Bob Bauder stories, Page 24
Pittsburgh set to spend $407K to design upgrades for fire stations
Pittsburgh is set to spend $407,000 for design work on six fire stations scheduled for remodeling in 2020, according to the Mayor’s Office. City Council will introduce legislation on Tuesday to approve the funding. Unions representing fire, police and paramedics have complained for years about problems at stations, including sinkholes,...
Pittsburgh preserving historic tunnel mosaic under Bigelow Boulevard
A historic mosaic inside a Downtown Pittsburgh pedestrian tunnel is more than halfway gone. And an Ohio art conservator tasked with meticulously removing the work of art before the tunnel is demolished expects to have the job completed by next week. Two employees of McKay Lodge Fine Arts Conservation Laboratory...
Even fish are enjoying Pittsburgh’s new North Side fountain
The sparkling new fountain in Allegheny Commons Park is already becoming a popular photo destination. Professional dog walker Wes Oliver this week couldn’t resist posing Winne, the pooch he was walking, with the fountain in the background. “The (dog) owner is a doctor here in the hospital,” he said, pointing...
NRA seeks injunction to stop Pittsburgh from enforcing gun regulations
The National Rifle Association has joined two other groups in seeking a preliminary court injunction in an attempt to stop Pittsburgh from enforcing a gun ban until the conclusion of lawsuits filed against the city by all three organizations. Four city residents with assistance from the NRA, along with Firearm...
Pittsburgh adding public art in new Lincoln-Lemington spray park
Kids and adults this summer can cool off while enjoying some artistic surrouondings at Pittsburgh’s newest spray park in Lincoln-Lemington. The city incorporated two public art installations in Paulson Spray Park scheduled to open in May. Pittsburgh commissioned Will Schlough, a Seattle-based artist and graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, to...
Will Pittsburgh pave your street this year?
Pittsburgh on Wednesday released a list of streets scheduled for new asphalt in 2019. Residents can see if their street is on the list through the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure website. Pittsburgh lists the streets by City Council district and on an interactive map. The Mayor’s Office set aside...
Pittsburgh makes it easier for businesses, contractors to obtain licenses
Businesses and contractors no longer have to wait in long lines to obtain a license required by the city of Pittsburgh. The Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections is in the midst of a $5 million overhaul of its system and is permitting contractors and businesses for the first time...
Pittsburgh to pay $77,500 to settle police brutality lawsuit
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday unanimously agreed to pay a South Park man $77,500 to settle a federal lawsuit alleging a former city police officer assaulted him and violated his civil rights during high school football championships at Heinz Field in 2015. Gabriel Despres, 23, sued the city and Landmark...
PWSA adds more orthophosphate, warns of discolored water
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority on Monday began adding a lead control chemical to the northern portion of its system and advised residents of the North Side and Millvale that they could temporarily see discolored drinking water. PWSA started adding EPA-approved orthophosphate to the Lanpher Reservoir in Shaler. The...
Pirates donate $20,000 to improve youth baseball fields in Pittsburgh
A $20,000 donation from the Pirates’ charitable foundation is helping Pittsburgh improve two city baseball fields. Pirates Charities is providing $10,000 for each field through its Fields for Kids program. The donation will pay for infield resurfacing and new dugouts at Dinan Field in Stanton Heights and Devlin Field in...
Union: Construction tax fraud costs governments $450B annually
Several hundred carpenters’ union members and public officials rallied Monday in Downtown Pittsburgh to call for an end to construction industry fraud. Union officials said unscrupulous contractors and labor brokers rob the public of federal and local tax revenue by paying workers cash “under the table,” misclassifying them as independent...
‘You could give life,’ Pittsburgh mayor says of organ donation month
Retired Pittsburgh Police Officer Brenda Tate said she couldn’t bear watching her brother deteriorate from kidney disease two years ago, so she became a chain organ donor allowing him to receive a new kidney. At 68, Tate of the Hill District donated her kidney to a man in Erie. The...
