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We timed PIT's new terminal

Most travelers can reach their gate in 20 minutes or less.

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The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="people mover" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/05/07/where-is-nebby" data-vars-content-id="59bb8e81-196f-4c80-80f1-c819d3dd12ff" data-vars-headline="We timed PIT&#x27;s new terminal" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/05/07/where-is-nebby" target="_self">people mover</a> is gone and security is <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="streamlined" data-vars-click-url="https://www.tsa.gov/news/press/releases/2025/11/18/tsa-opens-new-state-art-security-checkpoint-pittsburgh-international" data-vars-content-id="59bb8e81-196f-4c80-80f1-c819d3dd12ff" data-vars-headline="We timed PIT&#x27;s new terminal" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.tsa.gov/news/press/releases/2025/11/18/tsa-opens-new-state-art-security-checkpoint-pittsburgh-international" target="_blank">streamlined</a>, but how fast can you actually get through Pittsburgh International Airport&#x27;s new terminal? We timed it.Why it matters: PIT opened its new <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="$1.7 billion terminal" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/11/17/pittsburgh-airport-new-terminal-opens" data-vars-content-id="59bb8e81-196f-4c80-80f1-c819d3dd12ff" data-vars-headline="We timed PIT&#x27;s new terminal" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/11/17/pittsburgh-airport-new-terminal-opens" target="_self">$1.7 billion terminal</a> late last year, promising to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="slash" data-vars-click-url="https://www.facebook.com/reel/1091784939105174" data-vars-content-id="59bb8e81-196f-4c80-80f1-c819d3dd12ff" data-vars-headline="We timed PIT&#x27;s new terminal" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.facebook.com/reel/1091784939105174" target="_blank">slash</a> curb-to-gate times for many travelers.

Throwback Thursday: A Pirates game without food, drinks, or umps

One of the oddest games in Pittsburgh baseball history played out on this date 50 years ago.

Sports

One of the oddest games in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Pittsburgh baseball" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/03/26/pirates-season-preview-hope-playoff-run" data-vars-content-id="1f1ac5ba-5f72-4f8f-9b94-5861030f78a3" data-vars-headline="Throwback Thursday: A Pirates game without food, drinks, or umps" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/03/26/pirates-season-preview-hope-playoff-run" target="_self">Pittsburgh baseball</a> history played out on this date 50 years ago.Flashback: Four-hundred concession vendors at Three Rivers Stadium voted May 21, 1976 to go on strike shortly before a Friday night game.

Sarris Candies to offer new factory tours

A new store and factory tours are coming to the longtime candy maker.

Food and Drink

Pittsburgh&#x27;s largest local candy company is getting even bigger.The big picture: Canonsburg-based <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Sarris Candies" data-vars-click-url="https://sarriscandies.com/" data-vars-content-id="97bf36cb-3775-408a-bf84-4f8e6a277f42" data-vars-headline="Sarris Candies to offer new factory tours" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://sarriscandies.com/" target="_blank">Sarris Candies</a> is opening a new factory store and will offer guided factory tours for the first time in the company&#x27;s 66-year history.

Snag a Dr. Robby bobblehead at PNC Park

Fans heading to PNC Park on July 25 can score a limited-edition Dr. Robby bobblehead.

Culture

Fans heading to PNC Park for the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Pirates-Cubs" data-vars-click-url="https://www.mlb.com/pirates/tickets/promotions/bobbleheads/the-pitt?partnerId=it-20260521-18209618-pit-1-A&amp;utm_id=it-20260521-18209618-pit-1-A" data-vars-content-id="4dccfe59-746b-43e3-9616-61b45709f583" data-vars-headline="Snag a Dr. Robby bobblehead at PNC Park" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.mlb.com/pirates/tickets/promotions/bobbleheads/the-pitt?partnerId=it-20260521-18209618-pit-1-A&amp;utm_id=it-20260521-18209618-pit-1-A" target="_blank">Pirates-Cubs</a> game on July 25 can score a limited-edition <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Dr. Robby" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/01/15/the-pitt-where-does-dr-robby-live-pittsburgh" data-vars-content-id="4dccfe59-746b-43e3-9616-61b45709f583" data-vars-headline="Snag a Dr. Robby bobblehead at PNC Park" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/01/15/the-pitt-where-does-dr-robby-live-pittsburgh" target="_self">Dr. Robby</a> bobblehead from HBO Max&#x27;s Pittsburgh-set medical drama, &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The Pitt" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/04/16/the-pitt-finale-predictions-pittsburgh" data-vars-content-id="4dccfe59-746b-43e3-9616-61b45709f583" data-vars-headline="Snag a Dr. Robby bobblehead at PNC Park" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/04/16/the-pitt-finale-predictions-pittsburgh" target="_self">The Pitt</a>.&quot;The big picture: The first 20,000 fans at the ballpark will get the collectible inspired by actor Noah Wyle&#x27;s character, Dr. Michael &quot;Robby&quot; Robinavitch, senior attending physician at the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center.

