Paul Guggenheimer stories, Page 60
Southbound Route 19 to westbound Parkway West ramp to close this weekend
The ramp from southbound Route 19 to westbound I-376 (Parkway West) will close to traffic from 7 p.m. Friday through 4 p.m. Monday, according to PennDOT. Crews will work to lower the ramp to improve clearance. All ramp traffic will be detoured. Meanwhile, the Wabash Street on and off-ramps at...
Proposed law aims to increase vaccination rate in Pennsylvania
State Reps. Dan Frankel, D-Squirrel Hill, and Bridget Kosierowksi, D-Lackawanna, announced Tuesday the introduction of legislation to increase the vaccination rate of Pennsylvania children. The bill would require parents who seek nonmedical exemptions for their children meet with a doctor every year to learn about the risks of not getting...
Southwest to drop Pittsburgh-to-Los Angeles nonstop flights
Southwest Airlines will eliminate nonstop flights between Pittsburgh and Los Angeles as it drops nonstop flights to many of the cities it serves. The changes are effective Jan. 6, 2020. Also in January, Southwest will add more flights to Atlanta, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Chicago Midway, Fort Myers and Tampa,...
West Deer native remembers trip to Woodstock
West Deer native Colleen Nelson remembers the crush of cars as she and her friends drove a crammed Volkswagen Beetle toward Yasgur’s dairy farm in Bethel, N.Y., on Aug. 14, 1969. They had almost made it to the site of the Woodstock Music and Art Fair. But there was so...
Want to lose your Pittsburgh accent? There’s a course for thatVideo
Marilyn Caye grew up in Pittsburgh’s Perry Hilltop neighborhood and graduated from University of Pittsburgh. A few years later she decided to explore the other end of the country and wound up in the San Francisco Bay area. She soon learned that while she could leave Pittsburgh, there was a...
Rep. Summer Lee to host environmental forum in Forest Hills
State Rep. Summer Lee, D-Braddock, plans to hold a public forum on the environment Tuesday in Forest Hills. The forum will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Forest Hills Borough Building on Greensburg Pike. The public is invited to join Lee and local organizations to learn about...
Raccoon found in Robinson Township tests positive for rabies
A raccoon found in the 200 block of North Petrie Road in Robinson Township has tested positive for rabies, according to a statement from the Allegheny County Health Department. It’s the 17th rabid animal reported in Allegheny County so far in 2019. The list includes 14 raccoons, two bats and...
Mt. Lebanon business owner saves life thanks to Narcan training
Last Sunday, Shannon Rugh was taking a leisurely drive through a small town in northern Virginia when she decided to stop for a cup of coffee. For Rugh, 42, of Mt. Lebanon, it ended up being a fateful decision. Though she had visited the town before, she took a wrong...
The Raconteurs plan phone-free concert at Pittsburgh’s Stage AE
The 21st-century concert experience largely means having one’s focus on the stage compromised by the glow from someone’s cellphone, or having a view obscured by people taking photos or making video recordings of their favorite song. That won’t be the case at Stage AE on Tuesday night, however, when Jack...
George Takei talks about Star Trek, his graphic memoir, PittsburghVideo
George Takei is back in Pittsburgh, appearing at the 30th anniversary edition of Steel City Con at the Monroeville Convention Center on Saturday and Sunday. Takei, of course, is famous for having played Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the USS Enterprise, in the “Star Trek” television series and later the Star...
Cryotherapy experts baffled by Antonio Brown’s frostbitten feet
The picture circulating on social media of Antonio Brown’s feet is reportedly the result of a cryotherapy session gone very wrong. From heel to toe, the bottoms of Brown’s feet are one big blister, with yellowish dying skin giving way to a shade of raw pink. Local cryotherapy experts wonder...
Route 910 bridge in West Deer to close until October
The Route 910 Bridge in West Deer Township will close beginning at 6 a.m. Monday for replacement work. The bridge spans a branch of Deer Creek between Oak Road and Frontier Drive. Traffic will be detoured through mid-October. It’s a $1.09 million dollar project, which also includes approach roadway work,...
The Regrettes bring fun power punk to Pittsburgh
Lydia Night was just a toddler when it became obvious that she was destined to be a rock singer. At the age of 2, she was singing the Ramones song “Beat on the Brat” for the soundcheck at her father’s nightclub in New Orleans, where she was born. By 6,...
