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‘Traffic calming’ speed bumps coming to Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood
Construction on a traffic calming project is slated to start next week in Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood, according to city officials. The Department of Mobility and Infrastructure will be installing speed humps on Seagirt Street between Tokay Street and Mooseheart Street beginning Wednesday. Construction work is expected to take place...
Pittsburgh nonprofit offering free training, equipment to encourage youth organizations to camp in Riverview Park pilot program
A nonprofit is offering free training and equipment to youth-serving organizations that want to take advantage of a pilot program allowing camping in Pittsburgh’s Riverview Park. The city last year authorized a pilot program that allows youth organizations to get permits to camp in city parks. Officials are rolling out...
No charges to be filed in Pittsburgh teen’s stabbing death, Allegheny County DA says
No charges are to be filed in the July 27 stabbing death of a Pittsburgh teen in the city, Allegheny County officials have determined. The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office told Tribune-Review news partner WTAE-TV that no charges will be filed in the death of 17-year-old Brandon Thomas in Schenley...
Pittsburgh Garbage Olympics to target litter in dozens of city neighborhoods, Penn Hills
Residents of nearly three dozen Pittsburgh neighborhoods will collect litter this weekend in the city’s annual Garbage Olympics. Teams from 34 neighborhoods across the city and Penn Hills will compete to gather the most garbage in the seventh annual Garbage Olympics event. Pittsburgh’s Department of Public Works and the Clean...
Downtown’s Mandarin Gourmet restaurant is closing
A stalwart in the Downtown dining scene is calling it quits. Mandarin Gourmet has been serving Chinese food on Wood Street in Downtown Pittsburgh for over 40 years, but is closing at the end of September. According to an Instagram post, Mandarin Gourmet is not closing due to an eviction...
Police charge pet owner for killing dog she left tied to a door after moving out of Hill District apartment
A Hill District woman is accused of tying her dog to an apartment door and leaving it behind this spring when she moved out of the unit, leading the dog to starve to death. Talazia Monique Johnson, 22, of Bedford Dwellings, told police she lost her job in April and...
Pittsburgh man in fake cop uniform had knife when he went to courthouse to harass judge, police say
A Pittsburgh man is accused of going into Allegheny County Courthouse while wearing a fake police uniform and carrying a knife to harass a Common Pleas judge. Christopher Hall, 29, of the Hill District, tried to enter Common Pleas Judge Edward Borkowski’s courtroom around 10:40 a.m. Tuesday dressed in a...
Greer Cabaret Theater hosts its 1st performance with change of scenery
The Greer Cabaret Theater is in character, dressed up and ready for opening night. After being closed for more than a year and getting a re-fresh, the venue will host Pittsburgh CLO’s “tick, tick…BOOM!” It’s an autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning composer of “RENT.”...
Jamilka Borges creates Pittsburgh-inspired dishes with Milo’s Sweet Tea and Lemonade
Chef and restaurateur Jamilka Borges likes a food challenge, so when representatives from Milo’s Tea approached her about incorporating their beverage into a recipe, she was all in. “I like a good food partnership,” said Borges. “Milo’s Tea … is woman and family-owned. Their tea is really freaking good.” Borges,...
Morning Roundup: Man stabbed in Mt. Washington; police chase from Ohio to Pa. ends in Findlay
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, Sept. 22: Man stabbed in Mt. Washington A man was stabbed early Thursday in Mt. Washington, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. Police were called about 8 a.m. to the 600 block of Omaha Street. Officers found a 34-year-old...
Ross man does his part to remove litter from Ohio River
There are times when Tommy Ross feels like his actions are futile, perhaps even Sisyphean. While Ross is not condemned to eternally roll a boulder up a hill only to see it tumble back down, the task he’s set himself to can seem similar in its hopelessness. Ross, 49, regularly...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Sept. 21-23
It’s the weekend. Here are some ways to spend it. The Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race is Sunday so with road closures from Squirrel Hill to Oakland and through Uptown to Downtown, plan accordingly. Haunted tour Dark History PGH is hosting haunted walking tours of Carnegie and...
Pittsburgh Public Schools’ Class of 2028 will be last to receive Pittsburgh Promise scholarships
Pittsburgh Public Schools’ Class of 2028 will be the final group of students to receive Pittsburgh Promise scholarships, the nonprofit behind the scholarships said in a letter to district parents. Saleem Ghubril, executive director of The Pittsburgh Promise, said he is confident that the nonprofit will be able to complete...
