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How A Colorful Glowing Billboard Helped Create An Identity For Pittsburgh's...

Most Pittsburghers notice the billboard while they’re watching the Buccos on the North Side. Soft light beams from a triangle slowly rotating within a rectangular sign on a rooftop in the downtown...

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Loved Ones Say Goodbye To Antwon Rose

Hundreds gathered for the funeral for 17-year-old Antwon Rose at Woodland Hills Intermediate School Monday. Rose was fatally shot by an East Pittsburgh police officer last Tuesday after running away...

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Protesters Demand Action In East Pittsburgh

Protesters gathered in East Pittsburgh Thursday afternoon, pressuring borough officials to take action and responsibility in the wake of the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Antwon Rose at the hands of...

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Abandoned Ghost Ramps Aren't Scary, But They Are Evidence Of Pittsburgh's...

While drivers won't find a poltergeist hanging out on the 100-foot long abandoned on-ramp that sneaks up on drivers heading east on Bigelow Boulevard, they might spot trees and shrubs sprouting through...

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P.R.I.D.E Festival Helps African-American Children Embrace Their Heritage...

A series of festivals aiming to help black kids feel good about being black begins this weekend.

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Protestors Halt Rush-Hour Traffic In Continued Protests Against Alleged...

A few dozen protesters rallying against the treatment of people of color by police officers in Allegheny County blocked off rush-hour traffic Monday afternoon in Downtown Pittsburgh.

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Topography And Annexation Shaped Mismatched Pittsburgh Streets

It's easy to get lost navigating Pittsburgh. Cars ascend and descend sloped roads at angles and maneuver countless one-ways and alleys. Because much of the city is arranged in this disjointed manner,...

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How Many Crystals Hang Above Patrons In Two Downtown Theater Chandeliers?

Thousands of crystals dangle above the heads of Pittsburgh theater patrons, reflecting light onto the walls and ceilings of the elegant halls. The glass giants help create a distinct aesthetic for the...

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The Rise And Fall Of Pittsburgh's Inclines

Giddy crowds of kids from a local summer camp recently gathered in the lobby of the Duquesne Incline’s upper station on Mount Washington.

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Ride The Dips And Cut A Rug At Danceland: Remembering West View Park

Along Route 19 in Pittsburgh’s West View borough, there’s a sign for a shopping center with a carousel horse fixed to the top. This is one of the only items marking the site of one of the city’s early...

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'We're Losing A Generation.' Families Gather To Remember Loved Ones On...

Bells tolled 737 times for more than an hour downtown this morning, in memory of those who died from a drug overdose last year.

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The Pennsylvania March, A Musical Ode To The Commonwealth, Premiers This Month

From Billy Joel’s Allentown to Zeke Manner’s The Pennsylvania Polka, the commonwealth has its fair share of musical odes. But until composer Ron DeGrandis put together his latest piece, The...

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Pittsburgh Rapper Mac Miller Dies At 26

*Updated September 8, 2018, at 2:50 p.m. Mac Miller, the platinum hip-hop star whose rhymes vacillated from party raps to lyrics about depression and drug use, and earned kudos from the likes of Jay-Z...

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The Colorful Seals On The 40th Street Bridge Are A Nod To American Colonial...

The 40th Street Bridge connecting Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood with the borough of Millvale is unlike the rest of the city’s more than 460 bridges.

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At Blue Slide Park, Fans Remember Pittsburgh Rapper Mac Miller

Friends, family and fans gathered at Blue Slide Park in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood Tuesday evening to remember hometown rapper Mac Miller , who died Friday at age 26.

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Flocks Of Black Birds Are Darkening Pittsburgh Skies, But It's Not A Bad Omen

The skies above Pittsburgh are getting darker, and it’s not because of stormy weather. Look up around dusk this fall and you may see flocks of black birds, preparing for their annual trip south through...

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What's In A Name? How One Street Came To Have Five Of Them

When Ben Avon resident Deb Sadowski walks around her neighborhood she begins on Center Avenue, but after a few miles following the same sidewalk, the street signs change.

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Annual Native American Pow Wow Will Feature Dance Competition And Traditional...

Native American culture will be celebrated this weekend at the 40th annual Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center Pow Wow. The event includes more than 150 dancers and drummers from multiple...

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Pittsburgh, The 'Birthplace' Of The Undead, Celebrates 50 Years Of George...

The undead made a rare daytime appearance Monday morning to celebrate the filmmaker considered to be the godfather of satirical horror. Fifty years after George Romeo’s "Night of the Living Dead"...

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Pittsburgh Almost Had The Most Billboards In The Country

Some people find billboards disruptive and unattractive. They cover up scenery and distract drivers. But billboards are one of the oldest forms of advertising and are still a popular way for companies...

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