Bob Bauder stories, Page 23
Peduto searches for towing improvements after Shadyside ‘pandemonium’
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto is looking for ways to avoid another tow truck incident like the “pandemonium” that erupted Saturday night in Shadyside when police and trucks arrived to remove vehicles on Walnut Street in preparation for the marathon. Peduto and the city’s public works department announced repeatedly on social...
North Side man says Pittsburgh fired him for political reasons
A North Side man running for Pittsburgh City Council says the city fired him in January from his job as a public works foreman because Mayor Bill Peduto is supporting another candidate in the race. It marks the third time that the city has terminated Mark Brentley Sr. during his...
Duquesne Light grant will help restore historic Pittsburgh park
A grant from Duquesne Light Co. will help fund the next phase of restoration of a historic park in Pittsburgh’s North Side. The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy announced Friday that Duquesne Light’s donation of nearly $500,000 would be used along with a state grant would pay for restoration of the park’s...
Pittsburgh appeals arbitration ruling that reinstated police officer who was fired
Pittsburgh has appealed an arbitrator’s ruling that reinstated a police officer who was terminated after an alleged road rage incident in 2017. Officer Robert Kramer was charged with pointing a gun at another motorist while off duty on May 3, 2017. An Allegheny County jury last year acquitted him of...
Part of Grant Street in Pittsburgh to close for 2 months
Pittsburgh on Monday will close a portion of Grant Street in Downtown for two months while crews repair the bumpy, brick roadway. The Port Authority of Allegheny County announced Friday that it would detour 15 bus routes while work is ongoing. Pittsburgh is closing Grant heading toward the Greyhound Station...
Hear stories behind Pittsburgh’s public art on new podcast
Pittsburgh is telling the story of its large public art collection through a series of podcasts featuring some of the artists that created the works. The Public Art and Civic Design Division of the city Planning Department recorded 16 podcasts giving overviews and the stories behind about 40 percent of...
Site of St. Clair Village to turn into Pittsburgh’s largest orchardVideo
The site of a former housing project in one of Pittsburgh’s hilltop neighborhoods will turn into the city’s largest orchard this weekend. Volunteers on Saturday will plant 200 fruit and nut trees at the Hilltop Urban Farm in Pittsburgh’s St. Clair neighborhood. Executive Director Sarah Baxendell said the 23-acre project...
Pittsburgh woman claims arrest came for not supporting Trump
A North Side woman said a Pittsburgh police officer charged her with burglary and other crimes in 2017 because she she didn’t support Donald Trump. Darian Balcom, 47, of Perry North, sued the city in federal court Tuesday, contending Officer Gabe Figueroa violated her First Amendment Rights. “The essence of...
American flag flies on controversial Mt. Washington billboard
Lamar Advertising has changed the display on a landmark billboard atop Pittsburgh’s Mt. Washington while awaiting a decision from a state court on whether the controversial signage can remain in place. On Tuesday, Lamar replaced a black-and-gold Sprint advertisement with an American flag recognizing the National Flag Foundation, a Pittsburgh-based...
‘Beloved by thousands,’ William Penn doorman made people feel special
Jon-Paul Malezi, doorman at the Omni William Penn Hotel in Downtown Pittsburgh for 25 years, had a way of making people feel special, and they loved him for that. If a guest showed up in a rain storm, Malezi was out in the street with an umbrella to make sure...
Pittsburgh ended 2018 in ‘strong financial position,’ controller says
Pittsburgh ended 2018 with a $3.3 million general fund surplus despite moving nearly $50 million out of the operating budget for capital projects, affordable housing and employee pensions, Controller Michael Lamb said Wednesday. Lamb in releasing his Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for 2018 noted that Pittsburgh had a total unassigned...
Son of late Mayor Flaherty donates inaugural Pittsburgh Marathon poster to cityVideo
A framed poster from the inaugural Pittsburgh Marathon signed by its winners is hanging in the Pittsburgh Mayor’s Office, thanks to the son of a former mayor. Shawn Flaherty, 59, an attorney and the son of late Pittsburgh Mayor Pete Flaherty, said he found the poster from 1985 rolled up...
