Hill District category, Page 7
Speed humps coming to Webster Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Hill District
An effort to reduce how fast people drive on Webster Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Upper Hill District will be expanded upon with the addition of more speed humps next month, the city’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure announced. About two-thirds of the vehicles using Webster exceed the 25 mph speed limit,...
St. Benedict the Moor moves to remote learning due to covid cases
Saint Benedict the Moor Elementary School in Pittsburgh’s Hill District will close through Memorial Day because of five positive covid cases in the past eight days. School families were notified of the situation and will be updated through the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh. “With the unpredictable nature of covid-19 and...
Hill District, Hazelwood Green projects top list of grants from Heinz Endowments
A $1.75 million grant to help restore the landmark, but long vacant, New Granada Theater in the Hill District and a $1.7 million grant to continue the development at Hazelwood Green top the list of the latest awards from the Heinz Endowments, announced Tuesday. “Strengthening community development is core to...
$1 million scratch-off ticket sold in UPMC Mercy Gift Shop
A scratch-off ticket winning $1 million was sold in the UPMC Mercy Gift Shop, the Pennsylvania Lottery said Wednesday. The ticket was for Mining for Millions, a $20 game that offers five top prizes of $1 million. So far, four $1 million prizes remain, according to the state lottery website....
15-year-old charged as an adult in connection with Hill District homicide
One teen is charged with killing another as a group of friends were hanging out last month in Pittsburgh’s Bedford Dwellings, according to court paperwork. Deron Darby, 15, is charged as an adult in connection with the April 24 death of 17-year-old Isaiah Freeman. Witnesses told police a group of...
Pittsburgh police: 11-year-old struck by bullet in Upper Hill neighborhood
An 11-year-old boy was struck by a bullet in Pittsburgh’s Upper Hill neighborhood Friday, Public Safety officials reported. Officers were dispatched around 5:45 p.m. to the 700 block of Anaheim Street for calls of shots fired in the area. Authorities said bullet shells were recovered, but no victim was located....
Pittsburgh Planning Commission OKs plans for new FNB headquarters in Lower Hill District
The development of the former Civic Arena site in the Lower Hill District cleared another hurdle in approvals for its $1 billion plan. But it took more than five hours of testimony Tuesday at the Pittsburgh Planning Commission before the vote to approve the first phase of the project. It...
Plans for redevelopment of Civic Arena site set for approval
The Pittsburgh Planning Commission on Tuesday will consider approving plans for the first phase of development of the former Civic Arena site in the city’s Hill District. The plans are centered on a 24-story, $200 million office tower that will be the new headquarters for FNB Corp. Construction on the...
Police: Man dead after shooting in Polish Hill
A Pittsburgh man is dead after Pittsburgh police say he was found in Polish Hill with multiple gunshot wounds early Sunday morning. In an update, Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesman Maurice Matthews said, “Police are now investigating this shooting as a homicide.” Authorities received a ShotSpotter alert in the 3000 block...
FNB announces $7 million in funding to support Hill District improvements
As FNB Corp. and the Pittsburgh Penguins work to redevelop the former Civic Arena site that will be anchored by a new FNB headquarters, the company Tuesday announced $7 million in other investments to improve the neighborhood. A new $5 million gap lending program will provide loans of up to...
Pittsburgh police investigating fatal shooting of teenage boy in Hill District
Pittsburgh police are investigating the fatal shooting of a teenage boy in the Hill District Saturday night. Police responded to 911 calls for shots fired in the 2400 block of Bedford Avenue at about 7:40 p.m. When responding officers arrived on scene, officers said they witnessed the boy being loaded...
State greenlights $48 million in transportation infrastructure projects
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Financing Authority on Wednesday approved more than $48 million for 116 new multi-modal transportation infrastructure projects in 45 counties, including a dozen in Allegheny, Armstrong and Westmoreland counties. The authority approved two Alle-Kiski Valley projects, including a $200,000 Rankin Street revitalization project in Arnold and $375,000 for...
