Central Catholic’s defense smothered Allderdice in the opening round of the PIAA boys basketball tournament Saturday to earn a 48-34 victory.

Areyou ready to open up that long-closed storage bin and pull out your favorite spring outfits yet? This weekend will be a great time to show them off around Pittsburgh at some of these events.

Kennedy Aderogba had simple goals when she joined Pitt’s marching band two years ago: to have fun, learn more, and grow as a person and musician.

Josie Fontana knew when she saw the North Catholic girls basketball team’s defensive approach that Oakland Catholic would be in good shape. The Eagles senior forward immediately recognized the full-court defense the Trojanettes had chosen to employ.

New Castle boys basketball coach Ralph Blundo has faith in his freshman point guard Marino Graham to make a play.

The 59th Carnegie International, titled “If the word we,” opens at the Carnegie Museum of Art on May 2. The Oakland museum released the full list of 61 artists and collectives in the eight-month-long exhibition.

It’s unclear what the University of Pittsburgh’s plans are for a recently-purchased property in Oakland.

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The state’s proposed budget for the coming fiscal year includes $30 million in performance-based grants to be distributed among the University of Pittsburgh, Penn State University and Temple University, through a new state-related university performance fund.

The University of Pittsburgh will lease the Wellington Apartment building in case there’s a need for student overflow housing this fall.