http://www.post-gazette.com/neighborhoods/ Neighborhood news from the City, East, West, North, South, West, Washington, Westmoreland; My Homewood Journal en-us Copyright 2009, post-gazette.com. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 20:29:39 -0500 15 http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010808-100.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml White Oak police are asking for help in locating a 16-year-old who has been missing since Friday morning Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:23:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010805-147.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml The Wabash Tunnel HOV facility is shut down for the evening rush and possibly longer because of an electrical problem. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:08:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010797-100.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml Investigators suspect burglars recently cut a hole in the roof of a Westmoreland County bank with the intention of stealing money Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:56:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010740-100.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml Two men were found guilty today of first-degree murder in a 2007 drive-by shooting on the North Side Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:32:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010741-100.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml A rental property in Larimer was heavily damaged early today by vandals who set the house on fire Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:35:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010731-147.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml The inbound Boulevard of the Allies will be closed in the Uptown area early Saturday as crews repave the roadway following recent water line repairs Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:33:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010703-147.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml The westbound express E-ZPass lane at the Pennsylvania Turnpike's Warrendale Toll Plaza is to reopen at 5 a.m. tomorrow. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:16:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010591-455.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml BEDFORD -- Land surveyor Lee Geisler was researching old property records not long ago when he spotted a criminal record from Fulton County in the 1890s. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 07:58:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010594-54.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml A woman rescued from her burning Tarentum duplex told detectives she started the blaze herself, pouring gasoline throughout the home while her children slept inside. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 05:53:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010652-53.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml Luke Ravenstahl won every city ward on the way to re-election as mayor of Pittsburgh yesterday but fell short of his past shares of the vote as he heads into a full term's challenges. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010648-181.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml The Green Tree mayor's race was dominated by the issue of how borough officials handled the death of retired Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Ralph Cappy. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:43:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010650-53.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml Pittsburgh Councilman William Peduto, a Democrat, easily bested Republican Greg Neugebauer in the only officially contested race for seats on the city's nine-member legislative branch. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:28:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010565-54.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml An Evans City woman, whose husband already is awaiting trial on sex assault and bestiality charges involving a 14-year-old girl, faces a preliminary hearing later this month on similar charges. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010566-53.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml The Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh has given clergy of the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh an unwanted gift: release from licensed ministry in the Episcopal Church. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010567-54.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml A woman was seriously wounded early yesterday during a fight with her estranged roommate, police said. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010568-57.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml Route 978/North Branch Road in North Fayette will reopen to traffic at 7 a.m. today, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010569-53.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership is suspending its homeless outreach program due to budget woes. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010570-298.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml An eighth-grader at the Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy in Oakland was arrested yesterday after a fire was set in a second-floor boys' bathroom. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010574-54.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml A Butler County company has won the contract for the next big phase of Route 28 reconstruction, a $21.9 million project to relocate rail lines and make other preparations for improvement of the "death stretch" on the North Side. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010575-53.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml Pittsburgh Faith in Action Against the Death Penalty will sponsor an interfaith dialogue on the use of capital punishment Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in the John Knox Room of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, East Liberty. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010589-28.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml A new group is close to completing a deal to buy the financially troubled Hilton Pittsburgh Downtown with plans to finish a hotel expansion stalled for months because of unpaid debts. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010590-53.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml A spoonful of hope might not be the best medicine, according to a new study from a Carnegie Mellon University professor that asserts that optimism can actually be harmful to mental health. