Pittsburgh Public Theater terminated an undisclosed number of employees Tuesday as part of an ongoing consolidation with Pittsburgh CLO, with some workers learning they had lost their jobs on the same day they returned from a weeks-long furlough. Board chair Krysia Kubiak cited “ongoing financial constraints” and the theater’s decision to forgo a traditional fall […]
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Duolingo Moves Pittsburgh HQ to Larger East Liberty Tower
Duolingo is relocating its Pittsburgh headquarters from its longtime home on Penn Avenue to a mixed-use office tower roughly a half-mile away, consolidating its local operations into a significantly larger space as the company continues to grow. The language-learning platform will move from 5900 Penn Ave. in East Liberty to Liberty East at 141 S. […]
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Pittsburgh Zoo Welcomes First Lion Cub in Nearly Six Years
The Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium announced the birth of a female African lion cub born April 5 to mother Scarlett and father Hondo, both 9 years old. The cub is the first for both parents and is being kept from public view in a maternity den, where zoo staff say Scarlett is nursing and bonding […]
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Breeze Airways Adds 3 Nonstop Routes from Pittsburgh Airport
Breeze Airways announced it will add three nonstop routes from Pittsburgh International Airport, including the carrier’s first international flights from the city. Seasonal service to Cancun, Mexico, and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, begins Jan. 7, 2027. Nonstop flights to Vero Beach, Fla., launch Oct. 1, 2026. All three routes operate Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays on […]
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Pittsburgh to Resume Trash, Recycling After Storm
The city’s Department of Public Works Environmental Services announced refuse and recycling collection will resume Monday, Feb. 2 after a week-long suspension caused by Sunday’s snowstorm. Collections follow the regular schedule distributed to households and available online, according to a statement released by the mayor’s office Friday. Garbage pickup returns to normal operations this week, […]
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Diocese of Pittsburgh Appoints Sacred Music Leaders
The Diocese of Pittsburgh has selected two musicians to lead its sacred music program at Saint Paul Cathedral and across diocesan parishes. John Sittard will serve as director, with Luke Ponce as associate director. Both will handle organ duties, direct choirs and develop training programs for church musicians throughout the diocese. Sittard brings 30 years […]
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Pittsburgh DPW Salt Truck Destroyed by Engine Fire
A Pittsburgh Department of Public Works salt truck was destroyed Sunday morning after its engine caught fire beside Johno’s Art Studio on the border of South Side Slopes and Mt. Oliver. Emergency crews responded to South 18th Street and Arlington Avenue at approximately 8:45 a.m. following reports of a vehicle fire. The DPW operator noticed […]
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Mike Tomlin Steps Down as Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach
Mike Tomlin has stepped down as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers after 19 seasons with the team. Steelers President Art Rooney II said Tomlin informed him of the decision during a meeting Thursday. “Obviously, I am extremely grateful to Mike for all the hard work, dedication and success we have shared over the last […]
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Pittsburgh Receives $1.3M Grant for Traffic Signal Upgrades
Pittsburgh will upgrade traffic signals at three intersections using more than $1.3 million in state grant funding, city officials announced. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation awarded the city $1,394,029 through its Green Light Go Program to replace signals at North Avenue and James Street in East Allegheny; Lorenz Avenue and Steuben Street in Elliott; and […]
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to Close After 240 Years
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will cease publication May 3. Owner Block Communications announced the decision Wednesday, ending a run that began in 1786 as one of America’s oldest continuously operating newspapers. The Toledo, Ohio-based media company delivered the news through a pre-recorded video message during a mandatory Zoom meeting Wednesday afternoon. Company President Jodi Miehls told […]