Hepps’s research begins in 1881 with the arrival of Homestead’s first Jewish family. She is a descendant of some of Homestead’s earliest Jewish residents, a fact that inspired her research into the community’s Jewish past.
This week's Pittsburgh food news includes updates on East End Brewing, Sweet Alchemy Bake Shop, and Sly Fox Brewery and Pub, as well as a menu of tea and dumplings and a sustainable dinner.
The touring comedy show brings a godly workout, a male striptease, a famous local feline, and more bizarre videotape goodies to Bottlerocket Social Hall.
It's Fred Rogers' 95th birthday, and Lynn recalls how kind and remarkable of a person he was; despite how she never really knew how to interact with him. Plus, March Madness, Trump's potentially imminent arrest, a local government scandal, employment laws in France and South Korea, and poverty in America...
In Pittsburgh, Penn Avenue seems to be everywhere you turn, literally, and that’s not a compliment. Wherever you start, and whatever your destination, it seems like some part of Penn is at least one leg of your journey, and it’s probably the most aggravating part...
Looking for a new job in Pittsburgh? We searched through local employment guides to curate a list of the best job openings throughout the region, including positions at Leona's Ice Cream, Pittsburgh Botanic Garden, Harvie, and more.
A whole neighborhood of musicians, from Mickey Dolenz of The Monkees to R&B legend Vanessa Willams, honor a late Pittsburgh great with Thank You, Mister Rogers: Music & Memories.
More than $200 million is up for grabs in federal air monitor funding. Local officials and advocates say this could help pave the way for a greener Pittsburgh.
Lynn has starting the show discussing a favorite sweater that is lost but then the conversation changed to ideological constructs. Callers Ray and Clarence called in and took over the conversation from yesterday's show based on roots and history...
Lynn talks more about her favorite PBS show, Finding Your Roots, and how the most interesting part of history is not the big events and dates, but how they affected the average people. She then has some very earnest conversations with three different callers about ancestry, identity, and how we treat each other...
Plan your week with a little help from this week's Free Will Astrology, a forecast filled with fossilized fish, John Steinbeck, intimate sensitivities, David Bowie, and more.
Looking for something to do in Pittsburgh this week? From the Sunstar Festival at Kelly-Strayhorn to the Pittsburgh Japanese Film Festival at Row House, we've got a list of this week's top happenings in the Steel City.
Incarcerated people in Allegheny County Jail have reported being sexually assaulted, tased, beaten, and held in solitary confinement for months on end.