Staying warm with Citiparks
Due to the frigid weather that the City of Pittsburgh faced this year, the CitiParks…
Staying warm with Citiparks
Due to the frigid weather that the City of Pittsburgh faced this year, the CitiParks warming centers were activated several times to offer shelter to those living in the surrounding Pittsburgh neighborhoods. But in Downtown, no CitiParks warming center exists. There are six CitiParks warming centers located around the city in Beechview, Brighton Heights, Greenfield,…
“Deer Hard”: How Pittsburgh rallied against deer overpopulation
By: Gavin Petrone Walking through Riverview Park on a cool, late-March afternoon, one would be hard pressed to see any obvious sign of white-tailed deer. No tracks, no visible buck rub on tree bark, no droppings; no deer. The deer’s meal of choice, sprouts and seedlings, litter the ground along Riverview’s trails. These plants were…
The Mr. Roboto Project: Pittsburgh’s one stop shop for all things ‘DIY’
By: Cilia Catello Jon Engle caught a black eye in the tiny, overcrowded room as “Short Fictions” new album “Fates Worse Than Death” pulsated around the cement walls of the Mr. Roboto Project. Engle’s friends snuck him into the venue and despite the board members’ best efforts, fists were flying and people were suspended in…
PRT holds Downtown community meeting on proposed bus route redesign draft
by Gavin Petrone Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) riders across the Downtown and Greater Pittsburgh area were invited to discuss the proposed Redesign of bus routes, which is set to be implemented in early 2026. “Draft 1.0” of the project proposes reducing the number of routes offered, rebalancing routes where rider demand has changed and making…
Moments from the 2024 Presidential Election
Kamala Harris addresses the crowd at “Get Out The Vote” rally at Carrie Blast Furnaces National Historic Landmark in Pittsburgh, PA. | Michelangelo Pellis Volunteer for Project 26 encourages students at Point Park University to vote. | Gavin Petrone Volunteer sets up for the day in front of polling place on Pittsburgh’s East End. |…
Voters bring passion to the polls
The City of Pittsburgh has become a focal point of the 2024 Presidential Election between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. Whether free speech or women’s rights, voters had many strong motivators bringing them the polls. Cathy Gamble, 64, from Lawrenceville said voting is important because the results of the election affect…
Negotiations continue for Point Park’s full-time faculty contract
by Gavin Petrone Point Park University’s full-time faculty union still has not reached a contract with the administration, with the two sides still failing to agree on a resolution. In the wake of the union mobilization during President Brussalis’s inauguration parade in mid-September, both the administration and negotiating faculty say that not much progress has…
Adele Morelli, owner of Boutique La Passerelle, dies
Bicycle covered wrap dresses, cashmere cheetah-print overcoats and paper flower lapel pins beckoned the women of Pittsburgh to Boutique La Passarelle, a dream made into reality by Adele Morelli. Adele Morelli, owner of Boutique La Passerelle (BLP) on Wood Street, passed away from “complications of an unexpected illness while on a buying trip in Portugal…
Point Park’s full-time faculty union protest stalled contract negotiations
by Gavin Petrone “Brussalis! Tell us! Do you value us!” That was the chant that rang down Wood Street as Point Park’s full-time faculty union, represented by Newsguild Local 38061, protested alongside university President Chris Brussalis’s inauguration parade Friday. Donning bold red shirts that read, “Contract now!,” the union spread itself evenly along the sidewalk…
Is Pittsburgh still a union city?
How did Pittsburgh earn the title of a union city, and what are some current labor movements? By: Erin Yudt A local university is about to present the largest labor union to the state National Labor Relations Board in nearly two decades — if enough members sign on. The University of Pittsburgh’s over 10,000 full-time…
