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‘Beetlejuice’-themed pop-up bar open in Garfield
Known as the “Ghost Host,” Jackie Mishol greets guests as they enter. Dressed in a black-and-white striped pantsuit, she invites them to immerse themselves in the Burton Bar, a “Beetlejuice” movie-themed speakeasy in Garfield. The Halloween pop-up establishment debuted in Denver last year and was “a big hit,” said Shelley...
2 men arrested in shooting deaths of 4-year-old, her mother
Pittsburgh police on Friday arrested two men in connection with the 2022 killings of a 4-year-old girl and her mother. The 4-year-old girl, Kaari Thompson, and her mom, Temani Lewis, 21, were shot Dec. 1 outside a Pittsburgh grocery store in the 1500 block of Lincoln Avenue. Thompson, a Pittsburgh...
Pittsburgh launches site to track crime
Pittsburgh police Thursday launched a new publicly available, online public safety tool, which provides a general overview of criminal activity that occurs across the city. Data for 2023 is collected from the police bureau’s records management system and will be manually updated on a monthly basis to reflect the preceding...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Oct. 6-9
We’ve reached the weekend — three days off for some on Columbus Day. Here are some ways to spend it. Last call The 16th annual and final Steel City Big Pour will be held on Saturday at Rockwell Park in North Point Breeze. There will be more than 20 restaurants...
Morning Roundup: Man charged in Downtown stabbing; McKeesport teachers ready to strike
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, Oct. 6: Police say argument led to assault A Thursday night altercation near the Second Avenue Commons shelter ended with one man being stabbed, hospitalized and charged with assault. Marvin Kennedy, 53, of Pittsburgh, was awaiting arraignment early...
Federal judge won’t stop Comprehensive Healthcare’s $56 million sale of seven nursing homes
A federal judge on Thursday denied the request of the U.S. Department of Labor to halt the potential $56 million sale of seven nursing homes belonging to an embattled company about to go on trial for violating wage and hour laws. U.S. District Judge William V. Stickman IV said in...
Garfield groups confront market-rate development push with affordable housing projects
Rick Swartz believes the 25 affordable houses his group is building in Garfield will help transform a neighborhood that illustrates how Pittsburgh is tackling development, blight and housing-market trends. The Bloomfield-Garfield Corp. executive director walked through the wooden-beamed skeleton of a home under construction at 234 N. Aiken Ave., pausing...
Carnegie Museum bans controversial diorama, enacts new policy
A popular but controversial diorama the Carnegie Museum of Natural History displayed for museum-goers for more than 120 years will be permanently removed from public view, due to a newly enacted human-remains policy, museum officials said Thursday. The Oakland museum’s move, in the works for several years, comes amid debate...
Proposal would designate 2nd Monday of every October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is poised to formally dedicate the second Monday of every October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The day is typically celebrated as Columbus Day, but 20 states across the country — not including Pennsylvania — have devoted the day to indigenous people, said Councilwoman Barb Warwick, D-Greenfield. Warwick, who sponsored...
Morning Roundup: Security guard shot in leg; man hospitalized after train crash; homicide victim identified
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, Oct. 5: Police: Security guard shot in leg after approaching alleged car burglars in East Liberty A security guard was shot in East Liberty Wednesday night after he approached several teens who were attempting to break into cars....
Coroner IDs 2 victims fatally shot in Pittsburgh’s Hill District
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified two people killed Wednesday following a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Hill District neighborhood. Robert Lee Freeman, Jr., 33, of Pittsburgh, was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the head at 3:09 a.m. in the 2300 block of Webster Avenue, after Pittsburgh police...
Carnegie Museum of Art gives up $1 million Egon Schiele drawing as original owner’s heirs drop lawsuit
For the first time since 1960, the Carnegie Museum of Art will be absent its million-dollar Egon Schiele drawing, “Portrait of a Man.” The museum Wednesday renounced its claim to the 1917 artwork, ending a criminal probe into whether the piece was stolen property and capping a long legal battle...
Pittsburgh advances plan to provide free child care to city employees in some situations
Pittsburgh city employees would be able to get free child care when public schools close unexpectedly or they want to participate in certain city meetings or events under Council legislation advanced Wednesday. The city had offered a similar child care service before the covid-19 pandemic, but it was not reinstated...
