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...
View ArticleLoved 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...
View ArticleProtesters 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...
View ArticleAbandoned 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...
View ArticleP.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.
View ArticleProtestors 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.
View ArticleTopography 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,...
View ArticleHow 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...
View ArticleThe 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.
View ArticleRide 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...
View Article'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.
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticlePittsburgh 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...
View ArticleThe 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.
View ArticleAt 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.
View ArticleFlocks 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...
View ArticleWhat'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.
View ArticleAnnual 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...
View ArticlePittsburgh, 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"...
View ArticlePittsburgh 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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