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Popular retailer is opening 3 stores in Pa. under new owner after closing all of its locations
Rue21 stores are back in Pennsylvania. It wasn’t that long ago that the specialty fashion retailer of apparel and accessories, filed for bankruptcy and closed all of its 540 stores including 21 locations in Pennsylvania. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on...
New Pennsylvania law will return some unclaimed money without a claim
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Starting next year, Pennsylvania will return some unclaimed money directly to the people it belongs to instead of requiring them to first file a claim with the state Treasury. A bill to allow the change passed the...
Pa. Supreme Court sets Oct. 8 argument on claim that life without parole for felony murder is cruel
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Oct. 8 in an appeal that could bring hope for freedom to more than 1,000 people serving life in prison without the possibility of parole for murders they didn’t commit. The court in February agreed to consider the case of Derek Lee, who is serving life in […]
Final “Foodie Friday” Set For This Week
Butler Downtown is presenting the final Foodie Friday of the year tomorrow. The event takes place from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the North Main Street parking lot, which is near First English Lutheran Church. There will be a number of food trucks on-hand along with vendors. Live music will...
Cornell looks to get over hump in the 2024 season
CORAOPOLIS — It was a roller coaster ride of a season for Cornell in 2023 and as Ed Dawson enters into his 10th season at the helm, he looks to get his Raiders squad over the hump for a deep run into the playoffs after a disappointing end to the season last year. ...
Callery mourns loss of former council member Ed Conway
The borough of Callery is mourning the loss of one of its most prominent citizens, Ed Conway, who died Aug. 1 at age 77. From 2005 until 2022, Conway served on the Callery borough council, including as the council president. “When I learned of his passing, it broke my heart,”...
County commissioners award design contracts
County commissioners on Wednesday, Aug. 14, approved design contracts for electrical improvements at Alameda Park in Butler Township and SEBCO Pool at Laura J. Doerr Memorial Park in Jefferson Township. At Alameda Park, Redcon Engineering of Carnegie was hired to design and oversee bidding and construction of upgrading the electrical...
Arts funding in Pittsburgh has remained racially inequitable for nearly two decades
When Pittsburgh-based artist, educator and arts administrator Amber Epps started applying for jobs, she saved her rejection emails. “This will become art at some point,” she remembers thinking. “When you apply for 150 jobs and get four interviews — this is some sort of weird-ass art here.”
Allegheny County ramps up mosquito control. Could it harm local ecosystems?
After Baldauf and his team sprayed such an insecticide in Schenley Park last August, Greenfield resident Valerie Warhol contacted the county Board of Health to express concern for the park’s monarch butterfly population and other beneficial insects. The post Allegheny County ramps up mosquito control. Could it harm local ecosystems? appeared first on PublicSource. PublicSource is a nonprofit news organization serving the Pittsburgh region. Visit www.publicsource.org to read more.
Beaver County alt-rock stalwarts Mushcup to rock Bridgewater
BRIDGEWATER ― Mushcup gets back to action this Saturday with a show at Mario's 410 Grille in Bridgewater. Kings of the Beaver Valley alt-rock scene in the early 2000s, Mushcup will play its first show in 11 months, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the band's self-titled album. ...
Kittanning women charged for abandoning dogs in Clay Township
State police filed charges against two Armstrong County women for allegedly abandoning six dogs, including three puppies, at a home in Clay Township. Heidi Sue Dunkle, 52, and Tiara M. Dunkle, 31, both of Kittanning, were charged Thursday after police were alerted to the dogs on Aug. 1. Troopers responded...
Grove City flooring business owner accused of stealing from customers
The owner of a Grove City flooring business is in the Mercer County Jail accused of taking money from several customers and failing to perform the work she was hired for. Thirty-year-old Ashley Roth of Enon Valley, Pennsylvania was first arrested in Lawrence County for allegedly taking $3,300 from a New Castle couple to perform improvement work on their home’s porch, then not doing the work.
Lauren Gunderson Receives Co-Commission From Four Theaters For New Adaptation Of LITTLE WOMEN
1 Disney Announces THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Musical; West End FROZEN Coming to Disney+. In a unique creative partnership, four regional theaters have jointly commissioned playwright Lauren Gunderson to adapt the classic novel Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. This new theatrical work will enjoy a “rolling” world premiere with four independent productions occurring between 2024- 2026 in each of the partnering theaters' home locale.
Watch Pittsburgh resident Amanda Neatrour’s passionate speech concerning the death of Sonya Massey (video)
During Pittsburgh’s rally for Sonya Massey on July 28 at the FroGang Lot of Love in Beltzhoover, Pittsburgh resident Amanda Neatrour had a passionate speech about the murder of Massey. Watch the video below…. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-05O0zupeo. About Post Author.
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