use pedestrian and bike path closes a gap between 50th and 51st streets. Neighborways are low-traffic streets built for walkers, cyclists and other non-vehicular traffic, according...

A Port Authority of Allegheny County bus driver was taken to UPMC McKeesport on Tuesday afternoon after being involved in a crash at the city’s Pacific and Rebecca streets, the transit agency said. Port Authority spokesman Adam Brandolph said a car ran a stop sign at the intersection and struck...

On the 52nd anniversary of the day Apollo 11 blasted off and headed for its historic moon landing, Astrobotic has taken a “giant leap” toward its own moon landing. The Pittsburgh-based aerospace company has announced the autonomous rover MoonRanger it partnered with Carnegie Mellon University to create, has passed another...

The Pittsburgh Penguins have scheduled in-person and virtual community meetings this month on their plans to open an ice rink at the Hunt Armory in Shadyside. The community sessions are being held July 26 and July 28 and will involve discussions about specific plans related to the project — hours...

Pittsburgh’s annual Labor Day Parade is returning this year after it was cancelled in 2020 due to the covid-19 pandemic. The Allegheny-Fayette Central Labor Council has announced the parade is scheduled to be held on Monday, Sept. 6, starting at 10 a.m. Pittsburgh’s Labor Day Parade is one of the...

Pittsburgh’s annual Labor Day Parade is returning this year after it was cancelled in 2020 because of the covid-19 pandemic. The Allegheny-Fayette Central Labor Council has announced the parade is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 6, starting at 10 a.m. Pittsburgh’s Labor Day Parade is one of the largest and oldest...

There will be a 2021 St. Patrick Day’s Parade in the Steel City after all. Parade organizers announced Wednesday the St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been rescheduled for Saturday, Sept. 18 at 10 a.m. Parade chairman Jeff “Mac” McCafferty had hoped to hold the parade last March on the traditional...

To say that it’s been a traumatic last three years for members of Pittsburgh’s Jewish community would be an understatement. Between the anti-Semitic attack on the Tree of Life Congregation in Oct. 2018, the pandemic, and unprecedented protest and unrest, Jews in Pittsburgh, especially children and young adults have been...

How does river water get turned into clean drinking water? How is the risk of overflow into rivers reduced during heavy rains? The answers to these and other questions will be provided by the Carnegie Science Center during its H2Oh! River Weekend on July 24-25. The annual aquatic event focuses...

There soon will be an embarrassment of riches for fried chicken lovers in Harmar. A new Popeyes fried chicken franchise is coming to the township — and it will be adjacent to the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant on Harmar Landing Drive. Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Inc. has received unanimous approval from...

State Rep. Carrie Lewis DelRosso (R-Oakmont) is holding an open house Wednesday, July 14 in her Springdale office from 3-5 p.m. Lewis DelRosso and her staff will discuss local and state government-related issues and services for constituents, according to a news release issued by her office. Lewis DelRosso took office...

The Pennsylvania Lottery is capitalizing on social media in a big way this weekend. The Lottery will hold its first ever Facebook Live drawing at 7 p.m. Sunday. The live event is called 7-11-21® LIVE! and will give participants a chance to win up to $7,777. “Our 7-11-21® LIVE Scratch-Off...

On a hot and steamy July day two years ago, Henry Parham sat in his Wilkinsburg home with his wife, Ethel by his side and relived the horror of the D-Day invasion. Though the invasion had happened some 75 years before, the look in Parham’s eyes made it seem like...

It was a star-spangled weekend for Cameron Bramer at the Stars and Stripes USA BMX nationals at South Park BMX in Bethel Park. Bramer, a 19-year-old from South Park, won against a field of racers from all over the country in the expert class for the 17-20 age group Friday...

Family House Pittsburgh, an organization that serves patients and families staying in Pittsburgh for medical care each year, announced Wednesday it has bought the Courtyard by Marriott hotel located on Liberty Avenue in Bloomfield. Family House, a non-profit charitable organization, provides an affordable “home away from home” for patients and...

With full-blown Fourth of July celebrations back for this year’s holiday weekend, Pittsburgh Public Safety officials are stepping up security for events Downtown and in Point State Park. After the pandemic canceled celebrations in the city last year, Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich said as many as 200,000 people...

Kennywood Park’s Phantom’s Revenge roller coaster has put up a second place showing in a USA Today 10Best.com poll to decide which roller coaster is America’s best. Phantom’s Revenge boasts a 232-foot drop through the structure of the Thunderbolt roller coaster and reaches a top speed of over 85 mph....

Thousands of pro and amateur BMX racers from all over the world will converge at South Park BMX in Bethel Park this weekend for the Stars and Stripes Nationals. And one racer in particular might have a bit of an advantage over the rest of the field. Cameron Bramer, 19,...

One hundred years ago Wednesday, William Howard Taft, the 27th president of the United States, made history. On June 30, 1921, Taft was sworn in as chief justice of the United States, making him the first and only U.S. president to also serve as chief justice of the Supreme Court....