Neighborhood jobs center to open before construction on Lower Hill redevelopment
Hill District residents and others who want one of the thousands of jobs when construction starts on the redevelopment of the former Civic Arena site will soon have a resource to seek employment. The Lower Hill First Source Employment Opportunity Center will open in mid-May at the Hill House, 1835...
Georgia college president tapped to lead Point Park University
Point Park University’s board of trustees Monday announced the appointment of Donald J. Green as the school’s eighth president. Green, who is president of Georgia Highlands College, a multi-campus state college in the University System of Georgia, will take the helm at Point Park this summer, officials said. He succeeds...
Woman hurt jumping from window to escape Hill District fire
A woman was hurt when she jumped from a window to escape a fire in the Hill District Saturday, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. The fire in the 900 block of Memory Lane was reported around 3 p.m. According to police, firefighters fought the blaze mainly in one row house,...
Pittsburgh homeless initiative’s annual bluegrass concert goes virtual
Four area bands will hit the virtual stage during the annual bluegrass festival to benefit St. Joseph House of Hospitality, a homeless outreach program of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh. The long-running concert usually takes place in Synod Hall in Oakland. Because of the pandemic, this year’s program...
Developers of former Civic Arena site affirm commitment to revitalizing Hill District
The mistakes and unfulfilled promises that were made in the 1960s when the Civic Arena was built in Pittsburgh’s Lower Hill District won’t happen again, one of the people involved with the redevelopment project for the site said Wednesday. The plans are different now. They’re inclusive of Black residents and...
Pittsburgh police investigate shootings in Hill District, Larimer
Pittsburgh police are investigating two shootings that happened Monday, one of which left a man in critical condition, authorities said. Officers responded just after 11 p.m. to the 2200 block of Webster Avenue in the Hill District where they found a man shot in the back. He was transported to...
This week’s Giant Eagle Heinz Field vaccination clinics are full
As of Tuesday afternoon, Giant Eagle’s mass vaccination clinics at Heinz Field on Thursday and Friday are full. Giant Eagle spokesperson Dick Roberts said that while additional clinics will take place, he cannot comment on how many more there will be. Appointments are required. Only those eligible under Pennsylvania’s Phase...
Allegheny County Health Department adds new vaccination sites
The Allegheny County Health Department announced Tuesday that it will be opening three new covid-19 vaccine locations before the end of March. The sites will include a temporary site in Oakland, a site for targeted outreach in the Central Hill District and a community vaccine location in Ross, according to...
Shots fired during attempted Hill District carjacking
Pittsburgh police were looking for a man after an attempted carjacking in the Hill District Monday night. Police said officers responded to a report of shots fired around 8:30 p.m. in the 600 block of Hollace Street. Offices found shots had been fired during an attempted carjacking. The two victims...
Police say driver crashed into gas station in effort to steal ATM
A man crashed a pickup into a Hill District gas station Friday morning trying to steal an ATM machine, Pittsburgh police said. Police and medics responded to the report of a vehicle into a building in the 2300 block of Centre Avenue shortly after 7 a.m. Officers found a large...
Pittsburgh leaders encouraged by Biden memo to correct Black housing inequities
When Pittsburgh’s Lower Hill District was redeveloped to make way for the Civic Arena more than 60 years ago, thousands of people and hundreds of businesses were displaced. More recently, people have been displaced by upscale development in the city’s East Liberty and Lawrenceville neighborhoods, partially spurred by demand from...
Gov. Wolf offers support for FNB project at Civic Arena site
Gov. Tom Wolf is supporting a $1 billion project to redevelop the former Civic Arena site in Pittsburgh’s Lower Hill District. On Monday, he encouraged the groups behind the project to seek more state funding. The Pittsburgh Penguins are leading the redevelopment of the 28-acre site that will be anchored...
FNB to donate $200 to Pittsburgh food bank for each Penguins goal this season
The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank will be one of the big winners in a collaboration between the Pittsburgh Penguins and FNB Corp. For every goal the Pens score in the upcoming season, FNB will donate $200 to the Duquesne-based food bank, the team and FNB Corp. announced Thursday. The...
