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. |…
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…
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…
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…
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…
A Point Park University police car on First Avenue Downtown. Photo by Carson Folio. By: Isaac Graves Holidays are a great time to celebrate traditions with family or friends, but sometimes when people get a bit too rowdy, first responders must get involved. Think about Independence Day, St. Patrick’s Day, and New Years Eve. During…
The 43 drives through Wood St. The Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s new bus route design could add more destinations to lines such as this one. Photo by Avery Jerina.
Pittsburgh’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade takes place in the heart of downtown,and you don’t have to be Irish to celebrate this tradition. More on why thistradition is important to the City of Pittsburgh. By: Jessica Harvey Pittsburgh’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade is a tradition that has been going on since the mid-1800s. The path of…
By: Michelangelo Pellis At first glance when you walk by it on Forbes Avenue, Café Momentum may seem like any other Downtown eatery. It’s not. “Café Momentum is an award-winning culinary facility,” states the newsletter found on the company’s website (No Café Momentum staff were able to give a quote for this article). “We aim…
By: Cassandra Harris Around 12 a.m. Monday, January 28, in the Chatham Building in a twelfth-floor apartment, 20-year-old Sandamini Sinley, Director of Operations for Pioneer Records and third-year broadcasting student, decided to take a nap. Little did she know that she would wake up with folded contacts, a shattered window and a bullet underneath her…
