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Jean-Louis Parisian Bistro in Dormont debuts new executive chefVideo
Dormont’s Jean-Louis Parisian Bistro has a new executive chef, though his face is familiar. Vincent Capuano has taken over for world-renowned chef Gaetano Ascione in a planned transition, the roots of which extend back a few years. Capuano was the executive chef at Needle & Pin, the British-Indian fusion restaurant...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Jan. 31-Feb. 2
Well, hello February. Welcome the new month with a Pittsburgh weekend. Here are some ways to spend it. Kid approved The Giant Eagle Kidapalooza Family Festival 2020 is happening Saturday at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Downtown. Hosted by Entercom Pittsburgh, the day will be filled with rides, games,...
Gateway School District explores methods toward racial equity in schools
In an effort to close the achievement gap between its black and white students, Gateway School District officials are focusing on ideas like instructional and environmental inclusion and teaching about cultural figures and historical struggles. Those efforts, as well as a proposed mentoring program for fifth- through eighth-graders, were among...
Penn Hills man caught with 36 bricks of heroin, fentanyl pleads guilty in federal court
A Penn Hills man caught last summer with 36 bricks of heroin and fentanyl at his residence pleaded guilty this week to federal drug and guns charges, prosecutors said Thursday. Antwon Shamar Bonner, 21, admitted as part of his guilty plea to possessing with the intent to sell large amounts...
New streets, bike lanes open at Hazelwood Green as development takes shape
Three newly paved public streets, freshly painted bike lanes and innovative landscaping features are among the latest visible signs of activity taking shape at Hazelwood Green, a 178-acre development along the Monongahela River that’s been in the works for nearly two decades. The infrastructure improvements, which took two years to...
Some bumps, but overall violent crime continues to fall in Pittsburgh
As violent crime fell slightly last year citywide, both violent crime in Downtown Pittsburgh and hate crimes citywide increased, according to data released Thursday by public safety officials. The combined number of homicides and non-fatal shootings dropped for the fourth year, to a combined 146 shootings — a drop of...
Cheswick man sentenced for stealing stamps to pay drug debt
A former Cheswick resident was sentenced in federal court to 18 months in jail and ordered to pay $37,590 in restitution for a stamp theft scheme to pay a debt he owed to a drug dealer. U.S. District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan imposed the sentence on John Martell, 39. According...
Pittsburgh, UPMC providing free lifesaving trainingVideo
Minutes matter when it comes to saving a life during a catastrophic medical emergency. That’s why Pittsburgh and UPMC are partnering on a free program designed to educate the public on lifesaving techniques people can use in the minutes before medical help arrives. “Having the public be there when somebody...
Collier man sentenced to 12 years for heroin distribution
A Collier man was sentenced this week to 12 years in federal prison for having $376,000 worth of heroin in his Porsche SUV. The drugs were found by police after a high-speed chase on Route 28 five years ago, according to federal prosecutors. William Thompson, 37, previously pleaded guilty of...
Verona teen arrested, charged with attempted homicide in Wilkins shooting
A Verona teenager was arrested Thursday for allegedly shooting another teenager in Wilkins last week , Allegheny County Police said. Shawn Nazier Frye-Culbreth, 16, is charged as an adult with attempted homicide, aggravated assault, theft of a motor vehicle, theft, receiving stolen property, firearms violations and criminal conspiracy in connection...
Pittsburgh’s Schenley Park Skating Rink to reopen, celebrate 45 years
Sharpen those skates. The Schenley Park Skating Rink will reopen Friday night. After it closed in March for an overhaul, the rink is ready for skaters to glide across a new surface. There will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony by Pittsburgh officials at 6 p.m. followed by the first session of...
Family demands charges against Wilkinsburg witness who allegedly confessed to toddler’s killing
An attorney for the family of a toddler killed in a drive-by shooting in 2013 demanded Thursday that the District Attorney’s Office file homicide charges against the jailhouse snitch who allegedly confessed to the slaying. The man alleged to have confessed is known only as Witness 3, and his purported...
