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Federal agency ends funding for Maxo Vanka mural renovation at Millvale Croatian church

4 days ago | unionprogress.com | Helen Fallon

The third phase of the long-term restoration work on St. Nicholas Church in Millvale’s historic Maxo Vanka murals is so close to completion. Another month and conservators could set aside their brushes and tools, the scaffolding could be removed, and church members and visitors could view his artworks’ renewed beauty unobstructed. Paying for it is another matter.
Road changes beginning Friday in North Hills, Moon

6 days ago | unionprogress.com | Ed Blazina

Holiday weekend travels will be a little more difficult in the North Hills and Moon as a result of road work. Here are the details. McKnight Road – Traffic will shift again Friday on McKnight Road as Lindy Paving works to finish a $27 million project that stretches from Pittsburgh’s North Side to Perrymont Road in McCandless this summer. Preparatory work will begin at 9 a.m. Friday with traffic being shifted to the outside lanes while crews install barriers and paint lines for the crossover.
Butler Invitational: 'I was in shock' — Winchester Thurston sophomore Alexis Bansah delivers one of the top leaps in WPIAL history to claim triple jump title - Pittsburgh Union Progress

6 days ago | unionprogress.com | Brad Everett

On a day in which the Butler Invitational turned 60, a girl who won’t turn 16 for another 10 days delivered a breakthrough performance. Winchester Thurston sophomore Alexis Bansah was one of the top performers at the 60th annual Butler Invitational, one of the largest regular-season meets in the state that drew 94 schools to Art Bernardi Stadium on Thursday.
PUP baseball notebook: Now the hunted instead of the hunter, Indiana rolls to 10-0 start, hopes to turn second-place finishes into titles this spring

1 week ago | unionprogress.com | Brad Everett

Dan Petroff’s conversations with his Indiana team are often different than they were last season. “Last year it was, ‘Let’s show teams who we are and let’s catch somebody,’” Petroff said. “Now this year I have to keep reminding them that we have the X on our back.”While Petroff admits that he liked the underdog role a little better, the Indians have proven to be very good with the target on their backs, too. Actually, they’ve been perfect.
Shaler ace Colby Weber powering Titans' pursuit of Class 5A crown while mowing down opponents at alarming rate

1 week ago | unionprogress.com | Steve Rotstein

Baseball fans in Western Pa. haven’t had much to cheer about this season when it comes to the local professional ballclub, but one pitcher has been the talk of the town while racking up the Ks this spring. A flame-throwing 6-foot-6 right-hander with impeccable command who intimidates foes with his towering frame and intense demeanor on the mound, Shaler senior Colby Weber is a certified ace with a pedigree few pitchers in the area can match.
More Pittsburgh traffic changes in Point Breeze, Larimer

1 week ago | unionprogress.com | Ed Blazina

Traffic patterns will change in two areas of Pittsburgh beginning Thursday. In Point Breeze, the city will activate a new traffic light at the corner of Forbes and South Braddock avenues in Point Breeze that will bring changes in traffic flow with it. The traffic signal was installed last fall, but it will be activated on Thursday. The changes that will come with the new light include reconfiguring the lanes on Forbes approaching the intersection.
Panther Hollow Bridge needs repairs to 'critical' support plates, work could take 'less than a year'

1 week ago | unionprogress.com | Ed Blazina

It’s taken nearly six months, but Pittsburgh officials and consultants have determined that the Panther Hollow Bridge in Schenley Park likely will be closed through the summer and perhaps as long as another year for repairs. The bridge was abruptly closed Oct. 19 out of “an abundance of caution” when inspectors for the city discovered problems with steel trusses that support the structure.
Pittsburgh's Allentown area gets speed tables to slow traffic

1 week ago | unionprogress.com | Ed Blazina

A traffic calming project will begin Wednesday on Beltzhoover Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood, where traffic monitors have clocked vehicles at 63 miles an hour on the two-lane neighborhood street. Crews are expected to work from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday to install a series of speed tables between Kathleen Street and East Warrington Avenue. Speed tables are raised, flat sections of the street designed to encourage drivers to slow down driving through an area.
Pittsburgh Regional Transit, Dormont to build on land at Dormont Junction

1 week ago | unionprogress.com | Ed Blazina

Pittsburgh Regional Transit and Dormont are teaming up to try their hands at land development. The transit agency and borough announced Tuesday they want developers to submit qualifications and their concepts for how to use 2.5 acres adjacent to Dormont Junction, a stop for nearly 100,000 bus and light rail passengers every year.
State Dems gather data to push for more transit funding

1 week ago | unionprogress.com | Ed Blazina

State Senate Democrats came to Pittsburgh Tuesday looking for more ammunition to push their Republican colleagues to allocate more money for public transit. They left a two-hour hearing at the Union Trust Building in Downtown Pittsburgh with stories about how bad proposed transit cuts would be for workers, the sick and the elderly, how much economic activity transit agencies generate and how new sources of revenue could be used to sustain the current level of service.