UPDATE — 12:12 p.m., Sat., Oct. 24: Number of today's new confirmed positive cases in Allegheny County: 131* Number of today's new confirmed coronavirus deaths in Allegheny County: 0...

Odds are, you have already voted in the 2020 General Election. Allegheny County voters have already returned well over 200,000 mail-in ballots...

Pittsburgh City Photos: An exploration of the city through photographs

I hope Alex would have been as proud of the alliteration in my headline as I am and wouldn't have given me too much shit for including two photos of the same bridge. The 16th Street Bridge is the most underrated of the over 400 bridges we have in Pittsburgh, so it deserves all of the extra love it can get, OK?!

On Thu., Oct. 22, Sharpsburg Borough City Council rejected a nondiscrimination ordinance that would’ve created a Human Relations Commission and added civil rights protections for the LGBTQ community, as well as other protected groups. Pennsylvania civil rights law has protections for people based on their race, religion, sex, national origin, and disability status, but doesn't include LGBTQ people...

Fans of true crime and tense thrillers suffered a loss when Netflix announced that its hit series Mindhunter would be put on hold indefinitely after just two seasons. The loss also affected Pittsburgh, as much of the show was shot in and around the city, providing work to film professionals and actors, and boosting the region's burgeoning film industry...

Thanks to a scandal that has erupted in Lawrence County, and a strong challenge from an independent candidate, a door has opened for Democrats in the Trump Country of Western Pennsylvania. Two weeks ago, Snapchat videos showed state Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-New Beaver) encouraging his 5-year-old son to smoke cigars and play the “f—k, marry, kill” game...

Pittsburgh City Paper recently lost one of our own. Our managing editor, colleague, and friend Alex Gordon took his own life. The following eulogy has been written in his memory by his closest colleague and dearest friend in our office.

Alex Waters Gordon died on Thu., Oct. 15. He is survived by his fiance, Jes Bogdan, his parents Myles Gordon and Marjorie Waters, his brother Sam, sister-in-law Ashley Downs, and nieces Anna and Emory, and his cat Lily...

The majority of Pennsylvanians support LGBTQ rights like nondiscrimination and same-sex marriage, but that hasn’t stopped anti-LGBTQ groups from aligning with local Republican candidates in attempted attacks against Democrats who support LGBTQ rights. This month, the PA Family Council — which openly opposes same-sex marriage and supports allowing businesses to discriminate against LGBTQ people — sent out fliers in the Pittsburgh area claiming that Democratic candidates want to “push to force schools to allow boys who identify as girls to compete against girls” in youth sports...

Before Duolingo moved into its East Liberty offices at Penn and Euclid Avenue, the building was known for a different reason — the site of Lend Me Your Ears, an 8,500-square-foot community mural that stretched around the building and depicted Black children at play. When real estate developers destroyed the mural in 2015, many residents at the time saw it as a chilling bellwether of the neighborhood's increasing gentrification and exclusion of its predominantly Black population...

This week, local coffee shop chain Crazy Mocha filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, claiming it owes nearly $5 million to more than 50 different creditors. According to court filings, the company only has between $100,000 to $500,000 in assets...

Wednesday afternoon, the Pennsylvania state House passed a bill amending the state’s existing DUI law to decriminalize driving while traces of marijuana are still in the system of legal medical-marijuana users. In Pennsylvania, the current laws and provisions related to driving while under the influence of alcohol or substances, aka DUI, criminalize driving while tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a component of marijuana, is still in a driver’s system, even if it has been weeks after ingestion...

Audio & Video Archive

Video Archive The Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted this morning to advance the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court...

The 1,050 unit complex was previously owned by White House advisor Jared Kushner from 2011 to March 2017

On Oct. 7 and 8, the owner of The Alden South Hills filed eviction complaints against 44 tenants at the 1,050-unit apartment complex in Baldwin Borough, just south of Pittsburgh. The Alden South Hills is owned by Leland Point Owner LP, a subsidiary that was previously owned by White House senior advisor Jared Kushner up until March 2017...

Another group of Pittsburgh professionals is moving towards unionization by seeking to join the United Steelworkers. Yesterday, United Museum Workers, a group of Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh staff, announced that they filed for a union election to join the United Steelworkers (USW).

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Video Archive Lynn is starting off today discussing Elliot Broidy pleading guilty to foreign lobbying charge...

Yesterday, both the municipal governments of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County passed bills that would ban discrimination based on hairstyle in employment, housing, real estate, and public accommodation. Both chambers, Pittsburgh City Council and Allegheny County Council, voted unanimously to pass these changes...

Katie and Rachel Saul Rearick share much of their life together, both as a married couple and as arts professionals. Now the two have opened KURATEDpgh, a new gallery in Aspinwall created to increase the visibility of Pittsburgh artists...

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A comedic take on a popular soap opera, a double-feature horror fest, and more events this week in Pittsburgh

Thu., Oct. 22 ARTS TALK Public Art and Communities Symposium: Creative Placemaking to Address Community Public Health, a two-day virtual event presented by the Office of Public Art in collaboration with Neighborhood Allies, will address innovative ways artists can help their neighbors respond to public health issues. The Zoom event will feature national speakers including actress Anu Yadav, Lead Fellow Faith Bartley from Philadelphia’s The Village and the People’s Paper Co-op; and Pittsburgh artists including Alisha Wormsley, Njaimeh Njie, John Peña, and Molly Rice...

Live tunes from a backyard, back alley, and more this week in Pittsburgh

Thu., Oct. 22 (IRL) Backyard Music Makers. 5-6 p.m...

The State Auditor General is the chief fiscal watchdog for the commonwealth, using audits to ensure the legal and responsible spending of state taxpayer dollars. There is no incumbent in this race as the current Auditor General, Eugene DePasquale, is term-limited...