A statewide program to limit carbon emissions from Pennsylvania power plant operators is set to become law — but slower than environmental advocates would like. The state’s entry into the multi-state compact known as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI, calls for 58 fossil fuel-burning plants to buy at auction a credit for each ton of carbon they release into the atmosphere...
Allegheny County COVID-19 information as of Dec. 6
Number of new positive cases in Allegheny County: 508 (three-day daily average) Number of today's new coronavirus deaths in Allegheny County: 10...
When Bloomfield rock venue Howlers closed its doors in 2020, many music fans in Pittsburgh also mourned the retirement of its longtime booker, Mary Jo Coll. Some maybe even more so than the venue itself...
An abruptly announced “review” of medical marijuana vape products by the Pennsylvania health department has medical marijuana patients wondering whether their medication is safe to use, and why state officials chose now to examine products that have been previously approved. On Dec. 1, the Pennsylvania Department of Health sent an email to medical marijuana patients in the commonwealth, alerting them it was conducting a “state-wide review” of vape cannabis products with “added ingredients.” The email warns such products “may not be safe for inhalation," and adds that if it finds products with added ingredients are unsafe, the products will be removed from the market...
For centuries, art has been used to inspire change in the society in which it was built. From poetry to plays, artists often seek to critique or show error in the ways their society operates, highlighting the stories of those who have suffered the most under oppressive laws and policies...
Video Archive “You may say, ‘there it is, there’s the media being a neutral body just as they should be.’ No, because one of these men is an actual functioning working president...
Mehmet Oz rose to fame telling millions of viewers to hand over their money to supplement companies selling products of questionable medical value. Now, the Garden State resident and heart surgeon is asking for money for himself to underwrite his 2022 bid for the Republican nomination for Pennsylvania’s open Senate seat...
We searched the web to find some of Pittsburgh's best job openings this week. If your company is hiring, send your listing for consideration to jobs@pghcitypaper.com...
If you’re feeling sick of Santa, have no fear — or maybe some — Krampus is here. The sixth annual Krampusnacht, or Krampus Fest, will take place on Mon., Dec. 6 with a free concert in Downtown's Market Square, along with other activities celebrating the nightmarish holiday ghoul...
There is a legendary local Nextdoor.com post that tells the story of someone filing an official noise complaint and calling the police over a neighbor's wind chimes in Garfield. When I first asked the Pittsburgh Twitterverse to weigh in with some of their favorite nebby social media posts, the response that most yinzers came back to was the wind chime lady...
In 2016, Domenic Dunegan went to a Bruce Springsteen concert with his father and left that show changed. By 2018, he had formed the Pittsburgh-based band The Ghost Club, and the act has quickly amassed a social media following and high streaming numbers across platforms like YouTube and Spotify...
Like any city, Pittsburgh has its share of holiday traditions. One of those is the Handmade Arcade Holiday Market, an event connecting shoppers with an ever-growing list of artists, craftspeople, and makers selling handmade items...
Even after a high-profile Republican dropped out, the race for the GOP primary for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania continues to grow. This week, television host Dr. Mehmet Oz officially announced a run and hedge fund CEO David McCormick is preparing a run...
Gov. Tom Wolf has vetoed a bill that would have allowed anyone over the age of 18 who can legally own a firearm to carry a concealed weapon without a permit. It also would have repealed a state law that banned the open carrying of firearms in Philadelphia...
On Dec. 1, federal investigators for the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division said a restaurant on Pittsburgh’s North Side violated the fair labor standards by illegally forcing workers to share tips to pay managers, supervisors, and other employees not usually tipped by customers. According to Wage and Hour Division District Director John DuMont, Provision PGH LLC, which is a restaurant housed inside the Federal Galley food hall, deceived employees by holding tips and not complying with the tip credit rules set in the Fair Labor Standards Act, and did so to the tune of $41,000 of the restaurant’s 12 employees...
Acclaimed chef Kevin Sousa has had a tumultuous career in the Pittsburgh region, with several openings followed by several closings. His cuisine has regularly gotten high-level praise, but business troubles have regularly followed his endeavors...
Fri., Dec. 3
The CURE vs. The SMITHS vs. NEW ORDER vs. DEPECHE MODE
Belvedere’s Ultra-Dive
9 p.m.-2 a.m. Strangeways presents Friday Night Fights, featuring music for you sad, sexy goths...
SouthSide Works is currently undergoing some changes after developers decided on a major re-haul that shifted from the retail/restaurant focus of the past and into a development centered on office space and housing in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood. That new look just got its first completed overhaul as the former SouthSide Works movie theater has been converted into a new “Class-A” office space...
Video Archive “These same justices who are so concerned, in yesterday’s arguments, with the life of an unborn fetus, not so much concerned with the life of a grown viable woman...
Sunny and energetic, the new single “Gales of Worry” by String Machine is an impressive return by the band who released their last album in 2019. “Gales of Worry” can best be described as heartfelt, in its performance and in its lyrics...
