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Pittsburgh opens cooling centers during heat wave
With temperatures expected to reach the 90s Wednesday around the area, Pittsburgh CitiParks is activating five Healthy Active Living Centers as cooling centers for those seeking refuge from the heat. In addition, 10 CitiParks Recreation Centers are being kept open into the evening and seven Healthy Active Living Senior Centers...
‘Night in the Tropics’ welcomed 1,000 guests to celebrate National Aviary’s milestoneVideo
Bubba is a palm cockatoo. He has lived at the National Aviary since 1998. On Saturday, his likeness was featured in a painting by artist Maria DeSimone Prascak of the South Side Slopes. She created it in 3 minutes and 25 seconds in what’s called speed painting — creating a...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: July 15-17
We’ve made it to the weekend, so here are some ways to spend it. Picklesburgh Picklesburgh will be bigger than ever as it celebrates its seventh year Friday through Sunday. The twice-voted No. 1 Specialty Food Festival in America in USA Today is presented by Kraft Heinz and produced by...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: July 8-10
It’s the weekend. Here are some ways to spend it. Art crawl The Lawrenceville Art Crawl is from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday along Butler Street. The indoor and outdoor event will feature local businesses and venues with a collection of curated art and music. Organizers expect 10,000...
PNC Bank to close PNC Park branch on Pittsburgh’s North Shore
Pittsburgh Pirates fans will be “out” of any chance to go into the PNC bank branch at the namesake ballpark on the North Shore after this season because that office is closing. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. said it will close its branch at 107 Federal St. on Sept. 23,...
Swindell Bridge in Pittsburgh closed indefinitely after maintenance work damages drainage trough
The Swindell Bridge on Pittsburgh’s North Side will remain closed indefinitely until damage caused during milling and paving last week can be repaired, city officials said Tuesday. The bridge, which connects Perry North to Northview Heights over I-279, underwent maintenance work last week but was shut down Friday when debris...
Police: Man in critical but stable condition after Marshall-Shadeland shooting
A man is in critical but stable condition after an overnight shooting in Pittsburgh’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood, police said. Officers responded to the 1700 block of Eckert Street around 3:40 a.m. Monday where they found a vehicle with shattered windows and a man slumped in the driver’s seat, according to Pittsburgh...
Swindell Bridge on Pittsburgh’s North Side closed after falling debris
Falling debris prompted Pittsburgh officials on Friday to shut down the Swindell Bridge on the city’s North Side. The bridge, which connects Northview Heights to Perry South over I-279, was undergoing maintenance work for the past week, including milling and some resurfacing. City officials said they were notified of debris...
Sue Murray pool to open in North Side following community outcry
Following community campaigns and public criticism, Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey announced Monday that one of the North Side’s pools will reopen this summer after it was initially left off the list of openings. Sue Murray pool on Cedar Avenue will reopen starting on Wednesday. It will initially be open Mondays...
‘Mayor of Kingstown’ filming to shut down roads in North Side, Strip District
Filming for the streaming series “Mayor of Kingstown” will affect traffic near Riverview Park on Wednesday, officials said, and shut down streets in other parts of the city throughout the week. The inbound side of Riverview Avenue in Perry North will be closed from the playground to Riverview Drive from...
Snow flies at Carnegie Science Center’s annual Snowball Day
They came by the score carrying snowballs in coolers, plastic storage containers and plastic bags, anything that would keep the icy spheroids cold on a day when the temperature was expected to reach 90 degrees. Most of the children and families that showed up to celebrate the annual Snowball Day...
1 dead following North Side shooting
A man died after being shot early Tuesday on Pittsburgh’s North Side. Police responded to a SpotSpotter alert reporting several rounds fired in the 1700 block of Belleau Drive near Fineview just before 2 a.m., according to Pittsburgh Public Safety officials. Arriving officers found an unresponsive man later identified by...