Soldiers & Sailors unveils exhibit spotlighting Western Pa. Medal of Honor recipients
Clara Burns listened intently as her younger brother’s death was recounted Wednesday night at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum. Lance Cpl. William Prom, a machine gun leader in the 3rd Marines Division who grew up in Pittsburgh and Millvale, was marching alongside two platoons returning from a reconnaissance...
Pittsburgh prepping public safety personnel to identify signs of coronavirus
Pittsburgh Public Safety officials are taking steps to ensure that first responders are prepared in the event of a local outbreak of the deadly coronavirus. Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich said Thursday he is more concerned about Allegheny County’s increasing flu deaths this year, but stressed that city paramedics, firefighters...
Winning Cash 5 tickets sold in New Ken, Pittsburgh; $400K jackpot will be split
There’s another lucky Pennsylvania Lottery winner in the Alle-Kiski Valley. One of two jackpot-winning Cash 5 tickets was sold at the Golden Dawn supermarket on Freeport Road in New Kensington, the Pennsylvania Lottery announced Thursday. The other ticket was sold at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood. The ticket...
‘Restored by the Fords’ returns to rehab Pittsburgh nests
Pittsburgh natives and sibling renovators Steve and Leanne Ford are back for season three of their HGTV show “Restored by the Fords.” In a Facebook post, the two announce they are in the process of casting, and again are looking for Pittsburgh-area homeowners looking for a redo. In an email,...
Pittsburgh school for the blind facing teacher shortage
While educators fear many of Pennsylvania’s K-12 schools may face a teacher shortage soon, one specialized school says it already has one. Rachelle Rectenwald is assistant superintendent at the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children, a multifaceted school serving individuals with blindness and visual impairment at its Oakland campus. She...
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation announces new board member
A top executive of a Pittsburgh software technology company was appointed to the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation Board of Trustees, the foundation announced Wednesday. Anita Dressel is the chief financial and operating officer of TeleTracking Technologies, a software company serving the health care industry. “It means a lot to...
Food Podcast: New Pittsburgh-based social media startup partners with Pittsburgh food bank
Trend Teams, a Pittsburgh-based social media startup, similar to fantasy sports games like football or baseball, has partnered with Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank to help feed people in need. Trend Teams is sponsoring The Food Podcast on location in Miami during Super Bowl LIV weekend. “I really can’t think...
Ohio man indicted in Robinson armed bank robbery
An Ohio man was indicted this week in connection with a bank robbery in Robinson, according to federal prosecutors. Montague Howard, 40, is accused of pointing what appeared to be a gun at a First Commonwealth Bank teller on Jan. 15, authorities said. He got away from the Park Manor...
Penn Hills School District’s preliminary budget adopted, tax increase likelyVideo
Penn Hills School District officials moved a step closer to plugging an estimated $6 million budget shortfall and possibly raising real estate taxes more than 7%. School directors voted 7-0 Wednesday night to adopt their 2020-21 preliminary budget, which includes a 2.0319-mill hike and no program cuts. Board members Evelyn...
Pittsburgh elementary teacher quits amid probe into girl burned during class project
A Pittsburgh elementary school teacher has resigned amid the district’s investigation into why a 5-year-old girl suffered burns to her chest during a classroom project last month, officials said. The employee of Pittsburgh King, a K-8 school in the Allegheny Center section of Pittsburgh’s North Side, submitted the resignation letter...
Satellites avoid massive collision in space over Pittsburgh
What could have been a grand collision between two decommissioned satellites directly over the Pittsburgh area — 559 miles above to be exact — turned out to be a just a fly-by. The AFP news agency reports the objects — one a space telescope, the other an experimental U.S. satellite...
Squirrel keeps outfoxing Pittsburgh bald eagles
When it comes to a sly fox, the Pittsburgh Hays bald eagles don’t give it more than a passing glance. But a rascally squirrel? That’s another story. According to antics captured on a live webcam provided by the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania and CSE Corp., the eagles have been...
Allegheny General Hospital unveils memorial to deceased organ donors
Swallowing tears, Joy Krumenacker faced the packed lobby of Allegheny General Hospital on Pittsburgh’s North Side. “Fifteen months ago, I entered this hospital to spend my very last weekend with my son,” she began. Allegheny General Hospital and the Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) unveiled a memorial Wednesday...
