Posted inHistory The forgotten history of the Hill District’s silver screens by David S. Rotenstein December 2, 2025
Posted inHistory Move over, Epstein: Pittsburgh has its own history of “black books” by David S. Rotenstein November 11, 2025November 12, 2025
Posted inHistory Behind Pittsburgh’s “most haunted house,” a story of gangland intrigue by David S. Rotenstein October 28, 2025October 31, 2025
Posted inCommunity Profile “Take him for a ride”: Mobsters once turned Pittsburgh streets into a giant fright house by David S. Rotenstein October 22, 2025October 22, 2025
Posted inNews Pittsburgh’s riverfronts once served as a bustling transport hub and seedy entertainment district by David S. Rotenstein October 15, 2025October 16, 2025
Posted inNews Pittsburgh’s jitneys were Lyft and Uber’s analog ancestors by David S. Rotenstein September 3, 2025September 8, 2025
Posted inNews Before Bloomfield, Pittsburgh had multiple Little Italys now lost to history by David S. Rotenstein August 13, 2025September 8, 2025
Posted inNews Opinion: Once a beacon of historic preservation, Pittsburgh now lets significant sites rot by David S. Rotenstein August 6, 2025September 8, 2025
Posted inNews The Bacchus House, with its odd façade, was once home to Pittsburgh’s most notorious madam by David S. Rotenstein July 30, 2025September 8, 2025
Posted inNews Broken elevators on Grant St. reflect a lack of clarity about who maintains the aging structure by David S. Rotenstein July 9, 2025September 7, 2025
Posted inNews The 1988 “Valentine’s Day Massacre” was a decisive moment in Pittsburgh LGBTQ history by David S. Rotenstein June 18, 2025August 27, 2025
Posted inNews The Eagle, a former gay club, once occupied a tall building with a strange past by David S. Rotenstein May 28, 2025August 27, 2025
Posted inNews YIMBYs want more housing, but their methods have divided Pittsburgh leaders by David S. Rotenstein April 9, 2025August 27, 2025
Posted inNews Civil rights history was made at a since-demolished house in Penn Hills’ Lincoln Park by David S. Rotenstein April 2, 2025August 27, 2025
Posted inNews Pittsburgh Planning Commission unanimously rejects Donny’s historic designation by David S. Rotenstein March 25, 2025July 20, 2025
Posted inArts+Entertainment Pittsburgh ballplayers and mobsters once trekked to Hot Springs for spring training by David S. Rotenstein March 12, 2025August 19, 2025
Posted inNews Donny’s Place hits a snag on the way to becoming Pittsburgh’s first LGBTQ historic site by David S. Rotenstein March 6, 2025August 9, 2025
Posted inArts+Entertainment The Market Women of Diamond Square is a feminist journey through the seedy streets of 1910s Pittsburgh by David S. Rotenstein March 5, 2025August 10, 2025
Posted inArts+Entertainment A former Pittsburgh cop takes readers into the city’s underbelly in new memoir by David S. Rotenstein February 25, 2025August 4, 2025
Posted inNews The Hill District tower wars highlight a forgotten fight against environmental racism by David S. Rotenstein February 19, 2025August 2, 2025
