Today, thousands gathered and marched in Downtown Pittsburgh, joining demonstrations being held across the country in protest against the death of George Floyd, a Black man killed earlier this week by a Minneapolis Police officer. More than 3,000 people — a crowd so large that it filled a space larger than a city block — attended the march, which started at 2:30 p.m. at the corner of Liberty Avenue and Sixth Street...

UPDATE — 12:15 p.m., Sat., May 30: Number of today's new confirmed positive cases in Allegheny County: 27...

A protest is scheduled Downtown on Sat., May 30 in response to the death of George Floyd, a Black man who was killed earlier this week by a Minneapolis Police officer. The protest is part of growing anger and increased protests across the country demanding an end to racist police brutality...

On May 13, Vice President Mike Pence took an official call with 13 higher education leaders from colleges and universities across the country — including Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) president Dr. Farnam Jahanian — to address reopening campuses shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, reports have surfaced alleging that some of the leaders asked about federal protection against lawsuits from students, faculty, and staff who contract the virus on school property...

Election day is approaching. For a mail-in or absentee ballot to be counted, it must be received by the Elections Division no later than 8 p.m. on June 2 ⁠— a postmark is not sufficient. Voted ballots may not be taken to polling places on Election Day...

Today, during an online press conference addressing the COVID-19 response, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D-York) announced that 16 counties throughout the state — including Allegheny County — will officially move from the yellow phase into the green phase. The move will take place at 12:01 a.m. on Fri., June 5...

Air pollution has dogged Pittsburgh for decades. The city has a history of steel and coal plant emissions, and a ranking of 8th-worst in the country for year-round particle pollution and 16th for short-term particle pollution in this year’s American Lung Association’s State of the Air report...

Ben Orrvick, aka Kahone Concept, started out the year with a bang. His first single of 2020, "Attention Addict," was streamed over 100,000 times on Spotify, and garnered the attention local music outlets WYEP and 105.9 The X, among others...

Two Pittsburgh restaurants, Pizzeria Davide and Choolaah, will open locations in Robinson this June. Popular Strip District eatery Pizzeria Davide plans to open a second location on June 16...

Everybody is dealing with COVID-19 quarantines and restrictions in different ways. While there's no single right way to cope — social distancing and staying TF home aside — connecting with friends, family, and neighbors is a good place to start...

Pittsburgh arts educator, printmaker, and installation artist Jo-Anne Bates' social and politically themed artwork is so impressive, it earned her the title of Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Pittsburgh Center for the Arts Artist of the Year in 2017. Last week, one of Bates' framed prints — a beautiful feministic collage of shredded paper with "REAL POWER IS WOMAN POWER" printed across the front of the colorful abstract design — sold for only $110 in Artists Image Resource's art auction on Instagram...

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After 17 years on Butler St., Coca Cafe has been put up for sale.  Carrie Rudolph, part of the team behind the popular Lawrenceville brunch spot, has been contemplating moving on from the cafe for about a year...

Several Democratic state representatives are calling for the resignation of Republican leaders, including House Speaker Mike Turzai (R-Marshall), who did not inform their Democratic colleagues that Rep. Andrew Lewis (R-Dauphin) tested positive for COVID-19. Though Lewis has been quarantining at home since May 18, he was last on the House floor on May 14, not wearing a mask...

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Audio & Video Archive

Video Archive Lynn is discussing breathing, and the science behind it...

Artist Sophia Fang has become familiar with small businesses in Pittsburgh, both as a patron and as the head of marketing at Honeycomb. It was the latter, a company that provides crowdfunded loans to small businesses, that brought her to the city two years ago...

Stuff can be complicated, especially when trying to get rid of it. The process can remind us that our things can have worth that's hard to put a dollar amount on; they can call to mind other people from our lives; they can bring up memories of what they were (or weren't) used for...

If you're filling out your mail-in ballot (due before June 2!), you may have noticed that Joe Biden is not the only candidate listed as the Democratic nominee for president. Though he is the presumed nominee as the only candidate left in the race, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) both appear on the ballot and are still viable voting options...