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Gillece Reaches Settlement Over Clog Crusher Suit
A Pittsburgh-based plumbing company will have to pay restitution following a settlement with the state. The state attorney general filed a lawsuit against Gillece Services back in 2020 alleging the company’s “$93 or Free Clog Crusher Special” was misleading customers. The special said Gillece would unclog drains...
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Request For Proposal: Operation of Food and Beverage Concessions on Riverlife’s Shore Thing
Riverlife requests proposals for the operation of food and beverage concessions from a shipping container located on Shore Thing, Riverlife’s programming barge located at 2 Federal Street on Pittsburgh’s North Shore adjacent to Allegheny Landing park. The available concession space is 21.5’ x 8’. Riverlife is accepting proposals for use of the full 21.5’ x 8’ space, although multiple vendors may work together to submit a single proposal jointly.
CBS News
Pittsburgh start-up's paper-based pill bottle among Time's best inventions of 2026
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WashingtonExaminer
Pittsburgh's Gecko Robotics expands its Navy contract to $300 million
PITTSBURGH — In March, Jake Loosararian stood in the middle of what was once a bustling Sears department store, now his company’s headquarters, and talked about what a $71 million Navy contract could mean for a robotics company that had chosen to stay in western Pennsylvania, as the Washington Examiner reported at the time. Seven […]
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Riverstone Books continues its story at larger location in McCandless
On hand for the ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 16, 2026, at Riverstone Books in McCandless are (from left) employees Carrie Eakin, a bookseller, and Nat Moss, a general manager since since the store’s original opening in 2017; Dave Suftin, founder of Mechanical Coffee Co.; owner Barbara Jeremiah; state Sen. Lindsey Williams; and state Rep. Arvind Venkat. The store relocated to 65 Blazier Drive, the site of the former Dover Saddlery in the Pine Creek Shopping Center. (Natalie Beneviat | For TribLive)
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Landlord-rating website created by Pitt students goes national
Students across the country can now rate their landlords publicly based on a website originally created by Pitt students. Created last semester by the Renters First ad-hoc committee of Pitt’s Student Government Board, Rate Yinz Landlord is a website that allows Pittsburgh residents to publicly review their landlords and warn future tenants about poor living conditions. In September, the creators of the site announced a partnership with national nonprofit More Perfect University to create a national version of the website, with a goal of reaching college students across the country.
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Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 18, 2026
Scott Stewart sold property at 1636 Georgertown Pl to Kent Commodore for $265,000. Christine Larson sold property at 205 Dewey St. to Jacob Heyer and Maureen Sweeney for $386,000. Noah Theriault sold property at 115 Race St. to Robert Rolley and Lorna Williams for $410,518. Forest Hills. Kelly Britcher sold...
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Airport That Lost All Passenger Flights After Spirit Airlines Shut Down Finally Gets a New Airline
A Pennsylvania airport that lost all its scheduled passenger flights when Spirit Airlines shut down in May has finally found a replacement. Arnold Palmer Regional Airport announced Tuesday, October 13, that Breeze Airways will begin flying from Latrobe in 2027. Breeze’s first destination will be Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, in February. Orlando flights are expected...
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Tarentum electric customers likely facing 5% hike in bill next year
Tarentum residents likely will be paying more for their electricity in 2027. “I am recommending a 5% adjustment on the electric rate,” Borough Manager Dwight Boddorf told council at its October meeting. If council approves that recommendation, the current rate of 17.85 cents per kilowatt would rise to 18.74...
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South Hills real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 18, 2021
Joshua Charles Foster sold property at 525 Agnew Road to Bradley and Jamie Stevens for $195,000. BJ&T Devwlopment LLC sold property at 121 Bella Vista Drive to Clayton Waldron for $310,899. Michael Reynolds sold property at 5255 Elmwood Drive to Daniel and Linda Herrle for $267,500. Vipin Mehta sold property...