Paul Guggenheimer stories, Page 68
Medical marijuana evaluation office to open in Kittanning
A new office providing medical marijuana evaluations and certifications is opening in Kittanning. Compassionate Certification Centers, a U.S. medical marijuana healthcare system, is hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony inside The Rehab Centre on Friday morning. The Kittanning facility is located near Armstrong County Memorial Hospital and will provide medical marijuana...
Pittsburgh looking to hire lifeguards for the summer
If working as a lifeguard has been a summer job you’ve coveted, now is your chance. Citiparks Aquatics is looking for Pittsburgh residents to work as lifeguards this summer. You must be at least 16 to apply. The city is offering lifeguard certifications and lifeguard training classes beginning March 16...
Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful removes 7.2 million pounds of trash
Talk about taking out the trash. The Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful program resulted in 7.2 million pounds of trash being disposed of in 2018, thanks to the work of nearly 130,000 volunteers, according to a spokeswoman for the organization. In addition, 2.3 million pounds of electronics waste and over 43,000 tires...
Last captain of USS Pittsburgh comes home for a victory lap
When Jason Deichler was a student at Chartiers Valley High School, he dreamed of joining the U.S. Navy and working as an officer on a nuclear submarine. Now, he commands them. Deichler was at the helm when the USS Pittsburgh made its final patrol this year. The Scott native piloted...
B-PEP urges Wolf to fill Allegheny County court vacancy with African-American
Citing a lack of diversity on the Allegheny County bench, Pittsburgh’s Black Political Empowerment Project is calling on Gov. Tom Wolf to appoint Rosemary Crawford to fill a vacancy on the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. In a letter to the governor, B-PEP Chairman and CEO Tim Stevens wrote...
Fast food chains agree to end ‘no poach’ agreements
In what’s being declared a win for workers, four national fast food chains agreed Tuesday to stop using “no-poach” agreements. “No poach” agreements are clauses, often contained in fast-food franchise agreements, that prevent fast food workers from switching between employers of the same franchise in order to obtain a better...
Pittsburgh native David Conrad talks about coming home for ‘Legend of Georgia McBride’Video
Of all the stage and screen actors the Pittsburgh area has produced, David Conrad is one of the most successful. He has starred on Broadway and in more than 30 movies and television series including “Wedding Crashers,” “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D,” and “Ghost Whisperer.” Conrad is back in the area appearing...
Pittsburgh Zoo and aquarium to reopen
The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium will reopen Tuesday, a spokeswoman said. A power outage at the zoo forced it to remain closed for the entire day Monday. The closure was only expected to last for one day....
Pittsburgh Zoo and aquarium closed Monday
The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium will be closed on Monday. A power outage at the zoo is the reason for the closure, according to a spokeswoman. The zoo is expected to reopen on Tuesday....
Pittsburgh police: South Side hit-and-run driver turns himself in
The driver involved in a hit-and-run crash in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood Saturday night turned himself in to Zone 3 police officers on Sunday, a police spokeswoman said. She said charges are pending. The crash happened shortly before 10 p.m. in the 1700 block of Sarah Street. According to a...
Firefighter slightly injured at Mt. Washington house fire
A Pittsburgh firefighter suffered a slight hand injury at the scene of a three-alarm house fire on Mt. Washington on Sunday afternoon. The fire broke out shortly after 2 p.m. in a two-story house in the 300 block of Kambach Street. All residents got out safely, according to a spokeswoman...
Allegheny County Jail hot water restored, normal operations, visitation resume
Visiting and normal operations will resume Sunday morning at the Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh after repairs to the water tower were completed and hot water was restored to the facility. A problem with the jail’s water tower prompted a modified lockdown at the facility through Sunday, officials said. Fixing...
Police seeking information in death of Manor Township woman
State police are seeking information about the death of a 40-year-old Manor Township woman. Alyssa Rene Claypool was found dead in her home early Saturday afternoon. Upon arrival, police found several used and unused stamp bags. Toxicology tests and an autopsy are scheduled to be conducted Sunday. Anyone with information...
