At the annual Red Cross hero award breakfast, local heros were awarded among seven categories.
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WaterFire Sharon
At Dusk, fifty-five floating "braziers" that house wood and fire, line the sides of the Shenango River in the heart of Sharon, Pa.
A "Fire Globe" burned on the State Street Bridge while forty artists held torches over the side of the bridge.
The theme for the August 20th production was "Artists At Work".
"WaterFire Sharon" is a free event and sponsored by the non profit arts Fund of Community Foundation of Wester, Pa. and Eastern Ohio.
The third and last "WaterFire Sharon," for the 2016 Season will catch fire on Saturday Sept. 24th at dusk.
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Tribute to Mayor Bob O’Connor
Mayor William Peduto and the O'Connor family held a Tribute to Mayor Bob O'Connor ceremony outside the City-County Building today.
The O'Connor family requested to have as many former colleagues, staff members, constituents and friends of Bob O'Connor as possible in attendance for the tribute. Remarks were given by O'Connor family members and Mayor Peduto. Larry Richert emceed.
Bob O'Connor was the 58th Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh and served as Mayor from January 3, 2006 until September 1, 2006. Prior to serving as Mayor, Bob O'Connor served as a member of City Council from 1992-2003. The tribute ceremony is being held on the 10th anniversary of Mayor Bob O'Connor's passing. View The Gallery >
The architectural faces of Downtown Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh has a rich history of architectural ornaments.
They seem to send message with some animals standing guard, human figures symbolizing support or decorative cherubs amusing us. View The Gallery >
In Focus: Floating on the past
The 20th Annual Conneaut Lake Classic Antique Boat Show, sponsored by the Allegheny Chapter of the Antique & Classic Boat Society, featured the Chris Craft boats. View The Gallery >
‘Fences’ takes a West End turn
The West End has been standing in for the Hill District, circa the 1950s, as Denzel Washington and company continue to shoot a movie version of August Wilson's "Fences" in Pittsburgh. View The Gallery >
Memorial Day events
Communities around the Pittsburgh region honored veterans during several Memorial Day parades and other events.
View The Gallery >Postcards from rural Pennsylvania
In some cases they are rural monuments.
They are simplistic in their design.
They are covered in rustic planks of wood.
Some leak daylight between the boards.
They give us a quick postcard into our past. View The Gallery >
Trump and Chelsea Clinton rally in Pittsburgh
Before a crowd of thousands, Republican front-runner Donald Trump made a campaign promise not often heard in these parts anymore: a pledge to bring back Pittsburgh’s steel industry.
“Steel, we’re bringing back,” he told an enthusiastic audience gathered at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center on Wednesday evening (many waiting were turned away by the Secret Service, which cut off the crowd at 4,500). “Coal — clean coal, clean coal. We’re bringing it back.” View The Gallery >
A new arrival at South Park
A Calf was born shortly after 1 p.m. Monday afternoon in the woods of the game preserve at South Park.
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