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City council on round two for prevailing wage

The nine members of Pittsburgh City Council have signed on as co-sponsors of prevailing wage legislation that will require employers…

01.27.10

Preston looks ahead in 2010

With a new legislative session ahead and a new budget bolstered by revenue from casino table games, Joe Preston Jr.…

01.27.10

County prevailing wage law introduced

Allegheny County District 10 Councilman Bill Robinson has introduced legislation that would require contractors and their subcontractors, that receive county…

01.27.10

Speak Out: What do you think happened to the Steelers this year?

After winning the Super Bowl in 2009 the Steelers didn’t make the playoffs this season. We asked Pittsburghers what they…

01.27.10

Former KDKA-TV news reporter John Cater dies tragically at 32

Former KDKA-TV Anchor and reporter John Cater has died at 32. He passed away Jan. 19 at Grady Memorial Hospital…

01.27.10

Spirit of King adds two more heroes to list

For more than 20 years the Kingsley Association has hosted the Spirit of King Awards ceremony to honor those who…

01.27.10

Bobonis honored by Homer S. Brown Law Association with Drum Major for Justice Award

FAMILY—The Homer S. Brown Law Association hosted their annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Breakfast at Mount Ararat Baptist Church…

01.27.10

Pittsburgh bands together for Haiti

In the days after an earthquake shook through Haiti on Jan. 12, Pittsburghers sprang into action to help their neighbors,…

01.20.10

Garfield Commons celebrates opening

When Columbus-based developer Keith B. Key grew up on Columbo Street in Garfield, one of his friends was Pride Rivers.…

01.20.10

Local school named for Barack Obama

Last month the Pittsburgh Board of Education approved the name of the Pittsburgh Public School District’s new International Baccalaureate World…

01.13.10