Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

17 hours ago | post-gazette.com | Abby Kirkland |Lindsay Shachnow

PennWest University is establishing three new academic schools – a School of Education, a School of Business and a School of Nursing. The launch will take effect on July 1. “This milestone reflects who we are and where we’re going as an institution,” said Jon Anderson, president of PennWest University. “These schools honor our legacy while positioning us as a next-generation university.

1 day ago | post-gazette.com | Ford Turner

HARRISBURG — Lunch with Pittsburgh Democratic mayoral candidate Corey O’Connor. Promoting the launch of a new recidivism-fighting program at Butler County Prison. Kicking off a national attorneys’ general AI conference in Pittsburgh. Those recent appearances by Attorney General Dave Sunday in the Pittsburgh region, all within the course of about a week, are byproducts of the veteran county prosecutor’s continued assimilation into the role of top state law enforcement official.

1 day ago | post-gazette.com | Scott Mervis

The 2018 PBS documentary “We Knew What We Had: The Greatest Jazz Story Never Told,” opens with Chuck Spatafore talking about the rich culture of the neighborhood in which he was raised. “I was born in the Hill District of Pittsburgh,” Mr. Spatafore said. “People called it ‘a ghetto.’ Ghetto? I called it paradise.”The Hill District was the playground for jazz in the middle of the 20th century, and Mr. Spatafore, who died June 20 at the age of 92, was part of the heartbeat of the Hill.

1 day ago | post-gazette.com | Abby Kirkland

When Donta Green was playing football for Westinghouse High School in the early 2000s, college was just a dream for him. “I pretty much only went to school to play football. I wasn’t the best student,” he said. “But the IUP coaches gave me a shot.”good alumsSome 20 years later, not only is Green a proud graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, he has returned to his Pittsburgh roots and is currently head coach of Westinghouse’s football team.

2 days ago | post-gazette.com | Noah Hiles

MILWAUKEE — The 2025 season has been one to forget for Pirates right-hander Colin Holderman. One of the most productive relievers on last year’s team, Holderman has been plagued by injuries since the end of spring training. Holderman’s first trip to the injured list came on April 6, when he was diagnosed with a right knee sprain. He returned to action on April 26 but didn’t stick around long.