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Advocacy Network Gathering: Learn about the new Downtown ➝ Oakland Bike Lanes and the Brilliant Branch Trail on Dec. 8 (virtual)

Curious about the new Bus Rapid Transit project, or the trail coming to an old rail bridge over the Allegheny? This virtual gathering will get you learning about both!. Every few months, BikePGH brings together neighborhood bike/ped committees, advocates, and anyone who wants safer streets in Pittsburgh and neighboring communities. We share updates, discuss how to support one another, and hear directly from the people shaping our streets.

PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW

Pittsburgh Veterans Day parade will have new route

The Pittsburgh Veterans Day Parade — one of America’s longest-running Veterans Day parades — is less than one day away. Though Veterans Day actually falls on Wednesday this year, the parade is set to take place starting at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, according to Visit Pittsburgh. The...

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CBS Pittsburgh

Head of nonprofit charged after investigation into city's finances

A grand jury has charged the head of a local nonprofit with 29 counts of theft and corruption after receiving city funds.

WPXI Pittsburgh

Nearly 50 PRT buses will be delayed in and around Pittsburgh this weekend

Nearly 50 Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus routes in and around downtown Pittsburgh will be detoured this weekend to accommodate the city’s 107th annual Veterans Day Parade and the EQT Pittsburgh 10 Miler and 10K.

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Leaders from around the world gather in Pittsburgh for Strickland Global Summit

Leaders from around the world are gathering at the University of Pittsburgh for the two-day Strickland Global Summit.

WPXI Pittsburgh

Holiday Market returns to renovated Market Square as Pittsburgh announces new holiday attractions

City leaders say the additional festivities are designed to celebrate the holidays and attract people to downtown

WPXI Pittsburgh

Proposed homeless shelter in Pittsburgh’s Polish Hill neighborhood draws mixed reactions

A proposed homeless shelter in Pittsburgh’s Polish Hill neighborhood is drawing both support and opposition from residents.

WPXI Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh road to close for construction of new 100-foot retaining wall

Carnahan Road in Pittsburgh will be fully closed between Banksville Avenue and Younger Avenue starting Monday for the construction of a new 100-foot retaining wall.

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Rejected from military service, Shaler native Chuck Perry gives back as a volunteer firefighter for 60 years

Like many of his school friends, lifelong Shaler resident Chuck Perry was drafted during the Vietnam War. But after being run through a hearing test three or four times, he was rejected for service because of a hearing impairment that ran in his family. “A lot of my friends I...

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‘I can’t think of a better person’: Pittsburgh mayor swears in Mat Davis as fire chief

Mat Davis giving his swearing-in speech Thursday as the new chief of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire at the City-County Building in Downtown Pittsburgh. (Louis B. Ruediger | TribLive) For the first time in nearly two decades, Pittsburgh has a new fire chief. Mayor Corey O’Connor on Thursday swore in...

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1926: A Well-Attended Dedication Ceremony is Held for the Armstrong Tunnel in Pittsburgh

In Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County, hundreds of people showed up for the official dedication of a still-incomplete vehicular tunnel in Pittsburgh. This tunnel serves as a link between Second Avenue at the South Tenth Street Bridge and – via a section underneath Duquesne University and the Steel City neighborhood known as the Bluff – the portion of Forbes Avenue that is flanked by Boyd Street and Chatham Square.

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Pittsburgh City Councilor Deb Gross will not seek reelection

Pittsburgh City Councilor Deb Gross, who has represented Council District 7 for more than a dozen years, will not seek reelection next year. Gross said she would step down when her term ends on December 31, 2027 — in part because she was confident that there are "capable leaders” in her district.

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Krampus Fest to take over Hofbräuhaus in Pittsburgh’s South Side

The mythical Krampus will descend on Pittsburgh this winter for a special event.

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Liens, a lawsuit and a multimillion-dollar luxury Lawrenceville apartment building

A luxury Lawrenceville apartment building is now at the center of a multimillion-dollar legal dispute between its Illinois-based owner and the prominent local builder that served as its general contractor. Albion Residential, a large real estate developer headquartered outside of Chicago, claims Homestead-based Franjo Construction completed its 267-unit Albion Lawrenceville...

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Archery hunting to begin next week in Oakmont

The archery hunting portion of Oakmont’s deer management program is kicking off the week of Nov.9. “The borough will post updates on its website and Facebook,” said borough Solicitor Emily Mueller. Oakmont Council passed the initiative in August. The first leg of the program is an archery hunt...

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Pittsburgh Democrat Jessica Benham trounces GOP challenger to win 4th term in Pa. House

State Rep. Jessica Benham, D-South Side, on Tuesday defeated a Republican challenger to earn a fourth term in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. (Courtesy of Benham campaign) State Rep. Jessica Benham, D-Pittsburgh, secured a decisive victory Tuesday over her Republican challenger to earn a fourth term in the Pennsylvania House.

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KDKA News Radio

1st charges in investigation into alleged misuse of funds under Mayor Ed Gainey

Emmett Miles faces nearly 30 charges for alleged misuse of public funds, defrauding PA, Allegheny County, and Pittsburgh through contracts. N

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KGET

Homes For Our Troops: A New Chapter

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Transportation Today News

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission to open sections of Mon/Fayette Expressway

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission will open the first two sections of the southern half of the Mon/Fayette Expressway PA Route 51 to I-376 Project on Nov. 20. Sections 53A1 & 53A2 will expand the current 54-mile expressway by nearly five miles north of the existing northern terminus of the Mon/Fayette Expressway at the PA Route […] The post Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission to open sections of Mon/Fayette Expressway appeared first on Transportation Today .

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Why one positive E. coli sample put a Pittsburgh-area community under a boil-water advisory

A boil-water advisory in Beaver County has residents and schools adjusting. Water researchers explain what E. coli in tap water means and how utilities make it safe.