Fountain Street Overlook to open with a scenic view of Pittsburgh
To look at the new greenspace on the wooded slope between Fountain and Henderson Streets, directly behind Allegheny General Hospital on Pittsburgh’s North Side, one might find it difficult to imagine the working class neighborhood that once existed there. Houses owned by the mill and factory workers when Pittsburgh’s population...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: June 17-19
It’s Father’s Day weekend. Here are some ways to spend it. Juneteenth Pittsburgh’s annual Juneteenth celebration is from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday through Sunday, Downtown from Point State Park to Market Square. It will feature a festival and more than 100 minority-owned vendors set up along Penn and...
1 dead, 1 injured in Manchester shooting
One person was killed and another was critically wounded in a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Manchester neighborhood Sunday night, police said. Police said officers responded around 9 p.m. to an alert of 12 rounds fired in the 1300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue. Officers found an unconscious man on the 1300 block...
Some fans treated by EMS, taken to hospital at Kenny Chesney tailgate
Twenty-two people were taken to a hospital Saturday for issues stemming from tailgating on Pittsburgh’s North Shore before the Kenny Chesney concert, according to city police. Paramedics treated 52 people. None of the patients were critical, according to public information officer Maurice Matthews. The reasons for hospitalizations and transports were...
Kenny Chesney to break out fan favorites for Heinz Field show
Kenny Chesney knows what his fans want to hear, and he’s prepared to give it to them Saturday when he returns to Heinz Field. In his first Pittsburgh show since the start of the pandemic, all indications are that the country music legend will be sticking with his familiar formula...
Kenny Chesney fans dock boats along Allegheny River as concert approaches
Country music star Kenny Chesney is a boater. His song “Guys Named Captain” begins: “Guys named Captain are always characters … Livin’ by the water, somewhere in the Americas South or Central or some Virgin Island.” Or Pittsburgh? Beginning three weeks ago, boaters have been anchored along the Allegheny River...
Bring a snowball to Carnegie Science Center and save money on admission
Over the winter the Carnegie Science Center encourages people to save snowballs in their freezers for its annual Snowball Day on the first day of summer – and each year, many do. Now comes the payoff. Since 2006, the Science Center has celebrated the solstice by helping visitors launch those...
Prime Stage kicks off children’s programming with ‘The Amazing Lemonade Girl’
Pittsburgh’s Prime Stage Theatre is planning to bring literature to life for children and their families through its new Prime Stage Sprouts programming. The inaugural Sprouts production, “The Amazing Lemonade Girl,” is set for June 16-19 at the New Hazlett Theatre in Pittsburgh’s North Side. The play by Jim DeVita...
North Side’s National Aviary celebrates World Ocean Day all summer
Pittsburgh is known as a city that cares about its three rivers, but there are things residents can do to embrace larger bodies of water. “Oceans may feel far away, but we can collectively have a positive impact on oceans and marine life from right here in Pittsburgh,” said Cathy...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: June 3-5
It’s the first weekend in June. Here are some ways to spend it. Pittsburgh Pride Pittsburgh Pride Month kicks off this weekend with several events Friday through Sunday. The Ball on the Bridge features games and music from noon to 4 p.m. Friday on the Andy Warhol Bridge and from...
Police: Man shot multiple times in Pittsburgh’s Troy Hill
A man was critically injured in a shooting early Wednesday in Pittsburgh’s Troy Hill, city police said. Officers responded to emergency calls reporting shots fired in the 1400 block of Lowrie Street shortly before 2:30 a.m. They found a man lying in the street with gunshot wounds to his arm...
Andy Warhol Museum plans $60 million expansion on North Side
The Andy Warhol Museum and its supporters have apparently come to the conclusion that the museum named for the visionary Pittsburgh artist has outgrown its space. On Friday, the Warhol announced that the museum will embark on a $60 million expansion encompassing a six-block section of its North Side neighborhood....
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: May 20-22
We’ve made it to the weekend. It’s going to be hot. Here are some ways to spend it. Sandcastle opens Saturday’s weather forecast is a high temperature in the 90s. It’s the perfect temperature for opening day at Sandcastle water park in West Homestead. For the first time, the park...
