Environmental advocates express "major concerns" for implementation of changes
By Jordana Rosenfeld
U.S. Steel will pay a $1.5 million penalty and “make extensive improvements” in response to air pollution violations at the Edgar Thomson Works in Braddock, according to a recent consent decree, the result of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Allegheny County Health Department’s lawsuit against the company. Earlier this year, U.S. Steel reported that its net earnings in the last quarter of 2021 topped $1 billion...
Lynn and Susan are discussing the New York Times story on the history of Haiti. They also talk about the Supreme Court possibly overturning Roe v. Wade and women's rights...
The Pittsburgh Dance Council knows audiences are hungry for live performances after going without for over two years. In a press release, Randal Miller of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust says that last season, the Council “celebrated the return to live performances in Pittsburgh’s Cultural District and received overwhelming support from the Pittsburgh community.”
As Pittsburgh continues to grow as a hub for film and television production, it will also continue to grow as an epicenter for young filmmaking talent. One local filmmaker, Xayne Allen, will set out to make his mark with the debut of his latest film, Hiraeth...
The Allegheny County Jail has returned to a “modified lockdown,” due to rising COVID cases, Warden Orlando Harper announced in a county press release last week. “The jail had been on a good trajectory until recently with much of our operation restored to normal, but the recent increase in COVID infections resulted in our reaching out to our health partners to determine how best to limit the spread,” says Harper in the May 20 release...
In 2021, flutist and musician Brittany Trotter and singer Lyn Starr became the inaugural residents of Unisound's Black Teaching Artist in Residence program, which focuses on supporting the practice and professional development of Black teaching artists in Pittsburgh. The opportunity allowed them to hone their craft and share their knowledge with the community through free workshops hosted at local schools, organizations, and venues. The program returns thanks to a partnership with the Sweetwater Center for the Arts in Sewickley...
Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the emancipation of Black enslaved people at the end of the Civil War, was officially declared a city of Pittsburgh holiday in 2021. This year, the holiday will be celebrated across the city throughout the month of June...
Lynn is catching up on the news from last week and talking about the elections and Summer Lee defeating Steve Irwin in the primary for the Pennsylvania house seat. She is talking about the age of politicians and how they don't want to give up the power...
15 new employment listings curated from throughout the region
Compiled by Lisa Cunningham
We searched the web to find some of Pittsburgh's best job openings this week. If your company is hiring, send info including a job title, description, and salary range to jobs@pghcitypaper.com...
Three days after primary Election Day results were too close to call on May 17, the race for U.S. Congress in District 12 now has a proclaimed winner: state Rep. Summer Lee. The Associated Press called the results for Lee shortly after 6 p.m. on Fri., May 20, following a contentious five-way battle for the House seat...
Pittsburgh filmmaker and visual artist Chris Ivey is pretty candid when talking about his friend Brian Broome, the local author who has made waves with his award-winning memoir Punch Me Up to the Gods. Ivey describes, how over the years, he would see Broome publicly struggling with substance abuse, something the now-sober author discusses openly in his writing and in interviews, including with Pittsburgh City Paper...
Some of the most talented women and femme performers in Pittsburgh will soon gather to share their music and poetry. Girls Running Shit, a company that "empowers women/femmes to discover their passions," is bringing the latest rendition of their ongoing performance series, Speak Your Truth, to Hazelwood Green...
Anyone who has lived in Pittsburgh long enough to see the opening of Garfield’s Nightmare at Kennywood was probably just as confused by the concept as the host of the popular YouTube channel Defunctland. As a result, Kevin Perjurer, who created and runs the series about vanished theme park attractions, decided that the ride needed a video all its own, one which takes a deep, thorough look at this now-closed curiosity...
After Hours host Natalie Bencivenga interviews Mohammed Burny, a legislative aide for Pittsburgh City Councilor, Bobby Wilson. Tune in as they discuss Tuesday's primary election results...
Cleveland might have the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, but Pittsburgh will give its rival city a run for its money with a new musical exhibition at the Carnegie Science Center. Guitar: The Instrument That Rocked The World is described as being “packed with STEAM-based elements taking visitors through the science of sound and music with nearly 100 rare, antique, and unique guitars and a dozen hands-on interactives.” Opening Fri., May 20 and running through Oct. 30, the traveling show also gives museum visitors the chance to play a few chords on the world’s largest, playable electric guitar...
According to a new report by clean energy nonprofit Generation180, the amount of solar installed at K-12 schools in Pennsylvania almost doubled from 2020-2022, with Pittsburgh's Woodland Hills School District listed as one of its success stories. “I think schools being part of the shift to clean energy is really important because not only is it an opportunity to have an impact on the environment, but it also impacts the students, it impacts taxpayers, because there's significant cost savings associated with it,” says Shannon Crooker, the Pa. director for Generation 180...
The report shows that 40 Pa. Republican lawmakers, who hold majorities in the state House and Senate, joined such groups
By Kira Lerner
More than 1 in 5 Republican state lawmakers across the country have joined at least one far-right Facebook group, according to a new report. Together the lawmakers sponsored 963 bills during the most recent legislative sessions, said the group that wrote the report, which describes the far-right efforts as anti-human rights...
