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Councilman pitches plan for East Carson Street improvement district in South Side
A proposal introduced Monday before Pittsburgh City Council would establish an improvement district along East Carson Street in the South Side, part of a broader effort to attract investment and reshape the corridor’s image beyond its reputation as a troubled nightlife destination. The proposal would provide funding to enhance maintenance,...
Referendum asks voters about how Pittsburgh publishes public notices
Pittsburgh voters on Tuesday will be asked to decide whether the city can change its requirement that notice for public hearings be advertised in a newspaper of general circulation. If voters approve the referendum on the ballot Tuesday, the city would be permitted to publish notices for hearings “via successor...
Glen Hazel eaglet dies following signs of illness
One of the eaglets in the Glen Hazel nest died, according to a PixCams update posted over the weekend to Facebook. Carol Holmgren with Tamarack Wildlife Center told TribLive news partner WTAE that the eaglet, referred to as GH4, died Sunday morning. Holmgren is the center’s executive director and a...
Morning Roundup: Cooling centers activated; police search for Homewood shooting suspect
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, May 18: Cooling centers activated amid heat wave Five cooling centers have been activated “due to the expected heat wave,” according to Pittsburgh Parks & Recreation. In social media posts, CitiParks said the cooling centers, located at healthy...
Pittsburgh set to start week with near-record heat
A week after parts of the Pittsburgh region saw frost advisories and freeze warnings, near record heat is expected for the start of the new week. A high of 90-to-91 degrees is forecast for Monday, and a high around 90 is expected on Tuesday, National Weather Service meteorologist David Shallenberger...
4 shot in Homestead
An overnight shooting in Homestead sent four people to the hospital. At 1:30 a.m. Sunday, police were dispatched to the 200 block of West Eighth Avenue and the 100 block of Eighth Avenue, Allegheny County Police said. Upon arrival, first responders found a man shot in the hand and foot,...
Man stabbed Saturday in Middle Hill; police identify suspect
A man was taken to a hospital in critical condition after being stabbed in Pittsburgh’s Middle Hill neighborhood Saturday, according to Pittsburgh police. Zone 2 officers responded to the reported stabbing in the 2300 block of Reed Street around 4:30 p.m. According to police, another man had stabbed the man...
Tambellini family returns to Pittsburgh dining with new Brookline sandwich shop
Less than 24 hours before Tambellini & Co.’s May 8 grand opening, the Brookline sandwich shop was a flurry of activity. Co-owner Michael Tambellini hauled a huge stock pot of marinara — at least five gallons, his fiancée and co-owner Trista Fulton estimated — and pulled pans of house-made mozzarella...
Here are the top 10 concerts we’re looking forward to this summer
As the temperature heats up, so do stages all across the Pittsburgh region. This summer promises to be a packed and exciting concert season in venues both indoors and outdoors. From legacy acts with heaps of sing-along hits to red-hot new pop stars, fans should have no trouble finding a...
Pittsburgh Media Partnership series: Ambridge Connection
Editor’s note: TribLive will profile members of the Pittsburgh Media Partnership in this weekly series to spotlight the robust media landscape in Western Pennsylvania. Ambridge Connection has been a hyperlocal, community-driven platform since 2013, dedicated to telling the stories that matter most across Ambridge, Baden, Economy Borough, Harmony Township and...
Offbeat Pittsburgh: My late-blooming affair with vinyl records and thrill of the chase at Jerry’s RecordsVideo
There’s a moment on The Beatles’ “White Album” that almost feels like stepping through a doorway. “Back in the U.S.S.R.” barrels in, loud, brash and upbeat with jet engines, guitar and Beach Boys-style harmonies. Then, before you’ve caught your breath, it dissolves and flows into the softer, melodic “Dear Prudence,”...
Lead, a hidden hazard, still lurks throughout Pittsburgh
When Kristen Heibert became pregnant last year, she and partner Derek Martin knew they needed to rid their 106-year-old house in Beechview of the lead likely lurking in the paint. “I was worried about the baby,” Heibert, 34, said recently. Heibert recalled a relative had used the Allegheny Lead-Safe Homes...