Pittsburgh Public Schools employee accused of raping teen ordered to stand trial
A Pittsburgh Public Schools employee has been ordered to stand trial on charges that he raped a 14-year-old girl this summer at his Baldwin home. Bryan Deering, 46, is accused of giving the girl alcohol and at least two “marijuana cigarettes” before sexually assaulting and raping her after a night...
2 men killed in Hill District shooting
Two men were killed early Wednesday following a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Hill District neighborhood. Pittsburgh police from Zone 2 responded to the 2300 block of Webster Avenue for a 16-round ShotSpotter alert at about 3 a.m., police spokeswoman Cara Cruz said. Officers found a man with a gunshot wound to...
Pitt names Marnie Oakley as new dental school dean
The University of Pittsburgh on Tuesday named Marnie Oakley as its new dean of the School of Dental Medicine. Oakley is a doctor of dental medicine, educator and administrator who has held positions at Pitt for almost three decades, most recently as the dental school’s interim dean. A national search...
Hazelwood looks to develop co-op grocery store, urban farm
Some residents in Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood neighborhood are pushing for a new co-op grocery store in their community. Lutual Love, pastor of Hazelwood’s Praise Deliverance Church, is spearheading an effort to bring a community-owned and operated grocery store to the neighborhood. He said public and private developers constructing other projects in...
Morning roundup: Fire impacts 3 Murrysville businesses; arrest made in robbery of 2 Pitt students
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Oct. 3: Fire in Murrysville impacts 3 businesses A fire broke out in a business building early Tuesday in Murrysville. The fire was reported at about 2:30 a.m.on the 4000 block of William Penn Highway. The structure houses...
Edgewood’s Bhavini Patel announces Democratic challenge to U.S. Rep. Summer Lee
After a roughly contested primary in 2022, Western Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District could be in for another competitive spring race. Bhavini Patel, 29, a Democrat from Edgewood, said Monday that she plans to challenge freshman U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, D-Swissvale, in next year’s primary. Less than two years ago, Lee...
Pittsburgh Speaker Series kicks off this week, without Jane Fonda
The slate for this season’s Pittsburgh Speakers Series at Heinz Hall features an Emmy-winning TV host, a Hollywood legend, and an explorer/filmmaker. Van Jones, CNN host and president of Magic Labs Media, will kick off the Speaker Series this week on Wednesday. The Emmy Award-winning producer and political commentator worked...
Crash sends motorcycle passenger over Pittsburgh’s 31st Street Bridge onto train tracks below
A motorcyclist struck a concrete barrier on the 31st Street Bridge early Monday, sending a female passenger over the bridge onto train tracks below, Pittsburgh police said. The crash closed the bridge to traffic for about two hours. Authorities responded to the incident around 4:30 a.m. Police spokeswoman Cara Cruz...
Morning Roundup: Man hospitalized after Bloomfield shooting; fire destroys Cook Township home
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, Oct. 2: Man hospitalized after Bloomfield shooting A man was hospitalized early Monday after a shooting outside a Bloomfield business. Pittsburgh police from Zone 5 responded to the 4900 block of Yew Street at about 2 a.m. for...
Motorcyclist killed in Regent Square crash
A motorcyclist was killed late Sunday after colliding with a vehicle near Regent Square. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office early Monday identified the man as Roy Calvin Holiday IV, 37, of Pittsburgh’s North Side. Pittsburgh police, firefighters and EMS responded to the 500 block of South Braddock Avenue, near...
South Side man jumps out 2nd-story window to flee SWAT arrest
Pittsburgh Police arrested a South Side man with outstanding warrants after he showed up at a family member’s home. Police were called to the 3200 block of Edwards Way just before 5:15 a.m. Saturday morning. Xuan Sayles, 19, of Pittsburgh’s South Side Flats neighborhood, was wanted on charges of aggravated...
Book details Trib reporter’s covid lockdown ordeal at her mother’s nursing home
In life, you have to take the bitter with the sweet. It’s a notion that Tribune-Review reporter JoAnne Klimovich Harrop explores in her new book, “A Daughter’s Promise.” The story recounts how Harrop’s close relationship with her mother, Evelyn Klimovich, ended with the two of them spending the covid lockdown...
