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8+ hour, 5+ min ago   (454+ words) But inside the U.S. Custom House at Bowling Green, the New York branch of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian is being quietly whitewashed. For over twenty years, I climbed those steps to find sanctuary. It also became a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (298+ words) The Allegheny Regional Asset District preliminary spending plans call for nearly $135.3 million in operating grants to 105 organizations and agencies across Allegheny County in 2027. The district, funded by a portion of the county’s 1% sales tax, estimates it will receive $142 million in…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1228+ words) At 79, Verne Petz is still pouring his time and energy into Brackenridge, the Allegheny River town he says never lost its “family first” footing and small-town pride. Petz has served on borough council for 12 years. And, now that he’s retired…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (419+ words) BERLIN — An amateur archaeologist who discovered several Roman silver coins in a field in western Germany realized he had stumbled upon something bigger when his metal detector kept beeping. Oliver Riedl called the authorities for help and a group of…...

3+ week, 5+ min ago   (421+ words) Rick Meason has been searching for Pvt. Emer J. McElwee for years. McElwee has been buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery since the late 1890s. The exact location, however, was a mystery until relatively recently. “I knew his wife was buried here in…...

3+ week, 10+ hour ago   (680+ words) Editor’s note: This is the latest in a series examining the amendments to the U.S. Constitution. In 1878, a chapel was built at a Santa Fe, N.M., girls school. There was attention to detail as it was modeled after a Parisian…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (699+ words) The history of a Sharpsburg daughter with a famous last name will be brought to life during the Prime Stage Theatre’s Cemetery Walk. Fox Chapel native Regina Gibson will portray Catherine Heinz Mueller, sister of H.J. Heinz, who worked to…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (474+ words) Paint brushes replaced shovels to celebrate the groundbreaking ceremony of the Observation Tower in North Park. Legislators, stakeholders, campaign contributors and others were present Aug. 31 to place the first gray strokes of paint onto the nearly 90-year-old tower along North…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (92+ words) The Erie Western-PA Port Authority invites community members to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Bicentennial Tower by sharing photos, stories, and memories for a special Community Memory Wall. In October the Bicentennial Tower will celebrate 30 years and as part of…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (489+ words) Philadelphia's Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts hosted the eighth annual Latin American Book Fair on Saturday, September 12, drawing attendees from across the tristate area for a full day of author presentations, cultural performances, children's activities, and food. Reporting from…...