First Look: Armada's 90,000-square-foot expansion

The logistics giant is bringing workers back with a major office upgrade.

News

Another large Pittsburgh company is <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="bringing workers back into the office," data-vars-click-url="https://www.instagram.com/p/DYAI6AnJJdt/" data-vars-content-id="5168ff5d-be7f-400e-8179-d2f957c0e767" data-vars-headline="First Look: Armada&#x27;s 90,000-square-foot expansion" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DYAI6AnJJdt/" target="_blank">bringing workers back into the office,</a> and it&#x27;s incentivizing them with a swanky new upgrade.Why it matters: Logistics company <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Armada" data-vars-click-url="https://www.armada.net/company/" data-vars-content-id="5168ff5d-be7f-400e-8179-d2f957c0e767" data-vars-headline="First Look: Armada&#x27;s 90,000-square-foot expansion" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.armada.net/company/" target="_blank">Armada</a> is Pittsburgh&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="third-largest privately held company" data-vars-click-url="https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/subscriber-only/2025/06/13/meet-the-350-highest-revenue-private-companies-based-in-the.html" data-vars-content-id="5168ff5d-be7f-400e-8179-d2f957c0e767" data-vars-headline="First Look: Armada&#x27;s 90,000-square-foot expansion" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/subscriber-only/2025/06/13/meet-the-350-highest-revenue-private-companies-based-in-the.html" target="_blank">third-largest privately held company</a> — behind Giant Eagle and 84 Lumber — and its new headquarters in Wexford gives it room to expand.

De Fer Coffee thrives Downtown

The local coffee shop reports a 60% sales boost as Downtown activity rebounds.

Business at one of local coffee chain De Fer Coffee &amp; Tea&#x27;s newest spots is booming.The big picture: The coffee shop, which opened in January 2025, is one of 28 small businesses, pop-ups and art installations that have joined the neighborhood since last year, with <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="help from the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/05/09/pittsburgh-small-business-downtown-revival" data-vars-content-id="05a90259-e443-4be7-9386-707ac44cdf54" data-vars-headline="De Fer Coffee thrives Downtown" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/05/09/pittsburgh-small-business-downtown-revival" target="_self">help from the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership</a>.

How Pittsburgh is banking on small business

Leaders are investing millions to bring shops, foot traffic and energy back to Downtown.

Pittsburgh leaders are betting small businesses are the city&#x27;s secret sauce.Why it matters: After losing a third of its foot traffic since 2019, Downtown Pittsburgh&#x27;s recovery may hinge on whether small local shops can bring people and spending back.

How Pittsburgh nonprofits are putting AI to work

A local program helps nonprofits build AI literacy, develop practical tools and learn from peers.

Pittsburgh nonprofits are tapping into AI to stretch limited resources and widen their reach.Why it matters: Nonprofits are often lifelines for those they serve, but lean teams, rising demand and fierce <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="funding" data-vars-click-url="https://cep.org/blog/a-time-of-crisis-as-nonprofit-leaders-face-extraordinary-challenges-heres-what-they-are-saying/" data-vars-content-id="f12fb877-8b35-40ad-ae43-06edac7dac16" data-vars-headline="How Pittsburgh nonprofits are putting AI to work" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://cep.org/blog/a-time-of-crisis-as-nonprofit-leaders-face-extraordinary-challenges-heres-what-they-are-saying/" target="_blank">funding</a> competition can drive burnout and blunt impact.

Shapiro sues AI chatbot over medical advice

State officials say a chatbot falsely claimed to be a licensed psychiatrist in Pennsylvania.

The Pennsylvania Department of State is suing a popular AI startup to stop its chatbots from posing as licensed medical professionals.Why it matters: Generative AI companies have come under increased scrutiny for breaching ethical boundaries, leading to several <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="lawsuits" data-vars-click-url="https://futurism.com/teens-killed-ai-phrase" data-vars-content-id="537eda06-ab59-497b-8afa-5801c03c2706" data-vars-headline="Shapiro sues AI chatbot over medical advice" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://futurism.com/teens-killed-ai-phrase" target="_blank">lawsuits</a>.

