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Is Pittsburgh Planning Its Own ‘Cop City?’
For years now, the city‘s had plans and property ready to build a consolidated police training facility in Lincoln-Lemington. The price tag recently …
2 years, 11 months ago
Is UPMC’s Nonprofit Status On The Chopping Block?
Mayor Ed Gainey is making good on a campaign promise to go after tax-exempt properties that the city says shouldn’t qualify under state law — includi…
2 years, 11 months ago
1.1 Million Jobs Restored, Trans Rights Protests, & Spring Composting Tips
It’s the Friday news roundup! Lead producer Megan Harris is joined by Hey Pittsburgh newsletter editor Francesca Dabecco and producer Elizabeth Kauma…
3 years ago
How A Pgh Pop-Up Restaurant Got National Attention
Chef Nik Forsberg is a semi-finalist for Best Chef in the Mid-Atlantic Region by the James Beard Foundation for his pop-up concept Fet-Fisk, which pr…
3 years ago
How Pgh Robbed Black Entrepreneurs of Their Baseball Legacy
We knew Pittsburgh was home to the nation’s first Black-owned and operated professional sports stadium, but it turns out, another one — also in Pitts…
3 years ago
I FRTED PENNDOT's Problem With Raunchy Plates
Not all roads in PA lead to getting a vanity license plate the green light. Today, Pittsburgh is teaming up with City Cast Philly to explain how it w…
3 years ago
How Politics Sway Pgh's Covid Treatments
During the pandemic, many of us clung to the phrase “Follow The Science,” and trusted that our doctors would do the same. But a new study from the Un…
3 years ago
Pollution, Love and a Pittsburgh Mystery Solved
It’s the Friday news roundup! A fund to help communities deal with polluted air could get poached by the county, historians finally found the namesak…
3 years ago
A Look Inside Pgh’s Teen Chef Competition
From knife skills and mother sauces to composting and the global supply chain, there’s a culinary arts training program in McKees Rocks hoping to ins…
3 years ago
What Wheelchair Users Experience In Pgh
With one look down, it’s obvious that Pittsburgh’s sidewalks need some work. The city just announced that it’s getting $3 million in state grant mone…
3 years ago