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WDVE’s Memorial Day 500 returns again this weekend
A pandemic can’t stop WDVE’s Memorial Day 500. The massive music countdown of the top 500 rock tunes of all time begins at 1 p.m. Friday and ends around 6 p.m. Monday, said John Moschitta, program director for WDVE/WXDX iHeartMedia Pittsburgh. (Update: The countdown began at No. 500 with “Everlong”...
Walnut Grill plans to open 5th Pittsburgh-area restaurant amid pandemic
The newest Walnut Grill American Eatery & Bar is slated to open in July. It will be located in a strip mall at 1001 Cool Springs Road in Bethel Park (at the former Steel Cactus Restaurant). Walnut Grill, which has been in business for more than 21 years, also has...
Shaler’s Crawford Pool opening undecided, season passes will be refunded
Shaler commissioners haven’t ruled out opening Crawford Pool for the summer but they have decided to refund residents who purchased season passes. “We anticipate, and are still making plans, to open (the pool) once Allegheny County is moved to the Green Phase,” Manager Tim Rogers posted to social media. “However,...
Wires down, brush fire in Shaler
A large brush fire in Shaler has caused a few streets to close and homes to lose power Tuesday. Allegheny County officials tweeted several telephone and electrical poles with high tension wires sheared at about 5:15 p.m. Shaler: Electric wires down/brush fire - Several telephone and electric poles sheared with...
Pittsburgh EMS recognized for quality of emergency pediatric care
Pittsburgh’s Bureau of Emergency Medical Services was recognized Tuesday for reaching the highest level of training in pediatric care, based on the state’s Pediatric Voluntary Recognition Program. Duane Spencer, manager for the EMS for Children Program in the Pennsylvania Emergency Health Services Council, presented a certificate to bureau leaders for...
In the market for a spaceship or jungle? Quirky Plum home for saleVideo
Strange noises are the first thing you notice when walking into Epoc I, the name of a Plum house that has been getting a lot of attention as of late. Not just regular noises, like a creaking door or the shuffling of feet or the pleasantries exchanged between host and...
Portion of Eliza Furnace Trail closed through Wednesday
A section of the Eliza Furnace Trail will be closed through Wednesday between the Hot Metal and Birmingham bridges for tree trimming. The project is being done by PennDOT with cooperation from Pittsburgh city officials and the organizations Friends of the Riverfront and Tree Pittsburgh. Cyclists and pedestrians won’t have...
Pittsburgh moves to easier online permitting services
Pittsburgh’s move toward offering more permitting services online “couldn’t come at a better time,” Mayor Bill Peduto said . The city’s OneStopPGH website was launched a year ago. It allows residents and businesses to apply, pay for and receive licenses and permits online. They also can upload development plans and...
Pittsburgh sets virtual board and commission meetings for June
With covid-19 making it logistically difficult for Pittsburgh planning boards and commissions to meet in person, the city is going with virtual meetings. And it’s more than a temporary measure. Starting in June, the Department of City Planning will hold meetings on Zoom that will be streamed on YouTube Live....
During shutdown, new U.S. citizens celebrate alone
Four new U.S. citizens were welcomed Tuesday morning in a large, mostly empty room on the sixth floor of a building in Wilkins Township. The newly minted citizens all wore face masks. They sat in chairs spaced six feet apart. There were no friends. There were no families. After taking...
Allegheny County reports 1 new coronavirus death, 17 new cases
Allegheny County on Tuesday reported one new covid-19 death and 17 new cases. The latest figures bring the total number of deaths to 144 and total cases to 1,658. The total cases include 1,569 confirmed cases and 89 probable cases. Total hospitalizations rose by 10 since Monday, from 294 to...
Shakespeare troupe plans open reading session on Zoom
Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks is taking registrations for the next Bring Your Own Bard, an informal session in which professional actors and non-actors can perform their favorite Shakespeare pieces. BYOB is set for May 26 on Zoom, with the room opening at 7 p.m. and the program beginning at...
