OK, now THAT was one weird-ass election. Not that anyone was paying attention: In Allegheny County, turnout was below 20 percent, according to unofficial numbers form the county's elections department.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this... »
by Lauren Daley Between a public hearing where nearly 360 people testified about proposed transit service cuts, discussions with Gov. Tom Corbett and the launch of the North Shore Connector, the Port Authority of Allegheny County has been in the headli... »
by Chris Potter In recent months, Allegheny County property owners have been receiving new property assessments in the mail. You may have heard the screams.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] »
"I'm probably the only bar in Allegheny County that has Stoney's on tap." by Hal B. Klein It's not every day you find a bar populated by university students ... and that's run by a professor. But such is the case at Gene's Place, owned and operated by ... »
Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald has been in office for a couple months now. But in this town, you're nobody until you've gotten an angry letter from Cyril Wecht, longtime Allegheny County coroner, and living legend.… [ Read more ] [ Subscrib... »
"It's not right, but it's all we have to work with right now." by Charlie Deitch In his first week in office, Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald struck a blow in a years-old dispute over the reassessment of county property values. Defying a cou... »
Declaring a victory, members of Occupy Pittsburgh left Mellon Green where they had been camping for nearly four months. Occupiers had been camping in the space since Oct. 15 and were evicted by an Allegheny County judge on Feb. 2.… [ Read more ] [ Subs... »
An Allegheny County judged ruled today that the sheriff's department must remove all protesters, tents and other equipment from Occupy Pittsburgh's camp at BNY Mellon's downtown parklet. When that will happen, however, is still anyone's guess.… [ Read ... »
The Port Authority of Allegheny County took the first step down the path to service cuts today, formally approving a public-comment period. Meanwhile, about 50 people demonstrated outside of the transit agency's Downtown offices today, decrying a propo... »
This prison drama marks the debut local production of any work by acclaimed New York playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis; it's actually a fairly early play (from 2000) from the man who wrote the 2011 Broadway hit The Motherfucker with the Hat, starring Chr... »
"It's a big step to the death of public transit in Allegheny County, as well as the death of a livable city." by Lauren Daley Even though Allegheny County's bus and light-rail riders have been grappling with a 15 percent service reduction for less than... »
Allegheny County Chief Executive Rich Fitzgerald was not held in contempt of court Tuesday for defying a judge’s order and nullifying the 2012 reassessment numbers. … [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] »
Were you confused on Thursday, when Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald told city property owners to disregard the assessment numbers they received in the mail just last week? Well, brace yourself. Because things aren't any clearer today.… [ Rea... »
Hey friends! A couple of quick notes here at FFW: — Tonight is WYEP's Holiday Hootenanny at the New Hazlett Theater. The show's great every year; this year, the house bands are New Shouts and the Panther Hollow String band, and guests include members o... »
Jordan Miles for District Attorney? It's unlikely to happen, but local police-accountability activists trying to drawn attention to their efforts have started a "whisper" campaign urging Allegheny County voters to write the former CAPA student's name o... »