New owners shrink Post-Gazette staff

40%-50% of Post-Gazette newsroom workers are expected to lose their jobs, the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh said.

Business

Roughly half of all Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newsroom workers are expected to lose their jobs Monday as new nonprofit owners take over, the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh said Friday.The big picture: Staff reductions will shrink coverage of local news, high school and college sports, and the arts at Pittsburgh&#x27;s oldest newspaper, along with less editing and production staff, per the Guild. Staff has been cut by 40%-50%, the union added. Catch up quick: Block Communications Inc. <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="announced April 14" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/04/14/post-gazette-sale-venetoulis-institute-pittsburgh" data-vars-content-id="7becab45-2fe5-4e95-b6bf-107b12640cc3" data-vars-headline="New owners shrink Post-Gazette staff" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/04/14/post-gazette-sale-venetoulis-institute-pittsburgh" target="_self">announced April 14</a> it was selling the newspaper to the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism" data-vars-click-url="https://venetoulisinstitute.org/" data-vars-content-id="7becab45-2fe5-4e95-b6bf-107b12640cc3" data-vars-headline="New owners shrink Post-Gazette staff" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://venetoulisinstitute.org/" target="_blank">Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism</a> — the nonprofit publisher of the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Baltimore Banner" data-vars-click-url="https://www.thebanner.com/" data-vars-content-id="7becab45-2fe5-4e95-b6bf-107b12640cc3" data-vars-headline="New owners shrink Post-Gazette staff" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.thebanner.com/" target="_blank">Baltimore Banner</a>. Venetoulis Institute founder <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Stewart Bainum" data-vars-click-url="https://venetoulisinstitute.org/stewart-bainum-jr/" data-vars-content-id="7becab45-2fe5-4e95-b6bf-107b12640cc3" data-vars-headline="New owners shrink Post-Gazette staff" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://venetoulisinstitute.org/stewart-bainum-jr/" target="_blank">Stewart Bainum</a> said the nonprofit would likely cut the newsroom&#x27;s roughly 100-person workforce due to industry realities.<ul><li>Staff members were asked to reapply for their jobs and to sit for 20-minute conversations with Institute leaders, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="WESA reported" data-vars-click-url="https://www.wesa.fm/economy-business/2026-04-17/pittsburgh-post-gazette-new-ownership-union-questions" data-vars-content-id="7becab45-2fe5-4e95-b6bf-107b12640cc3" data-vars-headline="New owners shrink Post-Gazette staff" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.wesa.fm/economy-business/2026-04-17/pittsburgh-post-gazette-new-ownership-union-questions" target="_blank">WESA reported</a>.</li><li>Some Post-Gazette employees said the process was less formal than a job interview; they didn&#x27;t feel like they were &quot;reapplying&quot; for their roles during their often casual conversations with leaders. </li><li>The nonprofit sent job offers to about half the newsroom starting Wednesday, per the Guild, while others received emails starting Thursday informing them they would not be retained.</li></ul>Zoom in: Those who said they were not re-hired include longtime music writer <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Scott Mervis" data-vars-click-url="https://x.com/scottmervis_pg" data-vars-content-id="7becab45-2fe5-4e95-b6bf-107b12640cc3" data-vars-headline="New owners shrink Post-Gazette staff" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://x.com/scottmervis_pg" target="_blank">Scott Mervis</a>; designer Zack Tanner, who served as Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh president for most of the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="newsroom&#x27;s three-year strike" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/12/10/newsroom-strike-ends-pittsburgh-journalists-return" data-vars-content-id="7becab45-2fe5-4e95-b6bf-107b12640cc3" data-vars-headline="New owners shrink Post-Gazette staff" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/12/10/newsroom-strike-ends-pittsburgh-journalists-return" target="_self">newsroom&#x27;s three-year strike</a>; high school sports writers <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Steve Rotstein" data-vars-click-url="https://x.com/SteveRotstein" data-vars-content-id="7becab45-2fe5-4e95-b6bf-107b12640cc3" data-vars-headline="New owners shrink Post-Gazette staff" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://x.com/SteveRotstein" target="_blank">Steve Rotstein</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Brad Everett" data-vars-click-url="https://x.com/BREAL412/status/2050222459685601699" data-vars-content-id="7becab45-2fe5-4e95-b6bf-107b12640cc3" data-vars-headline="New owners shrink Post-Gazette staff" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://x.com/BREAL412/status/2050222459685601699" target="_blank">Brad Everett</a>, Pitt athletics reporters <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Abby Schnable" data-vars-click-url="https://x.com/AbbySchnable/status/2049958988716847152" data-vars-content-id="7becab45-2fe5-4e95-b6bf-107b12640cc3" data-vars-headline="New owners shrink Post-Gazette staff" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://x.com/AbbySchnable/status/2049958988716847152" target="_blank">Abby Schnable</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Stephen Thompson" data-vars-click-url="https://x.com/stephenethom/status/2049952821961798090" data-vars-content-id="7becab45-2fe5-4e95-b6bf-107b12640cc3" data-vars-headline="New owners shrink Post-Gazette staff" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://x.com/stephenethom/status/2049952821961798090" target="_blank">Stephen Thompson</a>; photographers Steve Mellon and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Sebastian Foltz" data-vars-click-url="https://x.com/SebFoltz/status/2050254554990575683?s=20" data-vars-content-id="7becab45-2fe5-4e95-b6bf-107b12640cc3" data-vars-headline="New owners shrink Post-Gazette staff" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://x.com/SebFoltz/status/2050254554990575683?s=20" target="_blank">Sebastian Foltz</a>; and high school sports and Riverhounds writer <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Keith Barnes" data-vars-click-url="https://x.com/KBarnes_PG/status/2050014475781112148" data-vars-content-id="7becab45-2fe5-4e95-b6bf-107b12640cc3" data-vars-headline="New owners shrink Post-Gazette staff" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://x.com/KBarnes_PG/status/2050014475781112148" target="_blank">Keith Barnes</a>.