Pitt graduate’s experiment on Artemis II may improve medicine on Earth
Technology developed for NASA’s Artemis II moon mission may one day help improve medical treatments for people on Earth. Researchers are studying tiny “organ chips” — devices that mimic how human organs function — to learn how the body responds to stress, disease and new medicines. The chips recently traveled...
Hemingway’s heartbreak and the long decline of Oakland’s bar scene
Hemingway’s Cafe sure got its swan song. The Oakland bar recently had some of its busiest nights ever as students and alumni swung by for their last hurrah before the college hangout closed forever. Owner John Elavsky announced in January that Hemingway’s would end its decades-long run May 3. In...
Andrew Conte: Why I’m returning to the Trib to launch Newsworks Lab
Newsworks Lab involves all of us as an investigative newsroom focused on building a future for local reporting — and for the communities it serves. We’re launching it at Trib Total Media after I spent a decade experimenting with strategies for local journalism through the Center for Media Innovation at...
Swirl of public money backing $418M hotel proposal at David L. Lawrence Convention Center
A planned $418 million hotel at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Downtown Pittsburgh will be funded with ample public dollars, including money from the city, Allegheny County and state. Loews Hotels has signed a letter of intent to build a 500-room hotel attached to the convention center, Gov....
All-terrain wheelchairs make Frick Park more accessible for everyone
Tress Belesi in the last few weeks has watched a young wheelchair-user explore a park trail for the first time, a young couple with disabilities experience their first park date and a woman with limited mobility spot mayapples in nature for the first time in more than a decade. Such...
City of Pittsburgh announces 2026 Summer Concert SeriesVideo
There’s nothing like live music in the summertime, especially when it’s free. On Friday, the CitiParks Office of Special Events announced the schedule for their 2026 Summer Concert Series, presented by Citizens. The series includes 22 live music events in four city parks. From jazz to classical to rock, these...
Consumer alert issued for Prantl’s Bakery Shadyside location
The Allegheny Health Department released a consumer alert Thursday regarding Prantl’s Bakery on Walnut Street in Shadyside. According to the department’s report, the bakery had a presence of rodent droppings on multiple surfaces, damaged exterior walls, soiled food equipment, old food debris and accumulated non-essential items. The department’s report called...
Squirrel Hill sandwich shop Stuntpig announces closureVideo
Stuntpig, a sandwich shop that emphasizes cured and smoked meats and made-from-scratch ingredients, announced its last day of service will be May 23. The news comes just two years after the shop moved from its food truck wheels to a brick-and-mortar location on Murray Avenue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood...
PennDOT details Parkway East closure detours
PennDOT announced a $95 million project to replace the Commercial Street Bridge along Parkway East in Pittsburgh. The project includes a 25-day road closure starting July 10, during which a new 830-foot-long, 60-foot-high bridge will be constructed and slid into place. Additional work during the closure includes asphalt repair and...
Morning Roundup: McKeesport man arrested in connection to bank robbery; consumer alert on Prantl’s
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, May 15: McKeesport man arrested in connection with bank robbery Allegheny County police have taken Keith Graves Jr. into custody after suspecting him of robbing Century Heritage Federal Credit Union in Versailles Borough. Police said on May 8,...
Pittsburgh to host 1st professional women’s ultimate frisbee event
Pittsburgh is highlighting its local athletic talent this weekend by hosting its first-ever professional women’s ultimate frisbee game. The inaugural Premier Cup, presented by Two Frays Brewery in Garfield, will take place at noon Saturday at Highmark Stadium. The event will feature players from the top amateur women’s and nonbinary...
Pittsburgh man arrested in connection with shooting in the city’s Troy Hill neighborhood
A man was hospitalized and another arrested in connection with a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Troy Hill neighborhood. Brandon Noel, 22, is facing felony charges of aggravated assault and a misdemeanor charge of recklessly endangering another person for allegedly shooting a man Wednesday afternoon. Officers were dispatched to the 1900 block...
Luxury convention center hotel planned for Pittsburgh
A 500-room hotel is planned for a site adjacent to the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Downtown Pittsburgh, which will give the city two hotels attached to the convention center along the Allegheny River according to state, city and county officials. Loews Hotels & Co. of New York City,...
