Trib Lunch Box: Tiny homes, bridge collapse hearing, brewery closing, new chief public defender
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Here are some noon headlines from TribLive, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024:
• Pittsburgh to vote on tiny houses plan for homeless
Pittsburgh’s Planning Commission is poised to vote Tuesday on a controversial zoning change meant to tackle homelessness, one of the city’s most vexing and intractable problems.
The move, pushed by two City Council members, would permit regulated homeless camps Downtown complete with utilities and perhaps even tiny houses.
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• Hearing to reveal cause of Fern Hollow Bridge collapse
More than two years after the collapse of the Fern Hollow Bridge sent six vehicles tumbling into a Frick Park ravine in a disaster that raised dire concerns statewide about bridge safety, federal officials are set to reveal the findings of a painstaking investigation into the cause.
A virtual hearing by the National Transportation Safety Board on the Jan. 28, 2022 collapse is scheduled to begin Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.
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• Capital One to buy Discover for $35 billion
Capital One Financial said it will buy Discover Financial Services for $35 billion, in a deal that would bring together two of the nation’s credit card companies as well as potentially shake up the payments industry, which is largely dominated by Visa and Mastercard.
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• This brewery is closing and giving away beer
Necromancer Brewing Co. in Ross is closing. And that means Midnight Whistler Pub in Greenfield won’t be opening.
The decision was announced in an Instagram post Monday.
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• Allegheny County’s new chief public defender gets to work
Last month, Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato appointed her to become chief public defender — the first Black woman to ever hold the office.
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• ‘He had a larger-than-life personality’
While Mark A. Smail had the responsibility of operating the family’s successful automotive dealerships east of Greensburg, he also made it a priority to spend quality time with his family and enjoy life.
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• Pittsburgh native who won equal rights for flight attendants featured in ‘Fly with Me’
Growing up in Swissvale, Mary Pat Laffey Inman was familiar with the work of unions, but she had no idea just how important they would be to her career as a flight attendant.
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