Pittsburgh Independent

10/15/2025

Wednesday's print edition of the Pittsburgh City Paper will be the last for a while.

The first issue of Pittsburgh City Paper was printed Nov. 6, 1991

08/14/2025

An Iron City takeover of the Duquesne Brewery clock

A facelift and rebranding appears to be in the works for the nearly century-old city landmark

12/23/2024

EXCLUSIVE: Pittsburgh Police skeptical Luigi Mangione traveled to city before Altoona arrest

Did alleged UnitedHealthcare killer Luigi Mangione travel to Pittsburgh before his Dec. 9 arrest in Altoona? Local law enforcement isn’t so sure.

“It appears – unless some new information comes to light – that he did not make it here at all,” said Pittsburgh Police public information officer Cara Cruz.

During a Dec. 9 evening press conference at the Blair County Courthouse, held shortly after Mangione’s arraignment, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro asserted that the alleged killer had traveled to Pittsburgh before his arrest earlier that morning at an Altoona-area McDonald’s.

“You should know that this suspect traveled between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, making stops in between,” said Shapiro. 

But that assertion, at least publicly, remains uncorroborated.

“Pennsylvania State Police continues to seek the public’s help in gathering information on Luigi Mangione’s travel and recent whereabouts in Pennsylvania,” said PA State police spokesperson Myles Snyder.

Read the full story at the link in our bio or at https://www.pghindependent.com/post/exclusive-pittsburgh-police-skeptical-luigi-mangione-traveled-to-city-before-altoona-arrest

Story + photo of Luigi Mangione being led into the Blair County Courthouse for his arraignment Dec. 9, 2024 by Brian Conway.

12/16/2024

Highmark and UPMC have scrubbed their websites of executive leadership photos since the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

“We believe that keeping the best interests of our patients and members at the center of every decision we make is the best strategy for engendering the good will of those we serve,” said a Highmark spokesperson. (UPMC did not respond to requests for comment.)

link in bio or at https://www.pghindependent.com/post/health-executives-scrubbed-from-highmark-upmc-websites

words, photo of NYPD officers at Altoona PD following the arrest of Luigi Mangione on Dec. 9, 2024 by Brian Conway.

10/05/2024

As Trump returns to Butler today, here's a gonzo, first-hand account of what it was like to cover July's assassination attempt for the New York Times.

Pittsburgh Independent publisher Brian Conway was at Northside Music Festival when he got the call to cover the July assassination attempt on Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump for the New York Times. This is how it all went down.

06/14/2024

COMMENTARY: Last month, New Sun Rising and The Collaboratory brought together folks doing good work from cities not so different, to see what sparks may fly.

COMMENTARY: Pittsburgh's New Sun Rising and the Dayton Collaboratory bring innovative minds together in pursuit of community transformation

04/22/2024

For , we share Nick Keppler’s Golden Quill nominated coverage of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ and US Steel’s hollow environmental pledge.
From June, 2023. .

Penguins and pals’ environmental “pledge” promises next to nothingNick Keppler•June 7, 2023• Min ReadOriginally published in Pittsburgh Independent print issue #1, June 7, 2023.Last month, the Pittsburgh Penguins unveiled the team’s new “sustainability initiative,” the Penguins Pledg...

04/11/2024

Winners will be announced May 28 at Rivers Casino 🥳

The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania's 60th Golden Quill Awards recognize professional excellence in journalism.

03/25/2024

Yinz see our new site 👀

The Pittsburgh Independent relaunched its website last night!

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02/08/2024

A Pittsburgh cold case that turns 22 years old today will be the subject of a new true crime podcast.

“With respect to any investigation by Pittsburgh Police, it is ‘open’ in the sense that if any new information or evidence comes to light in this case, it will be investigated.