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100 affordable homes coming as part of community benefits deal in Bakery Square expansion
Pittsburgh-based Walnut Capital is committing to help build 100 affordable for-sale houses as part of a community benefits deal attached to a proposal that would nearly double the size of its Bakery Square development. The Bakery Square office and commercial development opened in 2009. It expanded to include housing and...
White supremacist who posted threats during synagogue trial pleads guilty in federal court
A self-proclaimed white supremacist accused of targeting witnesses, jurors and law enforcement during the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in West Virginia. Hardy Lloyd, 47, of Follansbee, W.Va., was initially charged with obstruction of justice, transmitting threats over interstate and foreign commerce and witness tampering...
Pittsburgh council votes to bar most development in city parks, greenways
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday voted to ban most development in the city’s parks and greenways. “The essence of this bill is that it would prohibit any kind of development in city parks that is not directly related to the public’s enjoyment of the park,” said Councilwoman Barb Warwick, D-Greenfield,...
15-year-old dies in shooting in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood
A 15-year-old boy is dead after a shooting early Tuesday in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood, authorities said. The Medical Examiner’s office identified the victim as Mohamed Hussein Police said they responded at about 10:45 a.m. to the 700 block of Excelsior Street for reports of a person who had been shot....
Morning Roundup: 1 injured in crash on Duquesne Bridge; Man accused of exposing himself in Indiana County
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Sept. 19: 1 injured in crash on Fort Duquesne Bridge One person was reported injured after a crash early Tuesday on the Fort Duquesne Bridge. Crews responded at about 3:30 a.m. in the southbound lanes, according to Tribune-Review...
North Side woman who fatally stabbed husband, hid body gets 11½ to 23 months in prisonVideo
A Brighton Heights woman who fatally stabbed her husband and then wrapped his body in garbage bags and duct tape in 2020 was sentenced Monday to 11½ to 23 months in prison followed by three years of probation. In June, Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Kevin G. Sasinoski found Janet...
Michael Keaton takes in Steelers, Pirates games in Pittsburgh
A day after watching the Pittsburgh Pirates game, actor Michael Keaton took in the Steelers on “Monday Night Football.” Keaton, a Robinson native, watched some of the warmups Monday night from the sideline wearing a Pirates hat. He watched as the Steelers defeated the Browns, 26-22. On Sunday, with the...
Morning Roundup: Electrical fire at Kennywood; 2 shot in East Pittsburgh; fire in McKees Rocks
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, Sept. 18: Electrical fire at Kennywood No injuries were reported Sunday after a fire at Kennywood, according to Tribune-Review news partner WTAE-TV. Crews responded to a report of smoke coming from a manhole near the park’s Thomas Town...
Man arrested for terroristic threats, firing handgun on Pittsburgh’s South Side
A McKees Rocks man is charged with terroristic threats and a felony firearms violation after, police say, he argued with a woman and fired a handgun into the air early Sunday on Pittsburgh’s South Side. City police have charged Ricco Tate, 23, with possessing a firearm with an altered manufacturer’s...
Pittsburgh police investigate South Side shooting, fight; man hospitalized
Pittsburgh police are investigating a shooting and fight on the city’s South Side that sent one person to the hospital early Sunday. Police responded at about 2:45 a.m. to a ShotSpotter alert of two rounds fired in the 1200 block of East Carson Street. Police said they were flagged down...
Shooting in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood sends man to hospital
A Saturday night shooting in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood sent one man to a hospital. Police said they found the 39-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his upper thigh when they responded to a report of the shooting at about 8:30 p.m. on Allen Street. The man, who was on...
Land transfers from Urban Redevelopment Authority to Land Bank look to bolster affordable housing, small businesses
For three years, Raynise Kelly and her sister have operated a small business in Pittsburgh’s Beltzhoover neighborhood where they produced food for their community. They’ve hosted garden supply giveaways and summer camps since launching Soil Sisters, a seedling business “growing garden vegetable plants that focuses on food production,” Kelly said....
Assault reported near University of Pittsburgh campus
Pittsburgh police are investigating an aggravated assault early Saturday near the University of Pittsburgh campus. Police responded at about 2:10 a.m. to the 100 block of Oakland Avenue for reports of a robbery and assault. The victim was punched in the head, according to an alert issued by Pitt police....