David McCormick announces U.S. Senate run with GOP lining up behind him
The Republicans have their preferred candidate in their quest to unseat incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey. Former hedge fund CEO David McCormick announced his run for Senate on Thursday evening in Pittsburgh. At a campaign kickoff at the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh’s Strip District with more than 200...
For rental properties and Airbnbs in Pittsburgh, inspections and permits soon could be required
Anyone who owns a rental property, including long-term rentals and Airbnbs, would be required to go through a permitting and inspection process under legislation advanced by Pittsburgh City Council. People would need to apply for a permit each year, according to the proposed legislation. They would be required to provide...
Family of McKeesport man who died in Allegheny County Jail files wrongful death lawsuit
A lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court claims Allegheny County Jail officials didn’t provide a wheezing inmate who had chronic asthma with his inhaler for up to 30 days. Paul C. Allen, a McKeesport barber and father of three who was supposed to use his inhaler eight times a day,...
Teen killed in Pittsburgh’s Allentown linked to earlier Braddock double homicide, police say
The teen killed Tuesday in a Pittsburgh shooting was linked to an Aug. 27 shooting in Braddock that claimed the lives of two Woodland Hills High School seniors, authorities confirmed Thursday. Pittsburgh police and Allegheny County Police said the teen was present at the earlier shooting in Braddock, but stopped...
Morning Roundup: Motorcyclist critically hurt in Mt. Washington crash; parents accused of infant abuse
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, Sept. 21: Motorcyclist in critical condition after Mt. Washington crash A man was injured in a motorcycle crash Wednesday in Mt. Washington. Crews were called around 10:30 a.m. to Saw Mill Run Boulevard where they found a man...
Teen jailed after ransacking North Side house, stabbing resident twice in the neck
A teenager remained in Allegheny County Jail on Wednesday after, police said, he ransacked a North Side home in search of a gun and twice stabbed the resident before leaving only with a baseball cap. Isreal Moseby, 17, whose home address was not listed in court records, approached and talked...
No injuries reported in Brookline house fire
No one was injured in a fire late Wednesday afternoon in Brookline, officials said. Pittsburgh fire Capt. Robert Geyer said no one had been injured or trapped in the fire, which broke out just before 5 p.m. in a house in the 2800 block of Sageman Avenue. “Crews were able...
Pitt’s plan for a $250M biomanufacturing facility in Hazelwood moves forward
The University of Pittsburgh has received approval from the city’s Planning Commission to build a biomanufacturing facility in Hazelwood. The $250 million facility will serve as a cell and gene therapy innovation hub in the Hazelwood Green development along the Monongahela River. University officials have said about three-quarters of the...
Morning Roundup: 2 hurt in garbage truck crash in Overbrook; vandalism in Squirrel Hill; 2 shot in Mt. Oliver
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, Sept. 20: 2 injured after garbage truck crashes in Overbrook Two people were reported injured when a garbage truck crashed Tuesday in Pittsburgh’s Overbrook neighborhood. Surveillance video showed the truck traveling down a hill before hitting several vehicles...
Man robs First National Bank in Pittsburgh’s East Allegheny neighborhood
No one was injured when a man robbed a Pittsburgh bank Tuesday afternoon, city police said. The man, possibly in his 60s, took an unknown amount of cash from First National Bank in the 400 block of East North Avenue, in the city’s East Allegheny neighborhood, according to police. Police...
Pittsburgh police probe armed home invasion in Bedford Dwellings
Pittsburgh police are investigating a home invasion reported early Monday in the city’s Bedford Dwellings complex. Police responded at about 12:15 a.m. to a home in the 900 block of Memory Lane. Police didn’t provide a description of a suspect who kicked in the front door and demanded money from...
Pittsburgh planners approve proposal for affordable housing development geared for LGBTQ+ seniors in South Oakland
Pittsburgh’s Planning Commission on Tuesday approved plans for an affordable housing development that will cater to LGBTQ+ seniors in the city’s South Oakland neighborhood. Dubbed Oakland Pride, the six-story apartment complex is set to be built on Forbes Avenue with 48 housing units, 24 off-street parking spaces and 22 bicycle...
