West End
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Pittsburgh will host a workshop on the West End Mobility Plan on Sept. 17, focusing on improving health equity and active living in four communities. Key issues include safety, accessibility and community connections, with a draft plan expected this fall.
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Various West Hills communities will undergo mosquito treatment on Aug. 13 to combat recently detected West Nile Virus. Crafton, Ingram and other surrounding areas will receive Zenivex E20 application, deemed safe by the Allegheny County Health Department.
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On Oct. 4 something happened in Allegheny County which hasn’t happened in decades; a father and son duo worked simultaneous shifts at Pittsburgh Municipal Court. Senior District Judge Randy Martini adjudicated cases in domestic violence court, while District Judge Nicholas Martini adjudicated criminal court cases at the same time. “I don’t think that ever happened…
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By William McCloskey Before today’s neighborhoods even received their modern names, the West End district enjoyed the international stage when a world-renowned landscape artist depicted fledgling industry where Saw Mill Run joins the Ohio River. Russell Smith, a celebrated world-traveling painter who lived in these parts in 1884, created “Salt Works on Saw Mill Run.”…
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A family has purchased the historic Old Stone Tavern in Pittsburgh’s West End Village neighborhood with plans to restore and reopen it to the public. Prior to the purchase, a group of volunteers known as the Pittsburgh Old Stone Tavern Friends Trust had been working for years to find a way to save the 240-year-old…