Man shot in Pittsburgh’s Marshall Shadeland neighborhood
A man was hospitalized in stable condition after being grazed by a bullet late Thursday in Pittsburgh’s Marshall Shadeland neighborhood. Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said officers responded to a call for shots fired along the 1400 block of Woods Run Avenue shortly before 11:45 p.m. Thursday. Officers canvassed the...
Fetterman says he supports Gainey’s efforts to address problems in Downtown Pittsburgh
U.S. Sen. John Fetterman said Friday he supports Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey’s efforts to tackle problems that Downtown has faced since the pandemic. Fetterman, speaking with the Tribune-Review after a service workers’ conference at the DoubleTree Hotel in Downtown, said he backs Gainey’s efforts to address public safety, combat vagrancy...
Mexican War Streets House & Garden Tour on Pittsburgh’s North Side includes the ‘Music House’
The owner calls it the “Music House.” On the first floor, instead of a standard living room, there is a concert area with a baby grand W.M. Knabe & Co. piano. Guests can lounge there or in the nearby dining room, which has a wood table that can be extended...
Retrieving artwork believed stolen during the Holocaust not uncommon, experts say
There’s a long history of Jewish people trying to recover art and family heirlooms taken from them during the Holocaust — which is what might have happened to a piece of art seized from the Carnegie Museum of Art in Oakland this week. The artwork is believed to have been...
‘Pittsburgh Potty’ project adds public restrooms Downtown
Public restrooms are being added Downtown as part of what officials are calling the Pittsburgh Potty Initiative. Mayor Ed Gainey and the nonprofit Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership on Friday announced the six-month pilot project to provide the temporary public bathrooms. The first public bathroom opened early Friday afternoon at the Gateway...
Puerto Rican students visit Pittsburgh to honor Roberto Clemente through volunteerism
A group of six Puerto Rican students is visiting Pittsburgh this week to celebrate national hero Roberto Clemente and honor the baseball legend and humanitarian’s legacy through volunteerism. The Pittsburgh nonprofit Amizade (named for the Portuguese word for friendship) and Puerto Rican nonprofit Caras con Causa (which translates to ‘faces...
Brighton Heights House and Garden Tour showcases 2 renovated homes
Kathleen “Kit” Beatty and her husband Adam are looking to buy a house. In fact, they are open to purchasing more than one. The couple from Brighton Heights refurbishes homes. Two of those will be featured with nine other houses, gardens and churches at the 17th annual Brighton Heights House...
Uptown apartment project receives $1.6M loan from URA
A $26.7 million project to build mixed-income housing in Uptown is receiving a $1.6 million loan from Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority, shoring up financing for a project expected to begin by the end of the year. The URA’s board unanimously approved the loan Thursday to help pay for construction of...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Sept. 15-17
We’ve made it to the middle of September. Here are some ways to spend this weekend. Rocktoberfest Beers of the Burgh and Zero Fossil Energy are teaming up for Rocktoberfest from 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday at Town Square in SouthSide Works. The music festival features live music on two...
Sentencing in $15 million tax fraud involving Bell Acres mansion will continue Monday
When Joe Nocito built his 51,000-square-foot Bell Acres mansion he named Villa Noci, an IRS agent said Thursday, every check and payment he made on it was illegally expensed to one of his companies. For the builder, nearly $900,000 in invoices between 2006 and 2012 were classified through Nocito’s companies...
$9 million in federal grant money to fund Pittsburgh forestry efforts
The city of Pittsburgh and a coalition of local nonprofits received a combined $9 million in federal grants to support forestry efforts. The U. S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service awarded a $1 million grant to Pittsburgh’s vacant lots tree planting project. The $1 million granted to the city of...
Pittsburgh Fashion Week returns with new ownership
Henry Rothschild hopes Pittsburgh Fashion Week will continue to shine like the diamonds he sells in his boutique. The CEO of Diamonds by Rothschild in Downtown Pittsburgh is the new leader of the annual style event. “We are so proud to be the new owners, managers and producers of Pittsburgh...
