Police cornering crime in Market Square

By Karm Blakey
John Costanzo, the owner of Costanzo’s Restaurant on Fifth Avenue at Market Square, said his restaurant was broken into earlier this year.

Free breakfast draws a crowd

By Jill Johnson
There may be no such thing as a free lunch, but what about breakfast?
As advertised during Super Bowl XLIII, Denny’s restaurants across the country offered a free Grand Slam breakfast to every customer Tuesday morning.

CyberConXion: Reinventing the arcade

By: Shannon Farr

Sitting at a cybercafe with his laptop on a Saturday night, William Breslove, 52, a professor at Point Park University, momentarily looks away from his work to see his son gaming with his peers in front of 40 Local Area Network (LAN) machines.
“This is more than just a modern arcade on steroids,” Breslove [...]

Strip store sells authentic handicrafts

By Zeena Kareem
Gladys Lucia did not open her handicrafts store in the Strip District just to make money, but because she wanted to continue her hobby while sharing her family culture.

Hair dresser fantasizing his way to Hollywood

By Gloria Franciscus
“Weaven” Steven Noss styles his clients’ hair with patience and confidence.
The Latrobe native hopes those two attributes not only make his customers look good but carry him to Hollywood in the process.

Nick’s imports mukluks, hookahs and lots of color

By Jessica Chapman
Both Sam Rosenhamer and his friend Rebecca Wylie were walking up East Carson Street, when they passed Nick’s Imports and the hookahs sitting outside caught their eye.

North Hills mall adds high-end retailers

By Kristina Martin 
On a recent Sunday afternoon, Amanda Lieu, 18, wanted to be just once place: browsing through the apparel inside Juicy Couture’s new store at Ross Park Mall.

Springdale shop nurtures lifelong floral customers

By Emily Marburger
Surrounded by buildings with darkened windows and closed signs, Springdale Floral sits lavishly decorated with flowers and antiques where it has thrived at 902 Pittsburgh St. for the past 33 years.
The flower shop is one of the last remaining businesses left on Springdale’s main street and sells, in addition to flowers, a wide [...]

New hospital to impact Lawrenceville

By Kyle Lawson 
Angelo Posteraro, owner of Graziano’s Pizza, stood outside of his Lawrenceville business on a recent Monday, watching cars zoom past. 

Clothing re-sale store provides affordable ‘treasures’

By: Ashleigh Hawk

Devastated by a divorce and out of money at the age of 50, Sally Power opened an upscale clothing re-sale store in the North Hills, hoping to revive her psyche and her finances.
While she initially hoped Treasure House Fashions on McKnight Road would pull her out of a financial and emotional funk, Power started [...]

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