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010595-53.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml The city of Pittsburgh handled the June firing of a Department of Public Works manager with "nearly complete incompetence," its own Civil Service Commission wrote in a decision last month reversing the termination, and now that manager is demanding a prompt return to work. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010596-53.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml Preservationists from Lawrenceville yesterday delivered a proposal to the city to save properties within the Iron City Brewing Co. complex from demolition. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010602-58.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml Washington County jurors rejected claims by Terrell Yarbrough that he acted only as a lookout during a 1999 double homicide and convicted him yesterday of two counts of first-degree murder and conspiracy. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09308/1010640-54.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml A Butler County physician was held for court yesterday on a second round of sexual assault charges, these involving two teenaged boys who were under the doctor's care at a local juvenile detention facility. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09307/1010455-53.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml Mayoral map Tue, 3 Nov 2009 22:27:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09307/1010355-53.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml A consulting firm last night recommended closing eight Pittsburgh Public Schools and seven other school buildings, a proposal sure to stoke controversy in a district still debating the merits of a 2006 restructuring. Tue, 3 Nov 2009 17:23:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09307/1010511-100.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml Lawrenceville preservationists today delivered a proposal to the city to save property within the Pittsburgh Brewing Co. complex from demolition Tue, 3 Nov 2009 15:58:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09307/1010513-113.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml A domesticated mutt is acting as the surrogate mom for nine newborn African painted dog pups at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, a ground-breaking arrangement for the rearing of the wild dogs, whose mother died shortly after they were born Tue, 3 Nov 2009 15:46:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09307/1010507-100.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml An Evans City woman, whose husband already is awaiting trial on sex assault and bestiality charges involving a 14-year-old girl, faces a preliminary hearing this month in connection with the case Tue, 3 Nov 2009 15:04:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09307/1010504-100.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml A woman rescued from a house fire in Tarentum yesterday has now been charged in the case Tue, 3 Nov 2009 14:40:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09307/1010399-100.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml A Washington County jury today found a man from Pittsburgh guilty of first-degree murder in the slayings of two college students 10 years ago. Tue, 3 Nov 2009 13:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09307/1010472-100.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml An eighth-grade student at the Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy was arrested today after a fire was set in a second-floor boys restroom Tue, 3 Nov 2009 12:15:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09307/1010450-100.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml A woman was seriously wounded early today during a fight with her estranged roommate. Tue, 3 Nov 2009 11:04:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09307/1010305-53.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml As men age, their testosterone levels naturally drop. But for some, the male sex hormone may sink so low that they lose interest in sex, suffer more falls, have memory problems and experience anemia. Tue, 3 Nov 2009 10:51:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09307/1010452-100.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml Pine supervisors have delayed a decision on T-Mobile's request for a revised conditional use application to locate cables and a shroud on a communications tower in the township, citing concerns about the safety of the pole Tue, 3 Nov 2009 10:40:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09307/1010446-100.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml Canonsburg council is expected to vote Monday on a preliminary 2010 borough budget that includes no tax increase. Tue, 3 Nov 2009 10:36:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09307/1010282-113.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml Ethanol has been touted as a solution to America's "oil addiction" and lambasted as a threat to the survival of the world's poor because some say the corn would be better used to feed people. Tue, 3 Nov 2009 10:35:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09307/1010409-100.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml The Red Cross was called last night to help 13 people who were displaced from a house in Homestead after a possible carbon monoxide leak. Tue, 3 Nov 2009 09:53:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09307/1010441-54.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml The Mars Area school board last night approved $16,000 in change orders for the high school renovation project. Tue, 3 Nov 2009 07:12:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09307/1010437-100.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml McDonald council has agreed to borrow $66,000 to purchase and equip a new truck for plowing snow and maintaining roads. Tue, 3 Nov 2009 07:07:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09307/1010436-100.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml Dormont solicitor Deron Gabriel has been exonerated of any wrongdoing by borough council. Tue, 3 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09307/1010379-56.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml The stretch of railroad tracks in Derry where a mother and her 2-year-old son were fatally struck last week is such a popular shortcut across the borough that foot traffic has left a beaten path Tue, 3 Nov 2009 06:38:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09307/1010336-55.