Paul Guggenheimer stories, Page 56
Study ranks Pittsburgh 5th best city for STEM professionals
The Pittsburgh metro area has been identified as one of the best markets in the country for people who work in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. The personal finance website WalletHub on Wednesday released results of a new study that has Pittsburgh ranked fifth overall, ahead of such...
Caliente Pizza to open restaurant in Green Tree
Caliente Pizza & Draft House will open a new location in Green Tree this spring. Locally owned and operated, the Green Tree spot is Caliente’s sixth since opening in Bloomfield less than eight years ago. The 6,500-square-foot space is near the intersection of Mansfield Avenue and Noblestown Road, not far...
The Tubes bring ‘theatrical’ stage show back to Pittsburgh
In the early days of MTV, some of the most alluring, eye-catching videos were created by The Tubes, a band with a penchant for performing elaborate stage shows well before their songs became hits. But the hits would come, starting in 1981 with the release of “The Completion Backward Principle,”...
Point Park students discuss Trump impeachment proceedings in Senate
In the hours before the start of the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump Tuesday morning, journalism and political science students at Point Park University met to discuss the media’s role in covering the news event. Andrew Conte, director of Point Park’s Center for Media Innovation, tossed out questions to...
Pitt students feel sadness, fear in wake of bus fatality
In the wake of Saturday’s accident in which a University of Pittsburgh senior was struck and killed by a Port Authority bus in Oakland, students want to know how it happened and how to prevent it from happening again. Barbara Como, 20, of Chester County, was planning to graduate this...
West Carson Street reopens after water main break at the West End Bridge
Work to fix a water main break on West Carson Street was finished Monday morning and the road has reopened to traffic, a PennDOT spokeswoman said. The break in a 20-inch main was discovered around 7:15 p.m. Sunday. West Carson was closed near the West End Bridge as crews made...
Pitt student killed by bus remembered as ‘inquisitive, hard-working’
Barbara Como, the University of Pittsburgh senior struck and killed by a bus Saturday, is being remembered as a bright and promising student by faculty and fellow students. Como, of Chester Springs, Chester County, would have turned 21 next month. She was planning to graduate this spring with degrees in...
New Kensington, Arnold police continue to follow leads in killings
Authorities say they continue to follow leads in the cases of two killings within about 24 hours of each other in New Kensington and Arnold. New Kensington police are still searching for whoever fatally shot Anthone Williams, 31, of Arnold early Wednesday evening in a vacant part of the city’s...
Cheswick couple grateful for support after house fire
A Cheswick couple is expressing their gratitude for an outpouring of support after a Friday morning house fire destroyed almost everything they owned and killed their two dogs. Kayla Fischerkeller and Ryan Brittingham, who are engaged to be married this spring, were at work when the fire engulfed their single-story...
HOV lanes remain closed because of snow, rainstorms Saturday
The High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes that run along I-279 remained closed to traffic Saturday afternoon for snow removal on the mainline, PennDOT said. The HOV lanes have been closed since about 4 a.m. Twelve hours later, they remained closed, PennDOT said. Normally, the HOV lanes are open to all...
PennDOT lifts speed restrictions on I-79, I-80
PennDOT has lifted the speed limit restrictions it had imposed on Interstate 79 and Interstate 80 due to snow and rain that hit the region Saturday morning. A 45-mph speed limit had been is in place on I-79 from the Butler and Allegheny County exit (Exit 78) to Erie, which...
How Prohibition shook Pittsburgh 100 years ago, and how alcohol still flowedVideo
Luigi Lamendola had one of those colorful gangster nicknames. He was known as “Big Gorilla” because he stood 5-foot-8 and weighed 224 pounds. Few called him that to his face because he was a brute and a bully. On a May evening in 1927, Lamendola came to the doorway of...
Outbound Liberty Tunnel restrictions set for Thursday
Editor’s note: The work has been canceled. The outbound (southbound) Liberty Tunnel will be down to one lane on Thursday, according to PennDOT. A single-lane closure will take place between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. to allow crews to install crash barrels. Motorists are advised to use caution in the...