Who’s the baby daddy? Love triangle drama at Pitt peregrine falcon nest
With two male suitors for one female, and two eggs to tend, uncertainties abound at the top of the University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning, the region’s most popular nesting site for the peregrine falcon. The drama of peregrine falcon couples in Oakland, Downtown Pittsburgh, Tarentum and elsewhere is closely...
Duquesne man shot, killed at West Mifflin apartment complex
A man was shot and killed just before midnight Monday in West Mifflin, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. County officials identified the victim as Thomas Johnson, 45, of Duquesne. Police responded to reports of shots fired at about 11:15 p.m. at Mon View Heights Apartments. Officers found Johnson...
Search continues for boy who reportedly fell into the Ohio River
Ambridge police, fire and other emergency responders will resume searching Tuesday for a 10-year-old boy they said fell into the Ohio River on Monday. The boy was with his brother and a group of friends who were playing near the Ambridge Sewer Treatment Plant and the Leetsdale Boat Ramp, Tribune-Review...
Judge dismisses lawsuit tied to fires at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by two environmental groups against U.S. Steel over alleged Clean Air Act violations at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works. The suit was filed last year after fires on Dec. 24, 2018 and June 16, 2019. U.S. District Judge Marilyn Horan sided with...
New CMU study shows inequity in internet access among children
A study led by a Carnegie Mellon University professor used national data to measure how many children have internet access at home and what factors contribute to the long-existing digital divide. The findings, said lead researcher Ananya Sen, are especially potent as most K-12 school districts have moved to online...
Squirrel Hill Tunnel washing set for Tuesday through Thursday
There’s a good chance travel time through the Squirrel Hill Tunnel will be slower than normal over the next three nights. PennDOT is announcing lane restrictions in the tunnel (I-376 Parkway East) in the city of Pittsburgh Tuesday through Thursday. The single-lane restrictions will happen in both directions as needed...
Cruisin’ Tikis reopening to resume cruises with coronavirus safety measures
Cruisin’ Tikis Pittsburgh will resume cruises starting June 1, the company announced Monday. Cruisin’ Tikis offers two-hour tours of the Point in Pittsburgh from the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers on 16-foot boats shaped like a tiki bar. Passengers provide their own refreshments. In light of coronavirus restrictions, the company...
Free street parking ending in Downtown Pittsburgh as businesses reopen
People who park in Downtown Pittsburgh will have to pay up at meters again. City officials announced that enforcement will restart on Wednesday. City and Pittsburgh Parking Authority officials hadn’t been enforcing metered parking since mid-March because of the shutdown spurred by the coronavirus pandemic. But now that Allegheny County...
Help needed to plant Pittsburgh-area community flower gardens
The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is seeking volunteers to assist with planting some of its Pittsburgh and Allegheny County community flower gardens. “Healthy people of all ages who want to get outdoors and help beautify local communities can sign up now to volunteer through mid-June,” the Conservancy says. “To prevent the...
Man missing after falling in Ohio River was standout athlete at Allderdice
The 23-year-old who fell from a boat dock into the Ohio River Saturday evening while fishing with friends on Neville Island has been identified. Ohio Township police Chief Joseph Hanny said the search for Kenneth Robinson resumed Monday morning. Robinson, of Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood neighborhood, was a graduate of Allderdice High...
Pittsburgh food bank announces 1 million pounds of food distributed during pandemic
It’s a bittersweet milestone. The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank has distributed its 1 millionth pound of food through drive-up events since the organization’s covid-19 response began on March 16. The mark was met on Saturday during a distribution event held with the South Hills Interfaith Movement. And while the...
Allegheny County records 38 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths
Allegheny County on Monday reported no new covid-19 deaths and 38 new cases. The latest figures bring the total number of covid-19 cases in the county to 1,641 since the first case was reported here March 14. Total deaths remained at 143, and total hospitalizations rose by two from Sunday’s...
Penn Hills woman caught with unloaded revolver at Pittsburgh International Airport
A Penn Hills woman was arrested Friday by Allegheny County police after an unloaded revolver was found in her carry-on bag at Pittsburgh International Airport. A Transportation Security Administration officer spotted the gun when the woman was going through a checkpoint at the airport. Allegheny County Police charged Kierra Allen,...
