Allegheny County COVID-19 information as of Sept. 20
Number of new positive cases in Allegheny County: 1,350 (three-day total) Number of today's new coronavirus deaths in Allegheny County: 8...
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...
We searched the web, and asked our readers to help us find some of Pittsburgh's best job openings this week. If your company or business is hiring, or you spot a cool job you think is worth highlighting next week, send it our way at jobs@pghcitypaper.com...
Anyone who has ever had to scale Rialto Street, the incredibly steep entryway into Troy Hill from Route 28, would be crestfallen to know that an incline once carried passengers up the slope. A plaque on Gallery Closed, a new art space opening in the neighborhood, details how the Lowrie Street building served as the former upper station of the incline until it ceased operations in 1898...
More than a year and a half of living in a pandemic has separated many people from friends and family. Although the pandemic is not over yet, larger social gatherings have started up again, reintroducing people to the multitude of small dramas that whirl around them at parties and events...
Pittsburgh is a city for music lovers, and as more live music shows return to the city, so do opportunities to buy music. Now the city, which already offers plenty of opportunities to dig through vinyl treasures at places like Jerry's Records, will welcome even more opportunities to find pressed gems with Paved Paradise...
Fall weather is coming, and the cool breezes mean sweaters, cider, and visits to area farms to play in pumpkin patches. Those traditional fall activities are fun and great, but what if you could do something similar, but in a working hemp farm?
Anyone who says they have never snuck food or drinks into a movie theater is either a liar or has never actually been to a movie theater. When Harris Theater returns to regular operations later this month, you can still buy concessions, but you can also BYOB guilt-free...
In a series of social media posts on Sept. 15, Barrel & Flow Fest founder Day Bracey accused the general manager of Hofbräuhaus Pittsburgh of using racial slurs while complaining about Black musicians during the Barrel & Flow craft beer festival on Sept. 12. Barrel & Flow Fest was held at SouthSide Works, right next to Hofbräuhaus Pittsburgh restaurant and brewery in Pittsburgh's South Side...
Thu., Sept. 16
Algiers
Spirit
7 p.m. Joined by Zen Mother and Ancient History, Algiers is taking the stage at Spirit in what will surely be a great night of live music...
Urban cities across America are banning or limiting new drive-thru restaurants. Minneapolis banned the new construction of drive-thrus in 2019, and other cities are following suit with similar legislation...
A group of criminal-justice advocates is calling on Allegheny County officials to vote against a proposed contract for the Allegheny County Jail that involves a company with a leader who advocates says has “compared Black people to dogs.” Joseph Garcia is the leader of Corrections Special Applications Unit (C-SAU), a company that provides military-style training to security companies, police officers, jails, and prisons...
Dick’s Sporting Goods has been supplying rackets, cleats, protective gear, and other sports equipment to the Pittsburgh region for decades. Since then, the chain has expanded nationally, but is still based out of Moon Township...
Pittsburgh is set to welcome another craft brewery next year, further expanding the region’s growing beer scene. Announced on Sept. 14, the Virginia-based Aslin Beer Company will be moving into the Strip District’s Terminal building...
With the 2021 general election now closer than 2020’s, Senate Republicans voted on Sept. 15 to request identifying information on Pennsylvania’s roughly 9 million registered voters as part of a legislative investigation of former President Donald Trump’s loss. The legal requests are the opening salvo in what could be a long, messy fight over the investigation, which was spurred by unverified claims of voter fraud that have been repeatedly rejected by federal judges, county elections officials, and even Trump’s former attorney general...
