Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, May 5, 2023:
$1 million winning lottery ticket sold in Charleroi
Pennsylvania Lottery officials announced that a $1 million winning ticket in the “$1,000,000 Cash Corner$” game was sold Thursday in Washington County.
The ticket was sold at American Natural on Maple Drive in Charleroi. “$1,000,000 Cash Corner$” is a $20 scratch-off game.
The store will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
City to help fund annual Juneteenth celebration
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey announced Thursday that with the help of federal American Rescue Plan funding allocated for the arts, the city will support the annual Juneteenth celebration to the tune of $125,000 per year in 2023 and 2024.
Pittsburgh officials declared Juneteenth a city holiday in 2021, shortly before federal officials did the same.
The Western Pennsylvania Juneteenth Freedom Day Celebration will be June 16-19 at Point State Park and nearby Market Square. This year’s performers include hip-hop legends KRS-One and Arrested Development, R&B singers KeKe Wyatt and Carl Thomas, the U.S. Army Jazz Band, Grammy winner Erica Campbell, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and more.
For more, see VisitPittsburgh.com.
Health department issues consumer alert for Bloomfield pizzeria
The Allegheny County Health Department has issued a consumer safety alert for a Bloomfield pizzeria accused of repeated high-risk violations.
Inspectors conducting a food safety re-inspection visit to Mia Pizza on Baum Boulevard cited 19 violations. The list contained five high-risk, repeat violations including:
• Storing raw and cooked chicken at 46 degrees, five degrees higher than the 41-degree limit.
• Inspectors found a dirty hand sink and “no evidence of handwashing,” according to a food safety assessment report.
• Inspectors found soiled food-preparation surfaces including cutting boards with food debris, pizza pie plates sitting in rodent droppings and a food mixer covered with rodent droppings.
• Mouse droppings were observed on multiple shelves and surfaces.
In addition, inspectors found raw, spoiled chicken wings in the walk-in cooler.
