Pittsburgh East Relay For Life

Pittsburgh East Relay For Life Survivor Dinner

Zombies Roam Free in Monroeville at HAuNTcon 2012

Dan Marino Opens Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza in Monroeville

Monroeville 1960s and 1970s


Squirrel Hill Tunnel Detour Route Improvements Begins Monday

Work to improve the detour route for the Squirrel Hill Tunnel on the Parkway East (I-376) begins Monday.

Inbound (westbound) weekend closures of the Squirrel Hill Tunnel will begin in late July. To prepare for additional traffic on the detour routes (see attached), PennDOT will be making improvements that include milling, base repair, mechanical patching, resurfacing and minor drainage work.

Monroeville Histrocial Society 2012 Schedule

Why I Moved to Pittsburgh
In June 2010, I moved home to Pittsburgh after 22 years. My wife, Donna, and I had grown weary of Detroit; the newspaper business was exciting, yet taxing, and the foreclosure crisis caused the property value of our city home to spiral. Rampant crime and the safety of our two young daughters also played a major role.

In summary, I quit the Detroit Free Press after 11 years as a reporter and got a marketing job at Chorus Call, a Monroeville telecommunications company.

Monroeville: Then and Now
Take a look back at over 60 years of photo history of Monroeville, a bustling suburb of Pittsburgh that is home to nearly 30,000 people, and a storied history. Historical photos courtesy Monroeville Historical Society. Visit their website for more photos.

Work on Squirrel Hill Tunnel Rehab Project to Begin Monday

Lane closures on the westbound lanes of the Squirrel Hill Tunnels are right around the corner.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced today that closures will begin on Monday.

An inbound lane will close Mondays through Saturdays at 10 p.m. and reopen by 5 a.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and 10 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

Full weekend closures on the inbound lane will begin in July.

Why Pittsburgh Is A Hidden Travel Gem

Ten American Comeback Cities
“Pittsburgh’s third renaissance is happening,” says the city’s 32-year-old mayor, Luke Ravenstahl. Pittsburgh is one of several old-line cities that have rebounded during the recession. Assumed dead through dark years of suburbanization, industrial dismantlement and flight to the Sunbelt, many have turned to institutions founded during industrial heydays to successfully reconfigure their economies. They were rewarded in the last decade when they avoided the real estate bubble and subsequent bust and found themselves with broad-based, fundamentally strong economies during the recession.

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Monroeville Area Chamber of Commerce Announces New President

Business is Booming at the Monroeville Convention Center
Monroeville, PA - Great news! Check out the Monroeville Convention Center recently featured in an article in the Pittsburgh Business Times, the Monroeville Convention Center bookings fill up fast as demand for space soars. 

Cinemark Theater Coming to Monroeville Mall
Monroeville, PA - CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. announces new additions coming to Monroeville Mall, including the 12-screen Cinemark Theater projected to open in the fall of 2013.

The theater will replace what is currently JC Penney, which will relocate to the upper level of the former Boscov’s department store.   The new JC Penney is expected to open in the fall of 2012, with construction beginning soon.