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PennDOT’s race to replace the Fern Hollow Bridge stumbles at the starting line over public reaction

PennDOT wants to have the new bridge open in 2025 so it can serve as a detour for I-376 Parkway East traffic when the highway will be closed.

15 Mar 2022

The Refillery in Squirrel Hill provides a zero-waste shopping experience

Bring in empty bottles, fill them with personal care and home essentials and pay based on weight and volume.

09 Nov 2021

Gilded Age mansion on Beechwood Boulevard for sale in Pittsburgh’s East End

The mansion, built in 1920 by Marguerite Finley, the widow of a banker and steel company president, recently hit the market for $4.9 million.

06 Oct 2021

10 restaurant rows we love in Pittsburgh

Nothing draws foot traffic like a street buzzing with well-loved places to eat. Luckily, Pittsburgh has quite a few.

28 Apr 2021

Riverstone Books acquires Classic Lines, starts a new chapter in Squirrel Hill

The independent bookseller in the North Hills has purchased Classic Lines in Squirrel Hill and will turn the space into its second location.

13 Apr 2021

You can buy the house where Mister Rogers once lived

Won’t you be our neighbor? For $850,000, you can live in the home where the Rogers’ family lived when Fred worked on “The Children’s Corner."

12 Apr 2021

More games, more books, more noodles and lots more tea: welcome to a changing Squirrel Hill

If you haven't been there in awhile -- there has been a pandemic going on -- Squirrel Hill's main business district has changed a lot.

11 Mar 2021

Squirrel Hill Market opens as a destination for specialty food products

At 300 square feet, it’s hard to get much smaller. But the Squirrel Hill Market packs a lot of excellent food into very little space.

16 Feb 2021

Amazing Books & Records is moving and expanding in Squirrel Hill

Two ideas saved the shop, one they started during the pandemic and another that they have become known for.

03 Feb 2021

Renovated Wightman Park in Squirrel Hill reopens as ‘a model for all the parks in Pittsburgh’

After four years of work, Wightman Park in Squirrel Hill has reopened to the public. What was once an under-utilized two-acre ball field now features an inclusive playground and a host of new amenities.

29 Oct 2020

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