Spring forward — and clean out the medicine cabinet
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala, Jr. wants residents to consider cleaning out their medicine cabinets while they are setting their clocks ahead this weekend. He says it’s a good way for people to make their homes and the community safer. “The beginning of daylight saving time is the...
Fries before you fly: Primanti Bros. set to open at Pittsburgh International Airport
Primanti Bros. will open a new restaurant at Pittsburgh International Airport with much fanfare on Wednesday. With all of the locations Primanti’s has established around Pittsburgh and in other parts of the U.S., it may come as somewhat of a surprise that this new location is its first in an...
McKnight Road lane restrictions begin Thursday night
Lane restrictions on southbound McKnight Road begin Thursday night, weather permitting, PennDOT announced. Crews from Peoples Natural Gas will conduct service line repair work between McKnight Circle and Patrick Place from 8 p.m. Thursday night until 5 a.m. Friday morning. Two of three lanes will be closed to traffic....
More Vince Lascheid melodies to be heard at PNC Park this season
Longtime Pirates and Penguins organist Vince Lascheid may have passed away 10 years ago, but his music lives on at PNC Park. Devoted fans of Lascheid’s distinctive keyboard stylings will be able to hear more of his ballpark melodies as more have been digitized and will be played at PNC...
Congregations in Tree of Life massacre grateful for ‘outpouring of support’
The three Jewish congregations targeted in the Oct. 27 Tree of Life synagogue massacre were thankful for the more than $6.3 million donated. “The generous outpouring of support through donations by people in Pittsburgh and from around the world demonstrates that love will triumph. We, along with our two partner congregations,...
A conversation: Pittsburgh actor Wali Jamal appeared in all of August Wilson’s playsVideo
One of the most compelling stories within the Pittsburgh arts scene belongs to actor Wali Jamal. He is the only actor in the world to have appeared in all 11 of August Wilson’s plays, the 10-play Pittsburgh cycle and the autobiographical solo show “How I Learned what I Learned.” Jamal...
Petition to save John Bosco Academy garners 1,000 signatures
St. John Bosco Academy is scheduled to close its doors in June, but at least one alumnus is not going to let it happen without a fight. Joseph Rogers, a 2010 graduate of the school, has started a petition to “save our neighborhood Catholic school” that now has almost 1,000...
Pittsburgh Aviation Animal Rescue Team saves 10,000th animal
A shaggy-haired, 6-month-old terrier mix named Willow became the 10,000th animal rescued by the Pittsburgh Aviation Animal Rescue Team on Saturday. The dog and four others were flown from a shelter in Morgan County, Ky., on the team’s airplane. The plane landed at Allegheny County Airport in West Mifflin to...
Pittsburgh’s Kolb brothers ‘brought the world to the Grand Canyon’
Ellsworth Kolb left Pittsburgh in 1900 with $2 in his pocket. He nearly ended up in China. After working his way across the country to San Francisco, he signed on with the crew of a freighter headed across the Pacific. But before he shipped out, something swayed him to go...
Veterans group receives $45,000 grant
The West Mifflin-based nonprofit Operation Troop Appreciation is receiving a $45,000 state grant to help it provide welcome-home kits to veterans, state Rep. Austin Davis, D-McKeesport, announced Friday. Davis said the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs selected Operation Troop Appreciation to get the grant through the Veterans Trust Fund....
Rather Ripped Records in Brookline closes
Another iconic Pittsburgh record store has gone out of business. Rather Ripped Records in Brookline closed its doors for the last time on Thursday. The store had been in business for 50 years, after South Side native Russ Ketter opened at his original location in Berkeley, California in 1969. He...
Lutherans to give up plastic for Lent
The six-week Lenten period leading up to Easter is a time when Christians around the world give up something. While Christians commonly give up food or drink such as chocolate or alcohol, the governing body for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in southwestern Pennsylvania wants to take the practice...
