Julia Fraser

1 week ago | wesa.fm | Julia Fraser

Long lines at security, flight delays, crowded gates — summer is the busiest time of year at Pittsburgh International Airport. Last June, 970,000 passengers flew through Pittsburgh International Airport, according to the Allegheny County Airport Authority. By comparison, the slowest month is January when Pittsburgh had only 624,000 passengers. “We're expecting a very busy summer travel season, just like last summer,” said Bob Kerlik, director of public affairs at Allegheny County Airport Authority.

1 week ago | wesa.fm | Julia Fraser

A more than 100-year-old Craftsman in Clairton is in the middle of its Cinderella story. The house on a corner lot on Walnut Avenue has all new wiring, heating, air conditioning, a new kitchen, 30 new windows, the termite-chewed floor is coming out and new laminate is going in, among other upgrades. “This is a stable neighborhood,” said Greg Chiprich, a local developer who bought the property from the Tri-COG Land Bank and is fixing it up. “People take care of their properties.

3 weeks ago | wesa.fm | Julia Fraser

Years in the making, the warm glow of brighter streetlights are finally flickering on around Pittsburgh. At a press conference in the Manchester neighborhood Tuesday evening, Mayor Ed Gainey instructed crews to turn on the new LED streetlights — a vivid contrast to the old high-pressure sodium lights visible down the street. It’s the start of the city’s $15 million replacement of all 35,000-plus streetlights around town over the next two years.

1 month ago | wesa.fm | Julia Fraser

Both sides of the Armstrong Tunnel will be open and flowing with traffic beginning Thursday morning. After more than two years and a $13 million rehabilitation, cars and trucks won’t have to detour into Downtown to get from the South Side into Uptown and beyond. The Armstrong Tunnel is now fixed, cleaned up and down to one lane in either direction with wider shoulders.

1 month ago | wesa.fm | Julia Fraser

Gov. Josh Shapiro came to Pittsburgh Tuesday to promote his proposed $50 million investment in scientific and technological innovation statewide as a part of his 2025-26 budget. The governor took the mic inside The Assembly — the University of Pittsburgh research hub in Bloomfield focused on biomedical research.