Forest Hills seeks volunteers to fill vacancies
With the terms of several members about to expire, Forest Hills Borough Council is seeking volunteers to serve on several boards and committees beginning in March 2020. Current volunteers whose terms are expiring must contact the Borough Office to indicate their interest in reapplying for the position. Vacancies include: Civil...
Pittsburgh sports teams hope 2020 won’t be another injury-filled yearVideo
As the calendar flipped to 2020, the happiest people in Pittsburgh were likely the players, coaches and fans of the Steel City’s professional sports teams. A spate of injuries to high-profile athletes across all sports in 2019, including some of the most recognizable names in pro football, baseball and hockey,...
Parkway East traffic stoppages set for Saturday
Overnight traffic stoppages on I-376 (Parkway East) in Pittsburgh are scheduled for Saturday night according to PennDOT. Traffic stoppages of fifteen minutes or less will occur in both directions of the Parkway East between the Squirrel Hill Tunnels and the Edgewood/Swissvale interchange (Exit 77). Duquesne Light crews will conduct work...
Registration for disability and mental health summit available
Online registration for a comprehensive disability and mental health summit this spring in Pittsburgh is now open. The 2020 annual Disability and Mental Health Summit will take place March 3 at the David L. Lawrence Convention center. “For the last six years, the Disability and Mental Health Summit has made...
Here are some Pittsburgh memories on Elvis Presley’s 85th birthdayVideo
Elvis Presley could have spent his last New Year’s Eve on Earth just about any place on the planet. But, on the last day of 1976, the King of Rock ’n’ Roll was in frigid Pittsburgh performing at the Civic Arena, his third and last concert in the Steel City....
City Theatre artistic producer leaving for position in D.C. theater
The artistic producer of City Theatre, based in Pittsburgh’s South Side, is leaving to take a similar position in the nation’s capital. Reginald L. Douglas will join Studio Theatre in Washington, D.C., later this month as associate artistic director. Since coming to City Theatre in 2015, Douglas earned a reputation...
Packages in Pa. Turnpike crash remain on delivery route
UPS packages that were being hauled by tractor-trailers involved in the fatal Pennsylvania Turnpike crash will reach their intended destinations if they were not damaged, a company spokesman said Tuesday. “If a package is damaged, we contact the shipper for replacement or reimbursement of that delivery,” said Matthew O’Connor, senior...
I-579 long-term ramp closures begin Saturday
Starting early Saturday morning, two Downtown Pittsburgh ramps to southbound I-579 will close for the next 140 days. The Bedford Avenue ramp and 7th Avenue ramp will be closed until May 23, according to PennDOT. The closures are part of the I-579 “Cap” Union Connector project on a mile-and-a-half stretch...
New Year’s Eve weather could prove tricky in Pittsburgh region
As if being out on New Year’s Eve doesn’t present enough challenges, the weather may make it a bit more difficult for revelers to get around the Pittsburgh area. Temperatures at or below freezing along with snow showers and gusty winds will require folks heading Downtown for First Night Festivities...
Water main break in South Oakland won’t be repaired until Tuesday, says PWSA
Traffic on Second Avenue between Brady and Bates streets in Pittsburgh’s South Oakland neighborhood will be restricted to one lane in each direction until 4 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said. The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority said repairs on a 36-inch water main have resumed but the authority does not expect...
J.V. Manufacturing founder John C. Vecchi dies at 96
When John C. Vecchi began his manufacturing career at Allegheny Ludlum Steel in Brackenridge nearly 80 years ago, he made history. While serving as a tool-and-die apprentice, Vecchi helped build the world’s first carbide progressive die, an integral part of a process in which coiled metal is used to produce...
Killings of UMWA leader Jock Yablonski, his family shocked Western Pa. 50 years ago
As Joseph Albert “Jock” Yablonski began his 1969 campaign for the presidency of the United Mine Workers of America, he was confident that he had picked the right time to challenge incumbent W.A. “Tony” Boyle, who he believed was not in touch with the miners. “My dad had the power...
