After six recent voting days in the state House and Senate, lawmakers have yet to send any bills to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s desk this June. Still, movement on some bipartisan measures this week may have moved the needle.
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After six recent voting days in the state House and Senate, lawmakers have yet to send any bills to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s desk this June. Still, movement on some bipartisan measures this week may have m...
“It's devastating for some of the people here,” said Erica Collins, a paraprofessional in Fulton’s K-2 special education classroom. “Teachers have been crying all day.”
This is a testosterone-fueled, and sometimes toxic, moment in American politics. We have a White House that often goes long on swagger — and that’s when it’s on its best behavior.
But a look beyond the headlines suggests that women have continued adding to their own political power.
Locally, women have continued adding to their own political power with top leadership positions in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County.
“It’s a canvas for you to put any medium on,” said Claudia Hill, chair of the Pennsylvania Gourd Society’s annual Art Show and Festival, which kicked off Thursday and continues through Saturday afternoon. “So whatever type of art you do, gourds make a good canvas for it.”
Braddock borough council voted unanimously Tuesday night to table a resolution allowing U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson Works to connect to the public sewer, which is needed to move forward with plans to construct a new hot strip mill at the site.
UPMC did not disclose which hospitals were affected by the layoffs or provide other specifics. Word about the layoffs first circulated on Pittsburgh social media platforms.
The health system operates more than 40 hospitals and another 800 clinical facilities across much of Pennsylvania.
Construction is underway on the site; the mid-rise building at Penfort Street will eventually replace a 1960s-era high-rise in the city’s largest public housing community.
“We’re investing in housing,” Mayor Corey O’Connor said during the ceremony. “We’re investing in our residents.”
There is no official city registry of the rentals – at least not so far. But according to data available on the rental-tracking website AirDNA, the number of active short-term rental units countywide is at a three-year peak.
At the annual Pennsylvania Gourd Society Art Show and Festival, enthusiasts and professionals gather to share their work, trade know-how, and celebrate the plant’s variety.
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The Pittsburgh-area borough tabled a resolution to connect to the public sewer, which is needed to move forward with U.S. Steel's plans to construct a new hot strip mill.
UPMC laid off 200 workers and eliminated 300 vacant positions Tuesday. The health system said the cuts were part of a routine labor force realignment and affected non-clinical positions.
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Work on the $6.76 million Stewart Avenue Stormwater Improvements Project is expected to last until September 2027. The project is slated for Stewart Avenue between Saw Mill Run Boulevard and Parkdale Street, as well as sections of Parkdale Street, Esther Way, Horning Street, and Carol Circle.
Short-term rentals through companies like Airbnb have proliferated across Pittsburgh's residential neighborhoods. Officials are proposing regulation— and some residents say time is of the essence.
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The mid-rise building at Penfort Street will eventually replace a 1960s-era high-rise in the city’s largest public housing community.
The beautiful game is alive and well in Pittsburgh, even if it’s not a FIFA World Cup 2026 host city. F.N.B. Stadium, home of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC and Riveters SC, is bringing the world pitch to Pittsburghers for the second time with their free World Cup Watch Parties In The ‘Burgh.
The beautiful game is alive and well in Pittsburgh, even if it’s not a FIFA World Cup 2026 host city.www.wesanews.org
