Squirrel Hill News

Pittsburgh police are investigating an armed robbery of the Subway restaurant in Squirrel Hill on Monday.

The Allegheny County Health Department will offer H1N1 influenza vaccine to certain high-priority groups at two free clinics this Saturday, December 5, and Sunday, December 6. The clinics will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, December 5, at Pittsburgh South Brook Middle School, 779 Dunster Street, Brookline, and on Sunday, December 6, at ...

Celebrate Chanukah at the JCC The Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh is the place to be for Chanukah, with activities for all ages at the JCC in Squirrel Hill and the South Hills.

UPMC announced last month that it will close its Braddock hospital in January. make yourself a sign to raise and bring it to an informational picket and protest at the downtown headquarters of UPMC , Friday, November 27, 11:30am to 1:00 pm.

Everyday comforts come in small increments for Dawn Naret. A couple of minutes in a vibrating chair at the drug store to jump-start her circulation after a night of sleeping on a Squirrel Hill sidewalk.

The city of Pittsburgh has tentatively agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a federal lawsuit brought by a man who was cited in 2006 for giving the middle finger to a motorist and a police officer.

City Council may approve paying $50,000 to settle a free speech lawsuit filed by a man cited for giving a city police officer the middle finger in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill area.

Attorneys Against Hunger , of the Allegheny County Bar Association , has been helping feed the hungry and elderly in Allegheny County since 1993.

Jerry Kraynick repaired more than 400 donated bikes for his Bike Before Christmas program last year.

Nov. 8--Twenty years ago, Natalia Spektor stood at a hotel registration desk in Italy when a radio in the lobby broadcast news that the Berlin Wall was coming down.

For three weeks, volunteers work eight hours per day, Sunday through Thursday . In the evenings, volunteers are able to take part in various activities and educational presentations on such topics as the Hebrew language, Israel's history, Jewish holidays and traditions, and social and political issues in Israel.

The $4.9 million sale of an Allegheny County Health Department building has become as much a light switch as it is lightning rod: It's on; it's off; it's on; and it's off again.

The Christine Frchard Gallery in Squirrel Hill -- and its lively French namesake -- recently posted signs advertising "learn Spanish through dance" and "learn German through music." Proprietor of Europ'ART in Lawrenceville until 2002 , Frchard recently opened the pristine Forbes Avenue gallery displaying abstract work, and attempts to combine art ...

You can't escape time. Why not embrace it? Try a date devoted to clock watching.

Nov. 1--Franklin Toker wanted his readers to feel the heartbeats of the Pittsburgh neighborhoods he loves.

Shadyside house being preserved once labeled a 'crown jewel' City patchwork Many things make Pittsburgh unique, says Franklin Toker.

Spend an hour hanging with some of the biggest names in art. Through Nov. 20, Carnegie Museum of Art in Oakland is offering free, guided, one-hour tours of some of the star attractions in its permanent collection.

Okay, I'll admit the title is somewhat exaggerated. My second choice was "I would never recommend a reverse mortgage to my grandmother." I think you know where I'm going with this article.

Julia Steinier pauses to look at men's shoes with her mother, Erika, while shopping at Ross Park Mall.

The request was approved by the Urban Redevelopment Authority. Another right turning lane on the northbound side of the bridge will be added and the existing right turn lane will become a second left turn lane.