Pittsburgh’s water supply hindered as freezing temperatures cause river to freeze over
Pittsburgh’s water intakes are back to functioning normally after the Allegheny River experienced freezing temperatures on Tuesday. Residents in the Northeast are really starting to feel the winter chill. On Tuesday morning, officials from the Pittsburgh Water Authority noticed ice forming in the river, which blocked the city’s water intake for the treatment facility. According […]
Steelers’ Fanbase Beats The Living Hell Out Of Each Other After Pittsburgh’s Disastrous Playoff Loss Against Ravens
Wait…did Steelers fans actually think they had a chance? The Pittsburgh Steelers headed to Baltimore for a postseason game against their AFC North rivals, the Ravens, on Saturday night, but unfortunately the night ended in disaster for 'Sixburgh.' (Related: NFL fan fight back on radar after it breaks out on TV) Baltimore took control from […]
Henry J. Heinz: Pittsburgh’s pious pickle pioneer
It’s wise to take a cynical view of corporate do-gooding these days — the bigger the rainbow flag, the more likely it is to cover up an oil spill — but 150 years ago, things were different: No one cared if you hired a 4-year-old, or put cocaine in your health food, or if the […]
PA appeals court revives legal battle over Pittsburgh’s Columbus statue
A federal court in Pennsylvania has upheld an Italian heritage group’s challenge to the removal of a statue of Christopher Columbus from a Pittsburgh park. The dispute over the Schenley Park statue has been sent back to Allegheny County Common Pleas Court for further consideration. Sons and Daughters of America in Italy filed the lawsuit […]
Demolition begins at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue site
Demolition begins Wednesday at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, site of the worst anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history, as part of an effort to reimagine the building as a memorial to the 11 people killed there in 2018. Ta. Demolition work began slowly, with workers removing the exterior of the building. Most of […]