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The Steelers Play in Paris Sunday at 9:30 a.m.

Oct 22, 2026

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9 min read

The Steelers Play in Paris Sunday at 9:30 a.m.

Plus: council votes on backyard apartments, two zoo pelicans end up in the Allegheny, and a 1900 Shadyside house with a sleeping porch.

Tim Pettigrew

The Wabash Tunnel Closes for Good Dec. 1

Oct 16, 2026

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8 min read

The Wabash Tunnel Closes for Good Dec. 1

Plus: AGH nurses vote to strike, Myron Cope gets a star on Smallman, and two houses I couldn't choose between.

Tim Pettigrew

Everybody’s Home This Weekend. Start With Pitt.

Oct 8, 2026

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7 min read

Everybody’s Home This Weekend. Start With Pitt.

Plus: the county’s first measles case, $200 bus-lane tickets in Oakland, and a Downtown condo with a $65,000 stove.

Tim Pettigrew

Ken Griffin Gave CMU $3 Billion. A Third of It Stays Here.

Sep 30, 2026

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7 min read

Ken Griffin Gave CMU $3 Billion. A Third of It Stays Here.

Plus: the city hunts for $30 million, Pleasure Bar is for sale, the Steelers play Thursday night, and a Shadyside house with a newspaper baron's past.

Tim Pettigrew

The Gainey Warrant Is Public. Nobody's Been Charged.

Sep 22, 2026

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8 min read

The Gainey Warrant Is Public. Nobody's Been Charged.

Plus: Annie Dillard at 81, archers back in city parks, a Squirrel Hill grocery fight, and the Steelers' one touchdown in 25 tries.

Tim Pettigrew

Four Days of Free Jazz, and a Room on Wylie Avenue

Sep 16, 2026

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7 min read

Four Days of Free Jazz, and a Room on Wylie Avenue

Plus: Pitt hosts Syracuse Thursday night, Allegheny County leads Pennsylvania in license plate cameras, and Pittsburgh Water starts erasing past-due bills.

Tim Pettigrew