PPG gingerbread house exhibit moving to Pittsburgh’s City-County Building
Pittsburgh’s annual gingerbread house display and competition at PPG Place is moving this year from its longtime home to Pittsburgh’s City-County Building on Grant Street. Highwoods Properties, the owner of PPG Place, announced last year that it was renovating its Wintergarden area as a banquet and conference facility and would...
Biden says Pittsburgh is where successful run for president will begin in first campaign stop
Former Vice President Joe Biden opened his presidential campaign in Pittsburgh on Monday with a message of unity and a pledge to rebuild middle-class America through union labor. Biden, who appeared with his wife, Jill, at Teamsters Union Local 249 hall in Lawrenceville before an audience of about 600, said...
Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority to complete addition of lead inhibiting chemical
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority on Monday will complete the last phase of adding a lead inhibiting chemical to its water system, officials said Friday. PWSA will begin adding orthophosphate, which coats the inside of pipes and prevents lead from leeching into drinking water, at the Highland 1 Reservoir...
Developer wants to add sandy beach, lagoon, Ferris wheel to North Shore
Imagine sipping a rum cocktail on a veranda overlooking a sandy beach with the setting sun reflecting off clear, blue water. In Pittsburgh? Yes, says Lucas Piatt, president of Millcraft Investments, a Washington-based development company. Millcraft is planning a $700 million complex dubbed Esplanade next to Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh’s...
Firefighters union endorses Joe Biden ahead of Pittsburgh rally
The International Association of Firefighters on Monday became the first major union to endorse Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, citing his close ties to firefighters and record of supporting union causes throughout his career. Harold Schaitberger, the union’s general president, said the organization pushed for Biden to run and was...
PWSA board approves paid leave policy for employees
Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority employees who are victims of domestic violence will have access to paid sick leave under a policy unanimously approved Friday by the board of directors. Directors also approved up to six weeks of paid parental leave for employees with new babies. The policy also applies...
Here’s how Pittsburgh residents can dispose of bagged yard waste
Pittsburgh residents can dispose of old grass, leaves and branches May 4 by bagging the debris and placing it at curbside. The city’s Environmental Services Department will pick up the bags and branches that are bundled in lengths of 5 feet or less with fiber or rope twine. The material...
Pittsburgh getting $200,000 from state for purchase of electric vehicles
Pittsburgh can add to its growing fleet of electric vehicles through a state grant totaling more than $200,000, the Mayor’s Office announced on Thursday. Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration is providing $135,160 to help pay for eight electric vehicle charging stations and $67,500 toward the purchase of nine electric vehicles. The...
Pittsburgh autonomous vehicle companies issue report on local testing
Five companies are currently testing 55 self-driving vehicles on Pittsburgh streets, according to the first in a series of reports mandated by Mayor Bill Peduto. The five companies — Aptiv, Argo AI, Aurora, Carnegie Mellon University and Uber — employ a combined total of 1,300 people locally in connection with...
Pittsburgh’s Point State Park fountain will flow soon
Pittsburgh’s landmark fountain at Point State Park is scheduled to begin its annual spouting May 4, just in time for the Pittsburgh Marathon. The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has power washed the fountain, cleaned out its 800,000-gallon reservoir and is sprucing up the park for the annual...
Dalai Lama’s personal doctor visits Pittsburgh, teaches mindfulnessVideo
Dr. Barry Kerzin had two questions growing up in California that propelled him to become a family medical doctor, Buddhist monk and personal physician for the 14th Dalai Lama. He hasn’t quite yet answered the first — “Who am I?” — but he’s pretty sure of the second. “To me,...
Pittsburgh publicity video gets a seat in Times SquareVideo
Pittsburgh is inviting the world to have a seat in the Steel City. That’s the message in the latest marketing campaign launched on Tuesday by VisitPittsburgh, Allegheny County’s official tourist promotion agency. VisitPittsburgh parlayed Western Pennsylvanians’ quirk for using chairs placed curbside to save a parking space into a video...
8 Pittsburgh council candidates miss deadline for filing financial reports
Nearly half of 19 current and former candidates for Pittsburgh City Council seats in 2019 - including North Side Councilwoman Darlene Harris - missed an April deadline for filing financial reports with the city, according to the Pittsburgh Ethics Hearing Board. Candidates for elected city offices - whether or not...
