Carnegie News

Share + Nov 23, 2009 3:37 pm US/Eastern Public officials met with leaders of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to discuss ideas regarding the library's funding problems.

If Pittsburgh officials can come up with $600,000 by February, the Carnegie Libraries of Pittsburgh can keep open all of its branches through next year, a top library official said today.

The facelift on McKees Rocks' art-deco Roxian Theater started at a Saturday groundbreaking ceremony.

The kudos come from every corner. Here's venerable New York Times architecture critic Ada Louise Huxtable wondering, "how do you keep Frank Toker in Pittsburgh?" And here's Pittsburgh Born, Pittsburgh Bred , the city's official 250th anniversary book, pronouncing that Toker's 1986 Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait is "the region's one indispensable ...

The Carnegie libraries in Hazelwood, Lawrenceville, Mt. Washington and the West End are listed as city designated historic structures, meaning whatever becomes of the buildings, nothing can happen to their exteriors without petitioning the city for consent.

A planning meeting for a rally next week meant to sway UPMC not to close its hospital in Braddock turned unexpectedly contentious tonight after Braddock Mayor John Fetterman accused Council President Jesse Brown of "playing politics." Mr.

PennDOT reported this afternoon that multiple crashes that occurred on the Parkway West in the area of the Carnegie Interchange have been cleared.

Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl today unveiled a 1 percent tax on college students' tuition to plug a $15 million hole in the city's budget.

Flames ripped through a home in Carnegie early Tuesday morning. The blaze began at about 3:30 a.m. at a home along Railroad Avenue.

The Allegheny County Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the cause of an overnight fire in Carnegie.

The Allegheny County fire marshal was called to investigate the cause of a house fire in Carnegie early Tuesday morning.

Some National City branches across the area will not open their doors Monday. The branches are consolidating because of a buyout by PNC, which said customers of both banks should be able to access their accounts.

Allegheny County Council remained unchanged yesterday as Democrat Michael Finnerty and Republican Matt Drozd -- the only candidates on the 15-member council who faced opposition -- dispatched their challengers.

The libraries targeted for closure by the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh are among the most expensive to operate for the number of patrons they serve, according to a study by Carnegie Mellon University.

Carnegie Borough water customers who haven't paid their bills may find their taps are dry on Tuesday morning.

A proposal to pay for libraries in part with Pittsburgh's excess gasoline money fueled a burst of pronouncements yesterday on keeping city and suburban facilities open, but also drew criticism for being premature.

State liquor enforcement officials Thursday shut down a Carnegie bar suspected of operating without a liquor license and police filed charges against a bartender accused of dealing prescription drugs there, Carnegie police said.

Tony's Cafe in Carnegie was shut down by the Allegheny County District Attorney's Office on Thursday afternoon, following a drug investigation.

Scott commissioners last night voted unanimously to shift the parking along busy Carothers Avenue in Glendale from the left side to the right as part of a tri-community street revitalization project aimed at spurring business development.

Detours turned Downtown bus routes topsy-turvy Tuesday afternoon, with the closure of a major intersection affecting 27 routes, shuffling dozens of stops and leaving riders and drivers alike struggling to adapt.