See how much Pittsburgh has spent and on what with these online toolsVideo
Want to know how much money Pittsburgh has spent so far this year and where that money is going? Pittsburgh Controller Michael Lamb on Friday announced the creation of three new applications on his Fiscal Focus Pittsburgh website that offer a look at the city’s financial operations. They include: •...
Peduto: Sending immigrant detainees to Pittsburgh not a punishment
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto said Friday he would welcome detainees and speculated that the city could have found homes for several hundred if the Trump administration had decided to send some to Pittsburgh. Peduto, who has been clear that his administration will welcome immigrants to the city, made the comments...
DA: Peduto, Pittsburgh leaders can’t yet be charged over gun bills
Pittsburgh must first cite someone for violating the city’s gun legislation before the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office will consider private criminal complaints alleging Mayor Bill Peduto and six City Council members broke state law by passing the controversial bills, an official from the district attorney’s office said. Seven city...
Pittsburgh URA approves contracts to prepare new Downtown office space
The Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority on Thursday unanimously approved contracts totaling up to $3.2 million for construction, partitioning and furnishing new offices at a building the city bought last year along the Boulevard of the Allies. The URA, Pittsburgh Housing Authority and city government will share the costs of repaying...
Pittsburgh URA board approves loan program for small businesses
Elaine Price said she never would have expanded her Hazelwood landscaping business — Floriated Interpretation — without a $19,000 loan provided by the Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority. Ryan Crisman said the URA’s small-business loan program helped him open a specialty men’s clothing shop in Lawrenceville six months ago. “I’m definitely...
Firm denies report that Penguins co-owner Burkle could buy National Enquirer
A spokesman for an investment firm founded and headed by Ron Burkle is denying a report by the New York Times that the Penguins co-owner is negotiating a deal to purchase The National Enquirer tabloid. “I can confirm we are not in talks to buy the Enquirer,” Frank J. Quintero,...
Lawsuits against Pittsburgh mounting following passage of gun legislation
Second Amendment advocates filed two more lawsuits contending Pittsburgh’s gun ban violates the Pennsylvania Constitution and are seeking to have Mayor Bill Peduto and six city council members held in contempt. The suits were filed Tuesday in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court by attorney Joshua Prince on behalf of multiple...
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto signs gun ban into lawVideo
The National Rifle Association and its supporters wasted no time Tuesday suing Pittsburgh, the City Council and Mayor Bill Peduto following the mayor’s signing of three bills restricting military-style weapons within city limits. Four city residents with assistance from the NRA filed the lawsuit in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court,...
What to do if stopped by police? Brochure outlines rights, responsibilities
Four local police departments have agreed to require all officers to read, understand and be tested on a brochure outlining the rights and responsibilities of citizens during a police encounter. Pittsburgh’s Citizens Police Review Board and the Black Political Empowerment Project, with input from police officers and community groups and...
Head of Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority to assume new duties
Robert Rubinstein, the executive director of Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority, will assume another position within the URA, Mayor Bill Peduto said Tuesday. Rubinstein, 55, of Squirrel Hill, a URA employee for more than 30 years, has been executive director since 2012. URA spokeswoman Gigi Saladna said Rubinstein cited “personal reasons”...
NRA sues Pittsburgh after Peduto signs gun ban into lawVideo
The National Rifle Association and its supporters wasted no time Tuesday suing Pittsburgh, City Council and Mayor Bill Peduto following the mayor’s signing of three bills restricting military-style weapons within city limits. Four city residents with assistance from the NRA filed the lawsuit in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court less...
Mayor Bill Peduto meets with Parkland, Fla., survivorsVideo
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto and survivors of the Parkland, Fla. mass shooting vowed Friday to join forces in efforts to end gun violence in America. Peduto said the three-hour meeting in his City Hall conference room included members of Pittsburgh’s Jewish community and students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School...
Pitt researchers receive $175K grant for Pittsburgh water study
University of Pittsburgh researchers will study the environmental impact of the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority’s use of a chemical to reduce lead levels in city drinking water. The National Science Foundation awarded professors Sarah Haig and Emily Elliott a $175,000 grant to study the environmental effect of orthophosphate, which...
