Pittsburgh queried on hosting 2024 Summer Olympics
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The U.S. Olympic Committee wants to know if Pittsburgh might be interested in hosting the 2024 Summer Olympics.
The committee says that 35 letters were sent out Monday seeking to gauge interest. The nation's 25 largest cities got the letter, along with Pittsburgh and nine others.
Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl says there would
...Embattled Pittsburgh police chief resigns
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PITTSBURGH POLICE CHIEF NATE HARPER
by Ulish Carter
Courier Staff Writer
Embattled Pittsburgh Police Chief Nate Harper has resigned at the mayor's request.
“At this point it gave me enough, and I learned enough to ask Chief Harper for his resignation,” said Mayor Luke Ravenstahl.
At a press conference Feb. 20, Ravenstahl said that after a meeting early
...With one foot in the door, Black lawyers still struggle
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STEPHANIE JOHNSON
While African-Americans make up 13 percent of the population, they make up 4 percent of total lawyers in the United States. Despite this disparity, the National Black Law Students Association with its 6,000 members is the largest student-run organization in the country.
On Feb. 13, the Mid-Atlantic chapter of NBLSA brought its
Peduto calls for gun law enforcement
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WANTED: ENFORCEMENT—Pittsburgh councilman and mayoral candidate Bill Peduto calls on Mayor Luke Ravenstahl to enforce the five-year-old Lost and Stolen Gun law in an effort to stop street killings. Joining him, from left: State Rep. Ed Gainey, D- East Liberty, Tree of Hope Founder Adrienne Young, Rev. John Welch of PIIN and Rev. Tyrone Munson of
...Winning bid for Schenley presented
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REGINA HOLLEY
If approved by the Pittsburgh Board of Education, PMC/Schenley HSB Associates’ $5.2 million recommended bid for the former Schenley High School building will yield the district slightly less than when submitted.
That’s because in January, the board also approved spending $17,000 for two reassessments of the costs to reopen the b
