On Dec. 24, 2018, part of Clairton Coke Works caught fire and knocked out the pollution controls at the U.S. Steel facility, causing the surrounding Mon Valley’s air quality to plummet to dangerous levels. Studies have shown the pollution from the fire led to exacerbated asthma rates among residents, including increasing the number of hospital emergency department visits by asthma sufferers in the Clairton area to nearly double following the fire...
Thu., Sept. 23
STAGE • IRL Take your little duckling to Little Lake Theatre Company’s production of Honk!, a family-friendly tale about accepting yourself. Based on a popular children’s book, the stage musical focuses on a baby fowl who feels different from his mom and feathered siblings...
Sharon McCune has had a lot of roles in the Pittsburgh theater community, both on stage and off. Most recently, she starred in Quantum Theatre’s production of An Odyssey, and previously worked with Pittsburgh Public Theater, Bricolage, and other local theater companies...
Compared to other cross streets between Forbes and Fifth avenues in Oakland, Atwood Street is a little quieter. Among the eateries on Atwood is 芋见BAO, which offers classic dim sum that can be difficult to find on Pittsburgh menus...
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Happy Birthday sometime soon, Libra! As gifts, I have collected six useful mini-oracles for you to meditate on during the rest of 2021...
Allegheny County COVID-19 information as of Sept. 21
Number of new positive cases in Allegheny County: 465 Number of today's new coronavirus deaths in Allegheny County: 0...
On Sept. 20, the Allegheny County Jail oversight board voted to terminate an approximately $450,000 contract with the Corrections-Special Applications Unit or C-SAU in a 4-3 vote. The board cited issues with training tactics and personnel during the three-hour debate...
Steel City Big Pour
214 North Lexington St., Homewood. cjreuse.org
Featuring 34 brewers including Allegheny City Brewing, East End Brewing, and Trace Brewing, the popular Steel City Big Pour festival is back for its 14th year...
Starting and owning a business, no matter what size, is filled with challenges. With the internet at our fingertips, standing out and gaining momentum can be even more difficult...
As of Sept. 17, two is the limit for Pennsylvanians purchasing certain alcoholic beverages from the commonwealth’s state-run liquor system. Customers at Pennsylvania’s state-run liquor stores are limited to two-bottles-per-day of certain rationed beverages, the Associated Press reported Thursday...
On Sept. 16, the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership announced the return of a decades-long local tradition. This year, Light Up Night, the annual kick-off to the city's holiday season, will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a new date, sponsor, and logo...
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Allegheny County, and the Delta variant continues to spread through all populations — including children — in the region, the county recently ran out of pediatric ICU beds, according to state data. The shortage of beds for children who needed to be admitted to the Intensive Care Unit in Allegheny County even prompted UPMC Children’s Hospital to set up a tent outside to increase capacity...
Starting in October, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History will take guests on a deep dive into a new exhibit about very big fish. Beginning on Oct. 8, Monster Fish: In Search of the Last River Giants will introduce audiences to "rare, giant freshwater fish from around the world" with an interactive exhibition featuring five life-size sculptures, videos, and hands-on experiences...
Following up on a threat made earlier this week, Pennsylvania Senate Democratic lawmakers sued their Republican counterparts to block 17 subpoenas issued this week to begin an investigation of the 2020 presidential election. The complaint, which was filed the night of Sept. 17 in Commonwealth Court, asks for the state’s judges to block the subpoenas as unconstitutional, claiming that Pennsylvania Senate Republicans are attempting to unlawfully despite the election’s result...
Video Archive "If life expectancy is a pretty good indicator of how wealthy a country is. Generally speaking, you would consider that wealthier nations have people that get to live longer lives...
While opioid dependence is a major issue in Pittsburgh, and has only gotten worse as Fentanyl increases overdose rates, most people can’t simply walk away from it. And with the stresses and demands of the pandemic wearing on everyone, those with addiction issues have had a particularly rough time...
