Carnegie Museums, Heinz History Center, Frick, Phipps and more announce reopening
Pittsburgh museums are taking steps to reopen safely, with new cleaning and social distancing rules in place.
10 Jun 2020
The Random Note Project offers hope through words of kindness
Hundreds of people across the globe have participated, hiding greetings like Easter eggs.
18 Jun 2020
Pittsburgh Loyalty Bonds help customers support local businesses affected by the pandemic
The Loyalty Bonds program improves on gift cards by helping small businesses raise capital immediately and keeping customers coming back.
28 May 2020
What if the most polluted parts of Allegheny County resembled the least polluted? Study links air pollution to 100 excess deaths per year from heart disease
Researchers found that communities of color and poverty were 20 times more common in the most polluted quarter.
09 Jun 2020
In the market for a pirate bus? It’s all yours for $50,000
The 26-seat bus has been used for wine tours and corporate meetings and even weddings. Aye!
03 Jun 2020
Carnegie Museum of Natural History mollusks curator becomes unlikely TikTok ‘shell-ebrity’
Carnegie Museum of Natural History has racked up nearly 150,000 followers, 8 million views and two million likes — anchored by the weekly jokes of mollusks curator Tim Pearce.
01 Jun 2020
Allegheny County is moving to the green phase starting June 5, announces Gov. Wolf
The green phase will allow restaurants and bars to open at 50% capacity while permitting gyms, salons, barbershops and malls to open with restrictions.
29 May 2020
U.S. Steel fine of $361,400 for air pollution violations will go to 5 communities and the Clean Air Fund
“Question is, are the facility improvements U.S. Steel committed to making in the June 2019 settlement agreement going to make a substantive difference in air quality?"
29 May 2020
The Show Must Go On(line) gets high praise from Bloomberg Businessweek
City of Asylum has found a way to connect with audiences and other help local groups do the same.
28 May 2020
Pitt researchers create a textile coating that can repel viruses
The lab has created a textile coating that not only repels liquids like blood and saliva but can also prevent viruses from adhering to the surface.
27 May 2020