Bridging Schenley Park: Charles Anderson begins rehab, Panther Hollow closed indefinitely
The Charles Anderson and Panther Hollow bridges are only a couple of hundred yards apart in Pittsburgh’s Schenley Park. Both are closed with serious structural problems, but Charles Anderson faces a bright future while Panther Hollow’s future is uncertain. City officials tossed dirt for ceremonial groundbreaking at Charles Anderson on Monday to mark the start…
Penn Hills expects to fix slide under Old William Penn Highway next year
For several years, Penn Hills officials have kept a close watch as Old William Penn Highway along the Parkway East has slowly slipped away from underneath, creating a small dip in the road and a warning of a serious problem in the future. Now, with an $800,000 grant secured by U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Aspinwall,…
Musicians, activists will gather Friday to help people affected by toxic train disaster
Like a lot of people, Mike Stout learned about the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment through news reports. He was out of state at the time. Like millions of others, he watched TV images of the broken rail cars, the fire and smoke. But then the news media moved on to other stories – strange…
Counting problem: Pittsburgh Regional Transit ridership has been overstated by at least 3%
Since the beginning of the year, Pittsburgh Regional Transit had been baffled each month by figures that show its bus ridership has been down 3% to 4% compared to 2023. Drivers said they hadn’t noticed such a difference. Ditto ridership counters sent to bus stops. Ridership revenue stayed steady. “We weren’t hearing from our drivers,…
District college football
District college football: Bethel Park product Anthony Chiccitt leading Robert Morris back from tough start, to top of NEC standings; No. 6 Slippery Rock, No.7 Grove City handed first losses of season
What transpired over the first two weeks of Robert Morris’ football season could be summed up as nothing short of nearly disastrous. After traveling to Utah State to absorb an understandable 22-point loss to an NCAA Division I FBS team, the Division I FCS Colonials returned home and took a devastating gut punch in the…
High school football!
Best in Show: PUP high school football rankings (Oct. 20)
Each week the Pittsburgh Union Progress issues its high school football rankings throughout this season, with all rankings voted on by the PUP sports staff. Class 6A 1. Central Catholic (7-2) 2. North Allegheny (8-1) 3. Seneca Valley (3-5) 4. Canon-McMillan (3-6) 5. Mt. Lebanon (2-7) The skinny: The jockeying for playoff spots continues in…
PUP Friday Night Rewind (Week 8): Elizabeth Forward ends Southmoreland’s quest for elusive conference title; Woodland Hills surges past Franklin Regional to claim first conference title since 2015
News, notes, scores, photos and videos from Week 8 of the high school football season. John DeMarco and Tim Bukowski each played roles in creating historic success when standing on the same sideline. The pair served as assistants under former Clairton coach Tom Nola when the Bears won six WPIAL championships, four PIAA titles and…
Montour magic: Unbeaten Spartans rally for last-minute victory against Aliquippa, solidify claim for No. 1 seed in Class 4A in instant classic
With the Class 4A Parkway Conference crown up for grabs and a genuine championship atmosphere in the air at Thomas J. Birko Memorial Stadium, it would have been nearly impossible for Friday’s marquee matchup between No. 1 Aliquippa and No. 2 Montour to live up to the game’s massive hype. In hindsight, no amount of…
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Off the Record delivers plenty of Pittsburgh stuff, and skewers the Blocks
Downtown’s Byham Theater stage was perhaps never more reflective of Pittsburgh as it was Thursday night. There were Furries, songs mentioning IC Light and Primanti Bros. sandwiches, lots of Kennywood references, parodies featuring Randyland and Pittsburgh icons Sophie Masloff, Cyril Wecht and Mister Rogers (all three as angels), and a unique version of “Renegade.” It…
Edgewood library’s community read to shed light on Freedom House Ambulance service’s historic role in emergency medicine
Community read projects can start conversations that otherwise might never take place. The C.C. Mellor Memorial Library has been doing that for the first time this month and teaching its patrons and residents the story of the first paramedics in America, Freedom House Ambulance, that formed in 1967. The selected book, “American Sirens” by Kevin…
Staunton Farm Foundation awards $1.2 million to fund organizations’ mental health programs and initiatives
Staunton Farm Foundation announced its latest round of grants on World Mental Health Day last week. The timing was just happenstance, though, as the Pittsburgh-based organization has been dedicated year-round to helping people who live with mental illness and/or substance use disorders for nearly a century. In this second round of funding, it awarded 19…