<ul><li>Books editor and columnist Adriana Ramírez <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="said on X" data-vars-click-url="https://x.com/zadri/status/2050193190876070131" data-vars-content-id="7becab45-2fe5-4e95-b6bf-107b12640cc3" data-vars-headline="New owners shrink Post-Gazette staff" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://x.com/zadri/status/2050193190876070131" target="_blank">said on X</a> she will not be re-hired, adding &quot;the new ownership will be shuttering the entire opinion section.&quot; The paper published <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="its last editorial " data-vars-click-url="https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/03/block-communications-post-gazette-venetoulis/stories/202605030065?fbclid=IwY2xjawRktepleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEexEX-KeMZdjafGQG_-zVLWDHaoFmj-qNantMQ_xoK8uZs2QUtERe0_7CM_GE_aem_SYJQjav_x7zS9NVGGqrr0A" data-vars-content-id="7becab45-2fe5-4e95-b6bf-107b12640cc3" data-vars-headline="New owners shrink Post-Gazette staff" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/03/block-communications-post-gazette-venetoulis/stories/202605030065?fbclid=IwY2xjawRktepleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEexEX-KeMZdjafGQG_-zVLWDHaoFmj-qNantMQ_xoK8uZs2QUtERe0_7CM_GE_aem_SYJQjav_x7zS9NVGGqrr0A" target="_blank">its last editorial </a>on Sunday.</li><li>About 80% of former striking Post-Gazette workers will not be rehired, NewsGuild president and education reporter Andrew Goldstein said Friday. Goldstein said he&#x27;s among those not offered jobs.</li><li>The cuts &quot;are a brazen, discriminatory attempt at busting our union by the PG&#x27;s incoming owners,&quot; Goldstein said in an email to supporters Friday. </li></ul>Between the lines: The Baltimore Banner <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="reported" data-vars-click-url="https://www.thebanner.com/economy/banner-pittsburgh-post-gazette-4JWCQJWEE5B6LPRLH5QIEITRJE/" data-vars-content-id="7becab45-2fe5-4e95-b6bf-107b12640cc3" data-vars-headline="New owners shrink Post-Gazette staff" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.thebanner.com/economy/banner-pittsburgh-post-gazette-4JWCQJWEE5B6LPRLH5QIEITRJE/" target="_blank">reported</a> the nonprofit will buy only the paper&#x27;s assets and is not obligated to take on existing contracts; the Institute previously informed the union it will recognize its standing and negotiate a new contract, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="per the NewsGuild" data-vars-click-url="https://newsguild.org/pittsburgh-western-pa-elected-officials-urge-new-post-gazette-owners-to-fully-staff-newsroom-bargain-in-good-faith-with-union-journalists/" data-vars-content-id="7becab45-2fe5-4e95-b6bf-107b12640cc3" data-vars-headline="New owners shrink Post-Gazette staff" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://newsguild.org/pittsburgh-western-pa-elected-officials-urge-new-post-gazette-owners-to-fully-staff-newsroom-bargain-in-good-faith-with-union-journalists/" target="_blank">per the NewsGuild</a>.<ul><li>&quot;I hope that the workers who remain don&#x27;t give Baltimore ownership one inch of leeway when it comes to defending their workplace rights,&quot; Tanner told Axios. &quot;If new owners can cut this aggressively, who knows what else they&#x27;re capable of.&quot;</li></ul>The other side: &quot;… Our commitment to providing trusted, independent news to the Pittsburgh region is fierce and unwavering,&quot; a Venetoulis Institute spokesperson said in a statement.<ul><li>&quot;At the same time, we are a nonprofit news organization determined to put the publication, which was on the verge of shutdown, on solid financial footing, so that it can serve the people of western Pennsylvania for generations to come.&quot;</li></ul>Flashback: Block Communications <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="said in January" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/01/07/post-gazette-shutdown-may-2026" data-vars-content-id="7becab45-2fe5-4e95-b6bf-107b12640cc3" data-vars-headline="New owners shrink Post-Gazette staff" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/01/07/post-gazette-shutdown-may-2026" target="_self">said in January</a> it would close the Post-Gazette, citing more than $350 million in losses over the past 20 years.<ul><li>The decision followed the longest newsroom strike of the digital era, during which many journalists <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="crossed " data-vars-click-url="https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/what-newsroom-organizers-learned-from-the-years-long-strike-at-the-pittsburgh-post-gazette/" data-vars-content-id="7becab45-2fe5-4e95-b6bf-107b12640cc3" data-vars-headline="New owners shrink Post-Gazette staff" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/what-newsroom-organizers-learned-from-the-years-long-strike-at-the-pittsburgh-post-gazette/" target="_blank">crossed </a>the picket line.</li></ul>What&#x27;s next: The newspaper&#x27;s leadership team will remain in place after the Venetoulis Institute acquires the paper on Monday, the nonprofit <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="announced Thursday" data-vars-click-url="https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/venetoulis-institute-for-local-journalism-announces-leadership-team-for-pittsburgh-post-gazette,261405" data-vars-content-id="7becab45-2fe5-4e95-b6bf-107b12640cc3" data-vars-headline="New owners shrink Post-Gazette staff" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/venetoulis-institute-for-local-journalism-announces-leadership-team-for-pittsburgh-post-gazette,261405" target="_blank">announced Thursday</a>. Tracey DeAngelo will stay on as president, and Stan Wischnowski will continue as executive editor.<ul><li>New owners plan to maintain the Post-Gazette&#x27;s two print days, Thursday and Sunday, and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="return newsroom offices" data-vars-click-url="https://www.post-gazette.com/business/development/2026/05/01/post-gazette-move-north-shore-2026/stories/202605010065" data-vars-content-id="7becab45-2fe5-4e95-b6bf-107b12640cc3" data-vars-headline="New owners shrink Post-Gazette staff" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.post-gazette.com/business/development/2026/05/01/post-gazette-move-north-shore-2026/stories/202605010065" target="_blank">return newsroom offices</a> to the North Shore before the end of summer. </li></ul>Axios Pittsburgh reporter Ryan Deto contributed to this story. This story has been updated with new information and comment.

