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Pittsburgh officials look to tweak controversial purple curb loading zone program
Pittsburgh officials are considering tweaks to the city’s smart loading zone pilot program after some local business owners voiced concerns the new initiative was a hindrance. City officials have touted the smart loading zones — which are marked with purple-painted curbs and matching signage — as a way to make...
Judge blocks zoning variance for affordable housing project in Pittsburgh
A zoning variance for an affordable housing project in Pittsburgh’s Fineview neighborhood has been overturned by a judge, forcing the project back to square one. Earlier this month, Common Pleas Judge Mary McGinley ruled that a variance should not have been granted to the community group the Fineview Citizens Council...
Pittsburgh to require inspections, permits for rental units, Airbnbs
Owners of rental units and Airbnbs in Pittsburgh will need to go through a permitting and inspection process after City Council on Tuesday approved legislation that aims to regulate such properties. People who own long- or short-term rental units will need to apply for a permit annually. They will need...
Zoning change clears way for GetGo in Homewood
A zoning change approved Tuesday by Pittsburgh City Council paves the way for a new GetGo to be built in the city’s Homewood West neighborhood. The zoning change would allow for a new GetGo gas station and store to be built on a vacant 1.3-acre site near the corner of...
Murrysville company provides $3.1 million in air tank upgrades for Pittsburgh firefightersVideo
If a house catches fire in the Pittsburgh region, there’s a good chance equipment from MSA — and, specifically, from its Murrysville production facility — played a role in firefighters’ efforts. For the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire, MSA’s G1 self-contained breathing apparatus will be well worth the $3.1 million investment...
Raising Cane’s to open 3 restaurants in Pittsburgh area
“Caniacs” will soon be able to get their chicken fix locally. The Raising Cane’s location at 3610 Fifth Ave. in Oakland is set to open on Oct. 10. A second restaurant, at 384 Lincoln Hwy. in North Versailles, should open in early November. The Oakland restaurant will be located in...
Police say Carrick woman set boyfriend on fire
A Carrick woman is accused of setting her boyfriend on fire and then trying to make it look like he had done it to himself. Dispatchers received calls Sunday night for reports of a 43-year-old man on fire. When officers got to the scene, they spoke to Cecilia Perez, 47,...
TV Q&A: Where did Ray Petelin’s ‘Hey Ray’ sidekick go?
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: Why hasn’t Elizabeth Petelin been on the “Hey Ray” segments recently with her dad, KDKA-TV meteorologist Ray Petelin? The banter between them was priceless. —...
Review board votes to investigate Pittsburgh police’s use of force during Downtown arrest captured on video
Pittsburgh’s Citizen Police Review Board voted Tuesday night to launch an investigation into whether Pittsburgh police officers used excessive force when arresting a Garfield man Downtown last month. Pittsburgh police arrested Jashon Martin, 32, around 8:30 p.m. Aug. 25 in the Smithfield Street corridor near Mellon Square Park on multiple...
‘Our Downtown is doing well,’ but there’s still work to do, Pittsburgh mayor tells forum
Local leaders expressed optimism Tuesday about the state of Downtown Pittsburgh, pushing back against criticism that the Golden Triangle has become unsafe, dirty and plagued by office vacancies and business closures. “Our Downtown is doing well,” Mayor Ed Gainey said during a forum at Point Park University’s University Center. Gainey...
Eradicate Hate Global Summit returns to Pittsburgh for 3rd year
The Eradicate Hate Global Summit is returning to Downtown Pittsburgh’s David L. Lawrence Convention Center this week for its third year. This year’s three-day summit, running from Wednesday through Friday, will include sessions on the challenges of regulating online hate, hate-fueled violence against the LGBTQ+ community and how video games...
1 in custody, 1 at large following shooting in Oakland
Officers investigating a report of shots being fired early Tuesday in Oakland arrested one person on weapons charges, while a second person remains at large, police said. Police said they received a ShotSpotter alert that eight shots had been fired on Chauncey Drive around 2:45 a.m. They did not say...
South Side’s Double Wide Grill to reopen as Spork Island Trading Co.
