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Picklesburgh 2024 Takes Over Downtown Pittsburgh with Tangy Treats and Fermented Fun
Ready to pack your love for all things pickled into one juicy weekend? Pickle enthusiasts are in for a tangy treat because Picklesburgh 2024 is officially in full swing. If you're gearing up to hit the streets of downtown Pittsburgh, know that the festivities begin today, featuring an extra day of brined jubilation from previous years. Expect streets lined with the best pickled fare the city has to offer, from noon to 10 p.m. today through Saturday, and from noon until 6 p.m. on Sunday, as reported by CBS News Pittsburgh.
Remembering Pittsburgh’s ice ball magnate plus ketchup clothes, pinball and new restaurants
Welcome to the dog days, Pittsburgh! While most restaurant news has halted with the humidity, some odds and ends still drift through the dense air. We’ve got Pittsburgh’s four new or upcoming restaurants, the closure of one popular chain restaurant, the death of a local legend and Pittsburgh foods in front of international audiences.
Pittsburgh Regional Transit could borrow $800 million to replace light rail trains
Pittsburgh Regional Transit is committed to replacing its 81 light rail trains and will set up a process to borrow as much as $800 million for the work in case it needs it. Borrowing money through state and federal programs is a backup plan in case the agency is unsuccessful in efforts to obtain grant money for the project and reinforces the agency’s plans to replace the cars over the next 12 years.
Police remain mum about man killed by Churchill cop in Forest Hills
A Churchill police officer shot and killed an armed man Thursday night outside a Forest Hills home, but details about the incident remained sparse Friday as officials refused to divulge more information. The 48-year-old man, who police did not name, died overnight, according to Allegheny County Police. Officials and police...
Brown Mamas Weekend will celebrate the strength and explore the challenges of Black motherhood in our region
Photo above courtesy of Muffy Mendoza/Brown Mamas. Black mothers from around the Pittsburgh region are invited to celebrate Brown Mamas Weekend at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center on July 27 and 28. With a focus on empowerment, community and transformation, the two-day gathering will include master classes, panel discussions and a wellness lounge.
Western Products unveils three new product lines
Western Products revealed three new product lines at the 2024 SIMA Snow & Ice Symposium in Pittsburgh: the WESTERN PRO-PLOW 3 Straight Blade Snowplow, the PILE DRIVER XL Hydraulic Wing Pusher Plow with TRACE Edge Technology, and the MARAUDER Poly Hopper Spreader. “SIMA is the perfect time for us to...
Pitt All 105: Walk-On QB Jake Frantl Does More than Some Might Expect
All 105 is a Pittsburgh Sports Now series profiling each of the 105 members of the Pitt 2024 training camp roster. Jake Frantl, a redshirt junior quarterback from Hartford Union in Erin, Wisc. 2023 season: Frantl did not see the field during the 2023 season. Stats: Frantl has not recorded...
Picklesburgh adds extra day, new events
Jul. 18—Leave it to Pittsburgh to continue to make an even bigger big dill out of pickles. For its annual pickle-inspired event — Picklesburgh — produced by the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership and presented by Kraft Heinz, there is a new competition and an extra day for the event voted the No. 1 food festival in America by USA Today for three consecutive years. Picklesburgh, which began in ...
Local softball All-Stars roll to 2 tournament wins
PENDLETON, Indiana (WKBN) – The Steel Valley All Stars (SVAS) rolled past Illinois 7-0 and also topped Kentucky 9-1 in the Little League Softball Central Regional Junior Division Tournament on Thursday. The 14U team is comprised of players from Boardman, Canfield, Poland and Struthers,. The Steel Valley All Stars...
Nelly Cummings, Nike Sibande Return to Pitt: ‘We Built a Family Here’
For Nelly Cummings and Nike Sibande, Pittsburgh is home. Cummings grew up in the area, sure. But Sibande, coming from Indianapolis, then to Miami (OH), then to Pitt, he still feels the same way about the Steel City, and that is due to his experience playing hoops for Pitt. Both...
Perrotto: Handing out Pirates’ Mid-Season Honors
There is a lot of truth to Bill Parcells’ famous line. The Hall of Fame football coach is the man who said. “you are who your record says you are.”. That sums up the 2024 Pittsburgh Pirates and their 48-48 record coming out of the All-Star break Friday night when they host the Philadelphia Phillies at PNC Park. The Pirates haven’t been good. Then again, they haven’t been bad.
Woman who lives near Trump rally site says "this is not what Butler should be known for"
BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) -- Two sisters from Butler, Pennsylvania, say they're still in shock nearly a week after witnessing the Trump rally shooting firsthand. The scary event all unfolded feet from one sister's home. "[I] can still hear the shots being fired and not knowing what's going on," Valerie Fennell admits to KDKA-TV News, as memories of last weekend keep flooding back of the Trump rally turned nightmare in her neighborhood.For Fennel and her sister Debbie Kuminkoski, the event last Saturday started in high spirits. "When I heard he was coming, I'm like, 'This is going to be awesome,' like this is...
West Virginia city announces controlled bow hunt dates for 2024-25 season
WEIRTON, W.Va. (WTRF) — The city of Weirton has announced its controlled bow hunt dates for the 2024-25 season. The controlled bow hunt dates are from September 7 through December 31, 2024, with the extended season coming back January 13 through January 31, 2025. Officials say all participants must be residents of Hancock or Brooke […]
Scranton Cultural Center highlights security measures amid ongoing rally investigations
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY(WOLF) — We're getting an inside look at what it takes to secure a facility when a president comes to our area. This comes as the investigation into the Trump rally shooting in Butler County continues. FOX56 spoke to the Scranton Cultural Center that's hosted presidents before.
VIDEO: Meuser defends local police response at Trump rally shooting
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Secret Service, not local police, bears responsibility for the unmanned roof where a gunman tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa. on Saturday. So says Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser, who represents the commonwealth’s ninth congressional district that stretches roughly 200 miles south from the northeastern New York border to Harrisburg. “Come on, the Secret Service is...
All in the family: 4th-generation employee retires after more than 4 decades working at Peoples Natural Gas
Craig Wyke’s first job at Peoples Natural Gas was in the delinquent accounts department. “I had to inform people their gas was about to be turned off,” said Wyke, who grew up in Penn Hills and lives in West Deer, as he recalled his more than 40-year career with the company. “It wasn’t easy. People were upset.”
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