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml A 19-year-old Turtle Creek man died last night after being shot in the head outside an abandoned house in McKeesport. Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:04:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09307/1010309-298.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml Pittsburgh's Achilles heel -- its declining population -- has undermined the Carnegie Library's ability to maintain its system of 19 branches. Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09307/1010311-84.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml The city can protect women's health clinics with a buffer zone. Or the city can use a so-called bubble zone. But it cannot use both. Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09307/1010324-54.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml A Beaver County man has been arrested by New Castle police and agents from the state attorney general's Child Predator Unit who said he traveled to Lawrence County to meet and have sex with two underage girls. Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09307/1010325-54.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml An elderly woman who was rescued last week from a fire in Blawnox died yesterday, the Allegheny County medical examiner said. Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09307/1010326-54.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml A woman and her two children were hospitalized after a suspicious fire damaged their home in Tarentum early yesterday. Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09307/1010327-58.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml A Penn State Altoona student from Canonsburg was killed Sunday in a Logan car accident that injured four other students, police said. Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09307/1010328-59.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml A newly constructed Walgreens Pharmacy, which has been plagued by controversy during the past several months, is scheduled to open Friday along Route 30 in North Huntingdon. Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09307/1010331-59.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml Three Westmoreland County girls who ran away last week from a Murrysville foster home were found over the weekend in Bedford County, police said. Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09307/1010389-55.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml Tammy Whitfield, assistant superintendent of the Chartiers Valley School District, has turned in her keys and cleaned out her office after a judge refused her request to work beyond the expiration of her contract. Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09306/1010277-100.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml A 19-year-old Turtle Creek man was shot and killed last night after being shot in the head outside an abandoned house in McKeesport. Mon, 2 Nov 2009 20:25:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09306/1010287-84.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml WASHINGTON -- The White House announced this afternoon the nomination of heiress, philanthropist and senatorial spouse Teresa Heinz to the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:23:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09306/1010286-100.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml A consulting firm tonight recommended closing eight Pittsburgh Public Schools and 15 district buildings to save money amid declining enrollment. Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:08:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09306/1010227-100.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml Three Westmoreland County girls who ran away last week from a foster home were found over the weekend in Bedford County, police said Mon, 2 Nov 2009 16:16:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09306/1010168-55.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml When police arrived at the Bethel Park home of Tracy and John Pavlick early yesterday morning, they found Mr. Pavlick's body pinned beneath the Buick Regal of Ms. Pavlick's former boyfriend, Jason Kasper. Mon, 2 Nov 2009 16:06:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09306/1010255-100.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml Chartiers Valley School District Assistant Superintendent Tammy Whitfield turned in her keys and cleaned out her office after a judge refused her request to work beyond the expiration of her contract Mon, 2 Nov 2009 15:21:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09306/1010252-100.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml The Allegheny County District Attorney has dropped all charges against two New York men accused of posting locations of police officers on Twitter during the G-20 summit Mon, 2 Nov 2009 15:18:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09306/1010236-100.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml A federal appeals court has struck down a Pittsburgh ordinance that created two types of buffer zones around facilities that perform abortions Mon, 2 Nov 2009 15:06:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09306/1010251-100.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml A Penn State Altoona cheerleader from Canonsburg died yesterday in a Blair County car accident that injured four others, according to police and friends Mon, 2 Nov 2009 14:57:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09306/1010249-100.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml A man in the city's Brighton Heights section was shot this morning Mon, 2 Nov 2009 13:49:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09306/1010224-100.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml A woman and her two children were hospitalized with smoke inhalation after a suspicious fire damaged their home in Tarentum. Mon, 2 Nov 2009 13:34:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09306/1010234-100.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml An elderly woman who was rescued last week from a fire in Blawnox died this morning, the Allegheny County medical examiner said Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:19:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09306/1010233-147.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml The southbound side of Interstate 79 will be closed from 9 tonight to 6 a.m. tomorrow and during the same hours tomorrow night at Wexford (Exit 73), the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced. Traffic will be detoured using the off- and on-ramps Mon, 2 Nov 2009 11:31:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09306/1010111-147.