Jakob Lazzaro
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Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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Video Game Helps Kids Understand Experiences Of Peers On The Autism Spectrum
A new game developed by Carnegie Mellon University students is helping elementary schoolers understand what life is like for kids on the autism spectrum. → Read More
Allegheny County Health Department Reacts To Loosened Asbestos Rules
The Environmental Protection Agency has announced rule changes allowing the manufacture of new products containing asbestos after they undergo EPA review. → Read More
Giant Eagle Doesn't Monopolize Pittsburgh's Grocery Scene, So Why Does It Feel Like It?
Josh McIntyre moved to Pittsburgh two years ago after growing up in Latrobe, Pa. Standing in a back aisle of the North Side’s Giant Eagle on Cedar Avenue → Read More
Pittsburgh's Air Quality Better Than The Past, But Not Yet Clean
It’s a hot July day and 86-year-old John Zavacky is chatting with friends in the South Side Market House’s Senior Center. In the background, an air → Read More
The Carnegie Museum Of Natural History's Plant Collection Is Heading Online
The Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s collection of plant specimens is housed in rows of tall, dusty metal filing cabinets on the building’s upper → Read More
More Than 1,400 Tons Of Trash Are Illegally Dumped In Allegheny County, Survey Finds
Allegheny County has 1,404 tons of illegally dumped trash, according to a new survey from Allegheny CleanWays and the county board of health. → Read More
Despite Laying Off Its Operators, Uber Says Autonomous Vehicles Will Resume Local Testing
Despite laying off 100 self-driving car operators last week, Uber said it still plans to have its autonomous vehicles back on Pittsburgh's roads this → Read More
Charcoal Mural And Abstract Quilt Work Tell The History Of East Liberty Church
A new art exhibit exploring sacred space in a secular world has opened at Regent Square’s Concept Art Gallery. It’s the work of Carnegie Mellon University → Read More
Tails From Anthrocon 2018, Where Furries Take On A 'Movie Monsters' Theme
The world’s largest "furry" convention is back for its 13th year at Pittsburgh’s David L. Lawrence Convention Center downtown. Anthrocon runs through → Read More
'I Am Scared.' City Officials Prepare For First 4th Of July With Legal Fireworks
It’s Pennsylvania’s first Fourth of July with legal commercial grade fireworks, and the City of Pittsburgh is warning consumers of the dangers they bring. → Read More
Route 30 Reopens In East Pittsburgh Following April Landslide
Route 30 is open to traffic again following the April landslide that destroyed a 300-foot section of the road near East Pittsburgh. Repairs included → Read More
Pittsburgh's Second Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens In The Strip
Pittsburgh is getting its second medical marijuana dispensary after Cresco Yeltrah+, or CY+, opened its Strip District location Tuesday. → Read More
Activists Stop Traffic At Hot Metal Bridge Over Trump Immigration Policy
About 100 people protested in front of Pittsburgh’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office on Monday, rallying against President Trump’s zero → Read More
After Trump Signs Executive Order, Protesters Say More Needs To Be Done To Help Immigrant Families
Protesters packed Pittsburgh’s Sixth Presbyterian Church Wednesday night to denounce the Trump administration’s family separation policy, which has → Read More
Pennsylvania State Troopers Begin Wearing Body Cameras
Some Pennsylvania State Police troopers are now wearing body cameras as part of a federally funded six-month pilot program. Select troopers from Troop B in → Read More
Veterans' Stories And History Exhibits Featured At Pittsburgh's American Flag Education Center
An American flag education center is opening in downtown Pittsburgh. → Read More
Port Authority Secures Federal Funding For 10 New Buses, No Update On BRT Grant
Ten new diesel buses are coming to Allegheny County's roads, thanks to a $3.6 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration. Port Authority CEO → Read More
AT&T-Time Warner Merger Won't Bring Change For Pittsburgh Consumers, But Net Neutrality Repeal Could
The $85 billion merger between AT&T and Time Warner moved one step closer Tuesday after a federal judge ruled in favor of the two companies in an → Read More