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4 days ago | 
wesa.fm | Priyanka Tewari |Susan Peterson
Shadyside restaurant Lilith opened in 2023, and its Puerto Rican- and Sicilian-inspired dishes have made it one of the city's most coveted reservations. It’s an intimate 36-seat space with emerald walls — and a name that recalls the mythological story of a reclaimed feminist icon. According to lore, Lilith was Adam’s first wife, made of the same soil as him, and when she refused to submit to him, she was banished from the Garden of Eden.
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1 week ago | 
wesa.fm | Susan Peterson |Priyanka Tewari |Glynis Board
Click “listen” to hear an interview with Kilimanjaro Flavour food truck chef and owner Grace Mbowe. Kilimanjaro Flavour is one of Pittsburgh's most visible food trucks, serving Tanzanian snacks and stews during weekday lunch hours and in the evenings at breweries and at festivals such as the long-running Pittonkatonk May Day Community Celebration and world-music festival.
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1 week ago | 
wesa.fm | Susan Peterson |Priyanka Tewari |Glynis Board
Click “listen” to hear an interview with Bombay to Burgh chef Gaurav Navin. Indian cuisine is diverse, regional, and more than just curry. In Pittsburgh, one of the recent entrants adding spice to the growing global food scene is Bombay to Burgh in Swissvale.
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1 month ago | 
wvia.org | Susan Peterson |Patrick Doyle
The city of Pittsburgh closed the Herron Avenue Bridge this morning at 8 a.m., due to safety concerns flagged in a recent inspection. "Following emergent findings from the City's bridge inspection consultant and PennDOT, we are moving quickly to close the Herron Avenue Bridge in the interest of public safety," said Zack Workman, the acting chief engineer for the city's Department of Mobility and Infrastructure. All traffic will be detoured via the Bloomfield Bridge.
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1 month ago | 
wesa.fm | Susan Peterson |Patrick Doyle
The city of Pittsburgh closed the Herron Avenue Bridge this morning at 8 a.m., due to safety concerns flagged in a recent inspection. “Following emergent findings from the City’s bridge inspection consultant and PennDOT, we are moving quickly to close the Herron Avenue Bridge in the interest of public safety,” said Zack Workman, the acting chief engineer for the city's Department of Mobility and Infrastructure. All traffic will be detoured via the Bloomfield Bridge.
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1 month ago | 
wesa.fm | Susan Peterson |Chris Potter |Julia Maruca
In the upcoming primary election, Pittsburghers will cast their votes for mayor, judges and school board members, but they will also have the opportunity to decide on three different ballot questions. To understand these questions, and the choices facing voters on May 20, WESA’s Susan Scott Peterson spoke with government and accountability editor Chris Potter and city government reporter Julia Maruca.
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2 months ago | 
wesa.fm | Jillian Forstadt |Susan Peterson
Pittsburgh school board members are canvassing their communities to find out what goals the district should prioritize in the coming years. Board members say the process will allow them to run Pittsburgh Public Schools more efficiently, increase transparency and respond directly to community feedback. But some parents and stakeholders have been hesitant to share what they will value most in the future without more clarity on the looming school closures at present.
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2 months ago | 
wesa.fm | Priyanka Tewari |Susan Peterson
At a time when higher education institutions in the Pittsburgh region and around the country face uncertainty, Duquesne University president Ken Gormley has announced he will step down from his role in July 2026. 90.5 WESA’s Priyanka Tewari spoke with Gormley about what is ahead for Duquesne, his future role as chancellor of the university and some of the challenges facing higher education. This interview transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.
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Feb 28, 2025 | 
wesa.fm | Priyanka Tewari |Susan Peterson
Sala Udin is a leader who has shaped Pittsburgh life for decades. He served for years on Pittsburgh City Council and sits on the city’s Board of Education. Udin also spent just as much time working outside these institutions as a civil rights activist as within them. After growing up in the Hill District, Udin left Pittsburgh to fight segregation in the Jim Crow South, and received a presidential pardon for a conviction he received while helping African Americans in Mississippi register to vote.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
wesa.fm | Susan Peterson
Two Pittsburgh residents have been sentenced in federal court for obstructing law enforcement during a 2023 protest on the University of Pittsburgh campus. Brian DiPippa, 37, was sentenced to five years in prison and his wife Krystal DiPippa, 42, was sentenced to three years of probation, according to an announcement made yesterday by Eric G. Olshan, the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