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml It usually takes 20 to 30 minutes to drive to Carnegie Mellon University from the former LTV site in Hazelwood. That commute could take six minutes by train. Mon, 2 Nov 2009 11:27:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09306/1010232-147.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml The city Public Works Department has closed Carnahan Road from Banksville Road to Crane Avenue in Banksville until 5 p.m. Friday for repairs Mon, 2 Nov 2009 11:26:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09306/1010170-53.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml The North Side Community Development Fund has been awarded $4 million in federal tax credits toward the $12 million needed to rehabilitate five buildings in the Federal-North redevelopment plan. Mon, 2 Nov 2009 11:25:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09306/1010100-66.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml Some drove for hours and rearranged schedules to be part of it. Some left the children at home in the care of their spouses. Wearing team colors was the order of the day. Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:38:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09306/1010095-53.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml Arnetha Ball recalls a time when a teacher in a mostly African-American classroom was taking roll and asked if a particular student was absent. "No, he's not here," a girl in the class said. "He be missing the bus." Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:31:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09306/1010082-53.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml About three years after a round of city school closings, a consulting firm today will recommend another wave because of maintenance costs and falling enrollment. Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09306/1010088-84.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml Mike Huckabee won a reputation on the 2008 presidential trail as one of the most humorous, engaging speakers in the field. Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09306/1010106-53.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml To list events happening within the city limits, please fax information to City Calendar, 412-391-8452, or send e-mail to localnews@post-gazette.com, for consideration. Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09306/1010138-53.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml A 23-year-old man was shot to death in Garfield early yesterday. Pittsburgh homicide detectives said the killing occurred at 1:49 a.m. on Cornwall Street. Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09306/1010142-53.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml An arrest has been made in the burglary Friday evening of the Olivet Baptist Church at 2312 Centre Avenue in the Hill District. Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09306/1010144-56.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml Three people were hospitalized following a traffic accident early yesterday in the outbound lanes of the Parkway East in Edgewood. A fourth person received minor injuries. Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09306/1010147-58.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml Police are investigating the robbery of a restaurant in Peters Saturday night. Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09306/1010169-84.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml With U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder's February remarks on race as a starting point, a panel led a discussion yesterday in Oakland about the need to talk more about race relations. Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09305/1010048-100.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml Three people were hospitalized following a traffic accident early this morning in the outbound lanes of the Parkway East in Edgewood. A fourth person received minor injuries. Sun, 1 Nov 2009 13:10:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09305/1010052-100.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml An arrest has been made in the burlgary Friday evening of the Olivet Baptist Church at 2312 Centre Avenue. Sun, 1 Nov 2009 11:35:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09305/1010053-100.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml A Bethel Park man was charged with criminal homicide following a fatal altercation this morning. Sun, 1 Nov 2009 10:29:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09305/1010051-100.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml Police are investigating the robbery of a restaurant in Peters Saturday night. Sun, 1 Nov 2009 08:43:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09305/1010049-100.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml A man was shot to death in Garfield early today. Sun, 1 Nov 2009 08:16:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09305/1010050-100.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml No one has been arrested in an incident involving someone shooting with a BB gun at trick-or-treaters and vehicles on the North Side Saturday evening. Sun, 1 Nov 2009 08:12:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09305/1009678-454.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml In the past 10 years, many states have begun putting digital cameras atop poles near traffic lights to photograph the license plates of cars that speed through signals that have turned red. Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09305/1009934-56.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml A westbound Norfolk Southern train roared through Derry Borough yesterday, along the stretch of tracks where a mother and her 2-year-old son were killed the night before. Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09305/1009935-57.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml A woman staying at the Radisson in Green Tree for a wedding walked through the wild-looking crowd at a tattoo convention in the hotel's ballroom yesterday and asked whether the tattoo artists were from across the nation. Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09305/1009939-53.stm?cmpid=neighborhoods.xml The challengers in the Pittsburgh mayor's race are battling the incumbent, each other and apathy as they seek an upset that would shatter the establishment of city politics. Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0400