by Matthew Benusa The Pittsburgh Silent Film Society is having their very first silent film festival, and whether you’re a silent film neophyte or a dedicated silent moviegoer, there’s something to watch. The festival runs…
Allegheny County quiet on private juvenile detention efforts
While the county seeks bids for “phase one” renovations, state documents indicate Allegheny County sought private ownership to take over the shuttered former juvenile detention facility By Brittany Hailer and Brian Conway This story is…
Quantum Theatre’s “Hamlet” Creates New Space and Life…
by Matthew Benusa Shakespeare is old hat. Every theater in the world does “Hamlet.” There are thousands upon thousands of different versions of Hamlet from the Miltonian Hamlet of the 17th century to recent editions…
Allegheny County Jail warden announces retirement
By Brittany Hailer After over ten years at the helm, Allegheny County Jail Warden Orlando Harper announced his retirement on Tuesday. His last day as warden will be Sept. 29. “I have been honored to…
Smithfield United Church of Christ leaders break silence…
By Matt Glover Allegheny County Department of Human Services closed the Smithfield United Church of Christ homeless shelter in June due to lack of air conditioning, but church employees say taxpayer dollars are still being…
Allegheny County quietly settles lawsuit with banned “corrections…
A nearly $215,000 payment came despite still unanswered questions over Joseph Garcia’s training methods, credentials, and scope of work at the Allegheny County Jail during summer 2021. Brittany Hailer and Brian Conway This story was…
Man awaiting treatment at state hospital dies in…
Brittany Hailer Update: Douglas Bonomo, 59, was found unresponsive in the Allegheny County Jail on Sunday, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. The county had not previously identified him in a press release notifying…
Man shot by Wilkinsburg Police denied motion to…
Matt Glover Common Pleas Court Judge Randal Todd denied Todd Robinson’s motion to proceed to trial as his own attorney in a 10-minute hearing Wednesday morning. Todd explained that should Robinson proceed to represent himself, he…
Commonwealth Court orders Allegheny County to provide autopsy…
Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism Over two years after an initial public records request for the autopsy of an incarcerated man who died at the Allegheny County Jail, a state court ruled that Allegheny County…