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‘Second Look’ Racial Equity Report Finds Arts Funding Gap Persists in Greater Pittsburgh Region
The distribution of arts and culture funding in the Greater Pittsburgh region is racially inequitable, according to a newly released research report from The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council. In a press release on Monday, July 29, GPAC shared the results of A Second Look: Racial Equity and Arts Funding in...
QB Nate Yarnell can't do it alone, so here are 5 units that need to step up for Pitt this season
Jul. 29—Before compiling a list of the most important players who will populate the Beano Cook Fields when Pitt begins prepping for a new season Wednesday, we need to first identify the obvious choice for leader of the class: The quarterback, Nate Yarnell. There are several players who are as important as Yarnell, who is entering his junior season. (Has it been two years already?) But no one ...
Beaver County's newest pizzeria sets September opening; and get ready for Yinzer hoagies
Route 30 Pizzeria has set a Sept. 3 opening date. Located along Route 30 in Independence Township, the pizzeria will serve round, hand-tossed pizzas. The menu will include specialty pizzas...
Pitt Basketball Recruiting: Panthers Now in Five Top-School Lists
OMARI WITHERSPOON – TOP TEN. On Monday, Witherspoon included the Panthers in his top ten list just one week after receiving an offer from the program. Witherspoon is a 6-foot-4 guard. He is down to the following schools: Pitt, Clemson, Butler, George Mason, Vanderbilt, Maryland, Oklahoma State, West Virginia,...
Michelle Walker teaches Pittsburgh employees ASL and advocates for disability awareness
Michelle Walker placed her left palm underneath her right hand, forming a thumbs-up with her right hand. The palm of her left hand moved the right hand upward. This sign is part of American Sign Language and is a lifesaving contact sign that means “help.”. She demonstrated emergency signs...
Pirates, Phillies economic impact reports inform future public stadium financing
(The Center Square) – With leases for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies coming to an end in the next seven years, political positioning has already begun on how the state will handle costs associated with a new stadium. Reps. Tim Bonner, R-Grove City, and Jim Gregory, R-Hollidaysburg, requested economic impact reports on each team from Pennsylvania’s Independent Fiscal Office, which said that the Pirates drove $254 million in net direct spending in 2023 while the Phillies led to $525 million in spending that doesn’t...
Scammers are impersonating the family of Corey Comperatore
Scammers are impersonating the family of fallen firefighter Corey Comperatore on Facebook. Scammers are taking advantage of the family of Corey Comperatore, the husband and father killed at the Trump rally in Butler.
Pittsburgh Airport Security Apprehends Woman Carrying Unlicensed Gun
A West Virginia woman is facing misdemeanor charges after a gun was found in her backpack at a security checkpoint at Pittsburgh International Airport. The incident, which occurred on Sunday before 10:44 a.m., was promptly reported by Transportation Security Administration officers who detected the revolver during routine checks, according to a report by WPXI.
Pittsburgh High School Basketball: Top Five Players with Most Offers
While Pittsburgh is known for its football scene, the current basketball scene in the city is in a good place with collegiate team success and a steady stream of Division One prospects coming up the pipeline. Today, let’s take a look at the offer leaders across the WPIAL and the...
Impact Day: Air Quality Alert, Isolated Showers
PITTSBURGH — Today's Impact Day is two-fold for the ongoing Code Orange air quality alert and a rain chance. Showers will be isolated in nature but could include a brief downpour or a rumble of thunder. Activity will simmer down after dark. Patchy fog will form by wake up tomorrow.
Pitt HC Pat Narduzzi Learned Important Lesson in Disastrous 2023 Season
Pitt is coming off the worst season of the Pat Narduzzi era, a 3-9 disaster that led to an entirely new offensive staff, but Narduzzi feels like the entire team learned a lesson. It’s obviously not ideal to stumble in Year 9, coming off the best stretch of Pitt football...
Pittsburgh Artist of the Week: Dream The Heavy
Love is sweet. It fills us up and inspires us to be the best versions of ourselves. But love is also sad at times and Dream The Heavy capture love’s occasional melancholy vibe on their new song “Candy.”. Paul Dean Price III from Dream The Heavy recently spoke...
Squirrel Hill synagogue, Jewish Federation office building vandalized
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A synagogue in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood and the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh's office building were vandalized early Monday morning.Chabad of Squirrel Hill was defaced with spray paint overnight. Congregants worked to cover the graffiti on the synagogue along Beechwood Boulevard.The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh also shared an image on social media of their office building vandalized with spray paint and antisemitic messaging.The organization released a statement calling on residents to report vandalism or other acts of hate. The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh is angered and disgusted by the acts of antisemitic graffiti and vandalism on...
Pitt Adds Transfer Camryn Murphy
PITTSBURGH – Pitt continued to add to its 2025 roster with the signing of Division II All-American transfer Camryn Murphy. A Shaler High School product, Murphy played the last two seasons at Seton Hill where she was a career .363 hitter with 94 RBI and 25 home runs. "We...
Creed, Imagine Dragons, Bruce Springsteen highlight August's top Pittsburgh concerts
Jul. 29—For the first time in eight years, Bruce Springsteen will be in Pittsburgh for a pair of shows — pushed back almost a year because of illness — while the Pavilion at Star Lake will host another busy month of concerts. Here's a look at the top shows coming to the area in August: Top concerts Aug. 3: Creed, Three Doors Down, Finger Eleven at the Pavilion at Star Lake Although Creed sold ...
Pheasant Ridge Golf Course to host third annual Jake's Way Golf Outing Aug. 17
PITTSBURGH — The third annual Jake's Way Golf Outing is set for Aug. 17 at the Pheasant Ridge Golf Course in Gibsonia. Registration is at 12:30 p.m. The shotgun start begins at 2 p.m. The event is in honor Jake Cooper of Mars, who passed away unexpectedly at the...
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