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Jerome Bettis, aka &quot;The Bus,&quot; billionaire <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Mark Cuban" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/10/02/mark-cuban-ai-great-democratizer" data-vars-content-id="bd5b7786-0405-4251-9858-2aae9119a576" data-vars-headline="Pittsburgh celebs help sell AI hub ahead of NFL draft" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/10/02/mark-cuban-ai-great-democratizer" target="_self">Mark Cuban</a>, and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will all be on hand next week for Pittsburgh&#x27;s next big business pitch.Why it matters: The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="NFL Draft" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/04/15/free-bus-routes-nfl-draft-pittsburgh-prt" data-vars-content-id="bd5b7786-0405-4251-9858-2aae9119a576" data-vars-headline="Pittsburgh celebs help sell AI hub ahead of NFL draft" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/04/15/free-bus-routes-nfl-draft-pittsburgh-prt" target="_self">NFL Draft</a> is a major opportunity for Pittsburgh to attract some serious business investment, PNC economist Gus Faucher <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="told Axios last week" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/04/09/nfl-draft-pittsburgh-economic-impact-national-image" data-vars-content-id="bd5b7786-0405-4251-9858-2aae9119a576" data-vars-headline="Pittsburgh celebs help sell AI hub ahead of NFL draft" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2026/04/09/nfl-draft-pittsburgh-economic-impact-national-image" target="_self">told Axios last week</a>.

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The Silly Goose opens Downtown

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