South Side’s Double Wide Grill is set to close Sunday after 18 years. The space, however, will remain a restaurant, serving barbecue-inspired fare as Spork Island Trading Co. An official opening date has not been determined, but possibly by late spring. “We needed a change,” said Double Wide Grill co-owner...
Morning Roundup: 2 accused in Hill District carjacking; police say Pittsburgh man ran over neighbor after fight
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Sept. 26: Police arrest 2 juveniles accused in Hill District carjacking Two juveniles were arrested after an armed carjacking in the Hill District, according to Pittsburgh police. Officers responded to the 2100 block of Webster Avenue just before...
USW President Thomas Conway dies
The president of the United Steelworkers was remembered Monday as a fighter for workers and a contract negotiator in the steel, aluminum, oil and other major industries where the union represented workers. Thomas Conway, 71, who died in the Pittsburgh area, had been president of the 850,000-member Pittsburgh-based union since...
Motorists voice concerns about reconfigured traffic patterns near Pittsburgh’s Fern Hollow Bridge
Changes made to traffic patterns around Pittsburgh’s newly constructed Fern Hollow Bridge have resulted in confusion and frustration for some motorists, who argue that the changes are making the area less safe and have boosted driving times. The new span in Frick Park reopened last December, replacing a bridge that...
Layne’s Chicken Fingers open in Oakland
The chicken is marinated for two days, then breaded and fried and served with crinkle cut French fries, Texas toast and a drink. That’s the heart of the menu at Layne’s Chicken Fingers, the newest dining spot in Oakland. The chain’s first Pittsburgh location opened earlier this month at 3621...
Victims identified in fatal Fayette County crash
Two Pittsburgh area residents and a Fayette County man were killed in a two-vehicle crash Sunday night along Route 711 between Connellsville and Normalville, the Fayette County coroner said Tuesday. Killed in the crash shortly before 6 p.m. were: Peter G. Zepf, 28, of Pittsburgh, the driver of one of...
Probe shines new light on old claims that Carnegie Museum of Art’s $1M Schiele was plundered by Nazis
Decade after decade, a modest 1917 drawing by Egon Schiele, one of Austria’s most famous artists, graced the collection of the Carnegie Museum of Art, occasionally being displayed with little fanfare. That changed this month when the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office executed a search warrant on the Oakland museum and...
Police investigating overnight Lincoln-Lemington homicide
Pittsburgh Police are investigating an overnight homicide that occurred in a Pittsburgh neighborhood Sunday morning. Police said a man showed up at a local hospital after he was shot in the chest. He was brought to the hospital by a private vehicle in critical condition around 4 a.m. He later...
Police respond to false bomb threat at Andy Warhol Museum
The Andy Warhol Museum on Pittsburgh’s North Shore was evacuated Sunday afternoon after police received calls reporting a bomb threat. Pittsburgh police reported to the museum on Sandusky Street just before 2 p.m. They said that the threat was made by email, and came from a third party in Harrisburg....
Route 28 Delafield Avenue ramp closures set for Monday morning in Pittsburgh
The Delafield Road interchange northbound ramps (Exit 7) on Route 28 in Pittsburgh will close Monday morning, weather permitting. The closure will allow crews to install rumble strips. Here’s the closure schedule: • Northbound Route 28 to Delafield Avenue (Exit 7): About 7 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.; • Delafield Avenue...
2 arrested after SWAT scene, car chase in Penn Hills
Two people are in jail after a SWAT situation and car chase through Penn Hills Saturday night. Pittsburgh Police and responded to the 5900 block of Second Avenue in Hazelwood after a man called and said he had been robbed at gunpoint by a man and woman and had his...
University of Pittsburgh says it’s willing to freeze in-state tuition in 2024-25 — if it gets a larger state subsidy
The University of Pittsburgh says it’s willing to freeze in-state tuition for the 2024-25 academic year, provided the state delivers a larger-than-usual state appropriation that year: a 9.25% increase. The dollar request was conveyed to state officials in a letter of intent Friday. An in-state freeze would apply to thousands...
East Hills shooting victim in critical condition
Pittsburgh police detectives are investigating the shooting of a man Saturday morning in the city’s East Hills neighborhood. The incident reportedly happened in the 2300 block of East Hills Drive just after 11 a.m., according to a Pittsburgh Public Safety release. City detectives already working in the area found the...
