Tim Stevens founded the Black Political Empowerment Project (B-PEP) in 1986 to encourage Black Pittsburghers to vote in every election.

Bottlerocket “received a significant investment” from UCB for its a Pittsburgh-based comedy training center set to open this month.

Inspired by 1990s country music, including the work of Lee Ann Womack and Pam Tillis, she wrote 10 new songs which became “Wildest Dreams.” ...

Independent pharmacies are holding the line as reimbursement cuts, Rite Aid’s collapse and more push neighborhood health care ...

Thyme Machine, the beloved Bloomfield breakfast cart with an award-winning sandwich, came to a halt this June after a fire.

The consensus among Pittsburgh natives is that this summer in particular is hot and wet. The data backs that up.

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Photo of Swimming Beach No. 2 (Smoky City Beach) used for a postcard. Original in the General Postcard Collection, Heinz History Center Detre Library and Archives.

Former Franklin Street Bathing Beach site with Brunot Island in the background. Photo by David S. Rotenstein.

The Franklin Street Bathing Beach was located at the foot of Franklin Street in the North Side’s Chateau neighborhood. Photo by David S. Rotenstein.

Map published in 1926 showing swim spots around Pittsburgh. Photo courtesy of the Bulletin-Index Collection via historicpittsburgh.org.

Illustration of Coney Island, promoted as “Pittsburgh’s first public bathing spot,” published in the Pittsburgh Post, August 6, 1905. Image via newspapers.com.