The Pittsburgh Popcorn company’s kitchen at 2400 Josephine Street was issued a consumer alert by The Allegheny County Health Department after an inspection found numerous food safety violations and rodent droppings throughout the facility. ACHD’s Food Safety Assessment Report spanned five pages and outlined more failures than passes upon review. The inspection, conducted on 4 […]
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Robotics Network Secures $750K Grant to Train Workforce
Pittsburgh Robotics Network (PRN) and Congressman Chris Deluzio are celebrating a $750,000 grant to expand robotics workforce training. The victory lap comes less than two weeks after PRN’s third annual Robotics Discovery Day, which showcased over 130 exhibitors from our region. Start ups and institutions alike flexed their robotic muscles showing that hardware manufacturing is […]
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Sly Fox Workers Recover $184K in Unpaid Wages
The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $184,000 in back wages, damages, and penalties from Sly Fox Brewing Company after an investigation found the company unlawfully withheld tips from employees at two Pittsburgh locations. The investigation revealed that managers at the Taphouse at the Point and the Brewery at the Highline, also known as Terminal […]
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Polkamaniacs Release Rolling Down Southside Music Video
The Polkamaniacs took to the streets and turned riders in the Dirty Dozen Bike Race into audience members in their latest off-the-wall music video. The Polkamaniacs 4, nicknamed for only having four band members with them, enforced Zombo’s mandatory fun zone on hills 12 and 13 of the race. The video, ironically entitled Rolling Down […]
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WQED Silently Unveils New Branding Across Social Media
WQED-TV quietly introduced its new branding across social media earlier this month. Spotted in a tweet on November 1, the new logo replaces the iconic “Q” with an integrated design featuring three rivers reimagined as a simple chat bubble. The updated branding was rolled out across their Meta accounts, including Facebook and Instagram today. It […]
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Max’s ‘The Pitt’ Releases Teaser, Set for January Premiere
Max has unveiled the official trailer for The Pitt, a hospital drama set in Pittsburgh. The first season will feature 15 episodes and reunites ER and West Wing producer John Wells with ER actor Noah Wyle. The series follows Wyle as Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch and unfolds over a single 15-hour emergency room shift. The […]
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Ex-USPS Officer Stole $6M in Pittsburgh Business Checks
Ahmad Omar Shareef, 35, a former HR officer with the U.S. Postal Service in Bloomfield, pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing checks from Pittsburgh businesses and selling them for profit. Between October 2023 and April 2024, Shareef stole over 450 checks totaling $6 million, selling them to buyers in other cities through an encrypted […]
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Ex-Pittsburgh Inspector Sentenced for Taking Bribes from Developer
Walter Eiseman, a former building inspector for the City of Pittsburgh, has been sentenced to 18 months of probation, including 90 days of home confinement, after pleading guilty to federal bribery charges. Eiseman, 59, admitted to soliciting over $5,400 in goods from a developer in exchange for expediting a permit needed for the developer’s downtown […]
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Prank Gone Wrong: Bethel Park YouTubers Charged with Felony
YouTubers Andrew Jason Janidlo and Dennis Dan Meyers, from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, are facing felony charges after targeting an 81-year-old Peters Township resident with “pranks” for their channel. The two are accused of blocking the elderly woman from entering her home while demanding thousands of dollars. According to the complaint, on August 30th, Janidlo and […]
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Michael Stipe, Jason Isbell Play R.E.M. Hits at Harris-Walz Event
Michael Stipe showed that the Harris-Walz campaign has plenty of energy—enough to bring him back to the stage to perform R.E.M. classics “The One I Love” and “Driver 8” for the first time in 16 years. Stipe was joined by Jason Isbell for the short set, which took place at a campaign rally for Vice […]