When drawing state legislative lines, Pennsylvania will count tens of thousands of people locked up in state prisons not in their cell, but at their previous home address before they were incarcerated. This will effectively mark a small but meaningful shift in population from Pennsylvania countryside to it’s cities, increasing urban representation while reducing rural representation...
Basketball player Swin Cash has had a long career of success, stretching back to her days at McKeesport Area High School and through time in the WNBA and winning two gold medals for Team USA. And on Aug. 21, Cash success was rewarded as she was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tenn. She becomes one of very few people from the Pittsburgh-area to be inducted into any major basketball Hall of Fame, joining greats like Pete Maravich and Jack Twyman...
The Isabella Street block of the North Side will soon serve as a stage for a variety of artists for the Andy Warhol Museum's first-ever outdoor Sound Series: Block Party. Taking place Sat., Sept. 18, the Sound Series: Block Party will present a day full of live music by both new and returning acts...
From constantly listening to his grandparent’s Steve Martin comedy vinyl record when he was 8, to producing a live sketch comedy show in college, to cracking jokes with Will Ferrell in Los Angeles, 22-year-old Chris Copen returns to his Pittsburgh roots to manage a new Dormont comedy theater, Dad’s Basement. “Pittsburgh has a really cool vibrant scene I would say...
D’s Six Pack and Dogz
1118 S Braddock Ave., Swissvale. ds6pax.com
After closing due to a fire that damaged the building, D’s has announced they will remain closed for “a few more weeks” to continue with repairs...
About 30 years ago, Martin Smith was at a family reunion when a cousin, by wearing different earrings over a series of days, revealed she was transitioning. His family was divided by the revelation; some of them upset, some supportive...
After having to skip a year due to COVID-19 pandemic, the Hilltop with the Lid Off festival is returning this year with more festivities than before. The event was launched in 2019 and is about celebrating Allentown and the Hilltop, a term given to a coalition of 11 South Pittsburgh neighborhoods and Mt. Oliver borough...
Whether it’s a Black Rat Snake in Frick Park or a baby alligator crossing the road in West Mifflin, Allegheny County has a variety of animals many people don’t think about — much less encounter — on a typical day. But as part of its 25th-anniversary celebration, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy is collaborating with TripleAAAnimals and local artist Mary Tremonte to show off various flora and fauna one can find in and around Pittsburgh parks in the Pittsburgh Parks x TripleAAAnimals All-Stars T-shirt design series...
Allegheny County Manager William McKain announced on Mon., Aug. 23 that the Shuman Juvenile Detention Center will close on Sept. 18. This comes directly after the facility, which opened in 1974 and is located in Pittsburgh's Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood, had its operating license revoked by Pennsylvania state officials...
Nurses at West Penn Hospital faced a long battle after unionizing last August while enduring the harsh working circumstances of the coronavirus pandemic. However, a year later, the battle has mostly come to an end with a majority vote to ratify their first union contract...
Allegheny County COVID-19 information as of Aug. 23
Number of new positive cases in Allegheny County: 701 (three-day total) Number of today's new coronavirus deaths in Allegheny County: 0...
During an interview with media personality Wendy Bell, Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman reiterated his commitment to conducting a “full forensic audit” of the 2020 general and 2021 primary elections.
The Pennsylvania lawmaker now tasked with leading an investigation into the state’s elections says he’s taking the newfound responsibility “very seriously.” “We should have been having hearings and moving toward a more formalized plan to conduct an investigation weeks ago,” state Sen. Cris Dush (R-Jefferson) said in a statement released late Friday...
In 2020, former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette staffer Alexis Johnson sued her former employer over an alleged civil rights violation carried out by the newspaper. Johnson, who is Black and has since landed a job at VICE, was barred by management from covering the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests after she posted a tweet comparing the mess typically made outside of Kenny Chesney concerts in Pittsburgh with the property damage that occurred following a protest in honor of George Floyd...
Activists and supporters gathered outside Rep. Conor Lamb’s (D-Mt. Lebanon) Penn Hills office on Thu., Aug. 19 to express the need for improvements in the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill proposed in the U.S. House of Representatives. Organizers of the #SealTheDeal rally stood alongside supporters holding signs that read, “Public Transit!
Pittsburgh Public Schools is facing a shortage of school bus drivers. While school was initially set to start on Wed., Aug. 25, it will now begin Wed., Sept. 8, as the school system was short 426 drivers as of Aug. 10...
Urban gardens and farms have become a major point of focus throughout the country as a way to utilize vacant plots, provide green space, and combat food insecurity in areas that lack sufficient access to grocery stores. Recently, Pittsburgh went a step further when two nonprofits committed to permanently protect urban gardens and farms with a new program...
Little Italy Days has returned after a 2020 absence caused by the COVID pandemic, and Bloomfield’s street festival is picking up right where it left off. The festival has grown massively over the years, and 2021 continues that trend with booths stretching several blocks on Liberty Avenue...