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Mike White | Thursday, April 30, 11:10 p.m.
Another state has suspended high school sports competitions because of the swine flu.
The Alabama High School Athletic Association ordered all sports be stopped until Tuesday after the discovery of likely s...
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Mia Madre Trattoria Cafe opened last month at 649 California Avenue in Avalon. According to owner and Chef Alex Nicholas, Romano dishes are particularly popular, both the veal and chicken ($14.95) which come with a choice of pasta and soup or salad.
He ...
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All around Pennsylvania, casino investors are digging for their checkbooks:
"Pennsylvania's highest court says a ban on
political campaign contributions by casino owners and executives is
unconstitutional," reports the Associated Press.
"The Pennsylvan...
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If you're a native of the Washington D.C. area, tickets for Game 1 and 2 are available to you. Click here to buy them. The password is "LABRE" (all Caps... get it?) as in former Capitals and Penguins defenseman Yvon Labre (above).
Tickets are only avail...
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It was four years ago that filmmaker Chris Ivey listened to Alethea Sims speechifying after a paintball attack on her home, East Mall. The attack was leveled by policy makers, neighborhood advocates and elected officials at a "celebration" event at whic...
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Richard Chen in East Liberty has closed. You can read the details about the closing here, but like any restaurant closing, we'll never really understand why it happened or whether it could have been prevented. While the restaurant had plenty going for it,...
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Mike White | Thursday, April 30, 12:40 p.m.
The WPIAL boys' tennis doubles championships are today at tomorrow. The No. 1 seed for the Class AA boys' tournament is a team of sisters.
That's right. Two girls are the No. 1 seed. Karli and Tanya Timk...
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2) Red Wings vs. (8) Ducks
Red Wings Leading Playoff Scorer: Johan Franzen, six points (two goals, four assists).
Ducks Leading Playoff Scorer: Ryan Getzlaf, eight points (two goals, six assists).
Red Wings Statistics
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Many patrons know to stay seated after a movie based on a comic book or graphic novel ends. Or seems to.
Director Gavin Hood told the Associated Press that "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" has two endings, playing on separate prints.
Having seen "Wolverine" ...
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Note: We will be previewing the second-round series in the Western Conference today. The Detroit-Anaheim preview will appear at approximately noon. Our Eastern Conference previews will be available tomorrow.
(3) Canucks vs. (4) Blackhawks
Canucks Leading...
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Remarks by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in Baghdad on Saturday and discussion among American military officials about "exceptions" to the troop pullout from Iraqi cities, do not square very well with President Barack Obama's pledge to close d...
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This is the first in a series of candidate endorsements in key competitive races in Allegheny County and statewide in the May 19 primary. The Post-Gazette will print a recap of its recommendations on Sunday, May 17.
Voters in City Council District 2 have ...
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Congratulations, Mr. Specter. Your cowardly decision to change parties has broken your contract with not only me but also every other Pennsylvanian who voted for you in the last election ("Specter Stuns Senate by Switching Parties," April 29). This brazen...
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Sen. Arlen Specter did not leave the Republican Party. The Republican Party left him. For the past two decades, the GOP has painted itself into a political corner. It has become a single-issue party - anti-abortion. All other issues have become secondary....
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Bishop David Zubik's comments on Notre Dame's upcoming honorary degree for President Barack Obama ("Bishop Says Notre Dame Wrong to Honor Obama," April 23) are a clear example of the modern lack of perspective and willful ignorance shown constantly by tho...
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It was with sadness that I read about Bishop David Zubik's position on the commencement address and awarding of an honorary degree by the University of Notre Dame to President Barack Obama ("Bishop Says Notre Dame Wrong to Honor Obama," April 23). As a gr...
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I am writing to address the issue of pedestrian safety. I am so happy finally the Pittsburgh police are taking this seriously and taking action.
I am a Pittsburgher who has dealt with this problem for quite a while. I have always taken the bus and have to...
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As editorial director of Monthly Review Press and also a former professor at Pitt-Johnstown, I was delighted to see Sally Kalson's article "Chavez's Gift Gives Surprising Boost to Book" (April 21). The book was published by our Press and has been a steady...
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As another longtime resident of the area, I would like to take exception to Mike Hudak's assessment of the service at the West Mifflin/Pleasant Hills post office ("The Postal Service Needs More Counter Help," April 29 letters).
The service has been consis...
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The "gun" subject has been run into the ground. I have to admit, I was itching to write a letter but decided that some very good arguments had been made. Then on April 27, the Post-Gazette ran a front-page story "Gun Sales at Record Levels." Oh please! Gu...
