July 11, 2014 / Places and landmarks

Brady Street Bridge blowup

In 1963, PennDOT announced plans for a replacement. So what happened during the next 10 years? Bureaucracy.

July 2, 2014 / Old crime

Murders at Schenley Hotel

“They always made faces at me.” This was the explanation Dominico Omogrosso provided.

June 9, 2014 / Old crime

A body crumpled to the floor.

May 14, 2014 / Old crime

That’s Frank Valenti, the detective said to himself.

May 12, 2014 / Old crime

The retelling of a 1946 murder in two parts.