Singer Ben Folds talks about his new book, playing in PittsburghVideo
Ben Folds is not only a prolific songwriter and performer, he is also an author. Folds has just written his first book, a memoir called “A Dream About Lightning Bugs.” Of course he is also a singer and musician who has recorded many memorable songs including “Brick,” “Landed,” “Song for...
Amazon warehouse project to bring 800 jobs to Allegheny County
Pittsburgh may have failed in its bid for Amazon’s second headquarters, but it is receiving a consolation prize of sorts. Gov. Tom Wolf announced Tuesday that Amazon will open a non-sortable fulfillment center near Pittsburgh International Airport in Findlay. Amazon has committed to investing more than $30 million in the...
Local officials sifting through meaning of Mylan/Pfizer merger
The announcement that Pfizer, the country’s largest drug-maker, will absorb Mylan, based in Washington County, leaves local officials with more questions than answers. The two pharmaceutical companies said Monday they’ll combine Mylan, valued at $10 billion, with Pfizer’s Upjohn, which sells name brands from Viagra to the cholesterol medication Lipitor...
Cash 5 ticket worth $500,000 sold at West Mifflin Giant Eagle
A $500,000-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 ticket was purchased at a Giant Eagle in West Mifflin. The ticket matched all five numbers, 02-05-18-24-33, in Friday’s drawing. The holder of the ticket has yet to claim the prize. The person with the winning ticket should sign the ticket and call lottery...
Route 88 Library Road to close Sunday
A busy stretch of Library Road (Route 88) in Pittsburgh will be closed on Sunday, weather permitting. Crews will be removing trees from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., requiring the closure of Route 88 between McNeilly Road and Saw Mill Run Boulevard (Route 51). Approximately 18,000 vehicles per day travel...
After 37 years, Ralph Iannotti retiring from KDKA-TV
For 37 years, Ralph Iannotti has been a steady, stoic presence on the nightly news, doing his best to make sense of the chaos around him. He never let his emotions get in the way of his reporting. But he cried softly Friday during a phone interview from his South...
Voodoo Brewery set for pop-up pub in New Kensington
Voodoo Brewery’s newest brew pub won’t open at its New Kensington location until this fall. But fans of Voodoo’s craft beer will have a chance to sample some of it Saturday. While work continues at Voodoo’s newest establishment inside the former Ritz Theater at 956 Fifth Ave., the brewery is...
Primanti Bros, East End Brewing to unveil pickle beer for Picklesburgh
Pickle beer? What will they think of next? Primanti Bros. Restaurant and Bar has partnered with East End Brewing to create the city’s first pickle-flavored craft beer. “Almost Famous” Pickle Beer is being unveiled Thursday morning at the Primanti Bros. location in Market Square. It's a pretty big dill. We...
Carnegie Science Center to close on Tuesdays
The Carnegie Science Center on Pittsburgh’s North Shore is reducing its hours of operation. Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 3, the Science Center will be closed to the public every Tuesday through the last Tuesday in April, except for December 31 and April 7. The Science Center will continue to be open...
Led Zeppelin’s ’73 Pittsburgh concert brought music and a melee
One of the more memorable rock concerts in Pittsburgh history happened on July 24, 1973, when Led Zeppelin drew 40,000 fans to Three Rivers Stadium. At the time, it was largest crowd ever to attend a musical event in the Steel City, and, for a while, things got out of...
Pittsburgh resident Alex Shabalov wins U.S. Senior Chess Championship
World Chess Hall of Famer and Squirrel Hill resident Alex Shabalov emerged victorious at the inaugural U.S. Senior Chess Championship last weekend in St. Louis. The competition is for elite players over the age of 50. Shabalov beat out a field that included four other Hall of Famers, including fellow...
Caliente giving away T-shirts to go with award winning pizza
As if the pizza wasn’t enough, Caliente Pizza and Drafthouse is giving away an “I ate the Mee-Maw” T-shirt with any order of their award-winning pizza. The “Mee-Maw” pizza was conceived by Caliente chef Eric Von Hansen, who named his creation in honor of his grandmother. Earlier this year, Von...
